Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-13
THE EVENING STAR.
BLUE BOY"
Or TIE LETTER IN THE GOBLET.
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dream. 'Poesum naa ,th his ,oistrass l.,
thIo,,aIr rTouBds. Somehow they both came
10 reilnqHlsn the idea OF gong aTay a9sin.
.,oomy smoky Lonaoni And il mr. and Mrs.
Msnsfort were anxious to keep her-and they
assured her that they were so-why should
sbe not remaiBl
There came at last a sweet April day, when
the maiden earth, in blush o. apple blossom,
nu,band. Small clouds of snowy fairness
urfathPd the sky, and magi, veil OF gauzy
mist enhanced the loyeliness 1t softly shaded.
Elite walked in the beautiful grounds, no
ting with feeling AKIN to pleasure. the pur-
pie iris "a it began to push it's rich petals
through their fiat and folded sheath, or the
.srly tulip which painted the we'll kept beds
with vivid splendors.
she walked long, Postum. who by this time
was old, keeping at her side. The grind OF
wheels upo: the gravalled drive yonder pres
entIy caught her ear, and she raised her ewes
towards the approach TO the house, whose
nearest point was some hundred yards or So
distant from where SIDE stood. A hackney car
rage quickly swept round the curve OF the
road visible from her station and disappeared
Two gentleman were in it. 50 N deh E..ie
had time to notice, and no more.
The French windows of the drawing room,
which were now open, faced that portion OF
the garden where Elite stood, In a minute or
two it became evident that the visitors had
entered that room, and were talking TO Mr..
Nensfort, or "the Doctor; as Elite had now
learned to call him. Having no wish 10 be
observed by the strangers, even at a distance,
Elite turned her back upon the windo va, and
began to walk still further from them.
As she did SO che was suddenly puzzled and
alarmed CO the conduct OF Postum. With
loud yell or hIne he left her like shot. She
turned herself once more TO discover, If posi-
bic, the cause of this unexpected move. But
no reason for the dogs departure suggested
itself He ran vehemently till he reached the
drawing room, where he disappeared.
For few moments Elite stood gazing after
her companion. wondering what might
have been his motive for leaving her in this
precipitate manner. But she had not long to
wait for a solution OF the question.
Not many seconds had elapsed before Pos
sum Teappsared. But he was rot alone now.
Heaven! what meant it this sudden magic
vision this vision OF tall, well knit, we'll
remembered koy's figure, OF golden hair. and
deep. bron Zed face and glittering buttons
Ettie stood like statue: her lips pale and
parted: her hands clssped; her heart cTammed
with q nameless incredulous happiness.
Wonderful. II was NO mistake. There he
came Notwithstanding towards her, while
Postum capered and barked a bark OF Joy be-
fore him. Ies, there was the dear old face. all
afiams now with passionate love; the eyes
burning with an intense pure brightness like
electric sparks: the excitement OF The counte-
nance enhanced by an INDISPENSABLE expires.
sion of eager, wondering inquiry.
few moments more, and great. strong ar n
was elasping the trail girls figure; two trem-
bling lips were pressed upon the maiden's
cheek; and then, from that true, manly sailors
heart; there swelled mp such mighty tears as no
effort could suppress.
"Niy own darIing." he said when he could
sob out anything like word. "You see that
I'm all safe and well. I've been in awful peril,
but the good God brought me through il. He
has sent ne back 10 you, dearest, that may
make you well and happy
And as he found his self-possesston inclined
10 return, he hurried it back with all his
might He swallowed, shifted, stared, raised
his wide eyebrows, set his small lips in the old
decided style, and lifted his shapeiy chin with
the semi fis Mt air of years ago. Then he fell
10 scanning the silent girls face AS he did so
the look of eager inquiry which had charac-
terized his first gaze a. her, gave place to
an expression OF simple satisfied love.
When she spoke, II was with the greatest
calmness.
"Blue Boy" she said "you have come to
wake me up from the oldest, ugliest dreams i
ever had in my life
ayes, my darling. You've been i'll, you
know, very i'll
At on, Blue Boy. How you We grown, but you
are not aItered bit otherwise. You are quite
as-as-ugiy IS ever. No whissers, that's right!
God bless those brown cheeks ~
BLESS yon, my Violet! Bntmay call you
mine Will you have me- pretty lass, for your
sweetheart ~
ayes, Blue Boy, will, because can't help
myself Your eyes, sir, ere forget enots. /
thought so long ago, though / never told You.
They made me obey their blue command.
have Herer forgotten them"
And then he took her roGBd he waist and led
her about the garden which appeared TO him
10 be Eden), and laughed, and half cried again,
and said II his great staring eyes were forget
me-nots, he should uncommonly like to know
what hers were! And he went Oh TO tell her
that she was made of diamonds, and gold, and
honey, and harmony. And he said that<ae
bliss OF to day would have made up for ages
spent clingng to charred umbers upon q
stormy sea; and that he didn't care for anything
and that God was too good and that the world
was the lOlliest, happiest place going and that
1T was all right and that (by Jupiter} he'd
never swear again nor have another pipe as
long as lived And he added that Elite must
come away today, of course and thatit was all
humbug about her being-And such lot
more he said, that we despair of telling it all.
Nv a -bxb afHr IN
looked up IN his face and said
"Blue Boy, know what's been the mat
ter with me-
land know" he answered. kissing her
whats been the matter with ne, ever since,
that gloomy November day that took me
away
"My mind has been affected" saia Elite,
i.and this is AT asylum that am staying al
now. Are you afraid that shall get wrong
again ~
"I'm afraid OF nothing. And let me tell you,
Elite, ply mind has been affected, and L, too,
have found an asylum: but it is one which
have no Immediate Intention OF leaving, al
though the treatment l have received
there has completely cured me. Here
it isl he added, laying his head upon her bo-
som.
Elite smiled with smile so thoroughly her
own, that il was clear enough, her cure was
in every sense as perfect as Blue Boys"
land now, old Postum said the sailor, as
notice. SO you remembered me, as l told
you, did you And you came Just now to
put an end TO the DOCTORS doubling and head
thakings, by bringing me direct tn nay darling
And you took care OF her and stuck to her
while i " as away n good old dog,'
They patted and fondly careseed MIN to-
eether.
The ugly and aged animal painted out npon
his Young master and mistress heart full OF
love, and thanks, and good wishes; and then
feeling, perhaps, that there was nothing left in
this life which he particularly cared TO see, or
il NAV be, unable to endure, after his late
bodily exertions, the bliss of the moment he
sank upon his side, and stretched suddenly
out TO an appalling length. while everything
belonging 10 his frame bent in hideously
wrong direction, poor Postum took his de-
parture for that land where dies never an-
nov, where no chastity moons compel the mid.
night howl, and where yonng masters (if
indeed, any in the biped form there exist) are
as considerate as they are fond.
The doctor owned 10 Niolets complete cure.
She did not now stay long at Heathfield Court.
The second gentleman who had come with
Blue Boy proved TO be cousin Jack. Although