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

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Violet Stare put down her work aud
looked out at the window; somebody was
cOming across The lawn. She turned TO tue
glass involuntarlly to put a stray lock aside,
10 settle her bows and fal lals, ITO sec how
sue looked" iu short; not that she was
especially vain Of the peach bloom complex
lon, OF tue ripple of yellow hair, Of tue Iipc
red lips and smiling eyes, but because-be.
cause II was Philip Ingersoll coming across
the lawn. lie came 10 like west wind.
"Tuu'll spoil your eyes yet over that
woTsted work." be said, taking ViOlet's em.
broidery out OF her hanls, aud filling 10
wrong stitches with the wrong color.
dear mt ~ sue cried, you're Just spols
ing my cushion cOv,rl shall have to pull
1t ull Out, unless you make something
pretty"
~ shall make something beautiful, depend
upon il. This cushion is 10 he ofrand0m or
mosaic work, l have understood, and your
design anything that fancy or feeling die.
tatesl Now intend TO add a few stitches.
and you will pull them out at your peril. !
want an Interest In this cushion; and when
my part is complete, II II doesn't please
you, why, cay sop'
For half a dozen afternoons or more
Philip stopped 10 conquer woTsied work,
cushion.
There" said he, "irs given me head
achei What's good for headaches, Miss
Violel7n
',Paullna powders, peace and pillow"
Put your hand on my head, and leel how
hot 1t is."
"That comes of such close application.
d clarel Where did you learn 10 do worsleC
work. This eye you have fashioned here Is
enough to starte the strong minded"
"Natural TALENT: that eye speaks. Come
who's for gallop through the woods to
day, to the tune of the wind? III have th'
horses round In no time"
"I can't CO." said Maud don't temp
me-"
"But you will, Violel2"
"Yes, l will. l was just thinking tina
these Indian summer days were too few ant
fair 10 waste indoors"
"Come, then; we will be of across TIN
river, and into Folly-mill Woods"
Violet ran 10 put on her hat and habi
while be ordered the horses, and they set oI
in the best Of spirits the wind rufling he
yellow hair and tossing the purple plume
OF her hat, the bloom deepening upon he
cheeks till she looked like some brillian
flower CLOSING the bridge HAY saw IA
fshiDg boats putting out across .he bar, th
pleasure seekers idlng the afternoon ava.
In golden leisure; then they pushed or
leaving The river, with it's shining shadow
aud changing scenes, behind them, al
plunged Into the heart OF the woods Whs
eehoes Of their words and laughter haunte
the stiffness there long alter they had passe
onl Had you met them Ia any Of the for,
patLs you would have been reminded {
some Old World romance, some page Of th
poets, TO which the fantastic shapes an
blended ocors o. the wood lent marginl
illumination. Underneath them the pin
needles spread a carpet everywhere Ii
pinss themselves shed au od0r OF frankil
ceuse, their boles wreathed with wild vim
dropping leaves like hearts blood; all Il
lavish iints OF autumn, beckoned into mo-
enchanting distances, wOYe gay garlan'
along the way. while through netted boug
overhead the blue sky laughed down indu
gently, aud bunbeams touched even de-
twlgs into beauty.
"If One could only write all the poer
that tue autumn woOds inspireW said lnge
soil. "It's ike n tune, you know, Will
nugs Itself In your brain, but eludes /
voice."
lie idly laehed spruce tree, that gre
close 10 Tue patio. as he spokei tue acIl
startled VlOlei's horse, and no threw her
tore she had timo to cry out. Philip lnge
soll was OF his own horse In uiee-
heart beaing holly in his bosom, seel
that she neither moved nor spokei aud j
lug her, he tound hat she had fallen agail
projecting point Oi slone, and her fair IA
was mHss OF cuts aud bruises. He got
home with the help OF some men who WI
telling timber Ia lhe wood, and called
doctor, who declared tLal the beaull
Grscian nose ot Violet Starre wac brok'
and her lovely cheek would always cal
the scars Of ragged wounds.
In few weeks, however, Violet was
and about 90 usual, but she saw nobody
home, aud declined Invitations aorol
When the walked out she was disgui
behind thick wells
"rhough nobody would ever guess '
Violet sarre-I Gm sufficiently disgui
already" the said 10 herself
Bhe seldom walked in the thoroughial
but in unfrequenttd lanes aud by-wa
One day she was met by Philip Iugersol
her solitary stroll, wnOm no amount
thick wells could deceive.
"Violet," said he, "you never allow
10 see you now. see Maud and y
mother, and anyone but yourself ha
your door like your shadow. Do you N
TO get you " nunnerYf"
~ never thought OF it, but il wouldn'
80 bad now; l shouldn't frightcn any
there"
"Violet, you will always be lovely
me-"
swat Till you see me without my
sir; no compliments tilr rlhen."
"Well, do you remember the yelled
in HawthoTne's 'ZenObiap"
"Whom Theodore was not brave enc
10 tIuslY Yes"
"Well, am brayer than Theodore
that may see you when come again.
"If il will be auy pleasure, Yesi sup
/, looks vain TO hide away. But someh'
1t may be silly-but | would rather
vain than ugly"
~ cannot Imagine you in such pills
"Then you had better not come"
81 never surrender ground once Gee
When he acted upon this permisso
found Violet busy over her random
cushion, with an old fashioned scre'
white silk embroidered in palms and pa
standing in a carved rosewood frame
her.
"The light troubles my eyes, " sue sa
apology; "they are not quite strong
but he observed that as they sat lol
with their accustomed familiarity sue
s,anily shifted it between them.
"Come," said be, "it is the light
ewes that dnzzes y0ursf Wherever
the screen follows"
"No," said Violet, laughing constTai
at is tue light ol other days, l guess.
"The light of other days, Violet, "
one whit more dazzling TO me than
line present" he said, going 10 hsr sid
dropping his voice TO IN under'lone'