HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-2-12, Page 2DICK'S SWEETHEART.
By the Anther Of
Lone Beeuxermie," " l'asetes,"
'Morey Bewe," Bee
e elope mein tuon, my owa. am
oheeeed by your promise," Kays Bon.
verie, drawing her to hint aisel'pressing
his lips Where.
She hardly returns the pressure. Ile
is perhaps a little hurt by her seeming
coldness ; but who shall fathom the
depth of the anguish she is endering ?
Who shall describe the strength of the
constraint she has laid upon herself?
11 18 all a burden too heavy for her to
bear 1
A little wounded, ho holds her away
from him and' tries aueiously to read
her face; but she has so lowered her
head that scrutiny is imposaible to hint
in the dint sweet light of the moon,
Then comes back to him all shi,
lies suffered since first this day dawned,
and ho forgivers lior, amusing himself the
wbile of a cruel want of sympathy.
"Good night," he sates tenderly, and,
with a loot embrace, lie turns to leave
her.
Mute and cold, she steads there where
they have parted until he bas reached
the very farthest end of the corridor.
Then ell at once the stuaied quiet of
her face breaks up. Is he going for ever
Mimi—for all eternity Not knowing, a
terrible cry Musts, her whito lipe ;01(14
stretches ea her arms to him.
"014. Dick, come back to MC—COMO
hack I" she cries desperately. " Say
good night to nice. if only once again
And then she runs to him and flings
herself npou his breamt, and twines her
mettle arms round his neck, and chime
to hiin, as though sho would never let
him go—she, who las over been so eltary
of her catesses !
T1UIrOiS something in the ver'
donteent of her grief—something go tin -
like her usual radiant .little
frighteus Bouverie.
"My sena whet is it ?" jiawhieperm
caressingly; but she scarcely seems to
hear him.
She throws beck her head and looks
' at bion; it is a long earnest look, such
as one might direct upon the, well -be.
loved dead ere yet the coniu-lid has
closed npon him. ,
" Good night, goed.bye," sites inlirinnre
brokenly. " 011, darliug, darlingedar-:
ling!"
* • 0 * * *
Sidling at her window all eight long,
sleepless, motimilese, Dolores watches
for the dawn.
A wears vigil I Slowly, relucbautly ib
aerate at last, with treisieleue sigh, as
though sorrowing still tor the death of
gentle night. And yet it breaks upon
the world with a glorious prorittee. Al!
the passion of yearn -eight ie forgotten,
all the storm and rain and hurrying
tempest. There is now nothing leftbue
assimgeetion of /03500 to come stud 51(110441
blessed calm.
The darkness severs, lighb grows epee
the sky ; auothee day is bore only to
die.
.0.4,11 semis the res. ‘ritli ilyhir fret of gold,
\7'0 Gtiaking rest if f graze the gradual see"
:Perhaps thee* of an terolumetryeate.
lee in her eft111comente spot
*here lee saPshe hid ***ad 9�her
last night, tanrithed " kialted mud dieted
and Perted,'''be meet egain—ah, nevee
She three 'Away, and, going with gra-
dual steps down the greet. etairease
=comae the hall, and, as though in
(1005101, 111101144(1)8 the hall deer 01343 eteps
out into the thrilling inveetness of the
yoting and growing mons. The naista
ere rieleg teorti the valley and are elate-
beriug Ito the sides of eho liilisisunorry
haste, ft Beano as though they, of all
the world, were clamouring for deetle
eaUing uponthegnu to come forth les)
them and cause their dissolntiou. And,
as though in speedy answer to their
prayer, ho comes, slowly, majestieally,
with a resplendency of glory that lights
up inonntaie and vale. On the instant
the heavy mists (301844 510(1 float in dainty
-
clouds into the far heaven. And then—
all at once—the sea 119(4 1151144 --06‘e opa-
line sea ---that, lying there stueemiteen,
trembles and sways beneeth the ramie
touch of fiery Sol.
