The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-13

! ] hol tnose OF goblin city, and easement
% hen which .bi the lights Of the old TOW
y are Beginning q shine ADD to ,bo b. :,
aeotsd IL ,1db tbe xat,il:.' u tti:'''' ''' s,Es 81
ia to4Ss xhoss lisbt. az, a.. M lid
i ling s caen, * Noarmssndg." snd" :. Tb,c D,o
: ps who are sitting on the logs are som
y country e folks, ,and two Eeglieh travel vel
ere who have sttrolied idoot out VII fheir :;
! g,n, .tter dinner *"'''.' '''.. =,
!! seems ems, 10 yfayerite y .ly hour u for th
: C.dnnoiis; many town,folk are ont ant
thort: t:;l They thfysq dooo e ,tb. ,tthbeir day.
Eoo11k /, :, their ! suppers are, getting read.
~ the cleaning gable ligkts, .pd be
feF' goiegd in tss,s te esat, TO rest, e .leep
they y9pf s9He le.6 e breathe a the sool .ir, te
loPt 3 8 'hs: the: ship1iog, e peer dyrnl in:
to he dark waters, and to stroll unde.
ths trees T qf !tthe tsssa Gep1a na The avenue.
gloom nsdh1q DAMP ard Ni d.rk. j. aqd J. y.po1ous
in The ; twilight, tzlsh but one ,eap imagine
,!' n'ature' " llJ9 likJing vs|k under .trees
At 1ight g,t. end dItq to Listen to the drea.y
eh'fp'gqNg pgN IF sd thss lss eriesktsts ets Fer E.gli.h
-ho Aet' t4'a1s 81 trees end shady s grove.
TT Aeme gntt9hsne thsne .zs ..asot sother things to DO It
1caf'q 5ly Rf.ides st.oniss . along. the dark
teotrsE;a trsE;as There e !gv 7eae theau.is, 4ad :the
qa1intt old t't 9 seoust' and open squares, and
'hd busy eA streets t.'a ~ ~ .light and foil
ff ifs' Fl l3Th6sy 60 climbing, descend
'ae !es eseenaiag ai'lH With sssbea and eornen,
"heTss FsslF'Nle sslhF1'laes llere ena tqrrets, With.
.e,t5h!eg;eo9skA 5!eg .lsd gsll bits Of nrae hang.
ng fEoP upper wi4nsdoyst;;s 4sd v t;s carved, l;p.
Isels, heads peeping from the. high case
neet, ,!,, yoises !st,sst,l! sailing, pigeons flying
ana ,perHeah.ing, Ha.l ,,.Ia flowers sr hanging from
toPn npst *aI1 It1toTjee j and tben over al these
the upward spifess annd the .iyy-grown(]
s'ev vers Of the Old castle standing On The
hill, and down below crumbling Roman
walls 80 aad green moats all luxuriapt
with autumn g.rl,nds. Al day. long
the brisht teGA Norman s y Ha sky had been shin
ing apon poaqn the gardens and hill-sides,
and ts between The t'f',c carved stones, and par
.pets, and big ! 1905 Of tho city. !
Richard Butler had been wandering
about all the afternoon in this pleasant |
confusion Of sight, and sound, and !
bright color. Ho had missed the friend |
he expected to meet, but this did not !
greatly affect him, for no knew ho would |
turn up that night at the hotel--aatt III. !
table-d'hote most likely !; and, 10 the
! p @ "a" time, wandering : >aod aud shout.
stopping at every corner, boxing into
every we church; noting the bright pictur.
60 framed asit :wer. in' tae a:chssx.i
staring up at the gables, At The i! quuaiinit ,uii
EEa.r'ssria !. tho shops 3 m.tiog mental
. note''of ons tisd and another ,whichzf
migbtbe oseful some ',aay-he had |
spent = tranquil solitary afternoon. He
had seen 4 score Of subjects; once, sit
ting on bench in one of the churches,
. side door had opened, and With sud- !
den flood of light from . green court
yard outside, au old beat woman came |
in carrying great bunches of flowers.
She came sio"ly out Of the sunlight,
and went With dragging step to the |
altar Of the beautiful white Virgin !
where the tapers were burning. And |
then she placed thu flowers on the altar |
and orept away. Here was subject, |
Butler thought, and he tried to dis.
cover Why it affected him.; A pretty
young girl tripping in, blushing5. With
her Offering and her petitiou,s would !
not have touched him a. did the sight
Of this lonely and. aged woman, coming
sadly along with her fresh vresths aud !
uosegays: Poor soul what can she have |
to pray for? ''uer flowers should be
w'thered immortelles," he thought, but
the combinations Of real life. do not
pose for effect, and the simple, natural
incongruities Of every day are more
harmonious than any composition. or |
allusions, : no. matter how elaborate. |
Butler thought; Of Uhl.ad's ehAplet
% "E' paaekts bluul,in mann,gfals" and
taking out his notebook hez wrote
down.. : .,-4ss s.'s T. a:..:- -, l
. ''0ld peopl6''i petition, st: G: 4|
O'clock 4 Qesriog up flowers, old wo. |
man blue pcttieost, white stripe: Paint |
ed Gothic door~.y, light from ! to r !
+! !t!hro'sh Red St. glass, INLAND"
. - Tho next place into which lie j. sttridll:
I'D Has' 1 deserted little court of f' ex- !:
change, silent and tenautless, though |
Etae ereas busy street rolled 5by w. only .
! iew seore Jstds away: i Il II here veres !
statues in fl,rid inches, win 10 rs be.
hind, . wonder Of carved stonework, Of
pillars, Of polished stems and brackets. |
1t was silent little nook with the
deep skv shining overhead, and the
great black shadows striking and mark
ing out the lovely ornaments which
patient hands had carved and traced
upon the stone. 1t was all very sym.
pathetic aud resting to hi, mind. 1t,
wss like the conversation Of a friend,
Who sometimes listens, sometimes dis.
courses, saying all'sorts ! Of 4 pleasant
things; 7sugges.in,g, turning your 'o@n
dull aud wearied thoughts into new
ideas, Frightening As you brighten, in-
tere..ias yor; lsddisg ~. ak.y frons
the voto-eut Old daassrouspisas where