Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-02
A WILLIAM MonRIs coua1saIp.
How Golden Walter Met Fair Lady and
the Talk That Followed.

the Talk That Followed.
"Thc World Beyond tho Wood" Will
liam Morris latest contribution to hteni-
ture, contains among other stories one
about certain Golden Walter, who thrice
saw a mysterious lady, unutterably beau
tiful. and at last mcde her acquaintance.
The episode is described in the following
curious language:
"After he had gone cwhile and when as
the summer morn was Mt its brightest he
saw a little way ahead gray rock rising
up from amidst OF ring " oak trees, so
he turned thither straightway, for In this
plain land he had seen no rocks heretofore,
and as he went he saw that there was
fountain gushing out from under the rock
which ran thence in q fair little stream.
And when he had the rock and the foun-
tain and the stream clear before him, 10, q
child Of Adam sitting beside the fountain
under the shadow of the rock. He drew q
little higher and then he saw that it was
woman clad in green like the sward where
on she lay. She WAS playing with the
yelling out of the water, and she had
trussed up her sleeves to the shoulder that
she might thrust her bare arms therein.
Her shoes OF black leather lay on the grass
beside her, and her feet and legs yet shone
with the brook. Bclikc amidst the splash
ing and clattcr Of the water, she did not
hear him drawing nigh, SO that he was
close to her bcforu she lifted up her face
and saw him, aud he beheld her that it
was the maiden of tie thrice .ccn pageant.
She rcddcned when she saw him and has
tily covered up her legs with her gown skirt
and drew down tho sleeves over her arms,
but otherwise stirred not -As for him, he
stood still, striving to sIeak 20 Ecr, but
no word might hc bring out, and his heart
beat sorely. But the maiden spake to him
in clear, sweet voice, wherein was now
no trouble: Thou art an alien, art thou
not, for have not see thee beforeP Yea,
he said, am an alien. Wilt thou be good
to me2 She said, And why nots''
Then Walter told about his adventures
on divers interesting occasions, after which
! the young woman said:
"Some thought hath taken hold Of me,
and 1 know it not May happen in a little
while l shall know what troubles me.
Now bid thee depart from me IN little,
and win abide here, and when thou COM
est back it will either be that have
found it out or not and in either case
will tell thee. She spoke earnestly to him,
but he said, How long shall abide away?
Her face was troubled as she answered
him, For no long while. He smiled on her
and turned away and went space to the
other side of the oak trees, whence she was
still within eyeshot There he abode un-
til the time seemed long to him, but he
schoolcd himself and forbore, for he said,
| Lest she send me away again. So he
abided until again the time seemed long
to him, and she called not to him, but
once again he forbore to so. Then at last
he arose, and his heart beat, and he trem-
bled, and he walked back again speedily,
and came to the maiden, who was still
standing by the rock of the spring. her
arms hanging down, her eyes downcast
She looked up at him as he drew nigh, and
her face changed with Gag >rness as she
said: am glad thou art come back,
though it be no long while since thy de-
parture (sooth to say it was scarce half an
hour in ALI. Nevertheless l have been
thinking many things, and thereof will
now tell thee He said: Maiden, there is
river betwixt us, though it be no big
one Shall not stride over and come to
thee, that we may sit down together side
by side on the green grass? Nay, she said,
| uOb y6t. IdFFy dWHl1e blll i nave UOlu tH66
of matters. must now tell thee of my
thoughts in order. Her color went and
came now, and she plated the folds of her
gown with restless fingers. At last she said
Now, the first thing is this, that though
thou has seen me first only within this
hour, thou hast set thine heart upon me to
have me for thy speech friend and thy
darling. And If this be not SO then is ali
my speech, yea, and all my hope, come to
an end at once. Oh, yea, said Walter, even
SO it is, but how thou hast found this out
wot not, since now for the first time !
say 1t that thou art indeed my love, and
my dear, and my darling. Hush, she said,
hush, lest the wood have ears, and thy
speech is loud Abide, and I shall tell
thee how I know it. Whether this, thy
love, shall last wot not nor dost thou.
But sure is my hope that it may be SO, for
also, though 1T be scarce an hour since
set eyes on thee, have cast mine eyes on
thee to have thee for my love, and my
darling, and my speech friend. And this
Is how l wot that thou lowest me, my
friend"
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about to be published in Columbus
by one of the most graceful politica
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trious Democrats living and dead
their achievements and fame. II
gives all the old time politics of a hall