The Yankee Champion — page 57: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

o0 * THE YANKEE CHAMPION. ceives its impressions from a noble heart cannot be otherwise than beautiful.” ““Ah, lady, I know many a noble hearted, kind, generous man who is far from beautiful.’”’ ‘You speak of what the-eye alone calls beautiful —that which the world praises for its comeliness— but the true beauty of nature is that which appeals © to our tender sympathies—-that which the soul loves to dwell upon. I have heard people say, how beau- tiful are the mountains and the forests, and yet me- thinks, they are rough and ill-shaped, but it is their nobleness of nature that makes them beautiful.’’ ‘‘And yet,’’ said Walter, ‘‘after all, that which is really beautiful to the eye cannot fail of finding a responding sentiment in the soul.’’ Helen Ryan felt that the eyes of her companion were fixed upon her, and the rich blood mounted to her face. Her hand, for the first time, trembled in its resting-place. “Forgive me,’’ quickly added Walter, as he no- ticed the emotions he had called up. ‘“‘I spoke only as I felt, and 1 am not used to hiding my honest sentiments, ”’ The forgiveness he asked for, though not given in words, was spoken upon the glowing features of the fair girl, and Walter felt himself more strongly drawn toward the companion he had so strangely met. ‘Take this path to the right,’’ said Helen. ‘It would seem you are the most competent to ‘lead, after all,’’ remarked Walter, as he turned into / the designated path. “Oh; I know the way, but I have to walk more slowly when I am alone, You noticed that we ~~ comicbooks co mn