The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-20

nc MAD Torrent dreams over bey ~.
aAG struggles in her dream. WV
Dut on The first spring night vbsp d,
ar was full Of earth dSmrS er5 80. ,-.'
zen fragrance Of violers rbs,. - ~
awake with chilly horror Of 80, -
ING avalanche and listen N 49,, - -,'' ~
zen. gaining with q hundred tearfr,
,ViCes IoT Us deliverance from the ,nr'
. Ieiils' FOR the legend ran Thar wben
sne uue lover Of the kings dauqbtar a.
Eu' win staff and scrip 70 find ~ sn..,s,
Aeart ne came at last to foamino g -,
LaeI mat tel in the image Of a laJ,.
'ei!ed and weeping, he stoned N drir !,
OF H. and the cruel enchanra- ste,,.,-I
oehlhd and pushed him, and the rdfa ..
ract washed him down in spite IF -
rendlng the air with terrible cries all
LIZ loving Eg out a dozen powerless arms
oul ne was never seen again. The mad
4 torrent mad method in its madness.
suppose, said Miss Ferris ~ this
point, that a lesson is to be laa rned
from the legend" "'''''
Yes, replied Rodman. "Tovo : on
irresistible impulse; love is the encban-
! Yes, but the lover stopped to opepcb
his thirst. 1t was not the longing Of
the soul that led him 10 the ca3aToc.
n"s ~ Is ever with lovers. Il is self
n loI setiIi-asi6negatIon that leads them to
our SIDE
Well it was only to satisfy his thirst
ne obtained immortality by the push And
the END IS Just the same, no difference
what the motive" ' ''-'''- : i''
But one likes to know the n,+;,o
often look upon sargino cro,,.I al
know thar there is an ehb and Az, -
thought I would rather lnar. ,E Va
thoughts, 1han the thinkers wn,1d,,'.
you%'
Il should like 10, if II waro I11..;},,, A.,
do it without asking imnar.i6an+ .,n.,.
tons If ! knew v6ur tbouoh-g A..
stance, | would have o beautiful rniio
to WIN woman's love. $3.50
She turned to greet the po.tnan WIN
brought her several letters, and wi+bnn,
dcignin@ a reply other than. "STy Ri. \
man. I have had njorsan. ,,,-.' ':,'u
| will be pleased to have yoa cali wb%g
YOU return to the citv. I go today"
Then She retired to her room ~ road
letter from her father and sha ,rben
he said 'Benember daughter. Van nra
both beautifuland wealthy. wban vn,,
fall in love zee that ii is 81 man ,yha
equals Won In both thongh- &c ybe
words OF Keats:
..ro ...,
X Tova fom y%.,ass ".I4 "a1er 0hq crust
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Hoper thought, that fashions & he out
INES OF things, and reveals the powder
patches OF tancy, brought her to herself
ana me cold, calculating woman. that
moves N the social world and courts the
happiness OF dress parades, appeared
no ideal lie Tor her, no ethereal exis-
tence, no selt-abnegation, no thought OF
exquisite bliss, no dreams Of secluded
NE, nut the reality Of cunques, stamped j
q cold, dlsdalnlng look upon her fea-
lures, ana the fragrance Of the morning
aroma was wasted. Within the secret
existence OF self, yet Ethel Ferris loved
the ideal man, and Louis Rodman was
the man.
hodman, genius, whose path in life !
lay along the line Of daily toll and hard ,
experience, turned from the ,
morning conversation to labor with his
hands and build fancy pictures in the
ar OF ideal forms and virtues, He pom ,
dcred, Beautiful beyond comparison,
with face expressive and intelligent,
lovely and coy as Arethusa; charming
u manner and graceful in movement. !
love her, yet fear to touch, for the :
IDOL must be worshiped, not possessed,
Inc Greeks never reyercd the household
gods like they did love. The flower
that grows on the rock beyond my reach =
seems the most perfect {
The summer passed and the winter !
but the idol Of Louis Rod =
mans heart was perfect. He had Y
planned q hundred creeds and erased t
very article; had seen as many more '
deal faces and under his close analysis =
he idol became mere clay, Of no more e
interest than the face of a heather god, +
nd at last he was forced to exclaim,
Human nature does not satisfy the
rite of its kind more than it does the
iuthor OF all. The idol away is idolized J
till, but when present too long the idol
$ shattered"
Again he meets the lovely and piquant 9
ethel Ferris in her luxurious home in >