Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-30
BIHe Eyes Behind A Veil


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and dsVOuTsd bic eggs md toast without voloh
safng any reply, save unsocial mOnosylablc
TO the gentle remarks Of she fresh loOkiAl
/ Iitile lady ogp0sits--ta Wit Mrs. Edge Bl
sbs gaa ga4heSine tnEether her fogees f0t thl
frand inaf onslanaht and when af ianFia Nj
/ Edge haa got down 90 The Lest paragraph. am
laid aasds The reading sheet IL came.
"Dear, didn't Ye1 say you were going to lsaVs
ne lIunaTsa coiiaas ieg my luss % tsyl'i
What furs9n (lsatheT taytly It Was apok
/ ea1t4At sfte 4A7&a ~
'sFh8se new cables dsaE; my old s6itits ar
slsns saOciangl7 ahshby. and ! isaill
ac6. 11ii. Z p.bs4 What. he aus q bsipe "a ex
travagantf haVeat any m0usy just now {,
lay out in useless follios. Ths old fnrs are egoOt
enough Tor any sensible woman @ yyesg.
= Ms. Edge, good, meek htfis s6uf that shI
was, Feiapsed into obsdisnt s;lenss: she onl,
sighed SOft, iawn1i sigh, aaa pFssoatiy began
2 aIIsnry, Wiil Joa g vida 70 ny anns,s to.
nightP'
Cant yoa 20 alone y
eAlonef How would L lookP' Mrs. Edges
tensper--lor she had enc, though It didn't Tery
often parade itsalf--aas fairly TSuBed. s'Yoa
ers 60 neqlsctEll Of tkoaa lille attentions YOU
used 70 pay ns cnes-g1E never Ralk With me
nor pick up my handkerchief, nor notice my
dress As you did once,
aWeH. q fellow can tbs forever Maitinqlopou
the women, can be- Fresglsd NJ Edge.
'.lEOu could Be polite e9ouKh te Mss Waters
last night, when yo1 never thought 10 ask me
IL ] wanted Anything. though you knew psF-
lsctly well that had hsada che don't
believe yOu care 80 much tor me as you used
And Mrs. Edge looked extremely pretty,
with tears IN her blue eyes and quiVer on
the round rosy Lpa-
'Psbsw = zsid her aulpssvishIy. fNOw
don't be silly, MaEial'' a.ETE
sAnd IN the stage, yesterday you hsver
asked me If / was warm enough, or PSit my
shawl round me, while Mr.. Brown was 80
afIsotionass 70 his wife! Il was mortisyinq
enough, Henry--it was indeed -
81 didn't kew women srerc such fools, y said
Mr. Edge sternly, as be drew on bis OyeFc3att to
escape the tempest which he saw rapidly ims
p-nding. sAm the sort Of man 70 make 8
ninny Of myself doing the polite 70 eny female
creatures Did you ever know me 70 be- cos
sciSus whether woman had shawl on OF a
sWilioW tailed boat !"
Maria es;ipsed he blue eyes behind a little
pocket handkerchief, and Henry, the sa7aqe,
banged ths door loud enough t0 eiss b. >
- ksasl,su. a nervous - tt;svs ,va s,s .o;n,
e e. hiss sscQRa sssl svsniSe i've s. b 7s shs
scoussi his six feet Of iniqnity 10 the south
wegt corner OF a car at the City Hall. "GO
ahead, conductor, can't yOui What are you
waiting for Don't you zee we're full and
it's DARK already !"
s.In one uiinu.e sig" said the conductor, as
ho helped little woman with basket on
board. "NoW, sir, move up bit if you please"
Mr.. Edge was exceedingly comfortable,
didn't want 70 move up, but the light Of the
lamp, just ignited, falling full on the Pearly
forehead and shining goldea hair of the! new
conner, be altered his mind and be did move
up.
