, 1873-12-07

cheo't anu o!l The forehead. afsa 1t gono boioro
'A5 Oil HS:s Esa IT,: my lofty poetic spiritual ohtla
God help tloo II ovcr thy i1ltoiiso Ho1 ie crossed
md disappointed in itH affections. God forgive
MO II love teo mora than lovc my Matter.
Seventeen bright summers hayo passed ovor
NIL thou oa.,st not name single tlay wliloh gayo
theo 1nsting pain. ca'lnot na1lio dnY which
did not bring mo happiness. Such joys Gnu
novor last; II tl.oy oonld we on Garth would
l,ayo no neod for honvon.
Tho nceno In shifting onoo ,agatn; tho colors
nro tnkiug OH tlcepor liuc-lhe roso.tintH dark
e,'ing into purple, the purple changing Into
blacIi.
it is two houra from aunaot,, on beautlful day
In Juno. Softer, deopor. blnor .nkles nover
bonlod ovor lovely Italy. rafror laho, a
grconor landscape, mover sprcnd bonoash the
Aun.
1ivn comes tripping into my studio:
Papa tlear, YOU work too hard; come, tnlso
soft mud cool. tio wator 30 clear, and Tranquil.
and bcautfful!"
Chcorfu!iy / 1oavc everything to ploapc my
ilollzod CHILD and minister to hor ol,joynent.
to tho bench, whore tho auios watora scarcely
taxs osrsua tue and Eva fofi las ue M oi1ale st oon
lonco in all sny do. S!le sprtpEs llEilty into
tho boat-a fragile, fairy thing, that ridos tho
md Md boaring l,er namo. sho taioB tho carved
ni1d Eilloi scat In tho stern. I loose tho moor
iuga, givo tllo daintY Thug n push, spring IN
myAelf, nnd wc nro all3., gliding along III gentle
undu!atious-tho cadcnces OF tho poetry Of
motion.
row on for n fow moments, Eva holding tho
tiller and guiding ,1s where ahe will. Tho water
is 40 very still tlat tho movement or tho boat
so1lts rippleB Oh either side, far out as tho oye
can reach' Presently drop tho oars, and loan
back, III eusy abanuon, upon . brocadel l,alf-
couch, made In tho prov Of tie bout. watch
my child reclining In hor scat, fafltless picture
OF graco aud bealty. her a'Soot eyes fixed upon
Tho sunset. aud !illod with tho old lrean.light.
lor fAca transported nntl glowing with roile0tel
radiaace. mud wonder II heaven contains Buouo
~ beautiful.
Sho turns towards the, at length:
II was thiulsjng. pnpa dear, how sweet It
would bc to die, gazing upon such darling bull
why do You tal!s Of death, my child ,
Death always lbs 1nourninl souilJ, tonle. do
not think II sweet To elio ut my t!ula."
But wo all must ,l,o Bonletimo, you know,
papa ana Gully hope that, when ! TITO n my last
liest;" .,..o ,o.. n.,,a =, .,,,>aoa
in tho watcr, darling!" 1 say, to change tho
topic.
She ghuideru.
4:rLo sky, tho clouds, arc very, worry beauti-
full /" Bho says, suddenly. "Nhence do you
think those clouds CONC, papa doar ? The Sky
WIS deep nnd blue an l.otlr ago.
~ think they cana from heaven, Eva:
avc 1ns oftsn Wondered # ti1o atInoapero iu Msayon
il coIoroI like lhen1.'
She gaucos from Tho clouds to whore tho low
suu 1nakos long blades Of IRE in the still watcr.
A slight tren.or runs through her fra1uc, and her
face becomes pn.or.
sOh," she CRIES, IT cannot loot nt tho water,
to-day! Il looks-it loolts--it makcs INC think
of-bluod!"
aeo vss har nsa so n'f
W. i,nti, at uint nl.anrs,ri in tI'nurht for
,on'e ,,,n,ne,ia i,nsi. iiyo tin mutS',nss ~
tba .,rayo is nil about w. The green yloIo lies
n lnrdretl yaris away. but giyoa uo vounl to
iasa wntcra smt n,antai1, tho unlyeraai niicuco.
g,,IenIy ISwn crios-
aSna ,yIat II beat,t;ful f]owor!"
T ionIs 10 TIC fircctivn sue iudicatcs. and be-
hn!d fow feos away. largo frcsh lily. fIaatin,.
sky. Az Eya wishes slowly p,,ll tho boa: aionI:.
s;,Ia. i fow n,nro dina Of iii. oar. and sln ~,
ronfi, IT, grarcolv stirriu. from the scat but NM
il ci,ilIishly Impatient. sho raises from tho
yoat. aud leans o,ss oyer tho wasur, resting lo,
wnrht uno,I a seudor rsiI which rims along tha
huae's side.
q Ho careful. chilli! 4"
t,Yca. pa,,u. dcur."
AMI nav i ri,e reaches for tho lily. sho has iust
,r's,,a Il w1on viii, tl,a ni i;nrs.s n /; .1t.
,nI i,nr rrat,iic su,,nort eiyoa wav. sl,o I,sce
ii inr L, Ianon md fnIfs. win q will ory into tla
dam % water. ' 49, ''
F.,t n, instant nv owes arc blind, nv souses
swim. = aharp naug s,iItos across nv BRAIN, anJ
loart and sonl f3raake mo. An instant more
mud iiiuy ,uysblf malIy aftor 4er ca;,si2ing tht
iat II, nv i,Isa,,o excitement Al shu cornon t.
tLe surface sho clutches luy outs.rotclled hand
wItn q conyulyiyo grasp. / am no expurt
swimmer. hut I Strike out fraptical}y il
tho direction Of tie shore. Eva soo,,s
tn thnI, T nm forsnkipc l,er: sIf
n.,7,rejos wildly. aud cla ul3 hor arms
aboas my mock with Ill t., iioreo energy
| ~ mortnl torror. I can do nothing nov
| l,er rurnents on.anglo nv limbs. uuI we rt
daw,t torothor in Tic hungry water. As Wt
como again to tho surface atfo1upt to PARTIAL,
froo nys9u md o a INK .f aea Ta o 'as as
10 down. hor stugy,cs ceuso, | uuclnsp hol
houI. throw au artl, about her wa.st, aud. will
! | nv relnalr.ug strength, struggle upward tirrou;
lis water. / rsacI once nlSfu, tllo surIaoo Iy
strength il utmost wastell, hut ulako iaoh!y 10.
| Tho siloro. Holding the face OF nv notiu.,lugs
| o,ilt anuye t1o wator III boat can: Tuo stIuy.
clo IL But briof, aly strength is falling fast