Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-27

and then / turned to him and found him
staring with all his might at nothing, my
eyes were compelled TO follow the direction
in which his own were b'nt II was at first
impossible to divest onn's self Of the belief
that something should be there to Justify
So fixed a gaze. However, AS the rapid
growth of our friendly intercourse soon
showed me that he was boy Of most ar
dent poetic temp p'ramcnt-perhaps even
moro a poet than an artist laid at the
door of the Muse these absent looks and re.
curing flights into vacancy
We were at the Fairy Glen ono morning,
skctch!ng to the best of our ability, the
swirliug rcam the gray rocks and the
cverhanging trees, the last just growing bril-
liant with autumnal tints. So lcautiful was
~ vnrything around that for long time
wurkel, idlcd, or dreamed In contented
sienco. Cnrri3ton had set up his easel at
some lite distance from mine. At last l
turned to see how his sketch was progressing.
He had evidently fallen into one of his
brown studies, and, apparently. Il harder
one than usual. Hi, brush had fallen from
his fingers, his tc lures wers immovable,
and his strange dark eyes were absolutely
rivetcd upon large rock in front of him, at
which he gaz,d rs intently rs II his hope of
heaven depended upon seeing through
He seemed for the while oblivious to things
mundane. A party of laughing, chattering.
terrible tourist girls scrambled down the
rugged steps, and one By one passed in front
OF h IN. Neither their presence nor the in
quistive glanccs they cast on his statuasque
face reused him from his I'll of abstraction.
For a moment wondered if the boy took
opium or some other narcotic on the sly.
Full Of the thought ! rosa, crossed over to
n,,1I I.,I I., u.
As h. felt my touch he came to himself and
looked up at me in a dazei, inqulring way.
"Realy, Carriston," | said, laughingly
''you must reserve your dreaming fits unit,
we are in places where tourists do not con-
gregate, or you will be thought madman,
or at least poet
He made no reply. He turned away from
me impatiently, even rudely; then, picking
up his brush. went on with his sketch
After while he seemed to recover from his
pettshncss, and we spent the remainder Of
the day as pleasantly rs usual.
As we trudged home in the twilight he
said to me in an Apologize, almost peni-
tent way:
~ hope was not rude 10 you just nowr'
"When do you meant / asked, having al
most forgotten the trivial incdont.
When you woke me from what you
called my dreaming
'Oh, dear no. You were not at all rude
If you had been, it was but the penalty due
10 my presumption. The fiji ghts of genius
should be respected, not checked by ma
terial hand"
THAT is nonsense; ] am not genius: and
you must forgive m for my ruienass, " said
CarristOn, simply. After walking some dis
tance in silence he spoke again:
Il W. n wIcn you are with me you would
try and stop me from getting into that state.
Ii does me NJ good
Seeing he was in earnest, promised to do
my best, and was curioLs enough t. ask him
whittier his thoughts wandered during those
abstractel moments.
a can scarcely tell you," he said Pres
entity he askci, speaking with hesitation.
Il suppose you never feel that ulder certain
ancos-circumstances which you
cannot eXplain-you might be able to see
things which are invisible TO othcrsf'
"Io see things! What th,ngsr
Things. "a | said, which no one else .an
see, You must know there are people Aho
possess this power"
II know that certain people have asserted
they pose what they call second sight: but
the assertion is too absurd to waste time in
refuting.n
Yet said Carriston, dreamily, 81 know
that If did not strive to AVOID it, some such
power would come to me-"
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