The Sentinel, 1877-05-11, Page 2SENT'
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As it in-the,'dayrof " the . wisest Min-
,
the world e'er saw," to itiS-iiii-W. - Wisdom
cries-al:0nd to the foolish, and entreats them
to be" of an 'understandingleart,PAAathey '
pass by and give no ?heed to :her l' -Words.• .. -
Again and. -again those - whose special -_know- .
. ledge qualifies --their:, for - instructors -make •
.- --, pretests against: fashions Of: clothing which:
opiedUce -"_.-deforinities of the human - .body..
hut. we . fear :that again and J- -.again such
--, ...protests: -hatre. little "effect when .- weighed .
lagainst ;the --throe of . preVailing. fashions.. -
• . HoW Many , times have mediosi Men denoun-
ced thefashion Of tight -lacing! ' Ilow often :
. have they 'stated the evil-, results - proceeding
frein.;_ the Unnatural- compression. - Of, vital.
organs -Which follows this absurd practice! :-
: IstevertheleSe,_ who amen Us.. caii..: say ..that r.
ti hL
t-loeing .- is --.. an unknown Or." .even :an .
oIwide, fashion? There - is, however, One
.-•,-si Of graCe; to he observed.; and that , is,1
that .Young *Omen are:.'beginning=: to be,
,. _ashamed Of the practice, and, . when accused.
-- • -of it, are Stout in denying that they are guilty ,
.
of:...:' • -: : - :
- -- :. Another absurdity l of .fashion about ;Which -.
• not quite;-•-sOnniclihis been said, ;but i about -
2 which the Lancet has recently -uttered a very'
• - j
"faithful.: warning," is that of high and:
: -114irewheeleth boots and ShoeS4those.high;
--heels. without whichwomenwill declare thot,
:they canna walk, and; witli„whiCh. they,. are .
' obliged:to aisumea gait-f&r.mor6.resembIing
that Of. a -,Chinese woman ;of high- degree:
. -. thair-tbAt. of -a weli.forM,ed, tately Greek—
the. ideal ef beality.and•groce Of all Western
-' .riatienc•..,', „. _ . : -. -.i . -• .,,. , '
." -•.•
Let is see for a nionientw. :at inkories" are .
- inflicted i•
by the wearing efi.h11 heels. • The .
- - • - . . -,- .
-- heel is raised, and thewhole weight Of the.
_body,. instead of 'Coming .where _nature ,in- ,
:tended it to be,. is :threw* forward; on the •
.-'-tOes andtheOf ,the: arch of the --.foot.
• Tenderness and the, sole of the., feet.
. Often folio*; and not. unfrequentlYdisplace-
- ,...nient: of the smaller -1)0110S.- . The 'walk of the
• :. person is also eliimsy. and . heavy,. ":instead of.
being light and. undulating;. ; The inusclee', Of .
' - - the Calf. of the "Ieg-. are Often in - a - -ktate- :of
' pairant:-- contraction. " , The ..body .. -in- • conse-
quence of the height of the boot -heels is
- thrOmrsiorwards,..;-and the Masa* at. the
• :•back of the leg are - strained ;to resist' .the.
• tendency. - 'Even the:lunacies ' of the thigh..
may becoMe affected; and it Was pain in the '
'.,:muscles ofthe legs Which first drew4u0dieal :
'attention to the mischief being done by high•'
... heels.; , The wholeOarriage:of the body is in-
. ' , throated by. the position Of the; - feet, and as •
•- the lower-p6rtion oftlie trunk .,is tilted:for;
wards.. in an nnuatirai position, ierioiii dis-
• - .piacenients of internal organs arena:- uncom-
mon In the wearers of "i.bettinos Louis- •
.' giiiiiie." ' -When such Shoes' asthoSe .at pre—..
.- -sent in fashion were adopted. - in. -the • end of -
.last century the then- Professor of Medicine:
. 7 at 'the'. -4Ague,i protested against them, and -
-, showed:whit-the consequences of their .use
-would be.:-:_- No doubta good;-;Many".:of the
•:irritable spineswhichareatttibuted at, the
-_preeelit moment to "fills-on'the rink,' lie.-' '
li„-, are, t?. in -reality, . :the results �f improper .
lbalancin,„0-- ,' of the ' _body. produced. ',byl, the
.Wearing. of 'higliiheek - 'We would Merely
. -glance in passing, at the increased. liability ,-
to Sprains- . of .the ankle,;.--*Iiieh Must-- be
• ;the .result bif the wearing of high heels.
These are heavy risks to run for the sake'
• of:Making the' foot appear - sMellerthan it
.• _ -. really is, that is,: when it is seen- from the
- - front_ . ,iSeen trointhe side,. A is iearit". to..-;
-netioe- thattlwfoOt,, actually long; is 'only -L--..
•,.:if We may use the terin:—.diStrilinted. differ .,-:.
•.."ently.-;7 tliat.: :-..i6.' - that; .:.instead :-..Of - ?being::
; .horizontally- arranged, it , obliquely.
