The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-09
TX 1li tFrOm Apple,on's Jouruai.l oldi
ONLY THE CLOTHES THAT
,, SHE WORE. .,
By lN.G. sHEPHERD.

JILL W OAeA4s
. .oi ,o- ION t--.lg I iitHnIIn.D q
- e'' BYlH;G, SHEPHERD. flo.
Recently. Al the Moraue, IN this city, the a.
tire Of drowned person aione remSinedior
identiheNhgp -INew York Reperle .tJg'gI
1.-THE following tender but tragical
lines only just 7foreshadowedL the
death OF their author They were we
believe, the last he ever penned'i
Within few hours after parting from
us and receiving the price Of hisverses
he died. from the effects Of intempeT-
ahce. This was on Saturday, the 22d
of May. Mr.. Shepherd was well
known as a contributor to the maga-
Zines, lapdas awriterof fluent and Of
ten excellent poems,and distinguished
in certain circles OF New York as a
representative Bohemian. He had
wit, genius and prepossessing man
ners, but was ruined by his passion
for drink. His literary Industry was
of tile spRsmodic kind, which ouly ext,
hibited activity when he was pressed
by want, and then he would rapidly
iudite a few stanzas, or brief sketch,
and, hasten With it 20 some newspa-
per or periodical, sell it for what he
could obtain. The poem subjOined is
marked by pathos and tenderness; 1t
illustrates an incident full of tragical
suggestions; and Its whole mourpful
spirit may be accepted as a requiem
for Its author as well as for the victim
whose unknown fate it endeavors to
Imagine: ! ; .h.ct cd, 40 sof,o.
There was the hat,
With the blue vail thrown round il,
r. Just as they found it, .,..r,...
Spotted aud soiled, stained and all
- spoiled hoil bHr iU1a b.
+ raa DO you recognize that' qr
|, adj The gloves, toJ, lie there.
And in them still lingers the shape of
her fingers, %.
That some one has pressed, perhaps,
,,t and, earessGd, ar AN .r.,r
" So slender and fair. .''' 10
There are the shoes,
With theirlong silken laces, still bear
7 .. ing traces, ...... ri
To tho toes dainty tip, Of the mud of
-hg the slip. n. .g.g. of ..'..
| The slime and the ooze.
There is the dress,
Like the blue vail, I'LL dabbled, discol-
! ~. oTed and drabbled-- lor ...
This you shouldknow, without doubt,
-.-jagd. ifso, nj jou t.n @
| All else you may guess!
There is the shawl,
With the, striped border, hung nextiin
order,
Solled hardly less than the light mus
o, lin dress. d. ,;t,., .,
And-that Is all. w '.'
An, mere y IlUH
We were forgetting, With pearl set
ting. .., -s5r'- .-s-a--ts-
There was only this 'one--name OF
u date !-nonel ID r... ...r..
y lrail pretty thing;
A keepsake may be,
The gift ofanOther, perhapsa a brothei
Or lover who knows? him her hear
chose,
Or, was she heart free? ..
...f Does the hat, there,
With the blue vail around it, the samt
o.. as they found 1t. o. i. ...a
Summon up a fair face with just Z
q,ro OF gold in the hair? r.-
Or does the shawl, .....
AIutely appealing to some hidden feel
.Hg" ing. "aI.E t.- ....s i"
A form young and slight, to youl
minds sight, . a'' u - th-
| aa. Clearly Irecall9 III ..ams,
| Ul r. A month has passed, .i q.
And her sad history remains yet
mystery. 10
But these we keep still, and shall keel
them until
| Hope dies at last.
Was she the prey
OF some deep sorrow clouding tn,
| lI morrow, .aftcyr' H.,
Hiding from view the sky'S happy
I1i 9blue2 GuI.tiG ar .r
..,,. Or was there foul play3
I,d - Alasl who may tell?
Some one or other, perhaps a font
%, mother jsfi .Ii ..i .lrn
May recognize these when her child
my fond clothes she sees; So.
jr'I.ar Thon will it be well