The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-02-02

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Oriental scenery lofty d mpuHtEin
f.aisiiIpwsesk scenes, wild ierestsn Up lea
d ant valleys, and all the varied scene
j. that seeres,Y ,Yf simaginalions could d.
= pict. lheo had sntered the, secep
z room, Vixen the, exelamationsl ,efii
tssgrouP aEopada Pietureat4he oPposlt
sECside 81 tLev rpop sr;.ttrae- ed, thelF a
y tept.ons o; Beautiipir ciFlrning Nott
: ipgacould, be. preitieE Al HoMgracefali
: etc., wereRs somai Off the phrasss tha
: caught !thsir ,ears,I aud llhs.Yi turned d. I
~ see what was the, subjectFof such gen
:. erai ,adn.iIation. lt-was indeed beau
/ titul Pietureh IA small stream ike;
, silver hread 3. .Iriplpie4 across, the r4!aas
: over snpotb wMte sgsraysE npdsF
snarregs Inste britys, aud WAS sless Il
i5the loJest.i below. The, banks wer,
edged With wIds h6neysucklei ant
sweet 1brier, and the whole just .kisset
by the last rays OF The settlng . m
kneeilrg at que side OF, thea stream
with her profile 70 the spectators, wa,
a yo.lng-s girl, working her white,
slender fingers i'll the Gear waters
4 by her side lay a Wild, rosebush, cover
eli with large, red buds, und a few
hal lfsopeniag zblossoins, with the dam
Fear rthEsstiih hnciiiging tosits'roots9 ASH
Just turiH from its honiss in thefinossy
] tbanA. The other sideDt theiroad WAS
.bprdereI by SOFT greene meadows
madezssilh so itersfand greenersbysthe
blsndnigs Jig;rts1 andsshattosvs stretch
ting fan a8ayIto theTd sfants shorizon.
i iEfforencee aarrersd faiis exeiaIhation 30.
t,defight, aidaair. Spencer saidSqnictly.
.1t asia master piecessss As furaAiice,
! for aln0ineHt hefs Ahsaltszsteo .zSstill.
itfcnsNztlRa sudden bound flooded her
\ facewith On iinsoii.4 2aibsEEf si6 So =
Lii ''Itais the very place III shea murmnr.
bed lsostiy ;to herself.5a ftiEIeivery piaceI
He Ehasd renersbereds 8 Mfy siIotrldzi
LforgetY'"'s asTi Esaiss ssis att .zoSf9
~ Mf Spencer tutped ra9piid::s, ""Miss
Bipdiay,' said he, "do YOU see 'any re-!
sanb!apce % Yourself in the picturf
is 8 psFissst 8is5tlHass lHiksnesss,% = sains ,i,i u in
Florence. Now, Alice, I have folind
| It all out. "You must know, Henry
she continseasmisclzieyeusly ystslhat at
home she has avid rosebush that she
cherishes with DE egfeatesUcare, and
obstinateiy refuses ~to~tell me how it
carne inthef possession, except that
she has i,adit, tor nearlysasyear Now
c:Snfess, iAliee, that M this pietu'see was was
:.i'.fff do" said she, ,gayIy, iEawhat
will ibecorne Of yourtfavorite thsoryifi
rustic .beauk, romance aud the ike p
q. Oh I ,YiH glaalyi giye them thssiN all UP
to be told the whole circumstance /;
but @h6G Is the Artist Henry - acS -
Etiston. .lHastings,p. .said he, in sur
prise.1 reading tho card + attached.
Alice's faee flush. d again at the name
as she thought, at is the same. Il
Knew I was hot mistaken !" while Mr.
Spencer went OIL, II never supposed
he wohId. d.doas web las this 2 I. was
;iware ,tlEgtzbess possessed -consid srable
.taient, bat was afraid he woald not
cultivate it As be might"
why p asked b'iorence. ssqS .qf
=, because hes1 was saatoo' wealthy to
care for the money it might bring him,
and TOO y, ,light-m;nded and carries to
exert himself merely. Tor fame; and I
knew when he started on that exeurs'
s:Qn 10 the mteriof'of theistate, q ye.fr
ago, he coul'lIiot beginats iapPreaahl
-tItllis'sa ~ "a -etlgHs fss - E5.lsss asss .lA
-ey The longer Ire worked he probably
took more interest in his, work, and,
therefore, took greater pains" Said
= 'Iicesainusingly,,s as they 'passedzon;t
.b:ft the beautd al scenes looking doMu-
% her SO invit.ngly bwere almost ,un-
Needed, for before her eyes was that
calm sunset picture With that bright
face looking into slfers, mid in her ears
a clear, Eieiryoiee nlurinuringsi ,Should
We meet agains wall You premise, me
another bud - shut out all sound, tIl
Florence spoke to, her the second time,
teliing Eef they were ready to 60
home l hat night in her chalDb r., as
sho tent aoyerathe little aplanL and 1kissi
sed u psie cluster Of tles,yes, stwo large
tears, like twin drops of crystal, fell
larom the great well OF Happiness IN
her heart Upon their shining Surface
aI tuight also, m tbs best zl0ha;n-a
ber Ola little wayside linn, sEustonr
-i1astings stood, beside a table covered |
with Sketches, hall-finfshed paintings, I
brushes, pencils, and ali the aeteeter,s
OF painters desk, busy in sorting,
packing, and tying up the contase,
Inass. 'fThey are very good. said he
half aloud, fastening Il portfolio ;"bht
none equal TO that picture (; ,perilapst
none have interested Ine1so mue.i,i t
added, with hait-sigh. Dear lit
Alice, | wonder it her rosebush liyed,
and if she has ever Thought of me iii
the long year that has so nearly pas
sed since our meetingY But home toi
Inorrew, business settled there, and 1
wall see her once MORE. if she IS to be
found. Twill claim the bud she
promised me, and something eise'".
1T Wa Was June June eve everyM here, bright
June in the country thca dusty city,
and. isbest'' of all. p atHthei grand old
MouhtasnsJ where every one
who desired rest aud recreation., mins
gied with Natures grandeur and
beauty, came; and among the rest, I
wtthSa gay party. from the city, came
Mrs; Selten With heraa1aughter and
niece. AL the objections alice could
urge against accompanying them had
been imperatively overruled, and she
had finally yielded to the temptation.
A beautiful moonlight Bcarrieds her /,
back to that lother IJune esening. as i
she sat alone in, her room at the Pro, II
file Hou e. are>s d for the dance.
"a thi m bmelit Fforencei came in. u
'Ea'You could not look better, Akce, =
slie said, ran II was very: II Nous you
slfAnld .lnnl Nn Ii hest To nj rht Gan