The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-09

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who remained standing upon the door
step.
az have not read much, )" she said, with
unconscious sadness in her voice, "and
1 have tried drawing a very little.
have many Interruptions" she added,
by way of apology.
"Yes, that know. The pine tree
grows in the cleft of q rock, and noun
tain flowers defy the fiercest drought.
They are maryels which we do admire
for their hardy strength. 1t is not given
to all life TO be at once so tenacious of it.
self without loss Of its perfection. What
can say, Miss Judith, to persuade you
to bring n chair and tell me what You
think of the new poet? If 1 had not
my horse should bring the chair my
self"
mo need Of that" replied Judith,
yielding, against her first intention, to
the charm Of such society, and seating
herself upon the step. ''rhis is where
Boone and often sit to talk. 1 wonder
rwhere he is tonight" she said, reflect
lively, forgetting about the poet.
'In camp, down towards San Bernar-
dino, rolled in his blanket with his
face turned up to the heavens. l have
lived that life, too. 1t has some charms,
but not enough to keep me long. The
new poet talks very much OF such
things"
ayes, but he talks of things he does
not know" commented Judith, begin
ming 10 criticize without thinking of it.
81 have seen many of the things he de-
scribes, which he fails TO describe truth
fully because he has not. do not know
about his Northern forests, for 1 have
not been acquainted with them; but the
Southern plains, and the customs of the
Southern people, do know. Why, no.
body who has ever been among the
Southern Californians or Mexicans,
would rhyme Spanish words as he
does"
"What word, for instance ?'' asked
Mr.. Shultz, amused at Judith's warmth.
"Se-rah-pe," returned Judith, giving
the Spanish sound. ale makes it
rhyme as if it were pronounced Sc
rape"
''He has much imagination-do you
not think so ?'
"Yes, think he has; but he has no
soul, no heart, no honor. He betrays
all his loves-whom he seems TO have
loved because he could betray-in the
most selfish and unfeeling manner. If
he had ever lived among the Southern
people he never would have escaped
alive after such adventures; or, if he
had any Southern blood he never would
have made himself Infamous by record
ing them," declared Judith, with all the
fervid indignation Of her sixteen years,
forgetting in the new privilege Of ex-
preston the shyness and reticence usual
with her. The proud poise of her head,
and the brilliant flash of her full, dark
eyes were worthy the study of an artist,
as her companion was mentally remark
ing.
$50 that is your Judgment. You arc
= severe on rising genius"
= "And do you think differently ~
r asked Judith, with sudden animation.
81 have right to know" she added
j with a pretty consciousness, "becaus'
: you first wished to compare opinions
s 81 have to admit your criticism, in tn
6 sense n-which you make it. Your dis
a tinction between imagination and sou
e is 4 true one; and poet cannot be trul,
e great, or earn a lasting fame, withou
d both. Your other remarks were true
!, also, and your Judgment of the write
n almost faultless. still, there is a Gel
y tain physical charm, if might call
e that, about his descriptions; and hi
IS women are attractive, materially. D
It you not admit that?
d ''His women!" repeated Judith. 'H
has never written of a true woman
o only of some well-formed slave" an
d again the dark eyes emitted a prou
/, light, and the figure so stately for si'
r. teen drew itself up lOftily.
n Mr.. Shultz laughed pleasantly. Th
exhibition OF espit du corps in a fiji
le woman, hardly yet more than a chill,
is gratified his asthetic tastes. Perhaps
was thinking also: "That is all ver
lie well now; but if 1 had her, 1 shoul
m tame her" Whatever his thought
were, Judith was not good at guessin
TX them, had she wished to do so.
Il; Perhaps, too, II she had confessed it
1 herself, which she had not, Judith di
If, wish to know Mr.. Shutlz's thought
I'd for that last remark Of his in some wa
re suggested the gossip she had heard thu
afternoon concerning the Sehorita Inc
re and a sudden silence fell between ther
In this silence Judith fell to ponderir
ey whether Mr.. Shultz, possessing, as
rs seemed to her, limitless sources Of enjo
n. ment, and having a cultivated and 7
n fined taste, could be interested in mere
,y attractive materiality. II he could, 81
te did not understand it, and it would
in too humiliating to esteem so high
v. such a man-to make hero Of him
d. she had. At that she sighed, her lumi
Gus eyes fixed on the moon.
TX "Well, 1 must so to that meeting,
id suppose" said the agent, at lengt
r startling bis dreaming companion
the energetic announcement. "Mu'
US would prefer remaining here in this
lie pleasant company; but you America
at have a motto, Business first aud plea
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