The teethe have grown golden ; the
hedgerows, made thick by growing reetn•
nen, 5440 sending out fee and near their
dainty sweetie The birds are giving
voice to their first joyous inatin.
With grief and misery within' her
beset. who has set and mourned. through-.
out the livelong night; but, though she
mouthea, sho never wavered. Her pre.
mites has been given to his mother; it
tenet be kept, if °illy for hie mike alone.
Ho will. be trne ; Mit el,u, for h1 sake,
utast he falee, rand false Mono to him hi
whew keeping lies all her truth and
hope lied love.
To the (Toning streeks of crimson
Vela mem the sky's face eitir oyes cling,
wearied as they are from their long me,
vest. She hears the fleet soft rush of
the smelted morn a's it touches the sleep.
lug enrai and wen' the drowey Iluwers
in its headlueg bight ,)'et 0300(100, 4444.10.
laud hill.
When the terelerer lights have grown
into more 0:4t1(be:Id1ed dawn, end thrs
mode 100 'given Mosel to geady dee..
Doleree bestirs lierteif. .hall
mechanically from . her low seat, ae
though unwillireey compelled to the do.
lug et Houle etc leer ego cletermitiell
upou. the moue; 4. 15,'U4 her room }mid
wIts bog.At.hoe a ekr3, prithet in a pretty
fancifel OLttle thseet. At the bateau
lie, in tieene-paper lovingly hided,
IOW failed titterers, a utheatere, fir ifIttrOf
rif.Ciiterf 501.1011 and fragile—her tient
Olt of jewelery from Mtge etrafirin.
Hee 1 Yet it (‚(‚11(40111)0 51(5 pester
day, when it Wag 010,Sperl around her
»free by feedeet levee new 4110
41m1 ilOr()! 111141 kind voice whetting hey
epee •• rneop happy returne of the date"
wity lisei Stiff 1300 deli 0154111 1 'IN:lit'
110+1 800 fiV., 1 to see bor lateet hirehday
ell was 10 1(r4(p511'ilt30/1 44111110
311.1!I 1, All now ie wen arrauged. She
lee, lea remove(1 the white gown elle
were hut slips over it EL 13)(110•
0:-).tr`0.1 f31 ar111110St to0X3-13T0. 0:001
P0,1,043 1101' s011ny curls with a hat that,
efeer all, (ru'e'd" wily in very partielly
...fee:eating them. 13ot in the poor child's
dietteten meet there in 00 100(11 forth°
time eel; of tteueeralteent.
Teeing up her basket, she erne her
. i 11.1751 41001' 0441(1. stella out tepee the
eervelor in the breed still.tight of the
feerlY 01.31111115. Misr) Maburin's door
• 11031 rlireebly opposite to hers. Swiftly
she terve to it and lays he Mind upon
the hiamile. Thee she hesitates, • Het
lipe qui tee Must she go without 044044
0(111 %Bent farewell, one lot glance at
the aerie' familiar face that has never
Himmel her enythieg bet 11110111158 01 deep.
est love ?
"fitribeaux lay sunbeam creep' from lino to
Foam 'by foam quickens on ths brighten:lig
brine,
0,10 11 (4(1)1 3(0100'., floret Oy rover g free,"
THB 1311.TrSaBLS POST
raeven ,Wa( 11 oneef, yeeteinay that
leader Ibloutreme 0010 ter her—:Or was it
ytOtx ago pineetrstehe head that islet)
She shripke back into her seat, and
her lip* grow deadly whiffet Qh, no,
netthetl She will: nob think of that 1
10 is. all over now. and done. Nothing
oan undo it. Why torture oneself with
memeriee that serve only to mush mud
10111-011. already broken spirit)?
