The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-12-02
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e. angh1d rfst4, tife,h sstves over 10 tele tsIt
and iced Ratyr. in cool halls and recessed
-rwsnisWss tik atd, d,cdiladiIisr 1iIs ,atlihen al
and, c3mc dO an, -trrssnllY in Walking cos
tune, braided nsnk.H dress, marTelOus littl,
boois Aftl gsftieh hst' A laanly little figure
.iGreSghA Srrng her, thas eqRppsd, Pas
who bad been lounging on the steps yoluh
'bFessedilo 60 With her. ~ 2 sif .,1',9 ','i,
7'ia Pad Tssss thirty, Maud iesighieen. and. in
sylas.ap lets. aptio entertain an unpleasant
,ensatiop OF being quizzed. Now however,
Max Aeafquhar was looking on from the pi'
lZza, where for the last hour he had been
with Essher Varian; so she was not aitogeth.
er vexed.s Marx had Just tied fsthcr's lit
tie blnsnsilk cEnsatiin1a sailors knot and
fastened 1t with his own scarf PIN. tbs fin
gers had touched her white throat. his
black curls brushed her own clear brown
Maud tied her own cravat, and kept her
/, -cheeksIrom such saucy neighborhood; there
fore. she looked with bscs ming indigntion at
Esther Varian went with Paul, tslkiny very
tast, till they were well out ofhenring Of the
house, when suddenly she fell from the
hight OF yoIubilby flat to a laRguid monosyL
iabic mood. c Paul smiled to himself and
was quiet also. 1t was part Of his creed 10
reiye hs fish plenty otlihe. il.IIE avid
So they walked in silence over ythe sunny
road. The breeze came ~fitfullvi from the
river, showing almost paSnfully bright be.
tween tree and house tops: viney ards on
either ,sida looked sultrJ and Southern in
that glowing airr-nade one think of the
pan ing hours and Of the fierce suns that
must bring them 10 their autumn purple;
and The noantain, solemn wooded form
ssuetching up before them Ike the huge per.
tails of some mystic land or delight seemed
10 recede rs they advanced as lands !delight
always .do!s5I 'al8H tfs ne ialH
Maud Jagged and grew weary and Paul,
looking about for seat discovered a stone
wall topped BY some logs, and sealed her
thereon, uader spreading walnut tree
She was little creature slender, and little in
her movements, an Just now, pale with ia
@tigue, perhaps a little sorrowful as she took
of her hat and loaned against the tree truP k
looked less woman than cont sweet child
whom Paul could take in bis arms without
blame and hush into que All about her
was dainiily pure and neat; The 'elge OIL u
snowy skirt showing as she sat perched up
on the logs, the little Euiiie, at her throat.
the handkerchief peeping from the braided
pocket ol her dress even as became such a
little Oily sprite. She was det, too, in her
ways; what she touched fell naturally into
its, place as though her little fingers were, o
deesIogus-oi order-a veritable home 6iry
that would SIT naturally by mans hearth
and nestle loviniy ID hiss arms and heart,
thought Paul; and, SO thinking, helooked al
hergwith a lightin his dark eyes that bro't
the blood readily to her checks. rived syE1
"Why are you $50 silent? 'a He'll me
what you were thinking ab5qt, % she said
hastily. - ,,-..,.',.y,.,. ',,,,'., ,,,' ..,
'If did you might be in the, plight Of
Aladdin, who rubbed an old lamp and sum
moned o genii." o , "s1~7 aHE vol yna ~
"What do you imean?' asai 'p4n,ao .'Fs +
''Or, like the people who, digging 70. a well
struck on the gate Of Herculaneum,n -. N. /
Her eyes were sparkling, her color ,begia-
mig to rise. Good thought Paul, 'iletting
cut his satisfaction, however, only in swift
CLEAN from his eyes. -- =. v,. s..y T
"Or, perhaps, he drswled, you would
think, ifyou knew Of what i was talking,
the smile Of the dad man who revived on
touching the prophets bones Tho more ap-
pro2Kates, 81 ,eA1, s&& y
's sg"What arc you saying?"7a ayt." III
"S0me thing impertinent." H PA
Maud gave herself little peeyish shake.
e, II will not be so teased. What are you
thinking o?' r .,fs,rs. .-i.r a.. -. .s.e ,
Ut isafortunats that a prophets bones are
not to be found IN every grave pursued
Paul his eyes dancing. Fancy the Sisters
receiving their father back to lie in that
atyie," .- aE7f. ed ..,-t tiIfuo aF.s. iaa.
Maud burst into laugh, then came back
70 the subject, for she was q persistent little
thing. srs ....r ..r-., -, :. ..-...,.,.t
81 HNr. Dryden!n~lat a r.. n. ,r~e,.
M ind .- t..F
'Tam not to be evaded. I shall proceed
to extremities," holding up her little hand.
"Idefy you" ..F g.-
The hand descended on his ear as II so
much thistle down had lighted there, but
Paulcaught The fingers, and when she tried
to withdraw them, held them fast looking
straight into her eye in q way that brought
tho long lashes switly.down on her flushing
cheeks, and made her silent for momont.--
Hitherto she had,seen him with her eyes
and heard him with her ears, but ncver had
taken him in mentally. Now she recogni-
zed his individuality with subtil thrill and
tremble incomprehensible to herself. Paul
still held the passive hand still watched the
downcast eyes and changing face. '''i.'
II was thinking Of you,' he said softly.
"What Of me? ~ s.eil.,....l., D.. %. ',oa
~ will not tell you now.' H.. Cd, fi. d. .f-G
.'.'Why then, did you make ne curious?"
"Are you curipus" t@"
every"
'tYou shall know il, then, in two weeks"
A"That is long time" returned Maud, in
some surprise. "a short time,' thought
Paul for what have to do.:) ~
"You will forget"', -. T.'.'a ID (
s 3a VI never forget" ,,s
ThSre came voices down the road, and
Maud saw a Magneta paraso, white plume
atrimly bel.ed morning dress. mass Of ye.
low hair, lace dazzling wEite--Esther Va
rian, Id short, and with her Mark Ferquhar.
Esther nodded toward them with little air
oftriumphsv Mark put up his glass. Maud
colored with anger.i 1t was not enough to
pain and wound her. II must be done opens
", that the world might Know that she SUI
fered ,sr He was prlViledged toFayy with look
and action what, as gent lemap, histongue
mightnot utter---wh at, as "a woman, she
must endure in silence.
> She had quito forgotten Paul but NOW be
made her look at him, though how she could
not tell as he had released her hand, and
certainly had not spoksnsl Then his face,
nothing could we'll be more quiet, than his
eyes, nothing stcadisr; but IN that very qui
etpessr she, found in some way strength and
reinsurance, and in that deep, calm, some.
thing OF eemmandcsoa which she yielded
Her color died away TO paleness, she sparkle
toea ooksof weariness. sh'a1b'a! ff5i4HEse |
please take me home,,, she said putting
out a little band, tois be helped down.
They went back in silencs.sl Maud was |
questioning herself. That morning Paul