The St. Cloud journal., 1868-11-12

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sla'tles g the world like a revelation ]
!hiok ,trne artist is great gift to hi
friends certain!y Max vaisuch to d;
4 !. : h.d q q eeutse read the "F.iry Queen, {,
the: Legends of King Authur's Court:
Petcsss zRelhass, and Tenn, son.
! 1dylt. l-had:thougbt them beautiful
and ffsh. fh pef'ap : secret satisfaction II
being a6s To- o5appreciate them. But
= how mean and poor my understand
ing them seemed when Max flashed
over them the light of his vivid imagi.
nation and perfect conception. Now,
these poems, these ballads, these legends
are to INC not only paradise of swee,
thought and sweet melody, but they
ate as long galleries Of rare beautiful
pictures, where behold stately tourn.
ameDts, katgbts in flashing armor, fair
i"o'e', tail ofd forests; aeelog nymphy,
laughing lawns, eslfs5 aud fairie. and
dom''osns'::-7e,verything:, ''so -gtand, lovely,
"itchi"g, and weird. And II ;I,o owe, ~
house, here, and there .nd evervvbe,e
In seen: and unseen <Book . md
lay bits Of sketches, rough: pencilliu;gs'
papers With few ioky lines on them
apparently, which, held Of a little and
g'.noed at. show youaiiu' perfection some
bold head' 'some mysterioao;. face. or
some . horribly sagsesti7eimpE' or serpent. aea1
30 M.1 camel" the glory Of bis youth.
with his easel his palette, and bis beau.
t'fut dreaaas-aspscidl gift Of ae.ven.
L think, to our household: ,is :. ::''
=: Those long hours Of waiting, when
leonard would not cJme, the fierce in.
dig e.atio', the aesoI.tion, had exhaust,
ed passion, asA some WORKOUT volcano
~nna ~ dead ashen crater and forgot.
ten 4dees,> 'etsTthe sun shine and tbe
flowers bloom upon: it. Ma Max was aim
and sfowets.E: :>,,,2 :-... VI: :; -.
.ooe'd.y We e were ''s' invited L t. join a
p.fty of about dozen, ii ii ionx walk
TO Witch c'ih; wild delightful spot a
LITTLE 1t - wy ''y out iu the country. We
were to meet at Helen Gales, When
Max and I arrived there, only few: ': Of
the comp'n!y had assembled, but among
the rest was Marian Wood. <1.h.d 4; not m
know" she; was invited. Perhapv T lad
an absurdIy exaggerated idea of her
spells and charms, but I certainly
watched IN nervous trepida,ion wheth-
er Max would leave lis corner tor her he;
sake: But he did not, and when at
last We started he quietly took his place l,,;
at my side. '.-''|
Marian at little: distance, 1 thought
watched us: "This one she shall not
~ln'" said in my heart, 50 / strove to
DO very brilliant, witty and wonderful
myself, that Max might not lot care T., to
leave me :humim1ed ainaa;tc6e,t; q cav
songs, made saueey bright speeches, ii. Cd; told
queer little faneiraf stories Tori =. full of oad
eooceits;< ti'l''Ma& ;dec;laifesa! s! fis would
not change partners With any 40 !, one s1H io
the company, though / ,eds "a his cousi,. !
Arrived at Witch crf, We ;e>' ali IT, sat t
down to rest under th e over Ian ;eiocl:
rocks, great gray masses, = >v'bi;chl:, iil the
moss and and vine had grown dishe:a,irteeined lei d
IN trying to hide from sight. ~ Max
and l. seated side by side, We're imas-
'n'os = Dryad in every tree, when a
sudden fancy seized me as I looked
down at the grass a. NY feet.
"11l weave you true love.knot.
Max" exclaimed. ':'f !. ,*~''. x
And he watched me, smiling, while I
pulled the green blades and tried to
bend them together in that mysterious
way which only the initiated under:
stand But the grass was :sbor. and
oks,
stubborn and kept breaking in my
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"Wait here,'' Max said, :s1'il gather
you some % on. that, green bank. III,
So he left me, and that very moment,
Marian, who but she ?-came and sat
down in his place beside ':i;<,' he. s'' e.
"what a' are You You doing g. Efdo,estiiu.o
MaeGregoir:' she q,u,essti;ojned. I,,,s ti;ojn y u
"Naking something for Max" I
answered shortly! -. :. ,...y ,.....0'~-
Aad<as Max e.ui@ uesvittr 4 hand.
full nf:!lsng; spsrfeos :gras, she 1ootea II
him, laughing, and said j. with a mis-:
K ehisvoe1 %ry.' fssh ;e1.' Of her !a black
I've "t taken .a' your pllaseee, Mr., Tudor,
[but B :d'o't e.re, I'm going e keep. it,
+, "Y0u,{e :vsleeme." dsq = b. said; .here
Ernie, this viii DO better, won't it?",
:: s6r.ove 'he green gr.s. IN and out,
till the true love-knot Ms is done; !,; and he
reached hia ain6d for ill., it, sin Standing
before nc. .*;'';@s'''i =; 7''':,:'
"Give me a pin; too, Efiinie. I'm
going to'~eat it 1of 4 badge, its charm: i : !:
lxing!" - =. 7::|.-: :" .'s"'' r
| And he fastened it on the left sid: Z, Of
bis coat. (; nj 8. -. 2" :-.
"Right over your heart" laughed
Marian, maliciously; "1'm going to
make one; too. May I look At: yours for
pattern, Mr.. Tudor ?" s.: .....
"Certainly:"''. 49,: = ,n,. ii, s::,D,~.
But be did not, take it of, he, only
I kI~ ~1 L.