The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-12

Inc landing place.
We started If down the hot, white, sun
blcachcd rond. The two littlemeii accom-
ImuI"l me. Thcy were in hopes OF fresh
"'''V''' ~" '"""''. getiiieinnn drove
down in hi cnrragr 1t plsscd US just as
we reached i've fruit booth III the squire.
The iuv1td gcrtlcmnnl surely that wns
no invalid f,'f, nor q "ent'cman.s 'lci
either, thai. pocrtd out of the window ns
the c.Erd.,o passed Va. No, II was Mite
..usil roy lucc. with eyes as blue "a the
sky, and rurh II sweet, inno" Mt. nall
opened. wondering mouth. snw II all III
turn Of ihc wheel.
~ Thought YOU spoke Of gentleman"
said TO my two Little men. l5ut at th1t
moment tie steamer scrUped against the
sidrs Of tie hlii" wooden pier and
splasliut ard dn-h.u@ OF waves ensrcl;
plnhk was ilung gcfue@ bot Woct HE J. III
aud the shor0 and thg passengers cGnie on
mud the bai 1ngers went on, III tnU midst
OF which tcutrai OOumutiou my two httlc
men disappeared in Their Chgructc OF
toutors for thnir new hOtol
81 thuk We may 20 now siid pretty
clear, rippiiug VOICE la SORT slow li"diui
AID httie cniluth hguo Jumped cut ol
the cur i'wC.
Al Old man followcd-a very old man
feeble ana lettering. His coat hung in
folds round his poor siuutlsen form; h,s
mead wits IL 90, bis face AS gray rs the
ashca of fire that / burnt out. lie
looked absolutely stepping head foremost
the girl h,ipci INN carefully out Of the
carnage. AUD then, lipplrg her urn n his,
led nrn down to tho little plank. /, tol-
lowing Their steps. could not help watch
ms the par. There was something so
tuuohihE. SEQ tender, IN The way in winch
he ciurg tu bor, pnu sit. sup ported him.
AZ thr puuk uii was hustle and con-
tusinu stIl; people were coming ana go-
ia, ami boxes were being carried uCTOss.
The oil fu.n placed ms II mbnng ioor on
tins end ot On" plank just when barry
German nj the other gave IN UNCONSCIOUS
shove. Ihv board slipped suddenly, tue
2tii's hand WIS ltrst.l Gus ui he OLD man b.
ami ma another srcond ZEE would have been
precipl nted INTO tine water, but for Hu i'll
terye..ug arm winch WIS fortunately anlu
TO steady huu.uud Ding aim back 10 shore.
That intervening arm was mine, and |
shlil never forget thu look ot gratitude on
the old mans tl>C. nor The pretty words
thai came ripping from tue young girls
lips like "A h,tlv bubOhns stream IN spring
time.
We all went sntcly on board together a
moment later, that little incident having
| nude ~ FRIENDS on tho SPOT.
The girl became very busy Immediately,
| darling about hithcr and thithor IN search
Of cushions .tHd stools, md looking out for
Il comfortable seat TOR the old man, who
WAS her father, probably. though he might
W In equal probability have been her
| grtndiatncr ~ lar as ase went. She round
| one at last an cosy corner. shaded from
| lnt sun anu NllHlltltN - pll fiN M'lI SIC
sat down beaiuc him herself, aud pncrcd
out under the awning with her great,
! misty, blue eyes.
