, 1873-12-20

tuning her oSn }owola. 70 Tint moment sie
had noL known hin 9t.l prides h,mlliHtlotl. md
s nss't sa ,EsSS ss5Sa Th I Sr YF's snc ove eosss
lfo lis,onel ns II. doomed n,en liatena to Il scn..
tonco ho knows III ireovoonblo, ,-oain,, firm, aud
pale. too proud to ploal for Sliat lo crAvcl moro
.i,nn lffo, t'1en bout oyor hoF hand momont in
tlson, or over, Annie rnaizod that A1r.
1,--'s regard Tor hor was not
tho eamo, ~ hora fur, him.: .eho
lovod him with all tue passionate lovo OF Aer ,la-
uro,-wonld have bestowed upon him llor woasl,
and soclal rank, OF hayo aonoc out from them
gladly, ns Acr 1noallor lind tlotlc, TO phnro l,lH
oxllo md poverty. 11o loyotl ller ~ wo lovo
those who arc kind to III III THO tlark hours Of
our liyes,- rs ono who had stood between him
self n1ld i blow ho was powor1otH to avort,-n
HIS angel OF tloltyoranco,-an with calin afrcc-
tlon that waB tempered by wiadom. l1c nnvnr
know low full of 1ain those days were for hur.
Or Pr tat G Thought at 5 lno ' cat at % and
from Cuba Al1l,io aud hor grandfather went to
Europe, and nsadp Tho tour Of the Continent ut
They luokod ut tho works Of the mastors in tho
art-galloiiaa Of the Oh World: ato grapos OH
tie sunny hl-slloa Of Franco: took part in tho
fostiyitics Of ller gay but wiokcd cnpital; drunk
imporal Tokay Of uungarY's riol1oHt vintage IN
tho land Of itB own Winc-prcss; stood III the
palaces of Moscow md tito eont AtreotB Of poul-
poll; loatod down tho carala Of tho " Mistress
rian's song; but, fotcd, lIonorotl, worHl1ipcd
almost, for her magnificent beauty md enormous
wcalth, with mobiles for her slnyoa and Princes at
hor foot. WHO would 1lave laid down tiso and
it cLeaply bought, sho waa as cold, rs
calm, ns proud and unbending as Btatue and
still, amid M adulation that would l'avo tnrned
se sran ot nnother grl hsr i,ns echoed thu
Yet, five years Inter- wo find her masriod to
gontlonan belonging to q promtnont famty in
tho South. Whom 1lo asked her to ho hia vito,
she told him tho history of hor 'lifo, and onloi
With the prophetic words: II havo no hoart to
giyo yon; shall novor love agalu." Ho wns
ono Ut tho must polished, cblvalrous mon Of his
day. o!ogant aud handgomo and tho imporious,
lnpasAloned lover, WHO lad novor nHknd but to
rocoiye, who had noyor knoll to mortal womai,
II vain. WHO counted lis a1nonrs by tho scoro,--
fashlon," whose word WAS law,-world-
before Ills titno, baHo Gro ono throad Of silver
shown IN lis CRAP black ourls, man, who
waB used to bo tlat.erod and collrte, llsto,od to
agaln, begging only for a,lol, ostaom as she gavo
him now, incrcdulolls but that ho should mako
stronger lovo i'll hor hcnrt than tho ono i1o bo-
loved to DO only girIpll fancy. But, oven in
THO lust hour before their marriage, Bho Ind
aaid, with tearfu'ly bescccling oyes II shall
away tho tears with tender agsur-
ancos that ho would ho conlent.
.,i ane }roolc'1on "as nut 100 truo nia ne gloom
tlat lay On & her heart ohlod antl clondod Its llfo
lnumsu w. "oIa ol . teprGao1' was oyor al'okon.
Mnon tno Storm !nas haa ioug th:Gatehod our
oeaoSau H., oniom 1orAt IL iary ever tho land no
{U,ueu ts arlny. Mia 1e!l Ill battle
Waioso ta1 ltay "aa Hetces1 ana HOTTEST whore
,n n1oou hno uaItizeu tno sou !lAa wasef. lie md
, ,ca on h,s men d 70 thco tne 1e9don my; and
MiG1s M y YVES c1luea, tleg aonna hlm aead on the
, meia, n's , heaa ree5g Gu ms arm, his broken
sMoca i'f' " n's sia. anu mere peacoiu1 look on
nls sv lace 1nan u haa worn OF lato. ,
sao Mnpm nenf e;i, ot Hnn'o We werG prisoners At
~ ,r, southern l sal.aso' oao uaY ulion Queer
s,aa Mho wy pssslnE "lhao" ,'!l wloro we stood
saancaa @ ,. caie4eas!y nps 4ns, as hls eyo eausht
hoss, look or recognition anu astonlshnent
paaseu over nls iacG tilon u e1o" white M death.
Ano was scarcely loss moved Tor tue mnn who
Haa Al1eI ~ cap ana Rassen On was uharieH
i.--. Later III tue dny they mot. and sha
listened TO his story, novor E hnvlnE hoard from
nm sineo they parted at W1eol'ng. Ho had
anaaaod ioft',Lo, anu married, nponi, l., short ac-
qna'ntanco, !ady IN tue NORTH. The union
was q wretchodly-misoraoie mistake, without
ono lall'ating circumstance; and lie wan ropont-
iag at loisuro. l1la wifa was stylish, art