, 1873-08-31
SARATOGA.

Ell PcrIzins, Ts.tc 0f Love and Hope.
70 Tho Editor NJ the Ne,o Iors Graphic:
write personal 1o!tor to-day.
This morning, met tho most dtHcopBolato
young man ovor aaw. Ills nane Is Mason. He
ID from New York. Ho hns boon In baratogo MI
summer. Ho has aoomod to lsnow ovory young
Indy ut tho Bpa, and Inns beon an immense favor
Ito with MI OF them. 1lo has also stood good
ohanco with tho dasMng young ladios from CHI
cago, tho dipey-nopBy girls from Oil City. Ho
Inns danced moro, sat Oh tho back balcony
longer, and In closor proximity to beautiful
young 1atl,os. and walked over TO tho Graveyard
with moro rich and aristocratio girls from tho
Clarendon, than any beau In Saratoga. Aud
still tllH young man camo to mo yesterday a1-
most hoartbrokon. His ego bud tho look Of
deapair.
IL want to dic."
Ra1y 0s s, g'9 1akDa to saGo o ' ssstgs fsgs
"Yos, Uhoo Ill aia tirod Of ito, "ho sighed,
In hoarBo whisper 81 camo to Saratoga with
theory. I believed In TINT theory rs believed
In my life. I worked for 1t day nnd night. /
olerished It, precticed It, and worshiped it,
my own ruination by IT,"
"Wllat waH your theory Robert ?" aHkod.
"Was 1t to bot continually on the ace-to wager
iargo su1ns on the Same card, hoping md bo-
logipg lIo w,S i vGad son' tio "n mud make you
10. no; nothing Of tho kind. II waa a social
theory, ELI. You know have blood ana family
and good looks. My pet theory was to como to
sara;tGsft and marty rich girl with bad cough
"And you havo finally become engaged to tho
object of your affection, then, Robert?" asked,
becoming deeply interested ln this good young
man.
"No, air, alas Oh, mol ~ theory las failoa,
met wan from Chicago-nliBg JOHNSON. Hllo
was sweet, and 0 30 affoctionato, and lad just
tho cough to suit mo. 4 low, haching cough.
It WIS fairly melodious; and know It would
yaar; but, alaa!" and then he buried his faco in
his hand.
"Wllat, Robert ?" asked. .....
"AlaB! in 4 fatal molnent learnod that sho
bad no money to go with It. She waR noor, but
! such lovely cough. Jrlst the ono had so long
aut vainly searched for."
What thon ~ ...
"Why, then mot tho rich A1as Lilly Thomp-
! son, Of Maesison avenue. She WAS very rich.
| sbo woro 1aces aud diamonds and a. new dress
at every hop: sto Just s,,itod mo. aha WAS
just tho giFl Ind been looking for, with just
| one exception"
.'What was that, Robert7'
=, daar, there was no cough to 60 with it.
Bhe WAS all hoalth aud money. Thorc had noyor
been any consumption In tho famly-just my
luck !"-and tllon he buried his facs in hii
hnnda again, and 5rept, long and bitterly.
{. "a mAgal.,, Eli" ho began, drawing closer
foction--tho paragon had been searching 70,
| for years. Size was rich aud delicate. sho haG
just tho cough, tho fatal connumptiyo cough,
had fanclod in my dreams aud sighed for in my
own right, aud yet 80 frail and dolcute--ao nca1
doath's welcome door "-aud Roberta face shont
with joyous light as ho doecsied tho frail, ricl
| object Of hs afrectioua.
Il And still you are mot happy, my lear friend,
I remarked as ho brushed tic ashes OF hin ciga,
upon my boot. "Cau It bo that shc refuse!
you?''
20, mol alns sho accepted mo- I took hol
pale, jeweled hand i'll mine. I placed upon it !
S1,o00 solitaire. sho was too fratl to speal
loud. Slo colgi,cd aud only Whispered her love
while, overcome with emotion, hor langui,
eyes Bnfflsod with tenrs. | wns too happy tt
lyo,, But, Q dear lsli. I was born to bo disap
zs from 1ats os my 5thsss zsasS ssea as tH' 'V'
i" But how, Robert y 1 asketl.
Well, in an evil moment my Lily began t
drink tho water hore. Not tho mineral, bnt til
pure water from tho villngo hydrant.. II sh
now; but ono fatnl day she drank some iydrar
water. sho felt bottor. Then she drank NOR
--tfen more, till at lust Bho usod to drink te
glassos eyery morning. Yhon her appetite cam
| QASh* I440 DSEAA W EASh ot0Ats 4AoA GOAE
went away, hor chee1gs grew rcd, md my beas
tif.l, frail Lily became q healthfnl, ruddy holy
hock.. She took to bowling, then riding o
ho11s.sh,,ae o1 81, s!s, nnd this morning. de"r car
eco nhead, Robert, teA mo all," I urged, COZ
1dentially.
"Wo1l, this morning, Mr.. Perkins, sho-m
frail Iily-carrioa hoT Saratoga trunk dow
two flights Of Htairs just for an excuse. Tho
she asked mo to walk threo milos over to IL,
lake. and when We got there, Oh, dcari she ut
ham, and woodcock, and potatoes, and almost a
entire black bass, weighing three pounds, al
whom Mrs. Myors asked hor II sho wouldn't hay
snother, sho aaid NJ, hho m ,; !was afraid i Nonl
nm engaged to her, with no prospect nhoad br
just 10 Hpond my whole life marketing nn
spending that 520D, 900 for her, aud to get onl
my yictnala md clothos."
And then Robert Mason leaned heavily forwar
oil his hands, while tue tears triclsled throug
his hngora and patterea down on his whito due
puntalQona-a wrotched, heart-brokou. aud ruiz
cd II,