She trews herself and looks out of
the open 'window 115011 ,011(9 sameness of
the green fields as they fly Feet her
aching eyes, 0151(1 10 them semmer ver-
dure. Tho growing desire to leave this
terrible inactivity proses sorely upon
bee ;..the compulsory victuals of it be.
comes MI aptly at Wit. 011 to leave
it 1 When will the fleet station bo
reafeleed ?
She feels 130 itutrie'ty abont quitting
the train, and. thus, finable, herself on.
eel' strange to her. She will (1(0011 00010
wornan—no ran her unspoiled theughts
.-130010 kind WOMR13, who will befriend
her and telt her where to go, and who
may perchance offer her employment.
IJp 00 he) elm has leen I all the world
kind; and why should it nob be the
'game nciw ? No one in all her short
:tweet life has given her so much as a
chilling glance or a cruel word, except—
Lady Botiverie, She Shivers, as though
etriekou with mortal cold, ess she re.
members her, and lays her head back
evearBy seethed the el:Atone.
With a staeltening of speed the train
steams into the statiou—a little ineigni.
• licant pick-me-up" of a ,place, hardly
worthy of uotice, but greedy nevorths-
lose because of the gay creepers that
cover the gray walls of it, and the red
pear benteming redder geraniums which
stands upon the sills of the waiting-
TOOM. •
Dolores, withent, any hesitation, steps
on to the platform. It is a spot, where
eeey few alight, except ou metal cm-
craftere; ; preeently the train rushee
Ay 5.51315. leeving 14410 behind,
ileeeldaired, she looks roiled her. 'Not
ft' living soul save herself Is ou the plat-
, For the 1104 time sho feels the
iteleoesness of being alone. Fear seizee
lion her. How terrible it is to be iu
this strange place, not knowing whither
to 011011 1
A men, advaneing towards her, SC -
costs her very, eivilly ; but, still pose
seemed by this new fear, she steps back,
mehes him some old indistinct
rejoindey, and moves eway from hitn;
then. appalled by the uncertainty that
lies before her, and knowing how hope.
less a thing it will be to lesb out upon
her adventure without advice of some
kind, she turns back to him, and asks
theddly where the:nearest town may lie.
village is just here," he tolls
her, with a bend of his them in the
meant .direction; bnt, seeing that such
news is not desired by her, he widens
hie intiirmation. " 11 you mean Dor-
reiusitet," he says leieurely, alluding,to
the largest town nearest to him, "1b 18
abott lave miles from 130TO; and there's
the road to it yonder."
He points, as he speaks to a (1138117 11110
that spreads eastward and travels ever
onaverde, until far away. ib looks like a
pale ribbon dividiug the green fields on
either hand.
Thanking him softly. Delores' leaves
him, and is'soon lost to his sight behind
%curve on the dry road..
A long road I Holmes, spent. and
weary' by her night's vigil, toils over it
bravely, whilst feeling, without ace
hnowledging it, the fatigue that already
is growing too enrich for her. There
had•been, beejcies the sleeplessnese, that
terrible walk in the morning to, catch
the train, accompaniokby scathing re-
collectrons crueller thou death.
She has passed emote bhe road a cot-
tage or two, but has. felt no
thouglrby now vertefootesore and sad at
heart, -to entreat the hospitality of their
inmetere Ware ever Ove miles before
so heavy a task to be accomplished?
Her fed are aching, throggh her thin
gloom the sliarp Moues out; each Wm.
grows .painful. It is now past mom and
she has had no breakfast .; but this IBA
thought dome not distress her ; she feels
no desire• for food of 'any kied, 01117 51
lougiug to go farthet, ever farther, and
loss herselfin the Imetliug unconcern of
1101110 large town. ‘,
But now*her strength gives way a
ilbtle, and, treeing a small ivy-covered
cottage 00 her right hand, a few yarde
in advance of her, she timidly makes sip
her mind to thew nigh bo it aud ask for
permissiou to rent a while.
