The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-22
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trouble and death and anguish which ha
noWn with such heavy surge and coldnes
through SO many hearts of the land ha
passed her by, to all outward seeming
quite untouched.
Sylvia Farnham's mental allment wa
OF that kind, talking over which the bes
OF Us are apt to shrug a little, and say
Nonsense = SO reluctant we are t
admit our belief of things We do believe
We know how Sylvia Farnhan might 81
bereaved, though death had neithe
touched nor threatened the beast of he
beloved. Think Of the capacity for hu
man tenderness and devotion a gentle
ciear-headed girl viii garner up from he
own nature and our literature IN the year
which pass between sixteen ana twenty
three. And if-the time seeming ful
comet seeks lavish outlet, and is driver
back ashamed, will not the heart sinh
and culver under the sickeuing weight
Sylvia had never been specially In love
though she knew very well that as Amer
team girls go, her wedding bells must rims
before many years, if at all-and she
thought marriage the true state" a
we all think, whether we say it or not
Not long since she had observed among
the office signs of the town new name,
Phillip Elcaren, and by and by she be
gan to include" its owner-a man firm
OF hand and step, with eyes and voice
passing those Of most men in clear, kindly
breathed and fullness
wall you tell me the common result OF
girl of Sylvia Farnham's stamp seeing
much of such man? The demand of a
right soul for virtues like its own being
apparently fully met, how about the hui
man instincts the mobiles truly feel? What
need to go over the old theme whercwith
the sweet singers and ready writer's have
found their best occasion for all times.
Sylvia aud Elcaren had not very long
net at social gatherings, and talked, and
osnition-silenly, and, as it were, in the
;ght-the flood gates felt the opening
assure, and the tide Of her whole life
forth in steady flow toward this one
an.
And SO, reader, if you have been in
re, as you very probably have, and will
ltely as Diana for twenty-three years,
aid come to thrill and glow by virtue of
single step, and voice, and touch. She
IS afraid of herself, she was coming to
re MIN sol How could she, who had
letested' such things let her hand be
tanned SO long in his the last time they
rted? More easily, clearly, than to
we withdrawn it properly away. L
Il you there is a panfulness almost
unterpoising the bliss Of that sort of
cident The high reserve of whole,
Ire maldenhood can not be thrown off,
'ough but partially, with ease even
lder rising loves quickening light
You having been in the state presup-
osed, will know how it was with Sylvia
ter an event like the following She
as, you will remember, in the mood we
ave just discussed, entering on passion
hich at its full would have thrown her
III and the whole world besides at the
et of this beloved. And yet, back of it
H. was the maiden delicacy growing
oubly sensitive, and ready to take keen
larm at word.
1t was a social evening at Mr.. May
ew's. The parlors were full-the talk
nd passing to and fro very brisk. Not
specially observed, as she thought. FL
aren was soon at her side; but before
ing gay little piece of the world, in the
erson of Miss EuphrasIa Lance, came
etween them in a little breeze Of airy,
exatious, yet irsinuating detropness, and
ne result was that Sylvia found herself,
tier a brief eve-parley with her compan-
IN, separated from him, and seated at
ness on thoroughly golden rule princi-
lie, with good but prosy and purblind
pr. Akerly, the checkered field before
i'm his world for the time being.
For nearly an hour she saw nothing of
Glcaren. She was beginning to really
;hafe at this quiet peppet-handling which
the Doctor enjoyed 50 much, when the
voice again reached her ear. Any other
one at the same pitch she would have
simply have heard and not understood,
but you know there will be voices for Us
atone, whose most careless cadence rings
clear as silver bells.
She could Just distinguish Aft May
news words, though he spoke in higher
key. The first were:
Now, Phil, you may as well be honest,
and own you re trapped at last. No girl
in her senses could ever have looked and
acted that way to a fellow who hadn t
made himself pretty definite
1t seemed to Sylvia as though the blood
had all gone out Of her heart, for it hard
" seemed to culver in its still suspension,
while her face glowed furiously SO her
burning ears took In the second speaker 5
words
How little you know me, Alf, to jump
at that style OF conclusion assure You
that no word of this kind has ever passed
my lips. But what had he not look ed }
If you knew her As well as | do, you
would never have fallen into this mistake.
She either wants to be married or wants
TO firt, aud what they vulgary cali the
dead set is her plan Of operation.
tell you, AIE | would not mary Venus
L l., =, =
My ideal Of the sex can never stoop quite
So brskly nor so low to conquer.
Then that was his estimate of her, Syl
via Farnham How the idea rolled back
upon her sufocating heart! How she
discngaged herself from Dir. Akerly she
never knew; but what remained of that
evening she spent in shaded corner oil
the deserted dressing room-no crying
but knowing for the first time what rca
misery meant. Yet as she donned hei
hood with her rest you must have looked
carefully at her, aud known her well. tc
have told that hers had not been gen
erous share of the enjoyment of the oc
caSion.
At the hall door she met form silt
knew quite too well waiting, before h
went his own way, to bestow her safely
in the carriage, which bore her HON,
some distance out Of town.
What matter If she could not hep
thrilling ander the old look? The ont
she gave back was as full of gathered ans
naughty reproach as ever cut keen from
eyes voicing an insultied heart His owl
glance changed to one of surprised in
quiry. But what of it? He knew hi
part we'll enough. no doubt
50 you see it was quite over The tide
cnuld moi well be cnlln,. ~. ~; H. NJ 1; Il