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MISCELLANEOUS
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VINO CAN SHE NET
By NED .BuSrLIxE.


ball, to-night2l said to my lesser half on
bright evening, during the gayest part q
the carnival season in Cuba
mo, my armor,n answered she ~ am
~ this evening don't 60 tonight, but stay
| by my side asd let your cheering presence
save doctors fee. a
"Madaae you know that have made up
my mind to 60 out in my new cabelIerois
dress YOU are not very i'll, and shall BE-
dull company for you if disappointment
holds berth in my mind You had better
consent 70 my going viii return early.a
4 10 rs you please sir" she responded,
1 poatingly shut If YOU neglect me thus n
the first year Of our marriage. how shall +
be treated when Times shadow shall darken
my brow, and dim the light Of nv ewes
when my spirits may droop, and my beauty
fade before the wintry frosts Of aeei1
TO shorten my yarn, reader, l rugged nv.
self and went, my heart beating Conscience
tattoo" against its easing all the way, for well
marked the soft reproach which nv wife,s
full dark eye. spoke when left her side
Having arrived at the bal room. min
gled with the gay maskers, listened to the
music and in the sparkling wine glass sought
Tor excitement; yet that perpetual drum.
stick of conscience kept humping against
n 1a Pesf Eyh head ef reflection and could
possible, + sought and danced with the fair
est maidens in the throng; yet stilt, Thought,
that nettle in -Lifes garden, kept Joy in a
distant ofhug, and pleasure far In my wake.
I was about TO give up the chase for En-
ioyment, aud dutifully made up my mind to
Futurn home and moor myself alongside OF
nv little wife when fair hand was laid gent
IL upon my arm, and tremulous. musical
voice asked me, in whisper, TO retire lit
tie from the crowd The hand was delicate,
and seemed even smaller than my wife's,
and the taper fingers were encircled BY rings
Of rare value, such as could only be worn. BY
the. rich and titled. She was cioselylveiled
/ in 1laek vet caught ono glance Of eye
lsl;gbt throuah tie thick Grape In-.se bflck-
-. ~--.aht storm, have seen the ~lauds
~ momelt open and permit a star %
glance with snpernais--is brightness down
on the agitatsa uysaui and even SO feb that
lSglanee en- rae The voice was one of those
which, when it,falls upon the gar, vibrates
along every nerve until il reaches the heart
strings, where it echoes and re-echoes, I'LL
Memory scatches the tunc,n and too truly
for it ever to pass from her grasp. j
! followed. the strangers invitation, 4. As
gazed on the fairy form which fitted be.
Tore me, forgot my invalid at home. The
aMask'' was but little if any larger tbsh my
wife; vet there was 4 fullness and elegance
Of figure, grace and yoluptuousness ii mo
ton in the former which | had nevAr OBJ
. served in the latter Ny wife had beAuti
fully soft, glossy curls Of jes, but they csuld
never compare with the black, tresses o
twining SIX, which hung nearly to the fee
Of my charmer,l When we had got clear 0
the throug she again spoke; $3.50
aAre you a gentleman-one on whom .
/ lady may in all honor dependp ~
/ answered that to the best of my knowl
edge and belief was, and thoaSht nigh
! 5e depended upon ~
sWould yoa risk your own life, or destro,
that of another, for lady, if her honor p
ouired. and her love would reward the acY!
tsFor'one 50 fair, 50 angelic as yourself
would risk more than life !"
A shudder seemed 20 pass through he
form. her little feet stamped the tessclatet
floor impatiently. Der 6ugers were claspec
together until thsI were bloodiess, as sh'
continued + sg.i
Shave you ever loYedlp So.
Il may have fell . school boys passion
E replied, with marked indlAersnes
aThen you are not married &
at bave heen !, ,nas my reply Even $
- In; even So SWoman ofte
ss.s Shile he poars forth his hasteriu
: sVse. She is lost s &
!, Again she showed marks Of impatlens
I acknowledgements, as If some trouble rested 9
/ her mind This pressed her TO reveal 9