Coming to the door of this email peek
iu her vie:threes% and, finding it open,
the ereeeee the threahold, and there
*bawls looking itresolueelY to her left,
She can eee a kitchen, a blazing tire,
40101 00844 10 someone—who iv, piehaly Lite
goo(1 wife of the hoerie—moviug to Met
fro,
"May I come in 9" maks Dolma% at
Tho day has indeed arisen itt perteob
beauty
As one lost hi 5144515110 dream, Delores
takes her way thve esi briar -grown bleep
and scooted wood, Her path lies be-
tween dim hedges, with taint eugges-
tions of a wide country lyirer far be.
yowl, broken by giau t ferre end tell deg-
reeee that top the bunko .ite • the Wilike
along. 'rho bushes are full of twitter.
Mg birds that, waiting jute tile, make
the air eeeened again. The first [stiff
empress) of 'al, early ftrivrn dyne;
away, and thelitud geeing in ceioure,
with every rnieute 0115111 1315110418 the young
day older,
Through the setentry, pale and ghost-
like, goes the small eolitary liggre with
bent head and. sail 110100illit eyes. The
wondrous beatity thee surreunde Do-
lores is lost upon her feverish sight;
only whom she drawls near the ',rap
side station, 51(1(1 .801441 the wreathe of
!smoke that rise from the paneing en.
gine, does shoat all show any signs of
animation.
She raises her head biles, and, incresare
Mg her speed. enters the gate, and lo
teen standing upon the platform. A lit-
tle neetems tremetemassee over bar as
she mores forward deliberately to take
her ticket.. The mail in the offierr ie
well known to her; he Will probably re.
cognise her, will probably 51810 5. queselon
or two, and, worst of all, may retail an
account of her. sayieeer sand doings to
those Ole levee behind 1 Her tremle
ling increases elle draws nearer teethe
small opening behind which her innocent
enemy may be standing.
But 'chance femme lrer. A fact quite
strange Inmate her gaze, and, with a sigh
of relief, she takes up her trinket and
seeks refuge in Mee of the earriegee.
The porter elle has successfellyavoided;
and now, as the twain moves and • feast
finds she has really set forth on the
journey the end whereof is 137311110011
to her, elle sinks bit.Ok in her seat,
and draws a long, long breath of thank.
fulness..
CredAPTEIt XIX.
DUNN'S
Tito train epeeds onward with Delcees.
Loudon is her ileetination. In that
great city she hopes to lose herself so
effectually that the mightiest' effort 013
the part of ituntew lover may' ilet dis-
cover her whereaboutts.
But London—that universal hiding.
place—is very far removed from hose—
Deadmarsh.
.Leaning baek against the cushions,
elle tries, to sleep but tie such comfort
coulee to her. Sleep --ever .sity when
most besought —tiles fere her now,
leaving her with wide 'mid eadeleued.
eyes.
One station is reached and peened sel
last, and now another. There is no out
to share with her the monotony of bbe
first.eless earriiap• -which libel hitt
seated hereelf. in spite of the slender
nese of her teseurees, rat of which lie to
day,in her pretty laathet, 10 11518 not ors
eurred to her to travel by any kneel
Massa Onstore has cheated her. To
want money—that is lesson as yet to
be learned by Dolores.
Item, fast the train semis to go—atel
yet svhatlittle:ground it covets l 111 16
now half -past 8-014111, 41111 fri41A 37111311
honrs and hours mast °leper before
• I,endon is rearibed A sun that is :the
111000 tropical is pouring 1101 beeens
through the -whitlow.,
When the fourth statical is pegged,
she errows reetlees, 'Ibis. laudation is
entolerable; it clew too 19 15011 ,roone•for
thought 1 She paces impatiently up
mid flown the empty carriage.. So tot .
