Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-12-01

4 Tx Marvei's Preface, to the New Ed
dion OF the Reveries, Of a Bache
II 1or. ,..-, -, .ro.. s7l i sztsiL5r7
h. NY publisher has written me that Tie oi
i type Of this book of Reveries are go far gor,
land battered, that they will b ar no forthe
usage and In, view of anew edition he ask
for ,auoh revision. Of the text as may deem
liudicipus, and; for feH llnes 10 way of IRE.
face. AZ q ~ Lax ~ wed ,i!Siilp5 y.
| began the Fevlsion:i1 scored oat word a, 3,
word; presently came 20 the scofinp ont 8
pafagrspbj and before was done, I was M al
/ ing my scpres by the page. Illsr aI7 ni
| II would never dol it might he tia te.ter
bpt u would not be the same L can not len
away those twelve, ewift, ohanseful yssr. tia
are gone, b. a'l ~ GlS7i Es'lt
Middle age does nos look on life, like
youth; we oan not make It. And why mis
the years aud the thoughts Let the yoube
carry tneir own burdens aud bonner, and we
ours. .5 .a Al III. -r,lI,- I'm
| nave determined not to touch the book d A
race has grown up which may Welcome Its
youngnets, aud fad spirit or sentiment 10 Il,
that cleaves to them, and cheers tbem. and 10
trne. hope they Will. ..i s.p .'5e %
l. FOR me those young years are gore l can
not go back 10 that time. hear the rush of
Is 10 quiet hours, like the murmur OF los. mu.
sio. The companions who discussed with me
these little fantasies, as they came rec king
Etfpm the press-snd. suggested how might
have mended mattePs, by throwing, 10 new
lient mere, or deepening the shadows there
are no longer within esr-shot. If living they
are widely, scattered; healps OF young families,
may DC, who will bring now 10 The reading Of
passages they thousht too sombsr, the light Of
suca bitter experience, ss, ten years tioce,
neither they nor bad fatbomed. Others are
dapper elderly bachelors, eoquetiing with the
Woila 10 the worlds great cities, brisk In thor
s'ep, coaxing all the feature, of youth to ay
lDy tnem, brushing their hair with needless AID
tae!you' frequency, over the growing spo, Of
oaoness' petversely reckoning themselves still
proper mates for girlhood, dreaming yet (as
We once dreamed together) OF an Elysiuin in
store, and Of fair future, where oniy roses
shall blo)m. .l. aa ,..I a. ~
I The houses WheIs was accustomed TO linger,
snow other faces al the windows; bright cheer ~
faces, ltis true; but they are locking over az
y9a6g felloE, upon the other side Of the way.
! pne children who eat for my plctunes are
grPyn, the boys i watched at their game Of
taS, and who clapped their hands eleefully, q,
good shot, are buttoned into natty blue frocks
aug wear little laoe-bordered bsnds upon the
IenpuIders; and over aud oyer, as l read my
merning paplr, am Brought 10 sudden pause
snd strange electric current thrills me. as
come upon their boy names, prlu'ed 10, the dead
roll of the war. .it f''''' "
The girls Who wore the charming white
piuafore, aud a Wild tangle OF Aaxen cur L.,
have nov netted up all those clustering tres.
se' into ae-sstely Pompsrdour head dress;
AUD they rustic past me In silks, and do no,
know me. i.i - (,
The elderly friends who oheersd me with
kindly expression Of look and topgueT-l sm
and | observe little morocco case at their si
lbovs-for eye, glasses. ka.H 10 \s,aae,R s.a
Aud as they put lhem on to read what i1nlsy
be ssyiog noWi let lhsm keep their old charity,
and thigklss well Of me lss they DAD i y L Y