Seen:from behind.; the effect:is Ugly,. decided,:
_Ik.ligiy.-C-.Thegreceful-7SIopea -Which \-_clefine .
•• A well -formed . ankle disappear; the heel is
-.- pushed' - liii-, and : the'-ankle'beComell:thick -.-.
, .,::-..-and..ciunisy: - From a -.Merely iesthetic -point;;-.
- •_ ;of view,high heels are an . unmitigated. niii.-'•-.
•'--take.. '-;-:- :.: .- :-... - •.. '. ''- • i ;* •
-- ' -,_We. wish We could think that ‘Dur. •-;- pretest '
. . _. , . . .
woa(l' Certainly -produce -- some gap& -Offeeti.:.
, Knoiking Whet we do asto -the slawriesa with
•, .Whielflealthideal penetrate, iVe, arerbound-
•. 7.,..tO,, say. that Weinduigtt in hope rather than in
. expectation that it may helistened to . and
•„--aetea.uppit. . -14 these: .days ofi-gUildS and• : '
soCities;l whydoresnot some Sensible woman ,.
•- institute' a- - 'gum - the -theinberit of which -
A-:. shag bind themselves to -dress in' a blamer :
• . 4, • - • - - . - • • y '
•
, - • .. - ' '
_. 40.t contrary .t4_ the . dictates -: of. nature and
•,:reason? _-'.- ' .• -- • i•-• • I,
•
Barbaric Display'.
traveler in -Persio, who Visited the tre.a.
sure.reoiniuthe:•Seraglie- of =' the Shah,' Was .
linpreesed, withthe barbarous, ostentatious •
use of ornament. . The room is said to he the
Arichest ingemsof Any rooin:in-the..*Arld„ -
but it was. to hini a wearisome place, where
one imbibed. a contempt for earthly riches.says:'The:traveler s-_-; • -• . : •
In the Centre stands thePersian throne—a
.'chair upon a. -broad- platforiii2;-,And both in-
ornited with rubies, pearls; -emeralds; , and-
. diamonds; th0teare toilet4ables.0oiered- to
the .feetwith diamonds, pipe -stems glisten-
ing with huge diamonds old armor thickly
Set with preoious stones, saddle -0141S and
stirrups stiff' with diamonds and , emeralds,
, and robes embroidered with Pear* • • l• -
•. Nothing is so cheap is wealth lavishect. in
this manner.' At first we were dazzled. by-
' the flashing display but after a time these
heaps of gins -seemed as common in our eyes,
as pebbles in the street, -.1.did not even: :cd•
•'ivet in emerald as large as my fist, .1 nor .a
sword. -hilt in Which were fifteen diaMonds
.1 reach: as large as the end of my thumb; nor a-
jearpet sewn With pearls, some of Which Were
of the size of .pigeons' eggs;. nor aigrettes;
;Which were blazingwithinternal. fires; ner
ohairs of state,. 'docks and ..vases, the iwhole
surfaces Of.Which.wererliterally on; -fli4 iv.4h
- jewels.
A CARCANET.
• Not what the Chemists say they .
- Are nearls7-.they neyerigrew ;
They come not from', the flogow Sea,
They come from heaven in dew I
Down in the Indian milt slip!,
Thiough green and briny whirls.
Where -great shells catch it in their lips,_ -
And kiss it into pearls! * -
; If dew can be so beauteous Made.
Oh; why not tears,,MY_Eir)
. Why. not yoruz tears I i -Be riot -afraid—
I de but kiss a peal! I.
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RTHPART 111
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Shall:we go to Niagara for our wedding
, doctor
• r' Mr.. NOival,„-asked when. the doctor --
'had -taken -his Iasi .fee, pronouncing his pa-
tient- cured: .. . ;. -,;: • - ; ;-.
: .” Unless: you care,partiOnlatly'abotit. it; -
would -rather -go straight - to NewYork. I
have canceled au MY sohOOlf, engagements by
letter, - having. taken' 'ai new Service "—Mid
She _bowed to ,liiin.".and Mr. Keller' pre -
Mind. to see to my little iroonisi-.ond- their_ -be-
longing; _ but .I, should: like Sec Harry, be;
. fore he sails."
. "Want to:mike:him promise to be -it good
boy while he's iiiVayt -;" said he with -acsmile.-
" Soinething like it,P. she answered, lingh-
ingly., -.. " But -Harry's not. a bad fellow, at
, all.,"- - -- -. ..' ' • .:1 - 1.' •• '••
- - - - ' -. , -.•. -- •
•-• "Tell • then let's start for hometo,raor-
row; ;" and they mode theirarrangements-. to -
that -afoot, _though he •WaS disappointed; . for
-‘iii: an unwonted Moment:, of i confidence:- she
had told him of the pi -au -rola; travel to be
taken, t.he•gleries to he: :first ?men _together;
never apart, both in Europe - and '..'Ainerica4,,
'zthat had been ,among the happieit -dreania •
and made up alai& part Of the talks between
. herself, and her lost friend, sttier IloOper.. t-
. He felt that. her _indifference 0, Seeing the
glories of Niagara -and the-anblitaities Of the
• White:Moan:tains- VAS: CAUS§.d• by. •his ; com-
panionship .not --being , her;T. :heart's cheide.
