Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-25
Lawns and Ladies at Now Port


The houses almost all stand quite
far back from the street, in she midst
of green lawns that are as fresh and
bright as the close shaven lawns of an
English domain. Newport is charae-
teFized by none of the barrenness OF
theOrdinaFy watering place. Winds
and waves seem TO have been more
friendly here. Trees do not refuse 90
grow; and some Of them are large
enough and old enough to have shell
tered in the old time the tFystings of
the gallant French officers and their
pretty sweethearts. For they say the
women were pretty here, then as now
The soft, warm winds, and the perpet-
ual damp, and the soothing fog are
all elements of beauty and the change
ful brightness of the sea is in the eyes
OF these same seanymphs the flush
of the rosy dawn is on their cheeks.
But was talking of lawns and trees,
and not of the fair women who play
interminable quoket among them. Ev-
erything grows here. There never was
such luxuriance of bloom and bright
ness, of vivid color, as in these scar
let geraniums glowing and burning in
the sun, these great round beds of
crimson leaves, these banks of hydran-
geas pinIzaad blue, these variegated
patches o,zyerbenas. Every house of
any pretentions has the vivid green of
its lawn Illuminated by these warm
rich bits of color. Fro n the piazzas
swing festoons of climbing vines
There are immense stone vases and
rustic wicker baskets everywhere out
of doors, all full of brilliant bloom
On tn e top of the high stone posts
of massive gateways are urns full of
flowers, swinging their censors to the
wind, and welcoming whomever comes
with watt of fragrance. Out of these
same gateways dive the pretty girls
how one does go back to them in spite
of ones good intentions; in their natty
little pony phaetons, with their vel
matched horses, their perfectly ap-
pointed grooms, and their own fair
faces, bless EN- under their blue firing d
canopies. What pretty toilets they
make Here is one all in soft grey
with blush rose among the grey
feathers of her hat, and another just
flushing the pretty dimpled chin, un-
der which it is Fastened.
'Prythee, tell me. Dimpie-Chin,
In what way does love beginP"
think you could tell, an you would
for there is glow on your cheek and
happy light in your eye which hint
at story. Here are two fair sisters
all in white-one with the red rose OF
| Spain in her dark hair, Just under the
brim of her dropping hat, the other
with spray of blue myosotis in her
golden locks. Others besides pretty
girls, however. drive or are driven in
| prancing splendor along this magnif
cent avenue, which has not it's match
short of Rotten Row or the Champs
Elyses. I have wondered, sometimes
whether there were any occult reasons
why people who ride in carriages
! should repine at fate. But, indeed, or
the faces of the middle-aged there il
often a look-oh, call it not sulIen, bu
despairing-as if they had tried all tht
uses of this life and found them want
ing. Is it fine discomfort with tn
worlds peach Of which they have eat
en- the sunny side-or is it a chronic
indigestion It cannot be that the
are ever weary of this quaint and peer
less Newport-the very Island of til
Blest, to find which so many bold mar
iners have sailed away into pathles
seas. Here are infinite beauty and in
finite variety, pleasant woodland paths
blossoming gardens, stately houses
quaint old hooks, and curious corners
a sea Of shifting, prismatic splendoI
on which sail the stately ships with a
their white wings spread-a busy, bust
ling bay, where the yatchs come an
fit again like bonny birds, and the lit
tie skiffs dance, and the fishing smack
go out, and the fishermen row an,
whistle, and the fish dart, and all i
life and n.-[Tribune Letter.
Romance of a Rich Young Cir
The romance of a rich young gi
is briefly told by an Ottawa Canada
correspondent of the World. In 18E
f young American couple died yer
f suddenly in Ottawa of cholera, lea,
> ing a girl baby but few weeks oil
: The child was adopted by washe
: woman, and grew up without an
5 knowledge of her parentage. "Son
: four or FIVE years since says the co
e respondent, 6 gentleman from Ne
5 York, interested in the publication {
e a weekly journal in Park row, not +
f from the World Office, happened to
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