Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-27
Tke 'Ntrald.
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From the New York Observer.
RAVELLINGS.


RAVELLINGS.
/ dare say the little boys whc
read the Observer will eXclaim
What stupid name for a story |!
and the little girls will think about
their dolls unhemmed aprons, and
the long seams they have been fell
ing where the ravellings would peer
out, when they had no right to, and
perhaps they will wish | would not
suggest such things; but my ravel.
lings are not like yours, little girls,
so never mind.
l wonder where the little eyes live
that read these columns; not that
mean to he rude and inquisitive,
and peeping round other people, S
corner with my minds eye, only |
wonder what spring visitors you
children have had, and what little
heralds have been telling you sum
mer is at hand. Ifyour home is in
the country, very likely the banks
Of the little stream that winds thro'
your meadow, have been fringed
with wild flowers for more than Il
month, and lovely buttercups are
looking as bright and as beautiful
as the "Ficld Of the Cloth Of Gold, .
III on hihS Harry tilhe Tue Wlli'e
Clover blossoms are 'llc tents OF tI'G
hllgIa'S' anu 'nc waving rc' aIld
pIue mowers arc 'IIe'r penlioiS nut,
terlhS III '''e orceZe' "I'lie ''l' olq
ualideiloilS C''"C nave eNcIlahgea
tIieir cotUlletS oi Sello" leaves ,o[
Wli'te SILKY mars are 9fayleauea
l'Slo-ihaTShalS' eT.laP' lQVeIicTt ol
"Il are l''e oc"7 o' purple VloletS'
he'r solie oiu gray Slolc' ny Ile
e"5e VI tlle I'rooh' tle lew Wlllte
ones 'll't are scattered among 'nrlh'
looking IKE "ilIS upon deeP ol'lc
sea Iney taIk 10 you ABOUT many
tllh8S tllat happened IN summers
lon8 "so' mls'll nave oc''l stored
away almost Io'SoI'ch IN your III,
TIC pL"''l9' icrll'p' thry r'hlllla
you OF some sweet N'olrt IN your
own g"ruch' VINO al'o !o"no 'tle
ShaqO" ~ S'c"t rocN III Il weary
i"''u, anu WHO IS no" oIoomilh9
py tne river o' 'I'T wafer ol me-
puV l '"'cn ON! glIlISc oi
SuC,' sweet companions rGo nrIch
walls proSy chI'HleyS' ana St"p!o'
SIaty roofs are my 'tory-pooES ior
" greater P"rU o' Ine year, "'l" yet
spring anu summer give even 10
Vllell " "lIIcfent look tIle Sracelu'
creePcrS' WIN l"h@ traI'IhS tehorl,''
are covering ''c "2H Wall7' 'ne
Oe""V''o' "'''c''I Is W'PatI,l'l@ COZ
"'il''S "'', 'c'"'''''H' ',le "a'h Drown
"'o"T "n" 'nc 'nc '"' ,'' mowers nu'lii%
he" peauIy 10 r"cn ol"er' W,'l'e uie
E,"'l" 'io'Sc' o'leSVnu''' WIN 'Il''l
wIl''e ploSSo'nS Il" cpnc.IlNe Gus,
'ers' are towering h'Sh Ill some OF
my heISllpor N"r"S'
trocuseS ana Hlo",droPS nave
olaaeh us Soo4-oN'' ana t''llPS nave
taken their PIac''' haunting 'lelr
gay colorS III SullSHIl,c, ana even
hencatH tlie sIlauoWs ol Il gray SKY
making lhelr dull h'lglIborS look
more cllceflIl.
bnt ! wanted 10 ten you ahoNt
our Visitors more loVeIy tllah these,
wlth uusky wings care thcy llhed
win goa, orlS inns ohIy my IancN)
ana WIN nreaSt OF 7'cI IA nue. 'n"'
you "oui4 eMcl''h'' 40 "o'acr
poop . c"''c" '''e.' Sol"on ["o'''S'
a aay or two S'''c'' Il clo,Ilr'- 'lhr
was Str'lrI'ea rom one poIe 10 an,
otIler IN nc S'ro next 10 ours, ana
on ti'iS was " Sl"olI piece ol "h-
o'eachea cot'o''' uFy'hg III ,'c sun
l 81" y oc"ll,l'nl goldeh
roo'll walking "Iong inc l'nr' us
steadily as any rope dancer u MN
ute more ana II was P'rched upon
the cotton ana down went her Ilt-
tie bcaK peek peek peek "S"h
ana again sho'ild merely nave
called hcr lhlschleNolS crca''re'
lad not waited two minutes more.
lint see there she llIrs TO helgh-
boring tree, with Il NVeIIIng nan II t
yard long, streaming from her hcak
hear some little BOY say, Just
like the tail OF my kite, and some :
little girl eXclalm, "Nhy twas as {
long as the ends of my new sash !!
At any rate there is Lady Robin !
with her booty, pcrchcd on one of {
the boughs Of the great locust, !
which is still almost lcaIlcss. And
now how shall she fly farther with j
al tt,gn gttH liitl. tuti,rg ,,nf,hin,r. ,