(Whiell..wah, all he knew about it); And the
'. idea 'gave him._ angry, pain and . .. passionate
. As they. Stood the next in° -Jig _ ready ;
L.
'desire to win her in spite of all. -
equipped for • their -lourney,::4he'put.this arm .
1 around her, .saying, ." I've'. been very happy,
little wife, 'here. with 'yoti..-.'1 Are. you -glad
. yea.happened.te he here•tthot Arguet day,
And that I saw - you 0 - - '. . W .-. ,
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,
" " T;haVe had. no . cause to regret it,"' she
said quietly. •: . • ,.•
• "But you are not glad; , taking
his saw4.- •;
• "As glad, -Ross,. al -I can be for -anything
....L,-inore glad than -I aM for Most things."... •
Helookedat her With a-,isigh. _ bly
therand Lain him—loved lonce. •
•Her words caMe. constantly,. into his mind,
"1: Came too late;" hethought ; :and seein.!,.
ed hini this little, plain ,woinan, looking
'Wan and' pale the -early Morning light, was
. better- Worth.). Winning than any, other earthly
thing he 'had ever known. • He had left her
side, and, was _standing looking with: a:. frOwn
Out oil the Window as they awaited, the - sum-
ineonstto breakfast. r After while she -6163:
. and ..stood beside -. leaning ,her . head :
againit. his .arm. He turned slightly toward,
her; but took110further notice of the Action:
• She stayed so for a while; t then said; 'softly
Stealing her hand in :his. as it -lay Up.* the
.
window -ledge,•-• Dear_ Ross, ''-arit
Ani happier than I ever dreamed : possible
for Me to be. I *mild not undo thedeedwe
have done .SG long as you are content.. .I
like, _being with Won . dearly, :and I like to
think.that'se:long live i 11 Shall. be year;
wife, -.-your. little girl, to whom :yea. are so -
very,,,tender And:good:1.j •' 11. •;1 ' ; •
. -"My Preciosit "7.7anq he ,dreW her int -obis.
1 ISMOtly I _ liey • had engaged. -.PercY's cousin, Hatry
Barton. as.there to Welcome them --having ral of -them.
out of school -hours my time
spent with one or tie ether; or
Sheldon. Wilber- an tare of ti
and having been m father's (3
e same age,
boine-ro his ha -el to -Welcome then'.
1 •• 41 NOr,VAI," siidlie—f' they were old . natant: om--
Acqu
conteutio
o, now
reach? :
tIt
age..
"Dos
• hat -Percy'S Safely landed Out of:.. ,-..eopege lessons ::witah;lii:ams7 11' na 1.1":1i-.hille-li•tedt. i:
-Ces---," $ you've won our 13csne of panion, _ ,I'weah;...et ,lir-,.1.161'.6.1,.,uel,-La -16
.'afte41s.11' .- I wonderwhatvie- aJi than he Was untie $ - ; .
infre-n braVe-, man to brave Our . -• thanking, -as he use o y,.. ga 13:the 9ther
• • two the benefit Of what he had still:0, ket
1, - - ,..:
•
°Sredb t hect with his own. "I`always -'d'iessee all no*." ... ':- . • - i ' 1:::#1:g-!:- i-th'
I. -Harry l',' saia_Pereyi-pAtting.her themi tint ; Of scrapes, AAsi iiid:ce r-.
and On hi'a'ar-rmi;. - ' -: - :'' .- 1- -. -thlem Ise -much, kept them out. ' - Don't -let's .
'.1‘ Liven 't dear, if you say not •e3.- and • he talk about - thin any :More', oss .i- I 'ThaltiO '
.t1- year lighteSS bidding, --little ..gii.' I, ' didn't. l'` Not _-. all,'inry sweet you : h ve. not tOlti-
--f"'tY:e , on)rea dear old (:.,usin-.- . Itivil - milSailh.°°,rit-1.4.-lhal:,*j149 shut you
' heart. f-l•r°71:
kiiaiVii o .inuctri -appr elate barkindn-ss - 'Don't Ross 1" and shesliii k-aWayfrOM
to
ca:0,..nal i. ays.liyr.::.gaytup what he him ati if he had struck'her,a bl W.
I At - . 'bridal I- - -, tour'.- ..- partly- -• - - - --. ir .• -- Ali, :well, 'tiny. wife, -keei),- ' our secret;
Ivpajittli.led,.:,.f.atoo come .i:llackte ..p.. Y_ ;:igood. -..bye-'.'• io ,. I'll: not touch yeiir. sacred pastv , -ttlii191-6.4t_iir,i_Ytatiaotrao,
and, all --
gone, he ES eel( in pas'
• .learn to be -content with AV.
- rfliiSh d criinson--- at her words, -• _th6kkul IhaVe So much;"
iii. Oa' eless; ' faiRionabie man• fier.1' .1-0h, Bess' ,•iny good'• kina-
•
. ,
re good." , ' ' • - .. - I -sionate longing 1Legret " it I mi
wa,ys. w,e ,,, . •
.,. •. .• i. _ ,.. r. , .., ,.., .
