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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-18
THE LITTLE WOMAN.

Don't talk TO me of Olympus's maids,
'Diviuely tall and fair
OtCleopatra's i'm perisi form,
Or Juno's stately air.
Those mighty danes, with redoubted
names,
Nav erst have held their sway.
Us the little woman-blesS her heart,
Who rules the world to-day.
With her willful, winsome ways
Her artful artleSs smiles
Her airy grace and fairy face
Her wisdom, wit and wiles.
She mocks the pride and always s1Vays the
strength,
She bends the will of man.
As only such despotic elf
a little womaa-can.
Though her path may lead through the
darkest ways,
She always finds light;
Though her eyes be daZzled by fortunes
She's sure to see Alright:
Though her wisdom be of no special school.
Her logic Just because
The first ha: settled kingdoms fate,
The last has made It's laws.
It's the little woman that goes ahead
When men would lay behind,
The little woman who sees her chance
And always knows her mind
Who can slyly smile as she takes the oath.
To honor. love, obey,
And mentally add the saving clause,
In little woman'S way"
Would the diamond seem such a peerless
gem
If it measured one foot round?
Would the rose leaf yield such a sweet per-
fume
If it covered yards of ground?
Would the dewdrops seem so clear and
pure
Ii dew like rain should fall?
Or the little woman be half SO great
1t she were six feet tall
It's the hand as soft as the nesting bird
That grips with the grip of STEEL
It's the voice as low as the summer wind
That rules without appeal.
And the warrior, scholar, the saint and
sage
May fight and plan and pray,
The world will wag, 70 the end of time,
In the little woman's way.
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POntO1Oc County.

After adopting resolutions to hold nri.
mary Convention in which all voter. a 70 al
IoWeo 70 participat except those who an.
ported Hayes and Wheeler in the Pref.
GENITAL election" the following proceeo-
ings We're had
The following is list OF the Delegates m.
pointed by the above Commit es
81 DiStrict-SJate. l.. Gresham. jaime.
Sullivan, Ike Price. w L. Norwood.
Senatorial-L. Gresham, Ike Price,
Fiotorial-N- l.. Norwoo1, ID. : Purvipe
9th Dtstrict-SJate. +. j Crawford. & q
horton, W + Donaldson, G. W AMBER
Senatorial. W. Combs, W. 5. john
son. 0'i''
Flotorial-W. f. Donaldson, w. II. D.
"a District-State, d. c. Smith, J. b. Phi
Ter, b +. Short. ). b. Turner.
Senaforial-W q. Austin f. C.. ConI.e
FIotoral-C. Il. Phifer, i. Callahan
1T DistrIct-State, jesse Wells. Ii. p
oadIer, ), NJ. Tucker, James ID 1zier
Senrtorlal--L. WeatheralI : Bingham.
FIotorial-W. II. Spencer. William Nc
4th Distriet-state. c. B. Mitchell. JEFF
Wilson, I. F. Heron, J. A. Mcneil.
Aenatoriai--S. NJ. Barr, alternate, II. J
}. d. Fontaine, alternate. Jeff Wilson.
Clark.
Robert Miller, alternate. VI. w Newman.
On motion the Senatorial Convention will
be held in Lafayette Springs, Iafayrtte
county, on the 27.h of July.
On motion the Pictorial Convention will
meet at Cherry Greek on the 18th of Au-
gust.
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LasIderdaIe.

