Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

'-i'' "'H Il >js'l t''luctte,
Ike was lover true"
Ling golden l,>hcS fringe pair of soft
}'ue "; and on the breath Of the sum
'A'r n:gl.t Is horlr in It fresh ttndcrvoung
'".'". tic words of the little song.
Tie gi.i> eye, know vcry well that pair
"i ',alk MAJ, ,l.nc olb, are shining directly
Gown ul"n thcn. striving to discover by
iiuit'r on lash or trcamor Of lid, some
answer to the question those same brown
'yr> iav" asked over and over. in their
dumi. mute language. But the white lid,
are quite mm"vrd, and the song goes on in
the sweet. pure voice:
~Clochettc Clochctte.
I"u drive ne far from YOU
Cluchcttc. Cochcttc
{. me 10 say udcu,"
Well chosen Miss Nelly" intcrr,n,s
the owner Of the dark brown ewes. bending
lower a he adds: You have selected a
most appropriate song for my last evening
at Cedar Croft
y on llk" it, them" answers Nelly Allen.
rlayln. til" accompaniment softly. and con.
tinain- in mockin- voice, II Thought it
'topoy: one who bears the title os .tlrt.
can. suppose. readily understand the feel.
ing, Of a 'coqucttc' a, well =
on coniomi or transpoSc the posi-
ti"n~. Mi>> Nelly" returned Harry Rand
warmly. Il assure you it is with the
d''l".>t emotion Of the fond youth that
most ~ympathiA". for /. too, come to sav
aliru =
"Ad.ru"-and there is a pathetic tone
III h"r echo Of the sad word Then. with
quick toss Of the golden head. and a
beanins smile. Nelly Allen changes the
ton" instantly and answers with little
Laugh:
And YOU think really believe YOU are
gong away-you. who have cried wolf 50
often that no one heed, any more? re-
sr"t that can how no appropriate grief at
'h' announcement. but indeed can not
s"t out tear. am not bit sorry. for
you won't go!' and with a dash the little
white hands fly over the keys in wild
waltz
4 cloud gathers over the dark eyes. and
the husky voice threaten, a storm as i
whispers h"ar-cly; You do not care -
And Is this all YOU will say to me. Nelly |
I'm to 20 with no other than those cruel
"'rdS-you are not ,olly -
'''A, Inn 'aYlJ@, and that ,olt Of thing. Of .
course laugh, Nelly over her -houlderI
nttiIn2 on IN her waltz with chaos of har-
m"ny which neither hear nor heed now.
1T i you who are the most hcart!c,s Of
coquctte-. and Shall 20 and try to forget
You torcvcr-ad!cu, and with these words
Harry Rand stalks o,it Of the room. as
stately .: a prince. Tine hall door close.
with a bang; and, a, though it were am
echo. the last chords Of the waltz end now
m a crash. while in tn. -ha,}owy moonlight
"a fair golden head may be- ,ccn Iilowcd ON
the piano desk.
What cl>, c.ohi -ay?" Size sob. to her.
'"it. Does he expect lnc to throw myself
INTO h'- arms and tell him that love him
with all my heart. anI will be- lis wife be-
lore Il" "1hs nc? If | can't be woocd
won b" won Stupid fellow, to talk IN
enlgInas and parallels all summer lonpl
Why don't lc say out boldly. .Ncliv. loyo
you-wlll you marry me 2 instead Of look
ing unuttcrable things out Of his bic. bean
tlful brown eyes, and saying nothing when
the time arrives to part but 'adicuY Oh. 7
hate him-thcrcr And Il fresh burst of
tears showers down on the white KEYS.
Very cool and stately indeed Prince
Harry stalks off; but there is smarting
wound beneath his armOr that stings and
pains beyond relief.
"That should fall in love with so heart
less coquctte!" he muttcrs to himself as
hc PAGES up and down the gardcn-walk.
''Shc cares no more for me than she does
for the rest of the foolish moths that fit
around the flame of her sweet smiles and
pretty ways. Girls arc cruel creatures:
they play fast and loose with mans heart.
like cat trifing with mouse Yes, it is
best that should 60 away now-go where
| shall never see her-never hear her
again."
A soft strain of music floats out on the
summer breeze; and stealing closer to the
uncovered window, Harry Rand stops