"What lovely eyes 3" quOth he mentally, as
he bestowed single acknowledging smile.
s'Real violet blue the very color / admire
most Bless me what business has an old
married man like me thinking about eyesi-
What would Maria say, the jealous little mink
There-she's drawn . eonfounded veil over her
face, and the light is As dim ss tallOw dip =
But those were pretty eyes"
The fair posssssor Of the blue eyes shiTered
slightly and drew her mAntilla closer round her
s.Ars you cold, Miss Pray honor me by
" caring my shawl don't need itat all ny
self'
She did not refuse-sho murmured some
faint apology for troubling him, but it was not
refusal
aEo trOubIe-nOt BIT ~ said he, with
alaerity arranging It on the taper shoulders;
and then, as the young lady handed her fare to
The conductor, be said to himself, "What a slen-
der, lovely little hand! Ifshere's anything
admire in q woman it's pretty hand -
| Wonder what kind Of a mouth she's got It
must be delightful if It corresponds with the
hair and eyes. Plague take that veil !!
But @pIaqua,H whoever that mystical pow
sr may b., did not take possession Of the pro.
vokinF veil, so Mr.. Edges curiosity about the
mouth Of the blue-eyed damsel remained un>
aHave you room enough Missl I fear you
are crowded. Pray, sit little closer 10 me-"
sThank you siI,'' was the soft reply, coming
1 from hind the veil, as M. Edge rapturpusly
lrefscted--s'Iike an angel from the gloom Of
dark cloud And his hesTt gave . lOod thump
as the pretty shoulder touched his own shaggy
overcast in 4 neafling sort of way,
pDeeidedly this Is getting rather romantic, +"
Thought he; and then, with an audibse whisper,
aWhat would Maria sayl'
The rest Of that long, dark, rainy ride was
idsfic;aus with that shoulder against his own.
How oaIlantiy be jumped up to pull the strap
ior hef-bg some favOTing freak Of fortune Il
lbennensd 70 Be at the very street where be IN
lts5ied 10 atou. And under al the circrmstan-
,css We ear. hardly hlams him, when the car
stopped 20 suddenly that she eapget lhsIlne
i tiveiY at his hand fOF sup2ost, ior me squeeze
be gave tbs plump. snowy palm ANY man
lin l,is senses would have dons the same-it was
sueh an inviting little lilY Il
Out into the rain and darkness our two pile
grims sailed, scarcely more than able to steer
their course by the eIinmeEiDg rejection Of
the street lamps on The streaming paVements.
oAllow me 70 caFTy your basket, Miss, as
long as our pathn lie IN tbs same direction, "
said NJ. Edge cOurteouaIy relieving her Of the
burden as he spoke. AAnd -snd-maYbs
you'd end less difficulty iH walking if you'd
lust take my arm!"
wei. wasn't & Delighted. Hr. Edge forgot
the vet streets and the Pitehy daEkness-he
thought be was walking onrOses Only, as be
spproaehed his own door, he began 70 feel a lit
Itie nervous, and Wish that the lovely ineognitO
vouldn1 hold on quite 90 tight. Suppose
Maria should be at the window on the lookout
for him, as shs ofIsB Was, bow would she IN
ltsrpret matters He couldn't msks hef Pc
iIie1e that he only wsnfsd 70 be polite to 8 AlT
traveller Besldes AS ha1 Pattb esSleAes.D1 O4
The mornin s-she would be surs 70 recall them
Az be stopped at the night number and turnS
ed round TO BID the blue eyed aTegretiui adseu,
1hssas astounded to see heI EuH lightly up me
steag 70 enter Likewise! GVaeious ApPello I!
he burst into chilly perapiration g ths Iass
of Maria's honor! 80
II thiok voIi've made mistake Mas, stsn-
imsred he, sthis ean't Be your kOuses"
4 Ruf IL vza 8oo Iafa--4h8 was aIreaiy in the
brilliantly light hail, and tuFuing round threw
Of her dripping hskiliEncntsand made him q
low courtesy.
ar'sKeEy much obliged 10 goa for yOur polite
lnesa, aif
lVlIy, is my Sifsl'' gasped Edge.
aAnd happy 20 zee that you haven't frFg0ts
itsn Al vonT eelautrv sa,,.r-is tfn ladies' = Dur.