After adopting a resolution to hold a pri-
mary Convention, the following additional
proceedings were had:
Ths following County Executive Com
mittee were appointed:
Beat Nv. A. Brown, a. b. Wagner.
Beat al W. Tartt q. Il simmons.
Beat 81. Il. McLauren, j Jonathan Gull
pepper.
Beat On. NJ. Collins, Richard HARM
ington.
On motion Joel P. Walker was added to
the Executive Committee and elected Chair
man.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved, That the Chairman of this
IN eti1g appoint delegates from each Dis
trict. and from the county at large to rep
resent LauIerdale county in the State Con-
vention. and that said delegates to the State
Convention are instructed to vote for the
candidates for State offices who have receIV-
ed the greatest number of votes at the prl-
mary election, so long as said candidates
! have any prospect OF an election in their
| sound Judgment, after which said delegates
1 will vote according To their discretion.
! On motion the Chairman was allowed
! time to prepare the list of delegates to the
! State Convention and publish the same il
/ the city papers.
And on futher motion the Chairman, Hon
! J L. Walker, was added to the list of dele
| gates to represent the county in the State
! Convention.
/ On motion the meeting adjourned.
JOEL Z. WALKER, Chm'n.
w. \. Brown, Sec'y.
| ,co>rr~1-pD OK ruIRD PAGE
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The Car Conductors Mistake.

1t happened the other day on the Lee
high Valley Railroad. The train had
just left Easton, and the conductor was
making his first round, when he observed
a small white dog with bushy tail and
bright black eyes, sitting cozlly ON the
seat beside young lady SO handsome
that it made his heart roll over like "A
top-sided pumpkin But duty was duty,
and he remarked in his most deprecatory
manner:
'Tm very sorry, madame, but its
against the rules to have dogs in the pas
senger cars"
"Oh, my is that so z" and she turned
up two lovely brown eyes at him beseech-
ingly. "What in the world Will / do:
can't throw him away. He Is u Christ
mas present from my aunt
"By no means, Miss. Wen put him
in the baggage car, and he'll be just rs
happy as robin in spring
''What. put my nice white dog in a
nasty, stuiiy, dusty baggage-car?'
''Pm awful sorry, Miss, l do assure
you, but the rules of this Company
are as inhexible as the laws Of the Modes
and them other fellows, you know. He
shall have my overcoat to lie ON, and the
brakeman shall give him grub aud water
every time he opens his mouth"
81 just think it's awful mean, so ! do,
and | know somebody will steal IT, so
they will - and she showed half no
ton to cry that nearly broke the conduc-
tors heart but he was firm, and sang
out to the brakeman, who was playing "a
solo on the stove:
'Here, Andy, take this dog over into
the baggage car, and tell 'em to take
just the best kind of care Of him
The young lady pouted, but the brake
man reached over and picked the canine
up as tenderly as though it was a two
weeks old baby but as he did so a
strange expression came over his face,
like wave Of cramp collie, and he said
hastily to the conductor:
"Here, you just hold him a minute till
| put this poker away" and he trotted
out at the car door and held on TO the
brake-wheel, shaking like a man in the
ague.
The conductor no sooner had his hands
on the dog, than no looked around for a
hole to fall through.
"Who, wh-whY, this Is worsted
dog"
eyes, SIR" said the little Miss, de
murely. "Didn't you know THAR
"No, I'm most awful sorry to say /
didn't know that" and he laid the
Christmas dog down in the owners lap
and walked out on the platform, where
he stood half an hour in the cold trying
to think of a hymn tune to suit the worst
sold man in the Lehigh Valley.-Dicll' S
REGULATIONS.
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j. II. DAVIS,
l. +. FoNDRE

Mr.. :. H. Terrall was called to preside, and
Mr.. F. c. McCee appointed Secretary.
A resolution offered by Mr.. George -
Donald, to the effect that persons lateIy IN
amllation with the Republican party We're
not expected to participate IN the pfoeeeo-
lngS was adopted by the meeting.
\ resolution endorsing the political course
Of the Senator and Representative was
adopted. Pending its considera ION an
amendment was offered to the effect OF n
special endorsement of the course OF Hon
u NJ MaSsingale, Representative OF CiafS'
which produced considerable sensation ana
was violently opposed by gentlemen from
Enterprise. 1t was withdrawn In the IN
terest of harmony, upon notihcatloh ina
Enterprise would withdraw from the meet
ing if it were insisted on and adopted:
The primary election plan, pure and SIM
PIE, of nominating candidates was adopted'
an attempt to modify it after the Newton
plan having failed. and il was fixed Tor the
second Monday in September.
The following delegates to the state
Convention of the lst of August were APP
pointed. untramm eled by instructions; ,
Ii. Terrall. Frank c. Niece, G. A: Lyerly
sgd L. Carter, o. B. Collins, f. r Mar
tiniere, T. Mccormick. j. d. Pendleton, !
W. Lilly, David Smith, Thos. Brown Geo
l.. Donald.
new County Executive Committee was
appointed as follows: G.. A. Stovall, Chalr-
man. Thos Brown, Secretary, 0: =. C0lllns
7. K. Carter, G. A. Lyerly, Frank Z. McGee
W. L. Brunson, G. M. Davis, John McCor
mick and j. L. Jeffries.
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Two Dollars a Year.

