Our Philadelphia . \ . H V. THE CHERRY STREET STAIRS NEAR THE RIVER THE ROMANCE OF WORK 271 only to the subject itself but to my appreciation of thesubject which at the time was unbounded. I do not knowwhether to be more amazed at my failure in it to say whatI wanted to say, or at the Editors amiability in publish-ing it. The article may not have lost all its eloquence forme, since between the halting lines I can read the storyI did not know how to tell, but for others it would provea dull affaii* and it is best left where it is, forgotten in theold files of a popular magazine. The story I rea
Our Philadelphia . \ . H V. THE CHERRY STREET STAIRS NEAR THE RIVER THE ROMANCE OF WORK 271 only to the subject itself but to my appreciation of thesubject which at the time was unbounded. I do not knowwhether to be more amazed at my failure in it to say whatI wanted to say, or at the Editors amiability in publish-ing it. The article may not have lost all its eloquence forme, since between the halting lines I can read the storyI did not know how to tell, but for others it would provea dull affaii* and it is best left where it is, forgotten in theold files of a popular magazine. The story I read is one of a series of discoveries witha romance in each. The way the article came about wasthat J. had made etchings of Philadelphia, and theEditor, who had wisely arranged to use them, thought theycould not be published without accompanying text. Whenhe asked me, as a young Philadelphian just beginning towrite, to supply this text, he advised me to consult withJ., whom I did not know and whose studio address hegave me. I
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