So auk 1 Why, it . 00;0 -(10(41 ill emu- um ee tiro 1"
parieen with this rtf,— But 110, 00, e why, „,03.s., 7,0, mies le amm0000
ithe to,iist not think of Greylaide 1 There the werehe, 20090ieg her with iet,.:,en
than. be 13055180 for here—only a fetere 1
Ala% how steeet herfuturo Vag 00 think 181101;i:4.r ja0,,a0naorinieglin:11, dtiewialr!,::. 1 v Igt,i,i...11((1.;
on only two days ago 1 with 8 brong cirri nel by, oddly mingled Si'ltil
She dove her hands tightly together,
1 admillation, tab the dainty little etranget
Yes, tide 1110006004 is klotemble—Rac' with the pale sail face. " Sit you down.'
will put an end to it 1 And then all at
once she tells herself she can boar the yet:Lott; rssualyism lNivehairleti.1J, "and flual refit fel
train no longer. 'What does ib matter 11 7ind rest ?" repeats- Dolores (1100'
49.1, elle has taketea ticket to London? „lily, $110 leek, et the women 41,beeetty,
901
1.0491
THE geflicS BEST FRIEND
THE BEST
WIISfD Will -AEA
. !MC
ExenLioroilnon - Birronno., 0110.
Manufacturer of three illtorent kinds et
Tbeitinneopt,streneestaneinest
satisfactory Windmill s yet made .Vor -
t r sawing woo a, chopping grain or
driving May light machinery they hate no
equal. me osultaTnn rtntirs haYese.
*tirade world-wide reputation , I oisruort ea
than As being rill+ Grim. to man nOlv the
market ,and equal tO any over mode• Thee
tv rtrow water see eet,or tore eit 810(1 en
tho level. Farmers arid 0001(8110n are re-
cmieteil to lend fornar tleularsbefore
althorn Windmili or a Pump aa elairn (bat
Them, 12, 1886 a
amr•mormr.rrarg.......4
GUELPH
BUS1N14:SS COLLEGE,
01.114,Pli ° ONT,
glum SillOOND StlIfOLASTIO Y113-431
.1- oonuneutied Sept, let. Hach dap ex tin etit,
loin charge of a sneoiallat. To 105001 p -
tioaltraining for tho °Mutant cOnduet f hod.
u...wir.108 t tie sphere and work of te in
UAW'S, Itsgraductos ere ottoitrly 0.4(1 0458 re -
11110110i bi duo sitieu . she 0 oelna mete] °entree
of tho Dominion noarsetbtroass 111011ikn,,d
woman aro thoroirgbly prepared 4401
45
as Book4eopors, Fitiort.bnd Writers, Oorre.
spontionte,or Telegraph Operators tu d° 71 51'
received t any ti rife , For circular itnd cote.
logna,givIng f ulllnformatior , address
113.01n. 311. Mao001011X0R, Trinoir
MONEY TO LEND.
Any amount, [if Honey to Loa&
Farm or Village property, at
6 & 02- PER CENT. YEABLY.
Straight Loans with privilege ,of re-
paying when required. Apply to
0(5
A. HUNTER,
ine are tho beet in the market. Addrear
W. 11( MOURIS, Paitah ell Urn;
Div. Court Clerk, Brussels.
MONEY TO LOAN,
Mtney to Oan on arm yroperti' at
LOWEST RA TEEI.
• —
PRIVATE AND COMPANY
W. B. DICKSON,
. Solicitor; '
Brussels, Ont.
laet, in her low soft voice.
'.Pilo woman term,
,Insit for little Moment," says Do-
lores herriedly, tears in her roiee—.,
FUNDS
Money . to. Loan,
PRI:TATE FUJVDS.
e20,000
of Pr .vatel'unds havetuat been placed in
ray hands fox Invettment
AT 7 PER CENT.
Borrowersoan have their loans complete
r three dale if title is eatisfactory,
•
Apply to
E. E. WADE.
VATOHAKING.