our timely action set al to rights at last.
We soon gave the bewildered passen.
gers to understand the narrow escape
they had had. Fervent and sincere were
the thanks We received from all, except
one man. He was escaping from Justice
and was captured. From the elevated
embankment We could trace the course
of the flood for miles The train put
back to Handleigh, whence the pas
sengers were forward by another compa-
ny.
BY the time we had arranged matters
and returned to the broken viaduct the
water had subsidized. \ tootway was
constructed across the muddy river bed,
and trains stopped both sides of the stream
the passengers exchanging from one TO
the other.
The aspect of the country rs | retraced
my steps was deplorable; / could scarce.
ly recognize the places had passed in the
morning.
| found McCausland and his staff Mt
the reservoir awaiting me- He wrung my
hand fervently, and said certain word,
that | shall not easily forget.
The viaduct was quickly rebuilt, but
the station master ut Ammering does
not forget the race of steam versus
water on the NigiIant locomotive Nor
do l.
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\ Female Pedestrian. Physique.

Many woman has envied Miss Hill
ern's form. She is about FIVE feet three
inches in height, is straight as an arrow,
has a fine head, broad shoulders, good
sized waist-she don't believe in tight
lacng-and her limbs are fully devel-
oped. Her feet are perfect and quite
small, requiring two and half dress
shoes, although her walking shoes are
considerably larger. Her stockings for
long walks are carefully selected, and
without seams, and in putting them on
great care is exercised to avoid folds and
wrinkles. They are supported by elastic
straps attached to suspenders over the
shoulders Her walking shoes are Of
soft goatskin, laced high about the ankle,
and with broad firm soIes and low broad
heels. The shoes are an inch longer
than the foot, and allow it all possible
freedom. While on the track she relies
entirely on beef tea and the raw yelks
of eggs for nCurishment, and seltzer and
prune water to quencb thirst. Solid
food she finds can not be taken during
protracted effort. One of her heartiest
laughs is when she tells of a gift received
from a gentleman in Providence of a
package Of candy g to cheer her on her
last mile of her long walk" She is, in
the opinion Of medical men who have
examined her, unusually free from physi-
cal defects, Notwithstanding her long
walks. At the close of her recent walk
of $50 miles in six days she was care
fully examined by six well known physi
clans of this city, and they pronounced
her lungs in healthy and normal activ-
Ity. Her respiration was from % to 26,
and her pulse was only So. When off
duty Miss Hllern spends her time in
making oil sketches.
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EIOping i'm Trousers

The Davenport (Iowa) Gazette of Satur-
dav SAYS. yesterday afternoon Marshal
Kessler's attention was attracted by the APP
parently suspicious action OF couple OF OF
persons whom he took INTO CUSTODY, anu
was woman, appareled, but not very much
disguished as a boy. Upon being taken 70
headquarters she owned up and joined 10
Jokes at the expense OF her tailor, ana was
furnished with proper habiliments. 1helf
story was somewhat romantic-that they
were a pair OF runaway lovers from Dekaio
County, H., aud that the girl had to as
sumo boys garb in order to escape from q
yirago mother. They stated they wished to
;oin hands in matrimony soon as posi-
bic Both parties appeared to be very mod
est and truthful, in tact, unsofisticated."
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HOW WAS CHRIST CRUCIFIED?
The Great Scene Depicted im "a
Novel Way by "a Cal
ifOrnia Artist.
Baltimore SUM-