•
i
,i . ! That, and because—because I -shall be ' . all ---1 might I'' , .,
.6`1.9 oriir •--1 • yoniljein : thii.Mriein .-eicpecti-, l -1` Tell -• the -.nothing; dear f you, ,
--tioti ?:' .: ..._. - . ,:-.I . ---:. :.: -., - .., ... . :1 : keep.. -fain infinitely Content f
'Don't Sk- niol. not "th,4, Percy-Lden't _ask . '..yeit. thus, and. know -yen love;Me
riii Stay .nOw,... you have broken-- in -Y. -hope. : .3,Y.4, -I i'Lii0iir, sweet," -,11.4 i_4ia- -
-shill 'go" tO the ilocri--- dear if _ I Aituilelle kissed his hind id. p
- Want. On to, Harry: -.Only YoUr - 1-1a.l. YoilIaTegr.j.II kw**. -11".
.on'' beyond .. all the rest . of the --1140.ii'le- -After siti.., Intah'lldur -or
..ahe is.as. De ' a erne). to. Me.- It will-break-lim; • lag he • said:: "Percy, I -.114a .-
4 - -- • - - -
i‘d.;:4.'fli)ic14011.,V0rey ? YOU. AV. she clasped his arins around his
forever •
•_ .41. ' --•:
..stayi her
1 I thin'
ma `, et is
11.670s -
-.World thoi
072- - greit--` the Very'l best you Can "
O.-deliate. and, -getting old, and Quitelate Ili the evening, ;•She
. , you think' ghe don't ..becantie gaily, he rose tngo. :when
they
ht tell you
_
ould rather
- even have
somewhat.
ith -a sad'
&nate re -
'tie all the
011
fori
01'
•an
in
-901
. •
riLlk i.ie tinhaekr:011eluYiiaefir'th4jae lta-sliet. hi- Zi.litl'ill ..
'ears all gone,. Ross, tragedy played
:dIiieiiit1vrlwho t:ee:-1house
•afklaereif;gl%AndalbenusY
iiier%lre) nalers,usertau other
vinaerliuy0ur.bole.acate. .
bliss �.S it was to -us poor WOMOn to -
-nreyes upon -ai
1 that heritage of linen ,.
veraud china-andglassl Your mother .
-litialkwesbeugehnaalloaririu.simivanjujagliaResd .,.00,e, 'ire
t-at:Qil place -On •tie Harkin stored. with
1 3 -- 1 ).T:- 1, , '1:2 :ai _ficoci ivr reeree. 1 -4. 21 34° , Y'e_iaelc-Ig 11We co' atli"r, i iysi
oiome time tot at lovely Old mansion -- -
x end myself in-
°1111auth
n4?rit
inga1L-too . then making liur
-inielf in the c zy chair which was
eihini at thetable—" theeide that's. -
e-tfire " she saii--rattling gaily on .-
r (1ay's employment, she caught
)c. Irern his face and oara46—his side. _
fat Were you thinking of, i" she
tv., anxious y. .
'
sea
-...plath
a
osPitalitYI'Ii invite
-
f$
lieopi if yo. join this enterprise.. 1St - -I i Fleminings before I came in here." '
IT 0, , __ 1 ay m , , _.
1,u.e.pe,-- g to i 011) rg -nd,.finish 4 ' -"Had you? ' r hope they are 'd 1 wen, es'
course : yo so foellahly. broke up. _ _Theo! pecially Miss Lizzie, who is so pr
"They're all well enough. -
blame Me,. arry; fO. roll the evil that -comb's
1.1
; - . . -
t y t i`f •-
• ." Wel '11 think about it, dear." - 'Me
1 I
Lizzie the pretty—is going to be
"5 -To.. be married' !..L. -to :wheat'. ?"
iTo my honorable- self;_ -don!
gra nlate her ?"- with A- bitter...11
asked her to -nigh, -,if she'd have
yea,' 11.'," • -
• oIani.se glad,..Sheldon-7So
and she held out her hand.'.
oss ; "Does she kiss you Norval ?" "
, 011, I ban' I say. sho'-i,dpefh.7 saia.tha
.
glitillni&n; who_h 'd. been. a: surpriited-liste
n
er th their alk, and- if oneyed.him to 1146v
.
tet:confeSs- s e, did. : ot.-, _-_ ,,,f -
"Nor lerYen kiss lier; either?"
; - ...., -.. ..
:" Well y s " with a laurrli. ' "She- can't
viry-well h lp that You:know:" . :: - '• I
, " lion*,• ou believe it • if she didn't want, • the Fleramings are, to get . anothe
11 , $, v . ,1.... ,
yott---i); Ifo dne7di kiss her, floowo - Why • off their hands, and she tohave a
we three co Sheldon, 'Mac and I, have payher bilis. And of course _a,
"1 ' 1 sins,' '' ' h' — ll -
;tried' ever Way "-- to -gel her to kiss • us' tor ; and sisters willbetglad to have ano
"years* ever naceede i` You're a lucky-, :.to Aimee tifie C4er an in,•s _ .A.,,
_
dog t. _
• 4' • . -
tty." .