What indeed dues it inebter abiret an7. as though her thoughts had flown atvay
thing? She will get out at the mixt from her, heeehip only her Way beheld,
station. To walk., to move, no matter Slte eight 'meet Y.
weer°, will be betber thee this ; tend "Ay, dear, rest 1" says the worime
gently., " I thifik yeti had better come
into the parlour ; 10 18 cooler there."
tihe takes the girl's languid hand
within. her own anal leads her hitt)
earpeted apartment made gay \vitt,
moroon nurtaini; fold decorated
Ppare8:Tekleateherl°11315's and, 8110"150°°2rh°r'tta33whertL
°,,r',,ee"77h7e"ee:740,
540)41(517 to one of the oaken puk). It ree0810iterese0011414wilyr
11 a 151440,0 final adieu! 'Yet no, tears af
stand within her miserable eyes 130 31110 • ii4L9,,,.,".1,2Lig, L'ereerithe,.2",,',0„beb., ewe"..ete _'LeeePte'
'prams herself and giros Fapid glanee '0;774a";18-6,t1.11'":".t,,,i,;6"170001410(44 0213,,"")::
AVI4Vot‘r1 )401if t.)144844 5104148 3051189138 for the
Tho undersigned takes pleasure ill i11.
forrping the.people of litixel
ing country that he has opened a shop
where he is propered to attend to the re-
pairing of
• Watches, Clocks, J-ewelry, Etc:,
In a heinner that will give therbest of satis-
faction.
All work guaranteed to be- done, in a
satisfactory matelot or no charge
made., call solicited. •
—Shop opposite liebertsons Hotel,
DOT.
RIEADY FOR WEIL
NOTICE.
The undersigned still keops on
hand the
Genuine Bell Organ
Of Guelph ;
New Raymond,
Sewing Ifachine.
The undersigned scOtIld 1111i1315040 to the
people of Brussele and surrounding comitry
.that he has moveable large Mock of Har-
ness from Manchester into the shop lately
vacated by Hobert Stevenson, Graham's
bleak, 101)010 110 is ptepared le attend to
the wants 044 01(44 publio. 10110,44 comptete
stook of
Light and Heavy 'laxness,
Collars, Whips, Blankets,
Brushes, Combos, Trunks,
—Bella, Valises,—
And Bveryttiling in the Hareem) Line.
Hermes made to order from best mater
ial, on short netice. •
liepairieg promptly attendee to. Wis.
faction guiteantoorl 111 corary inotance.
Give me a cell hotOre yea purchase else.
here. Don't forget the stand—Dr. Gra-
ham's block, Mein etreet,Breneele.
C. Richards.
He also keeps the
Brest GRAIN OrRINDER
. In the World,
STRAW CUTTERS,
tau and Small,
1RJOOT CUTTERS,
At prices to suit Purchaser.
BARN TRUCKS, CLOTHES
WRIN,GERS, or Anything
you -want, except money.
a-. 1-kaNT3E,
OPPOSITE TOWN HALL
l3russels, Dec. 10.
BRUSSELS WOOLEN lirliLLt,.
beg to inform the farming cow-
inunity that 11111 1301V prepared to
take ip ,
Carding., Spinnin,'
A"nd Weaving,
at my New Brick 'Woolen Mill,
and promise to give Satisfaction
to- those favoring us with their
,trade. 1 have on hand and ivill
keep 'constantly in stock ft full as-
. sortment of
01o9b5. Twoolor
'mamas, Dream
.fitenkets, . warns.
4015.505104) 441001418', torus lar)dx.
Cotton Skirtings, (31rey Cottons, - &v.
leo Fine Canadian Tweeds,
PANTINGS & SERGES •
for Suits which we will got made
up on short notice and a good fit
warranted every time.
Highest Market Price
14.0]) von
BUTTER EGGS, cc11(1,
GIVE NIE A CALL
at my New lotilis before going
elsewhere.
Geo. Hove,