Baltimore Sun.
SAN Francisco, June 17.-An adj
mirable picture Of the crucixion on
Calvary has been exhibited for criticism
and correction before taking il abroad. II
is full size, The cross differs from all
extant pictures. In height it is but little
taller than a man. Midway is pro-
| jecting saddle, upon which the person
sits astride. Ireneous, Justin and Ter
tullian so describe it. Modern artists
have omitted this, but it is obvious that
the outstretched arms could not maintain,
nor could the nailed hands have support
ed the body as usually represented. All
historians say the legs were tied to the cross,
and afterwards spikes were driven through
the feet, az through the hands. There
is no mention Of foot rest, but the ar
tist has supplied one, because the feet
cannot be spiked without The inscrip
ton on the cross, affixed to the top, is
purposely and ingeniously illegible, be
cause each Of four gospels gives it diff.
ferently. There being no record Of per
sonal appearance, every one is at liberty
to draw on his Imagination. Here the
artist exhibits consummatc skill. A
more spiritual countenance we never
saw. The head is reclined, as expiring
The hair is auburn, long, and in ringlets
The person is spare and of short stature.
At the foot of the cross are only the exc
cutioners of the law. No one is rep
resented as piercing the side with a
spear. Nor are any connections, az
Mary and John, present, this be-
ing direct contradiction Of the
three synoptic gospels. 1t is usual
to show blood flowing from the wounds in
the hands and feet. This is omitted be
cause history tells US that wrought iron,
being our past styptic, instantly stops the
flow Of blood. 1t is popularity supposed
that the sacrifice consisted in the she'd
ding of blood. Paul makes this indis-
pensable. Yet it is a mistake. A slight
cut on a schoolboy's finger sheds more
blood. Death results from exhaustion,
not from bleeding.
There are several marginal pictures
illustrating various miracles and other
scriptural stories. Perhaps the most
striking and certainly the most ar
tistic, represents Jesus escorted 10 the
place of execution by a lowly null
titude exhibiting in His fate. The cen
trail figure is clothed in scarlet, according
to Matthew, in preference to purple,
which Mark and John say was the col
or. And the man of Nazareth walks
majestically as to a voluntary sacrifice
1t is usual, and almost indispensable 10
public taste, 10 show him bearing His
cross and bowed down beneath the bur
den, according to John. But the artist,
following the three synoptic gospels,
which deny Johns story, shows Simon
carrying the cross, stout plebian, who
walks upright with it, The artist con
siders it one great merit of his painting
over others, that it is true to history,
according to the plainest and most con-
sistent non sectarian inter probation.
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An incident of a recent thunderstorm, as
noticed by passenger on train on the
New York Midland Railroad. is thus de
scribed by the Middetown Press Inc Inc
train was in the vicinity of Walton. The
storm was terrific. Crash after crash OF
thunder with binding lightning, accompa-
MED by deIuge of rain and hail, FOLLOWED
them A one time the train seemed TO be
enyelopcd in sheet of electrical fire. \
fearful crash and the engine was in vol
nme of electricity balls of fire encircled the
driving wheels as they revolved with light
ming rapidity. Engineer Sanford oehelq
the phenomenon with wonder and ave. ana
Surprising that the end of all things was at
hand. involuntarily shut off the steam
Nearly every person in the train expert
enced severe shock; large tree by, the
track was shattered The shock lasted put
n moment. When satisfied that nothing hau
been injured, the engineer started the iron
horse on with loud whistle towards Nor
Wich.H
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The Return of the Slipper.
New York Graphic.l