There was NO room for me, aud | nat
tered myself the little Elrl looked rather
! sorry III consequence. IL could not be
! helped, however TIE boat was full. /
/ slrOlicd away To the otAer end.
| What lovely scene burst, OF rather
stole, upon my gaze rs got away clear Of
! the awning. That Is one OF the peculiar
| asClnatlons of Italian bcuIty. Ii does not
siaiur you, overcome you MI at once by
/ its majesty AMI awe, rs northern scenes do,
| but rather steals upon you slowly, spread
| ing itself out before you, drop by drop,
till II gradually ovCiiiows your soul. Ones
! eyes. indeed, lake some uinc TO got aecus-
toned 10 all this stmnge, SOFT, many col
ofed atmosphere. 1t - Ike looking at tn
/ world through u rainbow. To-day. tor
! Instance: at first / could discern nothing
bu, - z 'iden mist then purple one, tleu
gray one, blue one. pink one, ne one
! by one lake and mountain revealed them
| selves distance bDVCAI distance, range
after range, all dressed up in shadows.
| with little villages NJ the loot oil the hills.
| glitttrlng IL the westefinE sun like jewels
on niaiGen's breast. Overhead the SKY
| grew very clear ami bright, and the llE
| wnite clouds packed themselves away
| somewhere, aud IA few tiny pink
| cioudlcts, like scattered, crulnpled rose
! leaves, came drifting across the sun :
| pathway Here ana there nttic
boat Went skimming across the lake, star
| ring it, CLASSY uItace, ana leaving behind
! IL traces IKE a comet . tan. In the dlIu,
| delicious distance, the New Jerusalem il
selI, Win It's 4. sptI wa l. aud pcaIIy Eat =
seemed to Toe duatug, drl ing asuudcr,
div idlng itself INTO little glisteuiug, gem
| like islands, Ana then, slowly aud regret
fully, the sun sank. and the mountains
! drew VelIs over their heads, ana The lake %
face was stained with great, streaming.
| crimson Tears. For, though in other parts
OF inc world the sun ana the ear,h may
aptly be llkcned TO AN Oid couple well W., "a
/ to each Otutl'a absences, ia italy they are
sili but pair OF sweeth hearts, 20 whom
this nightly parting gives nightly pain.
Aud so drank my M Of all this delicious
| beauty, aud then began TO wish for some
one u whom 10 pass the cup" IL only
Mis- Brooke had been present. Ny fellow
! pas eugcrs were OF the ordinary type
Commonplace Eu@lsh and noisy Germaus
in suporuDuudance. found myself think
ing oi the two Italians al the other end OF
tue boat, AID by aud by threw away
my cigar end and stroilod back toward
them.
Tho old man was asleep with his chin on
| his chest. The Flrl was awake, veiy wide
awake, with book across her lap
DO you read Enghsh!' | asked. with
some surprise, going up TO her, ana seeing
| TINT the book IN question was "a IauChEitX
copy OF Miss IhacAerays Village on the
| Gin" II Is MOI often that an Italian glri,
even OF the highest cins-cs, ouch "a | some
how judged tits one TO b., becomes pIOh-
Client IN q language which priests, aud still
more convent authorities, regard AS some
how tainted with ucle,y.
81 can read IL "a Little, signore," she
answered modestly. " lie likes nle 10 learn
II, you SEQ indicating with a peculiar,
lingering, slug-suug accent The sleeping
man by her sidel. lie is 30 clever himself,
aud he thlnks have a little talent for Ian
qua" ~. 80 all laat winter, in Venice,
studied Fngd-h. LISA beautiful language q,
aud thls l. a beautiful book. The sienuIV
Ingicso mas read IL, of couIsel'
shook my head. The" signOre Inglese'
had read 1t, OF course, ana admired il
greatly; but theu-sho looked 30 pretty
whom she talked.
"Teil me about it,, said /.
at Is about glrl who marrics n man she
does moi care for much at Il ST. but VINO IN
the eud she learns 10 love quito passiou-
atGly. Aud yet, AZ one time, she thought
SHE loved some one else, you know. But
one oan always learn to love what is good
and noble, ana true, can one notY That II
as sure as the nils" Aud she hfted up heI
clear, blue eyes, and looked NJ those solemn
darkening heights with long, lingering
wisttul gaze.
ado you come from tho hllsr l asked
watchin Z her. was puzzled as TO her ma
LOCALITY. Altogether Italian she could
not be. She spoke the language prettily
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