She--Lk-i88 14, li
uhaygrehro a.e.'sd-k..c.:on-ai_.
s;ndslie_
:hat a little tornado you were, t for the
hingr and how I liked _seeing you busy
001' jiousehoidgods f; also and more, .
that:you had not given me a chance
.47ford 4 and worst of all, that you had
•
eii-ine a kiss of welconie rightful
Instaptly a.1120 held np her face,
- glad
"Are you ?" It's more than anyone else
is litit my mother. .suppose
daughter
kman to
ur cousins -
her house.-
' jubilee
•• occasion, taking- it all in au.
He's ra , Oh Sheldon how hard. ip,a
I hulk nd, _Harry ; . as she laid
head cle,Wiron'hoss's atm.!. • - are' She loves you, I know, an
• 1 /PIOn' .leroY I ' sPgid illEF con- sin with .a% ' think You will be haPPier;with--i.
quick 1 Ill ti il ' of - is; hand.; "I'll be gone t� care for" . - . . -4 • ;- . ,
t
so -On 1,;'1' then; harrie y- and "gaily : ' "Let me I I " Yes, the Wife II cared for .w
do the henors of y ur, new domain's. And ; made- me supremely •• happy, , b
NorvIal, h4ve a g eatfavoi'lo ask of - yes b(igafelle I I -want to know- wheri-
ii
#te
My Ilittle ou'sin's .argoaru ropre_ Vien't be this knot ?"
•
you
rest
wife
have
vive. ie
tie
touched., -.Icor herself involved' -'now she's "Whenever she wishes of CO
married an. ST' takini an honest gift, 1 .answered..
lii
t -
rs
from I irigil d all: ibrides, take --'bridal gifti•r; I . " j3Y the Lord, no l If She gets e„ she's
.; • _
Yo know. -, I.Wani YOu to;:let"ine give 1101'1_1 -got-to take me when I choosel,
i
all the traps I've. leftin the room. .• I. • isn't Percy - -Went up- to him and put he . ;ban& in
much, gr.' a' e ' 0,,,ask. 40.1dielloy,--seeing.yOu'rei• 4
1Ways ;and.' net At all.", • - '
-rtabilyi .Barton, :I have. no_ nb.=
6 has none." . T• 7 .... :
•oa'venever let me give yell any-
: - - ' -
e year's, you: proud little solir; i
0 rest brii0; yon' -_,_+0 come sea --
Ont. endeavors td snare, you
year hard-working:- life. -,1'. •Yon
pty-handed to your husband's
'atuip itist to .-lagottelnie, will you ??$ ..
' " N ' *nd ed, ! I'm,- delighted to have all
- I . °LI . - -
your rettyl. Iii,igs,-t.- I saw them Once, Yen
its . . .. . ,
know,1 when you gave ., your. mother. her ,
•,':..birfh,night.::_••artk-q..-404--,thiw: b!gAn.. their
. .. -
-rennd cif MS etien4.-- "rBut,'!-1,13.arry,.; you've
evihdle suite nt
7t.thitik Ir. was going tO' make.
'at (I can't Call you:Con-sin Kass.
. yet, Old: fe °W-4 ihate you too bad; you-.
know) cast . y, ur lines .ameng My sMoke. and-
WinVid0iitect!trarie - Aid. You ?P-
.
his : ; " She'll -be a good wife,' a4a,,., _oar: Shel-
don,IyOu'll be a good husb-aiia to r.7. •
' He looked at her curiously; then Wered.
"I'll try; -begin_by.letting he Set the
hangingLinir .mean the, Wedd ng—day
Norval, you'll be good : to e,ur little
girl4better;.likely than t rest of
ns Would have been had we 'got sesSion
1 8
of her. , Only rera,eraber, Old fe GOT, th0
'shadows •Must -never- come to he • through
you, or some_ 0 us will _make a. 0, adovi of
-
you; Would you -Mind my leothin around
sometinies to see the little woman?. ` If you'll
me come and spend an :evening now and.
me from.
Maybe
e future
e WAi tuhd-
to 'hayeh r,
"-
leption4 ifti 4
• 'r.