New ork Graphic
We hail with pleasure the advent of
the ladies slipper. 1t has long been in
retirement. 1t adds new attraction to
the street. The French bottine may
now take a rest. Nearly a generation
has passed whose only street view of the
feminine ankle has been through leath-
er. At last the stocking of our grand
mother is revealed The clean, white
hose is power in the land. Its inf1u-
ence is sudden, mysterious, subtle, and
magnetic. 1t concentrates all eyes as to
focus on itself. 1t amuses and inter
ests the lounger. 1t affords to the hur-
ried man of business a momentary res
pite. 1t redoubles the liabilities of the
careless to be run over. 1t is not with
out charm for the aged breast. No por-
ton of lady's apparel is more effective.
The snowy article, if at all symmetrical,
half compensates for plain face. 1t is a
make-weight in the dover of femini1e
beauty of which women for long years
have been robbed. For the boot is ex-
pensive A little worn, and it becomes
misshapen and ugly. We welcome the
slipper. Long may it reign. The sim
pier the style the better.
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CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE
Happy End Of "A Brides Long
Journey

The train on the Bluffs road brought to
Louisville recently. Edward j. Campbell,
of Norton county, Kansas, and the one from
the East, Miss Marion f. Frame, of Man
chester. England. They arrived within a
few moments of each other. They had been
Manchester lad and lass together, and he
had come to this country to seek his fortune,
and had located in the northwestern county
of Kansas. She had remained behind until
such good time as he should send for her,
contented and happy, never doubling the
honest heart that had gone before At last
the message came, and she at once started
away from her pleasant English home alone
to cross the sea TO meet her lover, ana he,
true to his faith, was present to take her by
the hand. They were taken to the office of
Justice Allen, and in less than an hour from
the time they arrived in the city they were
made man and wife
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A lust and reasonable modesty does
not only recommend eloquence, but sets
off every great talent which a man can
be possessed of It heightens all virtues
which it accompanies; like the shades OF
painting, it raises and rounds every flg-
IRE. and makes the co.ors more beautl-
full, though not so glowing as they would
be without it.-Addisop.
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Hayes Great Reform i'm Bali.
more.
From The Baltimore Ggxette.
WILKINS AND HIS oRFIs.

FROM me BdHiDR7re Gazette.
WILKINS AND HIS oRFIs.
Tune VsLtias and his Dinah1
There was la this town a collector 80 bold
VINO gathered the customs in silver and
gold.
Ills name it was wilkins, some fifty year.
And he had on his orfis VERY tight hold
As Wilkins was settin' in his offs one
day,
y letter from Hayes. which tie same it dill
Resign TIL, here oriis Immediately,
Ana give John l.. Thomas your place and
your pay.
Then wilkins he got most cx.eedingly
warm,
And he tluently cussed civil service re-
form
And he gave Mr.. Hayes small piece of his
mind.
And would see him in Tophet before he re
signed.
Then Hayes he got up on his sinister car,
And forthwith suspended the bold cellec-
tier,
And put John l. Thomas there al interim
Till the Senate assemble TO sit upon him.
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'se uISSISSIPPI DEMOCRACY.
.,aofy Meetings-Prepar-
I'M For The COnVaSS.
Choctaw County.
ChoctnW County.


