Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-24
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Onone of fyOnri earliest visits TO 40, the
illusiVe charm attached to the. idea Of q
female ApIh hot taine, indeed, changed 70
a horrpr NOfu' which wehavel never fully
recoveredI We were REQUESTED to,eseeFt .
lady b Whit We understood was an ordin-
smaIlahtis onewliat obscure drawing ROOM
salutiDg the hostess and taking the profer-
ed seat we MerestTuck with the formal ar
rangement OF. the company. They formed
an unbroken row along the walls )Of the
room, except at one end, at which stood a
table suTn0nD ted by an astral lamp ;and IN
an armchair besideit I'm astadied attitude
like one posed for daguerreotype, sat a
woman, OF masculine proportions, coarse
features, ard the bair between yellow and
red, which fell In tInkenptA masses down
each. side Of her broad face, She was clad
in white muslin Of an antiQuatedi fashion.
We.notiQed that the gnests cast looks, part
ly OF curiosity, partly OF unfaSiness upon
this herculean female, who rolled her eyes
occasionally and smiled on us all with a
kindo complacent pity.
We ventured, amidst the silence, to ask
our neghbor the name of the gigantic un
known. She appeared extremely surprised
at theEery natural quI stion. why, don't
you know? ssMe're invited here TO meet
her, and, I,assuFesyon it rs rare privilege.
That Is Mrs. Jones, the celebrated author
of thesAf Afilaneed 0ne,'n AT this .moInent
u brisk little woman In the corner, with Acc
cents slightly tremulous, and aimaner i'm
tended to be very nonchalant, broke othe
uncomfortable hush Of, the r00ms @My
dear Mrs. jones'" said she, s'as one of your
earliest and most.fefvent admirers, allow me
to inquire il your health does NOT, suffer
from the Intense state Of feeling in which
~.
novt1Ist kf9hed-it was funny 10 see that
operation otiiso large q scaIe-ahd then in a
voice 80 like the rougher sex that we began
to tAi6I slie was aTian in disguise, replied: !:
"WhehlI Feaeh the eatastrophes of my
stories, it Is not uncommon for me to faint
dead away; land, as l. always write in a
room by N ysetE fthas happened tnoie than
once that kabave. been found stretched,
miserable and cold, on the AOor, with a pen
Rrasped In my fingers, and tins eaEget lit
tered with manuscript blotted with tearsF'
The Siddonian pathos of the announce
ment sent thrill round the circle; glances
of admiration and pity were thrown upon
the selt-immelabedEvic at the shrine OF
letters, and other inquiries were adventur-
ed WHICH Hlicite dequally impressive replies
untntbe psychological throes of authorship
--parficularlyt in the female gender-as-
sumed the. aspect OF an experience com
bined of epilepsy and nightmare. u The
tragic egotism Of these revelations Rt length
ovefcanle our patience, and leaving our fair
cOnipahion to Another escort, we slipped
A Thunder Storm had arisen; the rain was
pouring down in torrents; upon the door
step we encountered q very pale, thin, little
man, With an umbrella under his arm, and
a pair i0f oyershoes in bis hand. AS we
passed, he addressed us in very meek and
frightened voice: rr .,+s-r.,.,h -.tsfec
PLEASE, sfrs, 6 there a party here p" S'n
"Yes.n s.n-s b,stsrs1u sWaok f1tsos -olIagp
please, sirs, is the celebrated Mrs. Jonesi
here?e ..-s,
"YeSls sdi Iol haavisah yiisis9s7 eaA ''-
"Please, lsiEs,do you think could step
into The entry B. I'm MIR. Jones.'-H. 4.
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