Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-08


yoursl It's the violet star that poets rave
about, isn't ilH rm going to match 1t with
fame colored SUM-"
~ hope you recognize my other effort of
art az an old acquaintance of yourst"
(Which? This little impS What is he
doing? Shooting angels 10 make pot pie,
as MIS-. Hurd thought she had confirmed
habit oil doing when she went to the asylum
mislook him for Il comet at nrst, or
heavenly body"
"He is heavenly body; and though he
resembles an interrogation point with wings
as much as anything, thought his bow and
arrows would speak for him."
"Oh, tue little blind god, to be surel'
"Yts; none 50 blind as those who won't
See."
Having broken the ice OF violet's reserve,
Mr.. Ingersoll never gave II time to skim
over again, but presented himself almost
daily, He always look his position now on
tho other side Of the screen, where the two
sat, Withdrawn from observation, In a world
Of their own. Tue family called the space
behind the 9creen 'Vlolet's reception ROOM
but no other person was admitted there. II
made a sort OF barrier between the other
persons In the room and the lovers, In
whose shadow they could pass and take
glances full of significance, words full q
tenderness; there he held~her etiksg sns
wound her woTstods, aud drew gr0tesque
pictures In her pocket diary, aud made
absurd records Of events that had never
occurred, aud wrote impromplu love verses,
aud talked as lovers will OF anything or
nothing. Hs brought her great Towering
plants tO hang In her window, dropping a
bundled 8. rays Of bloom, aud breathing out
perfume with every current oil ar; he
brought Ler the quart rlies, and read 10 her
while she worked on her cushion; he
lowered the shade TO suit ler eyes, arranged
her Lussock, shifted tue screen, and was in
all thugs hers 10 command. Every action,
every look, expressed devotion, declared
that no cnance or cuange could ALLEVIATE bis
regard. BY degrees lie drew her out into
places Of public resOrl-somelimes they
went together to Sit under the inspired
teachings OF a modern prophet; sometimes
an eloquent lecturer enlised tnem out OF
their happy secluson; Oflener the tall
thrUaled melodies cfsome renowned soprano
entrauced them; the impassioned imagiua'
tions Of tue old masters of harmony lent
them the "open sesame" into fairy aud,
aud enriched their existence with the lavish
embroiderles OF fancy: or the vivid creations
oil Shakespeare walked before them, lived
and breathed in their presence, lransating
the lovers into their own time and place,
and surrounding them with an atmosphere
OF love and romance. In those happy days
| Violet almost forgot that she had ever been
/ beautiful, or had ever desired to be She
dressed herself al tue mirror daily, without
ever relating this SCARED image reflected
there with herself, whose being was poem.
! Since Il made no difference to Phi,ip, had
rather cemented his friendship, it became q
thing OF no importance TO her that the classic
profile OF her nose was deilced, that her
wounds had puckered tue skin upon her
cheek and drawn the eyehds out oil place,
and had given totally new and strange ex-
preston 10 the whole counienance, that she
no longer beheld herself reflected in the ad-
miring gaze OF passers in the street. How
ever great the blow might have continued
to be, it had been skilfully treated by the
tender hand oil Philip IngersOll.
They were returning, one winter afternoon
from a matinee. ViOlet's hand slipped into
his arm and held there the gas lights
ilickered against the steel.blue twilight SKY,
where handful OF stars was sprnkled;
everybody was hurfying aud huggiDg him
self against the cold, but these two loitered
along tue way, happy and warm enough IN
each others neiRhborhood.
81 have an Unsuitable curiosity" said
Violet, "to know where all of these people
are golng--intO what sort OF homes, along
what rough highways OF lite. II Que could
get behind these masks which they all veal
and know what was taking place In their
! experience, what plans and hopes aud dis
appointments they conceal, wouldn't It be
dner ihan any noyelY
{ "Let us begin with each other, then,
said Philip. "Tell Inc, first, what hops anc
plans you hide away from tue common
gaze2n
8 "lY" she laughed. Yes; l hope som'
, time 10 20 to all the symphony concert
: and wear camers hair shawl"
. "My hope 10 more preBumptuous than
. that, Vio'et. l hope to tIk5.you to all tbs
9 sympaouy concerts; with a wedding riaG
> on your dnger May l? aud Violet mus
. have given consent, for next day there wa
!. a diamond like a dew drop flashing upo
i her / aud, and, in spite OF scars, look Q
happiness that daZzled the beholder
s Tue diamond had reposel upon ViUlet'I
=. hnger hardlys month when Mr.. lngersO
Ia was called out OF town to paint he porIra
10 OF beautiful hsress; the ward his uncl'
who had occasionally visited at his mother
W The idea Of jealousy IN connection Will
n his absense never occurred to Violet, Will
e. be wrote letters full OF ex'ravagances
r lovers, that read so much like pure poetry
is but having several other orders in The nelg
Il bofhood; he was obliged to postpone his Z
i turn almost daily. Mr.. Crayon wishes IN
st To paint his child" be would write mi
20 Vermlion wishes to sit for Marie S uarl
er thus I shall be obliged TO remain away iro
re you still longer, which disappoinis me sor
be ly,"--till Maud said.
ul ~ suspect he's having too nne time o
d, there; you had better have him home viii
ry out delay. l wouldn't trust lover OF miI
within eye.shot Of Miss Heathgr's iasciu
ip lions Violet Stays her thousands, but Mi
at Heather her lens thousands"
d. "I'm sure shall not ask him to return
cd answered Violet, for tho frst time eEperier
ing an uncom loltablo sensation. "lt
as wishes to do so he will need M urging
ed he prefers TO stay, would not have hl
come at any solicitation Of mine. Besldl
es. he has finished Miss Heaiher's situngs, a
ys he said she had begun TO iade.'
In But somehow the suggestion ranked a
of refused to be exercised; till she forgot i !
q while but every now and then II
ne turned to her, like a pain that one vague
,ur remembers at waking, cropping about
Int nsciOuspess for the wound that caused
an What if he should succumb 10 Miss Heat b
beauty2 Il would not be wonderful, 1
be only wonder was that he should ever hi
me cared for herselt-wiih her ugly scars 9
they began TO burn and throb forthwith.
10 She had been out shopping one day.
getting into q crowded car TO relurnp
ell, obliged to stand iammed 50 closely agal
two ladies who were seated that sue co
ldy oyerhear their remarks without an enJrI
at would never had happened, | susp'
ugh but Tor that accident" the elder lauy
sayiny. 1t was a dreadful mslo.tu &c, tn
say l have only seen her once since, an
should never have guessed that she |
pose been beautiful You see, broken !
W changes the outlines and the expression
ook sentisllY."
Violet shiyered behind her thick vail
ht." lent an eager attention.
"Wel', aid the other, way saoull
ed" marry an ugly woman merely because
a he is uuioItunaieg" -,
work "The lact is be felt himself to blame
n OF invited her to ride, and it was the hlr
nsles of bis whip which startled her horse, I
sfore YOU have il in nut shell. It was slmp
matter Of duty. His mother told me he
d, in that IL never would have happened Dut