, 1874-10-25
A LIFE'S ENIGMA.
A Norwegian Sketch.

H B1on3sTJEExx HJoRxSox.
Why eit here2"
"Bocauss it's high and pleasant"
"But it goes 80 steep down it makes me quit
giddy, and tho sun shines 50 dazzling on th
. water. Let's 50 little further"
"No, not any further
"Just back, then, ~ far ~ that groom il
closure; it Was 80 pleasant there"
"No. I cay, not there, either" and he dun
himself down As it he either could not OF roui
not go further.
She renamed standing. with her eyes inten31
fixed upon liua.
:" Aasta, then ho said, NOW you must explaf,
to me why 1t WAS you we're 40 much afraid OF th:,
foreign skipper Who came in just in the dusk O
the evening""
''Didn't think that waa it!n sha 1henered
and seemed to wish 10 avoid the matter.
ayes, you must tell me- before you 30, else
shall uever como 1gain."
"Botolf!" she exclaimed; and she turned
bat still remained standing.
IT'S true" he continued, IT promised you
wouldn't ask any questions, and Ill stitl keer
my word il ron like; but then things must come
! to an eua between U.s."
She burst into tears, and camo over to him,
with tho sun shining full upon her slender little
| figure, small hands, and soft golden hair, mhere-
from her kerchief had faltcn.
He sprang up:
| "Yes!" be exclaimed, "you know very we'll
when you come looking like that at mo, I al
ways give in to you- Bet ! know, too, that tho
| longer this thing goes On the worse it gets.
Can't you understand that, though may prom
| ise you hundred times not to wish to know
| about your bygono life 1 never have auv neeca ,
can bear 1t no moro-' His face, too. did in
deed be.r look of Aforementioned an airing
| "Ycs. Boto1r von ,],d ,n,,oo1 nrom;s. -, ~
1.+ that tI,;,o r..t--,,,,t ,r,;o,. ~.
.s,, 49,, .1,a:e. " ~. .e'e.' ne'el
| 'el you ABOUT. lou promised me solomniy you
| said you didn't caro- about it, it you could but
| hare me- EotoI; I" she exclaimed again. slnsiuo
| IN hcr knee. mn, +bs ho,+ta- ,,, st,a Won, 80
| ..e.,a. 49,. -. 49,, @a ~ o.,
1u9usu neI se;J Ile "as IN pe'll, and 70 looked
~ naa 1aEousn re het ,as;-talAn$ aears that s,c
sseuuo a. ohcs 'Eo .o'e.lss. alq inoht miserable
creature he mad A. ever teon IN al his days,
drcet1e ee aa|, rsp put tnoa
uuectly e4@tlns oo"n @s@n, II you olo oas love
ma wei enough TO naso confidence In mo, how
haspg "e Two mtSas oe
~ you, rather, coald bnt have little conf
ueuce ~ "c hue ot'loIsa. co'''ine nearer h!u',
M hi foo upo nef hnee % a'io a yeatnnsy mo
Nhee Eour snip naa run INTO uura. when came
tn9nsas 9an & aeyer xeen ans 80 brave snd
tna. v. xe,, a''su ~ 1toa4 ,'1 .n1t motsn' ~
when 1he ships ta1e a'nx1ng, once n:o:a iel;'
"nI -. ,.a .aonus e., aees enou,u ieel aE1n-a
"taA W NV. QUE "ens ~ As!ooce' WIN hef
na.Is s!aSo .osst ees, teaunl' atoi ms snco;
os ;, .nn snno 80 o 70 sooa s.d
noo!e Le as Joo 'o1s Haen you hsst took n'o
-nGtys :. W.x IL von rro. ~ - ..n,;.a :,
nny 40 YOU n.ee mo sos ne replied, a.
most mos narsql.. 10 kno" yery "e!l It can't ba
1ot Att!o "hue a. Atss,. perhaps, one "a content
without ~
ano ore" oaGa' ana s'slo cafelees'Y:
an Te,!, W tnen' my ltlo can nofes como nigh.
a5Ao 9oo: AUG 'ouce uose eno oeSah 10
weep,
nor merely part OF IL ana II "lH all como night
so iar ao anu conc:rnea.." .......
no spoke chee1fu'y' is though to encourage
ner; e.. "A -. . 1.,+ !. a,
ono ola NOE answer; CUT ne 81" sae Tas strug-
Cling With hcrsclt-
4stcl yea1s7'1> Nv o1seo; 1u" eno .1sa
ul . oo'u] 10 "tsn. un'o'.' e@o 70 "ofae tuah
tueI arc, ~ anT tAta
p'tGouslg.
- - tAn":oe! SUN nsf "ao coi1.lnMeu
Eseu - ~ sua naso 10 CONFESS tne greatest
CRIME 10 mo 1A tY 10 L saT up but rh!s can't
o9a1. ,,,
no aao ne''oef can -: enc e3clalmed, xnd
she To:o' @
~ ~ helP you, no faid rising Also; DAY by
gay u he!p you "ucn ~ Only Emo" what this
1hsns II: Eut AM quite 100 proud TO be With
woman don kno" iuI!! about, anu Tho, per-
naps, oe!ones 10 sonecooy else:
- orlsns ilnsn come over ier lace;
for SHAME! IL you tsiE Q! pride l m sood
desl nrouaer than you arc. =, and "ont have you
say 9ucn ~ talu:s. 80, sto1,!
II YOU 70 60 seiy p1Guo. snen, "hJ DO you
1esse toom lo1 ny snsplc IONS
Ioo he!p me: car oear th'a no longer
~. oos eteaeI: .. .se e'aoe 70" It shall
eoaue =. 500 W ~ eua !! LIS oay.
tlo" eluel !. 10. nne. "a4eu o"t' 20 SO on
noet5u's ano eormentI's woman who has
u ussea 10 ~ o.! AZ 1ui'y ~ sou' 4nu oas oeesed
AUG Fraseo OF you as nave osen oo,'s. She
va as- .sau - of.nntas EGun u "ee?. ot "lsh
1auueu euapso " .eei1at{ sne e1c!ataco tos.
see 10" IL Is you tnin o5 lrotohlnS mo OK
Is.ans me ~; - 80 ~ - eus e'l, y. a'o: oao
'o9asu a. n, s. aIa M sn'nsu '., asioe.
. - -" e' oA!u 1t4 ." -, ni""'5t "o11 ~ "oAu'
" W Yon' OF ~''l , ,ou hos - ....;.
.. WI ''~, aepnsu .fue' ssle'Gnn'ns out ue1
.anu ~; :, not S you 'e me ~ ne eau 80
tauu uct 80, 81" 49, ,u3at lm' na oosom
usa.ea; auu NC. ess ms'ucleu 10 aEo llo, pu1
oaesf !ou1eu n.l.; ~" nte,n ue1e .ol
tnen Nan tt 'ssn sns