The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-23

rocks close to the twilight.tinted waves.
Here lis, and In her own words as nearly
as can remember them:
"No, haven't known Jack long. It Is
only-lct me see, two, three - three
months and eighteen days since We met.
! saw him first at Niagara. Juliet (thls
was Ethel's young Step.mother) twas taken
With an 'enthuse' to see the Falls very
early, before people cot there aud spoiled
the sentiment Of tie place. Pa said we
were foolish and romantic, and would DO
extremely uncomfortable, and probably
catch our deaths oil cold, but hc made no
real objection; so We went, It was the
first day Of May"
"YOl've been at Niagara Well, you
can't think how different, and how-wcll,
rather drCadiul-it is out Of the season,
We got in at midnight. The Cataract
House looked all dark and deserted, but
man opened the door and took US into that
big square hall, where there was a huge
Morning. Glory stove with flaming isin-
glss eyes. | assure you the sight was
welcome, for We were half frczrn.
"Jullet, still under the influence Of her
'cntEuse,' asked Tor rooms on the cataract
side of the house. But the man couldn't
give them to US. That side Of the house
was Away kept shut up in tue winter, he
said, and tho rooms were not ct IN order.
lie made US comfortable elsewhere, how
ever, and, for my part, | was not sorry to
be a littlo further from the river. | never
heard It sound as il did that night. The
lir fairly throbbcl and trembled. 1t was
like tho breathing and painting Of scme
savage animal. ! lay awake the longest
time, and all my dreams seemed to be
oYerShadowed and pervaded by tho near
presence Of the strong, fierce thing.
"NExt morning the sun shone brightly.
forgot my tCrrors and every thing else
except the beauty Oi tie place. The
river was full o. ice, clear green ice. which
the rapids bore along in a whirling, tri-
umphant way, as ifit were load .. stolen
emeralds, all cut and polished and ready
for setting. Ice fringcd the edges ol the
shore here and there. Men with poles
we're trying to break 1t up, so that the
watcr could get in and turn the wheels ol
mill. had forgotten that there was
mill. Somehow the sight Of 1t made me
angry. Think Of penntns Niagara up and
forcing II 10 he useluli It Is rs bad Us
setting Sampson 10 grind among the
slaves.
The air was warm with sun, but the
melting Ice gave Il zest and sparkle like
Obampaigne. II cxhilarated nc 50 that
wanted 10 dance at every step, and
cbattered and ratified to Juliet till 1t
fairly distracted her. She was In state
Of 6ieh. pressure romance, and | guessed
from The lar.avay cxprtssion Of her eyes
and the way she played with her note
hook that she was composing a poem.
lJulict writes really pretty verses, did
you know ! nj show you some, II you
iikc). So, after while, mcrcilully took
myself OF, and after sitting few minutes
by the American Fall, / started off on
solitary ramble.
LI torrot =, .,v that oor,iorin tho morn.
In, ,ys Ri hccn ,ll ', over Goat Island IN
s wv +. Ts ,rss rath,,r hard to fnd one ror
.Se % :,.iioS hadn't onsued for ,he season
III ';,has Tb;nI ~ n. holm, hard N oct
Sssl =. N;s,nr, vbsre n.nSIlv tho ilifiicul.
~ Is IL ~ IN sst sxav from their gaming doors
III w ;mnSs,nnate diver. Ana the sLops.
soo anS ,hnps ~ III h.J hsroiv tb;n, in tbe windoTs'
~, 'ovsr fans rrom last wear and A few
gs.snoctcd stereosronic yisvs. flat was
n Don't tcIl Mr. Howell, but / saw In
onc @ of them tho very fan which Basil
Sov Sov,St tor S Isabella nm tibeir wedding iour.
nsr7 You remember Il. that dreadful
W!.onta onc with tho yellow bird in tbc
n;JSioi We'll there H w0s the yery
fan Sbe mn,t hive exchanged Il when
G III. b,rt vas turned and trusted 10 his
mover NJ finding ont tbe difference. Pm sure
I should have done lust the same in her
e,.ci T
Gc,n vou fancy Niacnra with no brides 4
wo no mo, met nnc giri In sray poplln, with
bsr Load an the shoulder Of 4 new coat.
fmmogine it-only onel There weren't
any neep.shows, orboys with ctroscopes,
or any photographers urging US 10 pose
for our pictures with the Falls as back
ground. Not single person rushed out
to invite US to sec The view from their
back-door at twenty. FIVE cents apiece.
You can't think how pleasantly one misses
these things, though | must say hardly
knew the place. But here | am running
on, and forgetting Goat Island, where |
began to lake you, and where 1t happened
il mean, Of course, meeting Jack and all
that. .4 ma.
at bad been so perfectly lovely there in
the morning while VIC were driving about
that, now | was left TO my own devices, |
was seized with a desire to 60 over again
and sit for a good long while. SO lew