The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-02-15

"He is young lie canes from the south
His people are guides in the Pyreuees lie
is a dreamer OF dreams He has taught
himself many things. He has eloquence
too. There is. little club at the back of
the house which / cline over. throw a
tendril or two in at the crevices and listen
The shutters are closed. 1t il forbidden
by law Tor men to meet so. There Rene
speaks oy the hour, superbly Such rush
OF words, such a glance, such a voice. like
the roll OF musketry in anger, like the
sigh oil music in sadness Though 1 am
old, 1t makes the little sap there is left in
me thrill and grow warm. lie paints beau.
hiui things too; so the tsyo swallows say
who build under his caves; but ! suppose
It is not of much use; no one believes in
MN, and he almost starves. lie is young
yet, and feels the strength in him, and still
strives to do great things for the world that
does not care a jot whether he lives or dies
lie will so on so a little longer Then he
viii end like me used to try and bring
forth the best grapes | could, though they
had shut me away from any sun to ripen
them, any dews to cleanse the dust from
them. But no one cared. No one gave me
drop of water to still my thirst, nor push
ed away brick to give me n ray more of
light. SO | ceased TO try and produce for
their good and only took just so much
trouble as would keep life in me myself
Iyt h.. Hal sst1.
|, being young and rose, the flower
loved OF the poets, thought the vine was a
cynic, as many Of you human creatures
grow to be in the years OF your age when
the leaves of your lie fall sere | watched
Rene long aud often. lie was handsome
he suffered much and when the.night was
far spent he would come to his hole in the
gable and gaze with tender, dreaming eyes
past my foliage to the face efLili grew
to care for him, aud disbelieyed the vine:
aud promised myself that one summer or
another, near or far, the swallows. when
they came from the tawny African world
TO build in the caves OF she city, would find
their old friend flown aud living no more in
a garnet, but in some art-palace where men
knew his fame
So l dreamed-l, little white rose. ex-
lied IN the passage Of city, seeing the
pale moonlight reflected on the graz walls
aud the dark windows, and trying to cheat
myself by athousand fancies into the faith
that once more blossomed in the old wee.
!eafy garden ways in Provence
One night-the hottest night Of the year,
Lii came to my side by the open lattice.
1t was very late; her work was done for
the night. She stood moment wi'h her
lips rested softly on me, looking down on
the pavement that glistened like silver in
the sleeping rays OF the moon.
For the first time she saw the painter
Rene watching her from MS niche in the
CAB e, with eyes that sowed and yet were
dim
think women foresee with certain pre-
science when they vii! be loved She drew
the lattice quickly to, and blew the lamp
out; she kissed me ia the darkness. BE.
cause her hear. WAS glad or sorry Both,
perhaps
Love makes one selfish For the first
time she left my lattice closed all through
the oppressive hours until DAY break.
Whenever Il woman sees anything out
Of her window that makes her eager to
look again, she always shuts the shutter
Why, / wouderf said the balsam to me
That che may peep unsupported thro' a
chiLk,' said the vine round the corner
who could oyerhear
10 was pr,ianr Of the vine. aud 100 regard
to Lii untrue She Iid not know very
well, dare say, why she Withdrew herself
on that sudden impulse, as she pimperre
shuts itself up AT the touch OF q raiudrop
But she did not stay to look through
creyice she went stragh, to her itde mar
row bed, and told her beads and prayed
aud slept d'l the cock crew in an old
stable near 10y aud th, summer day break
came.
She might have been 100 a chamber all
mirror and velvet aud azure ~ gold ir
any one Of the ten thousand places Of plea
sure. and been leaning over gilied balloon.
Ies under the lime leave. tossing up little
paper balloons Zoo the air Tor gay wager OF
ID,e and wine and jewel. Pleasure hal
n-ked her more than once to- come down
from Ler attic aud go witu ,'- crowds or