The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-08
For the Tim Tribnus.
A TRUE STORY.
sr JESSIE wooDnIss.

!, few moments we will guze on = picture
Of th. past; and enjoy the beautiful
scenery as We pass up this long isle Of
truss toward the residence Of Mr.. Rul-
ledge. See how the rose and the honey.
suckle twine around the bslistrsde--
while on the right the ivy chambers and
climbs until il is forced to hsng over ia
tufts and sprays which are gently waited
on the passing breeze.
And now let us oscend the marble
steps and enter, for through the half.
closed shutters comes music OF ineflsble
sweetness, and unobserved we will listen
and gaze on The group in the hsrbor Of
this lovely home. Seated at the piano
is Nettie Rutledge, the o,ae., ehlld. a,
the inexperienced sge Of fourteen. She
is 1.-THE, agile, graceful in figure, remind
ing the bebolder Of a wild bird; her
hair 10 not golden, but raven black, part
ed smoothly over the wide, oval brow,
aud confped in net. Her eyes too, are
black; not soft, but brilliantly sparkling,
and the dark, clear olive Of her skin 10
relieved by the bright color of the cheeks
which glow like velvet roses. Her
mouth small, the lips rosy and poutina,
and the bright row Of pearly teeth is dis
played as she sings in keeping with the
piano. She is accompanied BY the guitar
its player young man Of about TWEEN.
~ three years Of aye, good looking, kind
hearted, and something about him pc.
culiarly fascinating. Although Fred
Sultona has the application of firt aud
fop attached to his name, a kinder heart
ed person cannot be found.
On the sofa are seated Mr.. and
Mrs Rutlsdge, and near by their Young
er children, Edwin and Fanny Mr..
Ru,ledgc had been a poor, uneducated
young man, but by perseverance and toll
he is now an eminent lawy,r-a noble,
brave hearted man. Wife and childre n
are very deaf to him and everything
he can get 10 add to their happiness he
procures, no matter what the cost.
But, already, see Nettie has her hat
in hand, and at this beautiful hour Of sun.
set she aud Fred Saltone are ready for a
walk. We will follow them to the sea
side with its hue Of hard white beach,
the chain of dark rocks that shut out all
sight but that of tho purple sea, aud
shadowy sky tha, 10 u bed of crimson
light for the far.off ETHEREAL clouds whose
cloud.caped towers mingle with purple
and gold--thcn the roseate hue, long
after tho sun has disappeared.
See Nettie ns she ats on the rude
stone and after gathering shells ofroseste
aad white, strings them on bits Of sea
weed and twines them necklace-like
around her throat and arms.
"What are you doing, or rather, wha,
are you thinking of 7" asked Fred stand
ing by her side.
Dreaming" replied the girl. "Some.
thing very silly, you will say, but If you
will sit down will tell you"
lie sat down beside her, fixing hi.
beautiful eyes upon her face. She did
not look at him, bu, gazing far over the
sea, began to speak monolonously, as il
more to herself than him.
81 imagine myself standing on the
deck o.! magnificent ship, whose head
is turned out to sea. imagine that
have passed the ocean which separated
the New and Old World-l om in Italy
I write ~-;,e --mIiir, aud 1 an r;sh n.
free. wander amid the far.of land O
poetry and passion Of glory and gloom
I stand beneath the shadows of the snow
shroudeG Alps. tread the ground hal
lowed by the footprints OF ltaly's giites
sons and daughters. am happy. l.
hut will not tell you more. My dream'
are ell Of this character-vague, deli
cious, unreal. II is not good for one
but OH the delicous dreams that dream
with the Purpling sky above me, III,
grandeur Of the sea filling my eyes, th'
!. sounding anthem of the waves filling M!
y heurt:"
J. ayes, know" They were quiet thel
for little .ime, and Nettie took up shel
after shell aud cast into che sea. ."
dream, too" he said at last. Z" bull
;. many beautiful plans for the future;
o mean to be great mana politician
and you, too, as my bride will be honore'
wherever We 60 for my sake"
Thus they dreamed the time away unit
long after dark, when they wend theI
Ir way home. Fred Saltone spent the mos
: of his time at Rutledge Hall. He an
!. Nettie walked, sang, talked, and wer
ever happy together--and she so young
: This was enough for Madame Gossip
- She was busy from house to house talk
ur ing and surm isingj and even when eS
Us psliating on the imprudence OF moonligh
:" walks, cast iusinuations against poo
h Nettie's character. Finally an intimat
II. friend of Mrs. Rutledge felt il her dut
- !" to inform her Of tho rumors that wer
6. aaoat; that Fred never inte nded to MARI
{" Nettie; was only flirting, &C., &C., 9
u that sha could guard against any inpr,
Il dences il any were likely to occur.
= That Fred Ssltons drank to excess, a
the Rutledges knew. "But. OH" sal
Mrs. Rutledge, "Fred 10 such genll'
man; so good hearted. and he just wo
= ships Nettie; he Ia willing To give u
everything for her sake. Why the
plsy together like two children. Al
OI - Ex.A 1. m "A .--h . vo,,no man a