Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-24


know how much dislike any remarks about
M personal appearance. IL is ssite mis-
fortune enough TO be 80 ridiculously small
without being reminded Of Il constantly.
All. but one Of these days you will be
great" | would say. and she would laugh
happily at she prophecy-how tina; happy
child laugh of hers ungs IN my ears even
now-end would accuse me OF blind par
tiahty. which -. she would remind me.
quoting a favorite saying of mine. which
was prone TO occur often IN our many ht-
erary discussions. "only another form OF par
tial blindness"
How shall l describe her. wonder; how
put on paper all the inconeruous charm
which made her what she was.
No man could describe her and do her
justice. lie could not faithfully portray
the ciearuess OF the beautiful eyes. the de-
icate color OF her checks. the distinct shade
OF her wavy hair th9t fell about her shoul-
ders IN mass OF half curs. he could not
picture In words the subtle form or the at
trac;ive grace that made her all the world
20 me
To tell YOU Of her appearance is 20 belle
her character. for the outward being and
the inner self had no sistcrhood. save when
now and again. az some chance word that
inspired a noble thought in her, the wom-
/ ans glorious soul pecped shy out through
/ her blue eyes til they grew dark and deep.
I and ihc warm glow of her divine Intelligence
pcrmeated and shoue through her clear baby
/ skin.
She lowed poctry-true poctry-and re-
mcmhcrci au shc loved IN Il. Al, II YOU
could have heard her rccitc poetry as havel
Al such moments She was bcautifu'-more
/ than .h5t. worshiniul
have seen young men and cantankerous
/ Old women rise spclbound 20 that bright
J nnrc' face aud listen breatlessly for the
! words as they fell from those baby lips.
st such times The beautiful story Of the
/ Christ child in the temple has seemed 20 me
60 gain strength and reality. and have pom
/ dOrod wonderrgv over the power some NOR
tails have go hold and onthral others, bind
| ing thcm fast 60 good or evil.
mus; speak % her as a child l suppose.
I'm order that YOU may see her as She APP
! pcarod 90 Che physical eye. one bad to know
and 30 love her the terms are synonymous
90 see her with the ewes ot the mind. Those
who know hcr-thcy were not many-saw
her as O chd. but they loved her as a
woman.
a woman O. be loved forccly. hotly; a
woman SD dare for GO work for. Go achieve
for-i, need De-. 60 die ior-but 60 die hon
Orally on lie's battlefield. fighting 20 the
,a-t.
lv far 600 t.w. 4 woman shat brings out
tle nol'rst traits az man. Such woman
was my little lady
a woman 40 whose feet a mans successes
! uirht Dc laid. and whose one word OF praise
would be a.--uifciout cucrion.
Al. yl womcni WILL YOU never under
stand ,our uondrous powers 90 make men
or io mar tacm,
You laugh NJ this "high-fown nonsens'
abou. a chi3." do YOU note l forgive You
for you never knew my little lady.
r Uu~l my little lady came into my life,
= was alone. DO YOU know what that ncans'
Have YOU realized its Can You realize ~
To 20 out into the world. 90 eat and 10 drini
q like other people DO. to ghake your fellow
>. creatures los the hand while mentally yot
snurn them under foot ana void your rhcun
: unon them. 60 greet al men and women viii
b. n lie uron Your ips-a ie that Processes in
tsrc.t in their hcalth and in them for whom
YOU care no more than for the starving mon
j. ercl wh'cl YOU drive from your DOORSTEP
with a savage kick and an oath mn'tere'
, I through sc- ,ccth. To bc without any .ov'
1 FOR any living thing; nay. 20 hate the who'
Q huge human race because one man and on
3 woman have proved unworthy to hate an'
loathe yourself even more than Won dctos
y the Nilest ching that cfawls thc carth-tn
e. Is 10 BE alone Md 90 was / until my II
tie lady came into nay life.
How wen remember the first time me
her,
4 silly woman who thorcht-I might pei
lf-nrc become tie purchaser ot one ot he
silly daughter. had asked me Go come am
j. hess amuse some children, thinking, n
b. doubt, that the juvenile setting would en-
b. nance in my eyes the value Of the lewel sh
IS intended for me.
q !. 4 g /. Il hur q love
X children. ard the sight % their sweet innC
u ccnce made mo hate the men and wome
Ia there sill NOSE. I sat ia corner ar
IL watched the children PLAY. wishing coul
IT, DE one of them again Nv little lady wa
k foremost in the games, h-t presently sh
n left the others. and came 20 SIT near me.
J. Have YOU O headache" she asked. in
b. voice that struck M almost unconscious
N az TOO deep and fun COZ 80 Young girl.
~ "No-a heartache," / answered, withou
a. thinking Of what said and then, angr
Pr with myself Tor seE-betrayal, ] tried
Joke away ny answer and 20 talk nonsens
20 the child.
VIVA. opened after tha. hardly know
OF 7 only know that soon we were IN deep col
n versation. and gradually ! talked 10 her
%! I had never talked % living being sin'
he those two devils-but no natter As le
an the house I noticed two stains-tear stain
ar upon my glove. l. the misanthrope!
er who almost boasted that nothing he
OF touched my heart for IS years.
'r- on, my little lady. nv little lady!
w Il was her birthdar her eighteenth Dirt
ut day, and bad brought her a white rosebi
DC 10 put in her hair, which she put up that d.
OF For the FIRST time
> Il ley unnotieed on the ground al her fee
now half picked 20 pieces by her nervo
I fingers