Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-11

ing over the gas, which made his quar-
ters a resort. He is a fair student, can
sing and dance, plays the piano and
guitar tolerably. can scribble a story
Or poem, darn his stockings and
mend his shirts, if necessary; and ap-
preciate genius and pedantry if they
come in his way. The great scientist,
DIR. Sanders, who met Dick in Ger
many, spoke to me of him as a most
profound Young mani"
''Hc is a genius in adaptation, !
suppose. Studying law in Tileston
must give small scope for him.
"ProbsLly he will not be there long
Miss Dascombe will draw him to New
York when she leaves; and no know
ing what greatness may be thrust up
on him when he gets there"
81 should be rasped to the verge of
distraction if had to live with him"
''Oh by no means, Miss Jennie!'
The presence of my eldes sister lad
made this modified address more con-
venient. 81 assure you he is true and
natural, and not bit of a huInbug-"
s'But know he will fail of the best
of life. Such prosperity is too much
for any body"
POSSIBLY; but when one has had
his lifetime of hard knocks, he would
run the risk of non development for
the privilege of Walking in Dick $
magic boots the rest of the way"
"Then you would have rather stood
in the wheat field, like q miserable
tare, than to share the peril with us
as you did so bravely the other day; >
and | spoke very heartily, for l was
glad to let him know how great he
seemed to me in his self forgetfulness.
Nonsense" he. answered, smiling
pleasantly (he seldom smiled); ''there
was no bravery about it. To tell the
truth, / never thought of jumping; il
had, | should have fallen, ana the
| horse would have run over nae, and
smashed me to atoms, without doubt.
You see, Dick does just the right
thing in just the right place. The
proper thing does not occur to me till
delay has made it improper. And this
is what cores of it, he said, playfully
| 9lancing at his useless arm.
Another morning, I had SO far pro
gressed as to be allowed the freedom
Of the veranda.
The sky never seemed so blue, deep,
and wonderful as then, looked into fol
the first time without pain, after my
vision of sudden death"
Il beleave if were ever so rabid an
atheist, the sky would convert me,''
said, allowing myself a small gush ot
enthusiasm '.It suggests immortali
ty more than any thing else I know
and perpetual purity and steadfast
ness, without ever being visibly cleans
ed or renewed"
"But you forget thunderstorms,' ,
put i'll Afr. HougifteH, pacing tsft1,.tit
down.
mo. Storms never seem to me tc
be born of the sky any more thar
clouds are of the sun, 1t is simply {
warfare going on between US, but fal
from both; l on this side, the limit
less Infnity on that After time the
obscuring corfiict passes by, and
gaze again into eternity"
You have early learned the swee
philosophers of faith. Miss Jennie; >
and knew by the tenderness and rev
erence Of his voice that he too haC
learned them, perhaps not SO readily
'sOnly as child learns to eat whel
it is hungry. We girls famish for tn
ideal, setting aside all principles o
right and wrong which may have beef
taught us
Yes, l know it: and to carry ou
your figure, it is 4 pity the wholesom
bread and butter of truth so often fail
to satisfy this craving. Girls have al
ignorant hankering after the chalk an,
slate pencils of romantic nonsense
which, once eaten, make their idea
stomachs rather dyspeptic."
He spoke bitterly, and premise
that a sister or friend must have som
time sorely disappointed him; som
= consecrated statue in his heart ha
surely met the fate of Dagon; whic
conjecture l have since discovere
was correct one.
"Did you look into the face c
death when we were tearing down ths
road p he asked, after pause.
} 81 looked into the face of Christ,
answered, little stammeringly, 'fc
l am every inch a Presbyterian.
would be physical impossibility fC
me to 'tell my experience b5yt+Hnrd {
mouth 1 did not realize it at tt
time, but knew well enough afterwar
that above the horror of the momen
His eyes looked into mine, and I sa
. in them a new meaning. Safety al
: security were in their depths. tt
words have now such a significance
could imagine [ had never befo
heard them"
. "Well, you saw better things thf
) l. 1 have a conservative dislike
% change; am averse to taking jour
ey until once started and l found
setting out toward destruction til
morning all my usual fear of death W
+, only Constitutional aversion to b
o ginning a journey. Even that is a re
r elation worth some suffering"
How could l ever have thong
ri him bearish,'' l said to myself l
$, proachfuIly; "seems SO manly al
,e gentle and splendid through til
r. glimpse of soul life.''
II The day before he left we took
10 walk to the scene of our adventul
. passing by short cut through t
,d fields.
"What is this ?'' 1 asked, unfamili
G. with the grain we were treading und
a our feet.
ty "Why, that is rye,'' he answert
is rather astonished at my ignorance.
or Without a thought of embarrassi