The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-04-07
NoBoDY,s BOAT.
By MRS. s. G. HALL

hUW NY Qe1f,} meek OLD 1Rlenl
Mistress Martin, used to speak Of BIZ
Uncle Simi" To hear her yo
would have Thought he must haS
been an angel; !; yet, he was simpl
one of those nondescript savages {
the @good old times, y whose wor
was law @ -eF sa
Uncle Sim, however, would nc
do dear Miss Mary's uncle injustic
for the world Uncle Sim was, M
doubtedly, grand specimen of hi
class and period. 19sot4 an aszy
When pacing slowly between th
family canvass which hung in Mis-
tress Mary Martins oid-fashione
dining-room, she would pause, an
tell how that lady in the blue satin
with the tortured waist, high pow
dered head, Primers, feathers, flow
. ers, lappets and ruf1es-despite then
all-Iooked not only digniied but
most lovely woman-Mistress Mar.
would tell, with as much pride a
could enter into her lowly nature
how that very lady might have eclips
ed my Lady Castlemaine, and dis
placed "poor Nelly" if she had no
been true to her owe noble nature
and determined to show the licentiou.
Stuart that his court possessed at leasl
one high-born and pure woman, who
could be the faithful friend of his i'll.
used wife.
Indeed Mary Martin could give d
little history beneath each of her an
cestral portraits.
But when she came opposite the
bluff and naughty semblance of gi-
gantic gentleman of the early period
of George the Third, and foot ad-
vanced, as, if to Grassland a. hand
grasping a riding whip, as if to slay-
Thunder seated ON his broad, resolute
brow, and lightning flashing from his
blue OK eyes-she would clasp her
hands, as if before shrine, and whis-
per "that-thdt, my dear, is Uncle
bimi" s-1a .'1 is'0 - M
1t was fine picture, and full of
character, developing much of the
man besides his features.
The fayorite greyhound, crouched
with fixed look, before that determin.
ed tyrant; the horse by q pain
full, penitent looking groom in the
back ground-seemed as if fresh from
the hands of "O'Sullivan, the Whis-
perer," the Rarey of the period
the very leaves drooped-the peacock
on the distant pedestal bad aadrag-
gled look, though his neck was mir
acle of color-the hill and house and
wood in the distance were all toned
down, to throw out the fgure-all, in
the fact, except Uncle Sim, were in
abeyance; while he, the triumphant
hero of self-will, looked as bluff, as
determined-no, certainly not as SEN
sual at, but more sblustrous than
blunt Old Harry himself. .ii
There was.a "Come on if you win'
-a Contra5ict If Won laro ) .-,s.,,s,,sress
sion in b;s detiant 8 face wb;ch 7asda
won exnect tbot so,oa a.. - -
step ont Of fine canvass anlsarnocs !,
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