The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-01
PARADISE LOST.
From an old Magazine.


"My knspssck was on my shoulder, my
ashen stick in hand; three leagues OF
dusty road had whitened me like miller.
Whence | came, whittier | was going
what matters itl | was not twenty years
of age. My starting point, therefore,
was home; my goal was Partisan earth
" Paradise | could find. The country
was not particularly picturesque. and the
weather was very hot. Great IN
dulations of hsrvest-laden fields rolled
irregularly on all sides. Here was q
hamlet; there q solitary farmhouse;
wonder a wood; on each eminence a
windmill Some peasants that were in
the field sang, and the birds chirped at
them rs il in mockery. One or two
wagons, dragged by oxen and horses,
slowly moved along the ree-bordered
road. l sat down on heap of stones
A wagner grutfy asked me il was tired,
and offered me "a lift accepted, and
soon was stretched out in the cart and
iolted into an Uneasy half-slumber, not
without It's charm, with the bells of the
lazy team softly juggling in my ears, until
l thought fifty silver voices were calling
me away to home that must be bright
and land that must be beautiful.
IL swoke in mood sufficiently benign
to receive al apology. The man had
forgotten me when he turned of the high
road, and had taken me half league
into the country. Where was the harm,
honest wsgoner2 | am not going any.
where. i am only going TO Paradise.
There was no village OF that name in
the neighborhood, he said, but he had no
doubt l would be pleased to see the
grounds of The chateau. Of course, L had
come on purpose for that. [ handed him
mis- pOur-Joire. Drink my health, good
man, and injure your own. Let US see
these grounds The man showed me
through 3 meadow near the fsrm to
which he belonged, and left me, tossing
the silver piece had given him in his
hard hand l soon observed that the
place WAS worth seeing.
"a hasty glance showed 1t to be q
fragment of wild nature, occupied IN It's
original state, and barricsded against
civilization. There were woods and
solitary trees and lakes and streams of
sufficient dimensions for grandeur; and
when once the wall disappeared amid
the heavy foiage l could at first discern
no traces whatever of the presence of man.
However, on closer examination, |
discovered that nature had been improved
upon; that all objects which might un-
graciously intercept the view or deiorm
a landscape had been removed. There
were,no shsm,ruins nor artificial cascades,
bat the strangers steps were led, by some
ingenious process oil plantation, insen-
sioly to the best points Of view. l felt
and was thankful for the presence of the
art which so lndustriously endeavored to
conceal itself; but being NJ that time rs
most young men are, inclined to COM
pare great things with small-thinking
to be epigramstic and knOwlng-l ex'
claimed aloud: The toilet of this park
has been admirably performed.
ga vulgar idea, vulgsrly expressed,
said clean, firm voice above me. L
looked up, thinking that somebody was
hidden IN the tree; and, to my surprise,
saw young woman, upon fine, large
horse, holding ridlngwhIp playtully
over nv head She had approached
scross tue turf unheard, and had heard
nv exclamation, which, l assure you,
was meant for no ears but my own.
mMadam,' replied l, when l had re-
covered from my confusion, Il think you
misunderstood me. There is no vulgar
ity in comparing prospect In which
every superfuity is thus tsstetully pruned
away to a woman who, instead OF loading
herself with ornaments, uses the arts OF
the toilet to display all her beauties to
the best advantage
1.-THE explanation will not do, she
replied; lit wants frankness. Your phrase
simply meant that you were ashamed OF
the admiration this view had at first
excited, and that you thought it necessary
to exert the manly privilege OF contempt.
III had not seen you yonder using
your sketch book l should take you for
y travelling hairdresser
"The tone and manner OF my new
acquaintance puzzled me exceedingly,
and was NJ first rather irritated By the
hostile attitude she assumed on such
slight grounds 1t was evident she
wished to provoke SD intellectual contest;
for at the moment, | did not understand
that her real desire was to suppress the
tormslities of an introduction. l return
ed to the charge. She replied. a
brosdside of repsrtee was fired oil on
either side; but insensibly We met upon
common ground, stfectation was discard.
ed. and Ms we stresmed irregalarly along
the swardy avenues, or stopped at the
entrance of long vista-she gently
walking her docile genet, l with my hand
upon its name we made more advances
towards familiarity and friendship in an
| h our than would have been possible under
any other circumstances in season.
LET me describe nv impressions as
received them. Otherwise, how will the
narrative illustrate the theory? sn
endeavoring 10 show by example wha
an immense structure OF happiness may
be built upon very himsy ground; tina
the material sequence OF this hte's events
need have no correspondence with tn,
! sequence of our sentiments; thst-but
must not anticipate.
"The lady, dressed in green riding
habit was remarkably handsome, as thi
miniature will show.
And Armand drew small case from
| his breast.
81. is made from memory, but l will
answer for its eXsctltude."
1--WE all know the face well enough
my friend" quoth Provost; sit reappear
in nearly all your pictures, like Raphael
Fornarins. Last year you made it d.
duty for Media; this year, modified to sui
the occasion, 1t will appear in the Sailor
as Charlotte Corday. Why have you s.
carefully avoided that type in your Julie
and your Heloise? One would lmagin
that instead of hainn associated will