Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-14

sailed Miss aophrony Ives, followed by Patience,
Malvina aud Lucy Ives each simultaneously
smiling and trying to lock as sweet and pretty as
possible. They advanced one by one and gave
John greeting, after which they arranged them
selves in graceful group around him; then began
tho liveliest conversation John had ever listened
10. lie began to grow uneasy and lose his sell
possession This was more Miss lv'a than he
had wanted
At last a sudden idea sir uck him.
"Girls," he said, edo any Of you play blud
mans bnff."
The young ladies all suddenly eigRled
"Sometlmes," said Miss Sophrony, with a sly
glance at her sisters.
suppose We have game then said John,
earnestly.
Several handkerohiefs were simultaneously pro.
duced, and before John was aware lie was ia mid
nj hit darkness.
But yon must he blinded too, Lucy said Miss
Mavina; ut always makes 1t hvelier 10 have two
you know
80 Miss Lucys sight wasstemporarily obscGred
in the same manner that Johns mad been.
Then the word "readv" was given. and
| without word OF warning, Sopnrony, Pa
lience, Priscilla and MalyIna noiseessly
glIded from tho ROOM
| For a while John ami Lucy groped iuno-
| Gently about them, each falling To find the
object they sought. At last John spoke;
| - say, WheTo are you al?'' ne said,
| hel lplessly.
| TO answer came - It's question fIom
those he was seeking.
| john said Lucy, III beiieve they'le all
hiding"
JUST at that moment tho two approached
| each other with their hands extended and
| they were each suddenly ciasped IN each
other s arms. THIS was a sensation so lew
to John that 1t almost deprived him OF AL
| ticulatl0n.
| "Oh, is 1t you, john" SAID Lucy; IL do
believe they'Ie fooling us"
She suddenly REMOVED the bsndsge from
her oy 81 and the next moment John felt her
deIt little fingers untyIBg the knot ia the
hands erChIef that was bound about his
head.
Look IA here, John, she ssId in halt
provok ed sort OF way; ust sec what trick
they Ne played upon us. L might have
known what Ihbv were up to. Never MUD
wen have "A real pleasant visit now"
Il Ihey sat down side by side on tho high
, back ed sofa, aud Lucy talk oil 80 pleasantly
! aud encouragIuglY tu John that he soon felt
perfectly at home. lie WAS almost aston
isEed at his seit-possession. Ihs minutes
, heightened into hours and-w ell, ho never
; coHld fully explain how 1t was atterwaru,
i but the fact Was thut Lucy prom ised him
that she would be Mrs. John Jansen when
over he was ready to claim her as his own,
and John went home that night very proud
and happy, aud on the following morning
ho informed his a,tduisaed father that at
any time that idrIn was ready lac va. ready
to 20 to hOuaek eping,
Peter Jansen Kept his word, and John
Ia Was often subsequently heard 10 say that II
] II hadn't been iUr that friendly game of
blind mans blum he would hardly Lave
known how to hayo made n cheicc.
i
Ii North and Soutll Shake Hands
tl The great sensation in proceedings OF Il o
r recent General Conference at l.ouisy HE
,t ky,was tho reception ot three Commission
4 oIs Uf the Methodist Episcopal Church.
North, lev. n. ,. Hunt, ID. D., ltey. e. Ii
Fowler and General Clinton Is. Fisk. They
were formerly introduced TO the Genera
VI Conference, and presented their commis-
- slons fruul the lishcps. They weIe pre-
H. seuted 10 the bench uf Bishops by DR.. l.
Ill Nj. Lse, OF Virginia, Dr. j. \. Evans, OF
Georgia, and Hon. :. llobs OF South Caro-
lima. After an interchange oflntroducnons
= and greetings between the bishops and tie
y. ministers, iney were presented TO the Com
As ference by Bishop McIyeire, and lIant au-
ol dressed the Conference in IA long speech
- lie offered iraiernal greetings, recalled III,
!, history Ut two organizations and exhortt,
IL 10 "A better feeling between Tho children OF A
common Father.
H pr. FuNlc followed In IL similar sttnln
le lie alluded to NAnderMlt's endowment g.
the Vanderbilt OnNerslty as as,mbol a
y Tho hruiheIiy IuNu tc!t lpy the NuIth tuwuIt
iu tho South.
~ General tl+k also spoke. lilo hoped pas
" differences might be nt1altd 10y The ioye,lu
u "a telIEeace and piety in the two eItat LouIes
Nv committee a.: nluA WAS appointed I,
~ prepare suitable Iosi onse Ia Inc greeting
cu from The North.
BlshoP MclSelTe then announced to the
Commissioners that III due time the Confer
IL, ence would mako a response aud in III,
lie meantime cordially Invited them 10 III,
'sa tlour and platform.
ii The utmost harmony and the best 4 feel
~ inS prevail Throughout tho exercises
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