The Republican journal., 1874-07-16

| breaking of Il child's toy. But if Il gil
J loves ardently, and believes wholly, th
love and faith are real. whether they az,
given to a counterfeit like Fid, OF to
man; and the downfall OF her hopes is a
dreadful. Her nature is more elastic, an(
time will heal the wound more easily, bu
the pain is Just as sharp; and | say again
poor Bessie
When Fid came back to the house he
found Bessie, not shyly looking out tol
him, and little graver than usual, as he
generally found her. but chatting in a jolly
indifferent way a little pale, but looking
very lovely, and with something in hel
face that he had never seen before She
nodded gayly to him, and went on with
hertalk. Instinctively he OWNED change
She was not cool, she did not draw away
irom him, but there was some new and
subtitle barrier between them Five min
utes before he had been schooling himself
to address her with a certain GOODNESS, and
here she was about to save him the trouble
OF initiating q new order OF things by tax
ing the lead herself. He was Il very lucky
fellow He had only to desire 4 novelty
and it dropped into his mouth, He had
only TO weary of it and he was free. There
would be no tears and he would not be
made TO feel like brute
But then. like some other lucky fellows
he was disposed TO be pcrvcrsa and un-
grateful His good luck did not come in
the shape that he had expected What
| had changed the trusting child of verter-
! day into the cool and wary woman Of to-
day? Last night he could have sworn that
! she loved him. Now he was besct by 4
| horrible suspicion that she was playing fast
and loose. and that he was an ill-uSel man.
| Certain looks and tones that had never fail
\ cu before tailed now Fid began to feel
| pathetic and the melancholy in his brown
eyes came nearer being fact than il Ia 4
ever been before. If all the cnchantmcnt
of the past two months had really been
nothing Ito her.) why. then Fid'S faith in
| human nature was in danger
OF course this change worked gradually.
/ bul ii worked. and. ai1cra week OF i'll sue
cess i id began to feel that the little heart
| he had been so anxious to throw away was
priceless treasure, BcsSie's Indifference
| was genuine. and iid felt it. She was not
\ over her pain; perhaps ii was keencr and
! bittcrcr than ever She mourncd. not for
Fid's eyes and whiskers. but for her hero,
| her man Of honor who could not have
{
/ have been rechAmcd she would have been
only too happy. As it was She was gentle,
cold, and 50 unapproachable that Fid,
while bitterly accusing her of hcaltlcss
| coquetrv decided he could not live with
ont her
/ What her innocence and artlc>S love
could not do her coldncSS effected He
was now really at her feet; and she could
only smile bitterly, and say to herself that
4 She had been fool on more counts than
one She was At school with experience
now, and the pain She suffered taught her
first to pity Barry lMgan. and then to re-
sprct him. She remembered his patience
and long suffering with bitter Selt-re
proach. Perhaps now She would rot have
found his attention 50 dist3steml 1t is
certain She yenturcd an apology for the
matter OF the Jtfe chonpcirt, and She Of
tered il in the pretteSt WAY. But Barry
only answered. sadly:
II am moi angry, and Won cannot be -
sorry a, | | would give halt am worth
il it had not happened
No need TO ask why. His tone told her
that Ii her ideal was shattered 50 was
his also; and. though he saw that now he
might hope. he could no longer care 10
| hope.
1t was melancholy termination TO Il
brilliant season Most melancholy of all
70 Fid; for when. in his desperation. he
tell back on his last resource, and actually
urged Bessie TO be his Wife. She answered.
/ with demure surprise, .'that she was ve,v
sorry. but it was quite impossible" And
| then. with an arch smile:
! And besides, Mr Case. thought ii was
always understood, in these summer ilirta-
| tlonS One must amuse ones self. II |
could travel in Europe or drive a pony
phaeton. am not sure if should tlrt at
all. Bur place like this. what can we
do except to fall Back on cheap amuse
mentS? 1t is u pity to have misicd YOU
however. There should be 4 code, and n
| set of signals, SO that We could regulate
| our tlirtations better and Il danger post.
Don't you think 50. Mr.. CaSc?"
Poor Bessie, The one crumb OF com
fort that She brought with her from Cape
Of Rocks was the remembrance OF the help
less astonishmcnt in fid'> face when She
asked that question
| How can we picture that ceasele>, train
of houSeless and homeless wanderers who
! have not where to Law their neads and
| fret and yeN ourselves about some tritling
grievance in a home where plenty and
comfort abound-a broken ornament, the
polish Of 4 chair scratched an omission
Of q servant, the wavWardness of Il child
| How can we bring before our minds
| the vast multitude who have scarcely 4
| rage to cover them or 4 crust to eat. and
~rumble because Il dress does not suit Us.
I I,;l
| bonnet, or otl'cnds our taste With ribbon
on u flower which we did not order. or a
| tavorite dish is spoiled in the cooking. or
| because the water that made oHr tea did
not boil ? How can we think Of the vast
and varied tide of bitter anguish from pale
| Inns and murmur at 4 cold which keeps
us from fulfilling some engagement, or !;
1oothache which robs us of an hours sleep
or any other little alimrnt which gives Us
Il passing Inconvenience How can VIC
think Of the great and solemn crowd OF
mo,lrners, whose ccaslcsS wall is ever
sounding in The ears of Him who knows
the depths OF tenderness hid in the heart
Of Rachel as she Wccps for her children
because they are not-how can we. | say
think of all.thlS, and chalc and fret be
cause our dear ones need. perhaps. a lit
tie iorbearancc, are trying in some mino
things, which are after all, bnt as spot
on the sun and whose little pccniaritc
we tnrm into morrfes by losing our tenn
per when they touch our own convent
cnce on pleasure ['Ihe Day OF Days
AN EARNED Fish. A writer on "Clcv
er Fish in the Galaxy says "There i
4 little fish Abonndng in the eastern seas
from Ceylon TO Japan, which secures ii
) prey by means of an instrument like TIN
blowpipS used by mischievouS School-hoy
for projecting peas and other means q
: torment. The nose Of the fish is a kind G
beak, through which he has the power @
! propelling drop Of water with fore
| enough to disable n fly. preparatory t
swallowing it. His aim is accurate an
l he rarely misses his object The msns
Pecting fly sits on a spray Of weed, twl2
or q tutt Of grass. near the water. plum
, ing himself in the warm rays Of the SUI
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