1 TiP royr,
thing all-th
i - 1
noit osity of t
'free from 'a
--thriatigli,. 417
..woreti go, 6
• A how hadcho-
-
arms—" So long as we iboth shalt live, you .--sen g, hoili_delicately he had re
mean. I -want no lifelt without -yen new." gardedi ev6,ry one of her tastes in his selec-
- Then turning her face tip he scanned it has: • tion?, and th ght how little reason had to
"You are 80 white, my pet, so. deathly be .gootlitolh r; she turned quickly, and put
, pale ! Are you ill, my _Percy her arini a t hini.t With a shuddering sob
"No; n�,"she said quickly.' I think I • he held! 17.1S WI1 011t as if to Clasp -her,- say -
need .my breakfast':- I have been up a couple` ing, Rosi" The answering -nod
of hours, and I did not sleep .very ranch all was scarcely ven-ere he had. gathered her
_night." -•• •' •-1 • to his breast, murmuring "Percy! Percy
my.-voor- *hen I get youliaie. 'thy lost, , g 1. •
ly home*m thogefathauS-rooms -Of outs, per, •• hell 1:- her hue, s13.-4 softly,
hal* - You'll: get • some rest: But you-'-talli • POirliae rn:, Harry ---dear Hal—promise
this strange way of dyingi: novvi you • methisI --
LJJ JLL 12 441, itikd Ouoe Woke' your letter; _ 'What. -a .".vetyPliiw Percy," he
makes . you do it?- IS there 'anything the • 4 114t Y,1)4 Africa
arand go to
matter which :Yon- have not.teld -itrie•-r7-, • ; , ' • 4eide1hergi ;••
"Nothing—only- ntY. life seemed ended, •• "-I will, II; yen Wish it." •
was no 'there needed, 80 that had got in the-. • his ..140-pfth; "t; o sweet kisses, Ross, --or.if.; places were -filled, and I. She el h. a _face .1,40Wu and kissed Mtn. °Ur -
way' �f hoping--.-fbr death. . asa-.4Doon Which • Goodthye, d_grodl•blesS yerWcousin
• God wouldsendrile; then.-" ' • " ' • - IstOOdtli e -than as She- gently ,
"But; you de not now : *A drow -herself f oni ink embrace, -then wring--.
toldie and leave Me desolate ?" •mg-Roses:ha d in a 1. grasp that made him
"NO, dear!-• indeed, ;1291 though I des ,Mit -
think you'd"cori.really, - He 'clasped i her
Closer embraceand. kissed her -reproach;
Well,. yes, just ;- at first,: .perhaps. . •
Yet -.00long as-you'want me,:l want. to stay
and I your :Willing, . -working 'Wfte. • Pie •
got si new reason- and aini:nOW1:. have you, -
dear old Ross." , *,
: .
-Percy, care :God knows even
_ . ,
the thought of it gives Me a. bitter agony. I
know_ you -Cannot trust ' Me. Yet-,:-.becanse; I
Married yen So carelessly, and because; you
think I can't be true to one woman .With my
battered old heart But that's beeautie.y -
. . ,
liidge.Ine by. what thy long, ahleved life -lbs.>:
- I have seen an old- Oaktable; carvedtin the
lifteenth.oenturY, which- gave me more plea,
sure than lapis lazuli, which is exhi-
bited.. as the Most costly article in the ea.
lection,-. though it" is - inlaid With.:preciona
:StoneEVancl the pillars that support the mir-
rors are -diamonds, rabies, carbun-
cles; emeralds,.: topazes, . and.. other stones
and_ huge diamond :pendants ornament it,
and the deep.'fringe7 itt front•iS altogether dia-
monds. - -
,
01$A.tzto.i. are beComing sesow,s-- n the Cal-
• tembia river -' and proprietors of salmort
canning factories there are. looking; out for.
freshfields and: pastures new. -Twefactories
are to ise- .--established near Sitka, 'Alaska, this
wherethesupply of the. delicacy is
• inexhaustible.
Lt
wince, he atm
word. 1 1 f.
- 1 Percy, goin
sad'humblA
-,
4 A
eould ni3t her
mach ?I.
• " Hairy
I
marry Toil'
"Yea, Itos . I've been very unhappy
about it for y „ars; lie's wasted his life .. so,
and Angered li's family. Indeed; it was not
my fault, . - I ever gave him reason." ;
' 'Yet yoti Married hie without a pretence
of love, and h Fti richer and handsomer and
• A better mast an 1, every way? I"' don't "
made me. No good woman ever made me understand itilehild.'T.
love her before. I never knew how beauti-
ful a pure life was, my darling, until I knew
it through watching yours. When I think
of all that you have saved mei. from which
f the house Without- a
- • •
to where her husband. sat,
• I was so Barry for him, I
it. 4- • You did not care so very
... •
n'IbVed you and :Wanted
_ : ; ft •
would have caused my Undying gratitude
had I learned to hate you—as if I ever
could !" and he paused to kiss' her:—" when
I thinkof all the new and better hopes' you •
have awakened in my heart!1 I feel --God
knows do—asifHe had sent, my angel, and
let her 'drag 'Ine out of a hell into which'I
was plunged, and. year after t-lyear slaking
• d3eper. IStay with me, dear: I will be true.'
I never cared for any women in the way—in
the deep, absorbing way—I dofor you. I
wish you would. believe me
"1 do; Ross—you are so good to me, so
good ! Oh; Ross, Ross!" and she held up
her facet° "you are Se good to nie!"
She clung to him one moment; ithen sudden-
ly, as soon as she could trust her Voice; said
gayly, "But its breakfast time, and your
wife is so unromantically hungry ;" and
-with a sigh that nothing more ; ever . came of
their tants he took her down. It ,
't When they reached New York the next
afternoon, they at once drove to therrooms
"Yes, I:m.
not loire
at that truth.
