The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-07-20

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u in the city of New York. Inc
irst thing that | noticed in glarlng
headlines was that the famous d. :.
Reeve Barrow had published won -
,erfu] poem entitled Amy" A lit n,
10 further down I came to the CRU
les comments. Here saw that 1he -
foremost critics proclaimed the piece
to te wonderful and that it rlValeu al
Tennyson's masterpiece, MAUI
which, before the production OF this =
noem Amy" was regarded as tnel
best ever written. II
On a special page, bordered IN i
gold, I saw the wonderful poem l
was entbralled with its melody. The
following is the opening stan1a'
"The violet loves a sunny bank,
The cowslip loves the lea,
The scarlet creeper loves the elm'
But l love-thee.'
After a short talk l returned 10 'ne
room to see what the other doolo
might hold in store for me. When
T had returned to the hall for tne
first time | Immediately opened the
next door and stepped upon a plat
) form around which was numberiess
, crowd of people. In front of me were
= several men and women VINO appear
0 ed to be of great Importance look
Y nv seat and listened to the lntroduc'
a ton of the speaker, whom l recos-
d nhed as my former classmate, EdWl-
Il na Raynham, and now the noted tem'
| nerance lecturer and agitator. l learn
D. ed from the high compliments pald
b. her by the chairman that she hao 1ne
b. day before spoken in congress Gil
I the subject of temperance and pro
e. hibition, when bill pertaining ~
H. this question was about to fam TO pass
7 the two Houses. However, l learn
- ed from the chairman that by mag
he nificent speech she had sWayed tne
no eminent solons of both houses and Ell
en- fected the passage Of the Dill. lalS
NJ was her first appearance in puOll'
a since the speech in congress, an'
Ike now she was hailed as the woman
I'D of the hour. After her Speech "lic'
,ld T deemed would make history, Wa
ITO AMONG the first to congratulate hel
he She appeared very glad to see IN
Ter and invited me to take dinner VIII
ing her that evening, as there were g
Is. ing to be other prominent peopl
on nresent. l accepted her lnVltatlo
to and at the feast that night 1oun
GU several of my old friends presen
d | When the feast was over and I'D
Ter, bid nv friends good night, l retire
,as- for the might at a nearby hotel an
)OT.. SOON lSll ctadCSp.
hat When I awoke I found myself
The the hall Feeling rested and We
me CAV. I went and opened the thl
,ck door This door found to lead
ack- to a very pretty street OF a lah
in city. AT the bottom of the ste
leading up to the door | touno
the finely equipped carriage and I
e to coachman holding the door open ba
he'd me get in, saying that his miSCfe
fall was awaiting my pleasure. l, Gag
med for adventure, Immediately got
qht. and was driven down the street a
nv Nm an avenue to a stately malsp
from which issued the sounds OF r.
hail elrp I went in and was met at
had door by the hostess, whom / found
nv. he no other than Rosalie Richards
op- another OF my former classmates.
ing: ter we had exchanged greetings
,or." 7 had met the guests, gathered II
and the general conversation that
tural a. guest at the Ard Mansion, QUE
hind the most noted places in the c
or I NV host l found to be retired ba
,rary er of much note. Before l LEFT
mage. the hall l had the pleasure OF m
room ing the other members of the fam
,gniz- When I had returned to the nall
ROW, the fourth time I felt unusually IRE
,oked To my surprise I found delic'
Al. spread awaiting me. When
affec- eaten l opened the fourth door
seat before me saw my old horse ST
we ing in a studio Of an artist, IS
ether ned forward to touch him but fo
rated myself touching painted canvas '
him I had recovered from my aston
ooked ment I looked around and saw n
bit of other pictures that further mere
% ev my establishment at the ability oil
work artist. I walked up to the PIC
most and found that the signature wa
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