ChOctaW County
.fairman OF the Executive commit
i-I The convention 10 ofaeI;
L b. Dunn was eiccteu Chairman
.a.s .,-..-
-H Davis and i. l. J. ohuieH we're etec-
SECRETARIES
action. comm llee 3I zen CONSISTING
Isl from e1oa Beat, u uTait TesoIu tlohs
s.e of the sense OF thc convention,
.flsad.
l,astr named the to"o"in2 gentlemen
committee:
I'd Archer, 81. & Nhisehant; ). r.
Joseph Ramsey; ). Ii. Davis, DR..
-a..sr. C.I John w ar, \. j. Passions;
Woodward, }. ID. Fulcher.
.umirtee reported the following res
-r.I I-s. That we, the Democratic
r...ee party oithc county OfChOctaw,
H. Primary Election Is our mode OF
g candidates for County and
-.g.r- lsr the ensuing election,
--rg qualified voter OF the Democratic
-.-r.te party, aud such other quail
..-sr. a- may come forward, and
..,.g.... We. t5supyort the nominee OF
--r. -HaH D. entitled to vote therein,
.,an to Doe hcid on saturday, the lst
III -.utmhcr 1871.
.r.t. 2L That JIl parties pIrticipa-
.. r.- Primary L.ertiJn, rs cAudiddteS
.r.. -Ha.I uecpusidereI pledged 10 sup
--ae nominees, ald we pledge ourselves
.-r. aug aud alI persons who may here
--..H-. -t support the regular nominees
rl.r.r. rr offer themselves as indie
.rrnuG5dlre for any Office, a our po-
.mOmir-. and treat chem accordingly.
.lg.0 t.u Ta8t there shall be five del
r-.4,I live ateruates appointed from
-.n.rg.-Jt'- dis rict, for the purpose
.-....rlug our county ia the state Con-
4r 10 br held iu the city OF Jackson, on
r.r Uav Id August, 1877, to nominate
tr.. for the various State offices
a..ratc- ana alternatcs 10 be elected
-. U.H.cJatIc-C Conservative voters of
respective districts present, whose du-
.E..r E..to retire and make such APP
-....-- and report tht same to the
.rsnatf hIs meeting. Also to appoint
Irlat.~ from each beat 70 The Sena-
-.H convention. and three delegates from
s..rro fl. Pictorial convention. i'm the
manner AS above stated. to nominate
F.a-.r f,~ Ire counties OF Choctaw aud
u.rr5mery. aud TO nominate a Senator for
.rIurIa. III SIMMER. Choctaw and VIM
..r p. meet 4r such time and places as may
....,r..I I'D b.tyeru the Chairmen of the
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Lucy lI'opsrs Paris Le',orto Philadelphia
Telegraph
This is the season of thc year when
the annual English invasion uyprVlrIm4
Paris with au army ot blonde misses and
stout dowagor- ta say nothing ui uuaI-
ions of lau>y youths, aruyed boo listers
of wonderful and duh1IItu plaid. BE-.
meath the sturdy tread of their OatsoteI
boot, the asphalt ou thc b0uIevards as-
sumes Hrmer consistency, and tine street
paving machine ceases from u- hb9rs.
FeartuIly and wonderfully clothed ura
these fair daughters ol Albion, with
noble disregard for suitability boo color or
roprIataue-. iu materials chat is very
touching to -ee. We're ] called upon l1
instruct the world in English fashions
for female dress, my lUoabmt.uus would
run somewhat Iu the following style
The material and cut ut the dress lur
street wear is not of ihr Iightr-, import.
ancc. Ii may he either au ALPACA 81
muslin, the latter preferred. The out
door wrap may be either 4 cott1u.lace
shawl or "a seal-iliu slcguc. ALWAYS ba
sure TO wear your seal skin with Your orr
s"h,a'' , dresses E. 's lo AVOID catching
co'"' / ne 'I'g'."'"I VIII Ho wen over
" IloU'e'''' "'I"'"' r. "n "'P'e'. ll'l5
are worn, either of tho exaggerated
Gainesb9ough type AarceIy cooked un
at the side, or else iu shape like au iu-
Verted wash BASIC, and Away of tha
co2rsest straw They are Worn planted
wen on the Top "i ing head on else lllod
forward 80 as To- sheIlrf the bridge OF tno
nose. Norn.out ndlng habits, with tha
snperIluous skirt cent oii' VIII be very uso-
luI to wear when promenadhg the
bouIevards, a. viii also be amy shabby
old velvet Jackets that may Doe lelt over
from last season. IL tra-houel zap with
little rusty black lace. tho effect will b8
all the better Baois should always bs
worn at loas, iwo sizes too LARGE. and tu.
ycry much worn. and If Id ara usol
c,ra must Inc DlI.ap I'm srl.rrfug fbnnl ID,
,I,.,.o ,.r e,,..I,,
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O., July 6, 1871.

Art employs method for the symmet-
rical formation of beauty, as science EN-
ploys it for. the logical exposition Of
truth but the mechanical process Is il
the last even kept visibly distinct, while
in the first it escapes from the sight amid
the shows of color and curves of grace.
-BuIwer Lytton.