:no _better, . I t
between her h
that he • is-
handsoni
rried. YoU.,..11119whig You !Ad'
.
His a ,.. s almost crashed her
"He,:may be richer;- he is
'ilk, and--li-elding .1-s face
quiz— zical• survey of •
, .
'ibarefaced scandal to Assert .
handsome, as
e Roe to th that all Poor
your bylihalt
mani-
fold eh -arms -1'4i uld-hoyep roliosed you: only.
ugly 1itle iie "--..andlishe- laughed, anierry,
sieckiniblanglq., at his prote ting- hag.
true,. thi- ugh the; very -climax of oppo-
sites, a perfection.of cantrasts:',..• Then,- her
.light. Manner. • one,. She added : "You are:
'Very, very; Igo, d , to *e, Ross.- He would
never have ,§6 patient of my Old griefs
and lotit', loves; -• y - tola, you My -Masculine
cousins were ;51Woys- .crying for the grapes
that 'hung -.mit, -Of _their reach, you know."
Then Suddenly growing -- grave Oh, Ross,
it was not 'in fault ;I I, -eouldnot help • it:
.-Lthink the boys get to pitying' Me- because
they tho4ht- life as hard; and -because
r their sister- trei ted - .very cruelly some-
times.
n y-gifeles very foolishly pr-
• dained.that Ionlcl-leach their Email their
Latin 'a d. help With their- studies. SO
- ,
11
then with you both; it will keep -
getting utterly - fclownrlieirted, a
will make me a better husband to t
never
out sending word to know if I ma
.the p4or fellow took himself away:,
"How they love you dear!
you look at me, and.I.thonglit w
ring a favor on yoti,'-dear 1 I'M as
remember it now, but it was 90."
"Yes, I know "—and she "long
it's not strange Ross Any Wom
- have chosen you; I have. alwaya
your Isucoesses with women. I
knowlit was take or lose whenyou chance: - I had but one ohoiee
likelyiyou would drop your -halide'
'lore ibm a second time; so I -tpolt. y
-smile other woman Caught you."' '.
"
13
6"
.Slielkept_a. ,gartone-thas.
ing the Other side of the grate, from,
when -he came near .as if to draw he
hira, She •said. -hurriedly, -"These b
bean to ranch for me, and tried th
- _ „ , •
.If you will not pare, • Ross, I think
l'Oood,.nightl-tholigh- it's early: _
ould liko to go.- to you
•
because .; Our: first
m going to desert you:fi
coMpaot you )know, t
.intlie way."'
he said, i'Ver
4n, if you
!anywhere;
Youipeo I
'Part of the
never to b
Pe
strange
•-confer-
• med to
ri but_
would
heard of
tad you .
gave me
was not
hid' be-,
,u before
stand-
aim,
ibntowardsud t- •
•
ys have
terribly.
-
I'll" say
on't stay
club or _
evening. ,
st. • _
t I- am
gt_eLiyahe
Ross..
-night ;
lk. Much.
I intuit
he dark.
s of my
coining
to know
alk with
Eit more
nivered.
•1 aan* dtt!"emotionhour
ry
ar
e seemed
" Ross,
ppt„--_ you are always submissiVe' but
agresive ; still, this is sweet.. 0:Af7,1-1.0
Atiip,11 silly goose, 13,9ssr e said,
ohreathl-deesasrl.Y.' you were .--very nervous -
or:00:1:v' (His fl-d...11-dgetsr_ women _sof:
- _detestable with their -whims."
ad
tieidd „t; sfia.u; ae: :a n; ; a gfind4,iin. tyy000ust es if you
abunty:70 etI r ema, tr:ipe; Imo
over it, all the 80.1110.,
tut _ not 'make you
• ea you Aid, though. - -17.4 WAS.
111401,11g;r00.4 you were so kind :Ana unlike
whip4nyOne,liad over been'ta me before, so
--IliffOntfrOm'what I had expected when we:
-
We' married "—and her , -quiver
" toli-Cheit Me to the•qn*.;" "•'
y, yea think I Weeping ,
brae to you r - -
.44thought you would be nothing to me,
or the. other—simply levet me,.
„.31.soetly indifferent so long as I kept
lothest• Made and mended, and .(aja, not
one
- and
you
bot
Opi,4
-
her
he
lmit„
trea
her
-pra
tun
we'
Peroy
brigh
But,
1
you,
dere
all
013.
my
ing
cous
boy?
IF
Cale
7ininae:h6
ggrteved One, "1 'don't want ! -to
l'!w_hereiwhere you are, not.
."You will soon get tnred of tha
But Pint g$d you don't:Went:144o.
