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IL was lovely evening In early sprior
For more than an Lcur Clara Montford
had been sitting at the open window Of her
cottsge home, apparently enjoying the
sights and scenes aroand her broad
rich tract OF meadow land spread ont Ia
front Of the pretty garden, which lay imue.
diately beteath the window, and through n
neaodsred the gentle river whose waters
spsrkied beneath the beams Of the moe.
just appearing In the eastern horizon. send.
ing thrill Of strange romantic delight 70
Ciars.s heart, ss she eszed upon their bean
~. There is q peculiar connection between
the glorious moonlight and the love of hu.
nsan heart Seldom does the lever fail to
declsre that mystic tie es ~ m psthy between
his emotions and the moonlii Loar even II
it Is only taeitiy acknowledged ty tho fire.
quent choice of such an evening for loos
walks With the loved one, or solitary ram.
bles for romantic meditation. The calm.
ness Of the evening above mentioned vas
mirrored Tor season In the soul of the fair
young girl who listepkd TO the faint music
OF 10 far AT waterfall aud heard the sieb.
ing OF the evening breeze in the branches Of
the svergreeas around. wish an uude6uable
emotion Of mingled less Of ssdne.s. Too
often are the tones If sorrow mingled with
these Of love on earth, but as Clara eazed
Upward At the gradually forthcoming stars.
ns the evening shades came on. she thougbt
OF the land whore the uotos Of love and iov
alone may harmonic, aud there was sweet
peace IN the reflection. Thus eyermore 4.
the reme mbrsnce Of the heavenly land q so.
lace TO the weary Of life, 70 the sorrow
stricken, to the pensiye aud the hopeful soul
Gods great revelation Of IL, TO come. an
the Christians glad hone Of rest. reaches
us as the seDg OF che earliaa. Lird in so,ipg
and the fragrance of srrisK's earliest aoxsr.
welcome, most welcome forever
'Why does he not csDe p sere The nar.
INJURED words which at lass stole from the
lips OF the waiting one, upon the esr of Ne.
iufe ont the stars shoae on more sriilia=s
" "a night came nearer. The uisd frssLeasA
and sang more loadly in the forest tons. ,h. |
m o. rose higher 10 the heavens. lesylss !
ClsFs without reply. and for long ,ins
siors
Al ass there vas fsmilist step A bana
vas 90 the wicket The gate opened. clos.
ID again. few FOOTBALLS, and William Ar.
msna entered the house advancing dir,ctIy |
70 the little sitting room where Clara had |
% lsug expected bin
Il sn late, Clara, Iknov,' said hs kur.
Fiedly, bat you will forgive ns. since I 4
.souid hot cone before, u yoa opiy knew
hoe ] loagsd 70 be ters'
What mtiden heart could hear such words
md eontinas ekdsrats 70 such pleadisg -
w sonrse fsrgiseHsss fsr The delay sass.
Earded, ssd ths isvess stFoIiea forth tsesth.
q 70 renew beneath the moenbeasas those
,ssevsfaiiona which TO 0fteB constitute the
shois 81 the sEsstios pretended. There
sas 40 prsteusion 10 Clara. however. All
ne altered sas tTuta itsslf She nslsd a.
he fsls, cad spoks osly - sasetioa diets.
ed aoe tbus Ruilsiess hsFsef, and blindea
y the short sighted capid, she imagined
'sr lover, William Armaod. The serv aoui
4 Aoner, and bsF bsaH IDEAL of perfection
Vas be ssrthy Of sseh love. ssd suoh tiIlssg
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