The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-07-29
RALPH BENBpIGTs EYES.

are playing With edged TOOLS You may
offend RslHA9 forever" -
go Offend -hIln, iBdeed Don't talk Il
NE, Kate; tell you he is perfectly
hateful. beve 4irted with him till my
bead aches 1llayed with him, sang al
him, TUmPed or been dignifed, till my
wits were f65fty bothered how to create
Va new sensation and yet thewretch sits
staring, ut 1Beaas if his eyes. were made
for nQthingsl5at to see with.
: We'll, what are his eyes made for 2
iS1eh-eYes as his were. made for 8
Thousand things; great black ones,
With such long, silky lashes Why, he
'ftpl d"mal1e no. end of a commotion in
tife feminine fancy with his eyes alone.
What are, they made for !? They are
made to say 'Ui1id dtbera bic things, to look
million varying emotions, to raise
with feEV6r;, t cast down with mOdesty,
to melt with feeling, or fash with pride.
And, upon my word, don't believe the
man has the slightest idea that they
were made for anything but the con
yenlence of seeing. And to think that
7 9sui engaged to himi ~
Is a 4 tpprRht 'sgou cedH break the en-
" Yes, aha Iosei every penny, OF my
Aprouetty and bring the whole family
about my ears. A. No. Uncle George
portioned of, GlSpyille TO us if we took
" together if not, itlWas to go to some
@istant relatives who live IN Philadel-
phia So, down comes my sharer OF
this worlds goods, and, in a most mat
tetTof, fact way, says, : I think we had
better be married in the fall, Flora.
And 'la1Ee79R b idiot aafSE .Nver4. we1f-''.}'
lo,t s sbni rs f@ersRRlnly @ vsfy handf9me' hand III '
. Iff Yes so Is '1llnjc5iles mel bust OF Napoleon.
Gb9Ks like him, by-the-way, and one
has about as much animation as the
0thet. The most provoking thing
'Ataiut him is, he will never. do. anything
that fs not strictly proper and dignified.
i Ehever saw him take a. glass of water
without g q esiIelqn my part to tip the
whole ofit idOWu his neck, and see bim
jump. Though for that matter, he
,HqqlHn't idphp if did, I haven't done
a Shakem. scaretn thing since he came
that he has not caught me in the act
never scramble over fence that he is
not ON the other side with a profound
beH for my especial benefit, and as
SURE as Igdare to climb q tree or under
rake the 3edst bit of a fTofic. his most
magnificent highness is the first object
to meet my es es. Kstey / wonder if I
could ldRSb make him Jealous mean to
try. Harry iVahe came home yesterday
Is 4 IS all ready, to fall at my feet co.,
z rssBarry Vane is a brainless fop,
1 III He knows 4oG e dsshis eyes, even
il he is, ana he is the best fun in the
3 f:.,4pd soa would offend Ralphq"
- tNI hell you I hate him g. and Flora
dashed out of the room, leaving her
invalid cousin and confdanle aghast at
her sudden outburst.
.a-IN the parlor the merry beauty found
her betrothed, his large eyelids closed
over. the useless eyes, and apparently
i'''.; i .tf { wish Il could play some Joke ana
see-if itlYqlld 5astohiah hiniYhen= he
awoke," che said.
H'Not in the least, if I. knew it be-
fofehand,' said Ralph, lazilY opening
his ewes. < L - - ~ y Fl =
n ow dare you pretend to sleep ?"
cried Flora Indignantly ; " l might
Rave. talked secrets. "baad Ho a-i4--
Then l should not have .istene2, f"
" Oh, SOf course A6tss nothing half so
naughty could occur to you," she said
rAUlff Bl66IlDBiysla -!..rts a-s-E.f 10 itn{
aA / trust nothing dishonorable could. -
was I'll He quiet reply, though for mo-
ment his cheek crimsoRed with vex-
alton. .,,,,
a ask your 'tbiairttio1i,, did not mean
IN Be torfude,'5s p rsaid, ther frank g.libble
peenifffe enS, holding out her hand. 'i'''
He only -bSweazi gracefully, and,
BEhtnhiDg away the rejected hand, she
- in hn
jadd dashed off her pique in a stormy
polka. The polka weni phinto dream
like waltz and one of Beethoven's SON
atas followed till, as the room grew
almost dark thessEbdHing influence be
came st asEer, ,.SandS IS the last nebs
tAiedIAwEE, She Flegan t5Sssing5 ret as hg
had bdard her sing before in dashing
opera airs her voice rose clear, but
subdued, in sad melodies, old ballads,
Ahd chose longing airs of s''Auld Lang
'Syhhe, y soSseldoml heard now a-daSs.
The tea bell broke in upon the
pleasure, and3thHlSlight dining room
found Ralph as dignified and Flora as
saucy De iftno) music had stirred thBil
hearts into a new and strange com
munion. or5 ASIA u'it!."- -'
KatI heard, day after day, with pain
of tho m6iAedi eolduess between {, Ralpt
ants Flora. md 81 her INCREASING flirta
ton with Harry Xane-, -...,........ .j-.. g..
.,1 Atlast the crash came.
aiaf am free -
Flora threw back the door and rushed
m, With burning cheeks and flashing
eyes,I. \ - t-lAt : 81 Z
y. I. am free, Kate, My. ,chaymiDf
cousin came to me one hour ago anC
asked an inteEvew--a private, one
which I grantcd, of course. He in
formed me that when he graduated as 1
physician, with his heart full of the
glory and. responsibility of his. pro
| fession, he had come here trusting IL
find a wife who would be h rs companion
and true Relpfnate Sc the ardueus lff,
before hAfa. GHe had hoped that M,
9iteliness was merely youthful spirits
but finding me 4heartIess and fTiveIou
he preferred poverty to marriage will
a fiirt, and Withdrew his claim to m.
hand"
laa' Oh, Flora l.. such a heart, as -yo1
have thrown away. In the hours h
/ has spent here trying to entertain me
I j have learned much of the nobfenes
/ OF his nature and OF, his love for you
/ He has so hoped that you wOuld le
Eour own geaeE6us Datufe showye th
folly 81 yonr frivolous Ways, p
Il l,-sfI have had one lecture, Kate, pra
snare me second. Ralph BeRediC
1 may seek Elmewhefa ielsesa wife as col
aud. censorious as himself.
| sand your
-. Oh F''uvYie5ga nervous langh--t'h
ARasl i shdlS kbdieAtea my future for me.
H.. q Flora, you will not marry Harr
! Vane = 4sf~,-c--, = a..
55l s.,Sach brainless firt.S = Not Thong
Ralph flattered me e1eneugh 10 think "
are. well mated. All Ralph thinks
ntartify me, by his reflections he sha
/ see how gladly 7 aceept my freedom.
4 And Flora left tie room as abruptly
she had entered 81 to sly to her ow
chamber, leek the dooF,Rand- indulge
a long and bitter fitiof Vseeping. :.,lt d
iSJ That afternoon Ralph Benedict W
riding and musing. With his own han
be had torn from his heart its one brlgl
spot. In the few glimpses Flora hf
let him see of her generous heart, b.