The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-12-20

OF winch they had two. Her dOtTnS pa
rents, Ii is true. had one other female child,
/ but as she was TUNED of her thiri 'e,h year
and was sill unmarried. they had ceased
to count her. Beautiful as a dream amid
the flowers, it is no wonder uhas Maud
Flt2Perl.ins was the idol of her parents.
Fair as lilly.
Lovely as the rose.
Eve~y day her beauty
Sweeter charms disclose.
The buttercups and ioquilS of but nine
teen springs had bloomed along her UNI
brageous pathway, and the frost of nine
teen winters had left untouched their
rene f.eshncss. The winds of heaven had
not been PEI mit;cd TO visit her cheel.s TOO
roughly, ard scaI cely a dozen fecFies
marled their alaba>ter loneliness. Her
father was one of the wealthieSt residents
of Spanish Alley. and could well affo d 10
lavish upon his almost only daughter ete'y
luxury he market afforded. PC:ted ?1G
spoiled by the entire household, She new
not The agony of wish ungratiied. Did
she sigh for bait of eell oys' c, ?-her
adorIng Tother chcerfuIly handed her four
bis 20 buy them. Did she dream of :, new
set Of patent hoOpS?-her idoliZirg fa:hcr
insartiy drew fo;ih a dollar and half AID
told her 10 go and get them. Did She
der her emil mbroidCTed skirts to be sta, bod
ard done up for pic,iic excursion 10 Fias-
cai?-her worShiping sister imnct'i?: civ
was no eDdearing tenderness th,6 wealth
could purchase that " as not laviSired upon
the peIted and spoiled Maud Fitzpei kinS-
the belle OF Spanish Allev
Such was ihe heroine of our story at the
time the gallant Eetsy Jane shook her sails
to The b>CeZe on The memorable 18th of
June, 1887. II gazing upon her peerless
loveliness wei m ght The poet exclaim:
Come 1910 TIE garden Mund.
For rc black Bat, night, bat n down;
Non'h Gnd IN" out he'e ninne;"
for TO mea"der through beds of odirerouS
flowers, spa king with crystal dew and
kissed by the enamOred beams of the rising
srn-tO wander thus and then with being
of such radiant beauty were indeed a touch
of happiness beyond the bliss of dreams.
'.Sucll was Maud L'it:reYl,ins--
Such around h"r shone
The many tnintS OF loYeliness
Possessed by her alone"
But let us enter The splendid mansion mi
which she sweetly dwells aud observe i'll
what she gracely squanders the golden
hours upon this beautiful spring mo- ming.
Upon her finger we place he 'ng OF CN ges,
OF, in the absence Of thai, we iavoke the
aid of AsmodeuS AID ea: O. unseen aid ut-
announced. Sweet. dei'c'nr privilege OF
the romancist. thus ioiHvaGc at VIII ,he So
cred peneti ala of unsu, I'cctiIg lovelinCss.
Upon couple of chaiis pear tie window
of u gorgeous boOdwor ICrliucs ia belle
Maud, lovlieSt she among lie lovely. Her
GCYelike eyes, SuGuSed with tender tears,
are bent yifh ineXpreSsibie int entrees upon
The fascinating pages OF one of EH"dle's
dime novels. Leaving her lost in The be-
wideiing spell of romance. let us look
around upOnthis apal tmeui, furnished will
more than oriental splendor. Upon a man
telpiece inGenioUsly painted in imit al ION of
charcoal stands comparatively antique
clock frame d IN pure mahogany, Il birthday
present from her 2doTipg fatlIc~, " no at a
gifS entertainments paid his money ard took
his choice. On either side of this wonder
ful piece of mechanism stands vase Of
AnglO-SaXon china, the dagk-brown hue OF
whose gliding attcsts its pu'ity. FGom each
OF ,iIe~e pl lcCIess vases droOpS q magnolia
blossom which Maud's own fair hands
gathered during her last visit TO Ciocfaw
Point. On an elegant what at-not-but why
attempt TO dcscI iOe fhe innumcrable arti-
cles of yertu ard bIicllbattery scattered
around with such lavish profuSion-Or the
couch with it's rose hued mosquito drapery
the dainty but coquettishly soiled night
cap hanging upon the bedpost-the seals
land hose lying beneath the couch and
bearing the indescribable hue which
breathes an unanswerable argument i'll fa-
vor of that necessary evil the laundress-the
empress trail hanging behind the door with
the elliptic springs cleaning through their
quisite evidences of taste, opulance and re-
finement, which all may describe, but which
only the hand of genius can adequately i'm
agine ? Nor shall we attempt absorption
OF fIlo elegant ~parcroba of tho charming
Maud Suffice it to say, it is all that paint
ing can expires or youthful mantua-makers
fancy when they love. Her II cherche robe
of pink n1ouSlin de Merrimac. worn without
belt, boo, or collar, and open at the back
to give full play to the emotions with which
her gentle breast is filled by the thrilling
page over which her dewy eyes wander,
lighting it up with their own Snbdued spien-
dor: her raven hair. ps. rly held i'll place by
a dark comb oTpamenied with rows of Wit
reous pearls, and partly standing on end in
alright at the teTTOrs depicted III the vol
nme before her; her ful!-ol bed waterfall
which she has not donned to-day, and
which the playful kitten is romping on
upon the hearth these things we shall
leave to the imagination of the reader.