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    FROM AN ARTIST'S DIARY. 17

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    No. I. Sojourn I3st The Farm-House By Th...

    out into the sanctuaries of Nature , seeking as he does to ally himself with her in his interpretations of her mysterious beauty ; but he

    would sternly admonish jn . an , -woman , or child , to remember that Nature ' s beauty is holyand thattreading in her vestibulesthey

    m des us troy t reverence . I shall , adore note , down , and here love , , cert no ain t boisterousl discords which y desecra have te , risen and _,

    up to me whilst perched upon my platform amidst the oak leaves , and whichtogether -with others of a more turbulent natureled

    me into this , moralizing strain . Two voices are heard approaching , through the dell .

    1 st Voice . That of a gentleman fashionably attired in a light summer costume . — ' _^ What a jolly placeduckyfor a pic-nic ! Won't

    we have Brown , Jones , and Robinson , Mrs , . Grund , y , and Miss Martha Twaddledown here for a spicy turn out ? That's just the sort of

    thing wh , ich I should like ! Make a little liveliness in this confounded solitude ! By Jove ! I ' m thirsty , love ! aren't you ? It ' s a regular

    sell that the folks of H haven't set up a ginger-pop shop here . Just the lace for that sort of thing ! "

    ( Exeunt very the gentleman and his lady companion . } 2 nd . Voice of an elderly , solid-looking gentleman in conversation _witJi ,

    a young lady . — " The formation of this valley was very curious , my dear ; I will explain it to you . First of all there was a little chasm ,

    and gradually the sides fell away and away , for thousands and thousands of yearsand it got larger till it became a ravine and at

    length a valley , !" Voice of the young lady . — " Oh , Sir , how instructive it is to take a

    country walk with you ! You can tell one all about the laws of nature \" ( Exeunt elderly gentleman and his companion . )

    Voices from- above the platform of two boys who are _zmseen , but who are continually fling ing out nut-shells against my picture _*

    1 st Boy . — " How long have you been out ? " 2 nd Boy . — " Ever since seven , this morning " . Haven't I , then , got

    a lot _?" 1 st Boy . — " My bag ain't more than half full ! " aint been into

    2 nd Boy . — " That is because you 'down old Jenner ' s shaw . Meyeain't there thousands and thousands ! "

    y , 1 st Boy . — "I didn't go there , ' cause I kaowed two fishing chaps as was chivied by a man and three dogs ! "

    2 nd Boy . — " What for ? " 1 st Boy . _—" For breaking down the nut-trees . I guess I broke

    down a good lot . " 2 nd Boy . — " So did I . I ' m tired . Let ' s play at toss-farthing . "

    1 st Boy . — " No , I never play for nothing . " 2 nd Boy . — " Oh , but I ' ve got some tracts ; we'll toss up for them .

    Here's ' Old Edward , the Blacksmith , ' ' Piety Rewarded , ' and ' Have a Care The boy for s your play ; Soul then ! * are Which silent for will a few you moments play for as first if inspecting ?" their

    , winnings ,

    VOX . IX . C

    From An Artist's Diary. 17

    FROM AN ARTIST ' S DIARY . 17

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1862, page 17, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031862/page/17/