_don* yonr being -quite able to Iv
in?the evening yet. 1Yet I feet as •
Say '. and getmyself inj
Why? l .unstrung. The neWn
life with you, the travelling, t •
honielivith you). a'plaoe ,:where a
either ijoy or *be, and all this
Harry and Sheldon, have been alip
than I could bear -;"i:and her .1413
"WO 611 I have been iable to do this
to keg? from crying, and I- do Jim
before people." Thelong-snppresse
Of all these weeks lied brekeir
sheshoW with Sobs, while every ne
!quivering, and All she said was,
Ross r please fergiVe me 1 I am;so sorry to
e so foolish'?" -- And although -he-s Dive. by
..„'every tender method to Coforflan .soothe
her, =.it Was in yasn. ; and -'at lengt , really
frightened, he carried her to the.; li le_ tooth
she had appropriated for herself, ."Ton a•s ten.:
_
derly 4,4 mqtlier, though as shyly s A girl;
pat his poor little done -out *rife _41 • or bed,
too weak to ileaist his kind services, -indeed;
.:eareel3r• g:the. t•
m what -
The next day; when he re Urile
• he and his friends, by p4,1: agrcepilal
"alled an office," where he geor4i y spent
s many honiaas served to give hi .4 flavor.
f business; and. a figurative title:as business
an---;Wherewereto,be found the b st cigars;
and choicest wines, and generally A' pleasant
circle of good-- Congregated— 0 found.
Percy -With the 11104t charfiiing littl dinner
awaiting hini 41. the table; exqpiSit 'the
_finest; whitest napery, gleaming Wi silver,
sparkling in and every dish ked -and'
Served in. quite Parisian style and he little
lady - herself in the : brightest toaette,
. • - .
• -
alvilt -my Wants or tastes or
ish came over his face At the of
Would have been just So
r what he expected :her to be...-.
&lilt think any one ..cOnjoi
:• ou like that, Iiittetletliiieirr1.4-"intioln, while they -r- 40 44
lii.Tt-day's doings, and of hiadetermina-- •
rth_eluture 7.; have a good opening
an'hetter. ;I mean to attend to my
_3ehereafter, Make a name ,and :. -4 for,
*14 .sweetheart, And in o few years
tol*Fiurope And see the sights. - Ah,-
iro-h•avista;such a new life, snch
_ 1:14gh.opbpcfinorge
me
with
°ant lady, to -morrow. I• have or- .
7434o :41°:41,11:73404V4 littleeiP1fe 14:2 46.1ruiwtillnkala:il
ity is going to tlakyal-de r:''wt4eitleen15,11_041. your
-
loss," with a little laugh, ,
aotf-1,-yrullx. bad.
bargain. Nothing
-:aisT1-7011.441_;41,.
_ .
e aliemity;"r . •
-al-Pere Ito like beauty rhave
er'fand -made A 1001 of myself- for
kerAirett)) women, but I- your
zias - is,. hotter- than any other
0.- ever knew, " If I could.
•any Way, would notdo it. Your _
eaatiful to me, though litiow it is
you are like sunlight to -
s .T01 - . he -strained h.4
tin -to with.0„40.4p that was
"1ain.isaid I would not change
t*oald if I •.mightput your 0.141.0Ve
arlitart fOrever. . Thy; in those
ars when we were -Childish friends,
:now my truest life lay in winning
is strange ! Ihave never !failed;
'cite wanted :until now, when I
„-tonly. one that volildt complete• _
car'1)6 , love me all - you can.'
-
If 'the Are 'Alive in e, -..,,and I know
there a t • you from. met:
tell themandl
cal -714 •
f;40' von -1-1;4044-t1
lam not worthy -
of tinc . ••
ill the
even
.hs4 do
o little besides." :71r l'O'V.0
more to me than *fa 1'04.4
'I° IrTstioa-a; anig144$031aire
Do ye in.kit was not Ago* for her to hear :sti; :as these and ' make no re-
sponse 1" fearing lest with assurano0
should e yettheknoWlodge
of his *ring:love was Very Sweet her,
and W -131„0-47::(,7:• 62,m,,,,..1
run:
years
face,
woma
twchaii
fade
not a
• slight
positi
YoUr.
out o
far-off
did I-
Y°i?
• gain t
want
life:
• • .
inqu
attaini4
to mani
directi
11 ietioi
the wor
thing li
grief al
direct
now- a
• The
is dis
kind,
.COntentpitnt-
- Imo-. •
- after happiness and rules for
it, are not so necessary and useful
theid as arts ofoonsolation and
for supporting one' S self -under al-
e utmost we an- hope for—in
—is contentment;
l• etri!a
"wf3tipat
shalloiejnsTp711:_eenmaking
ti. 4ig nute so,
y hereafter. - -
of jt is, if all the happiness that
ilvr 00 ri wt heer ewdhroal ewrna race of
ogemthaenr:-
and putto the possession of anyone single
man itou1dnot make _9,‘ very,balipy
1 1 li-the -contrary, if the miseries, of "
ecida were, Axed in a single per-
lifatik9es waevgerroyaninuisuedraer beemitatuav.
culit soine consolation in the •society
ow -sufferers; especially when -they
"f virtue and /merit. If our alio- •
ight, We shall be comforted by4the
ns we make between ourselves ani
ons in trouble.
.at any,
big but
n :should -
Thoug
the 'w
eiOn he
• If t
we-sha
of our f
are me
tions a
conipa
our cerh
= !I
-
Tun
editjou
strweenrpeandbirsho,e040.,olcs.mermtanOnism., •
opArile,