Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-17


sEees aud soft soated out froa amidst
the green foFAgs grouped in distant
part Of the great hall that wonderful
waltz. Where the LsnOus grow.
L vas Just at this nenent that Incli-
uAtica routed Prudence. and hrvaght
Charlie HersOa oQs Of the supper rOsu-
Very soon he dsscried little figure
standing N the center Of the ball reon-
What sweet little fziry It was. stand
ing there with el01ds Of IIlusie1 soft Is
moonlight clinging arOand il Ike =
white mist, vita white lilies resting o0
is bosom. elInging to It's skirts. and
nesting In It's hair Then Charlie look
81 at Solomon. lean and shrunksn. vel
low and blear-eyed
The beast Eztsered Charlie. to an
auiieeee Of soft silky brown mustzehe-
The puppy - grOwled Solomon. N
confidence . bis gruzlsd beard
May l have the pleazue?" and
Charlie bent low before The little dIyini-
ty with the white Lilies In her haIr.
Then Solouon seozIed. Charlie scowied
back again. and mamma. from her watch
tower. scowled also
Then Solomon thought TO himself.
Hes nobody; clerk down town some
where thousand year at the outside
Girls No fool-mother amt If she IS ;"
and Sol0u9n's eoz7sen4Eee cleared ef
again Allie put ! single one Of Jouvin's
hest ze7en-buttoued No- SIS into Char
les t#0-b1ttoued No s. and Charles
brow resumed It's usual sueothness
Mamma thought 70 herself, I have
great coufG1ence IN Charles. / knew his
msther, and believe he Is young nan
70 be trusted Besides, he knows his
position" Then the muscles 0fuamma's
countenance relaxed. and she settled
down plAcidly 70 await the termination
0f that waltz. She knew his mother,
and she had great confidence IN him
Poor Mamma Rivers your premises are
excellent. but your eoneIusi1ns are net
vel drawn
Softly thr0bbed the music through
the hagraut- heated atmosphere IN low
l1xuriozs eadeaees, now ringing cut
clear and sweet ike the ripping laugh
ter of L joyous spirit voice. now s0bbing
Ike the wall Of ! sorruEfuI soul, then
bursting INTO rapturOus triumph Wild
EItehing and exquisite Charlie closed
MS strong warn paw firmly upou the
little fingers that aid themselves 20 soft
/ " n It. wound his arm around the little
buudIe OF lace and flowers, and gathered
L al ID n lis embrace Then the great
/ glowing breEn eyes looked down into
the blue sues beneath, and the blue ones
drooped under the warmth and hid
themselves against the blaekness at
Charles dress coat Softly the little
figure yielded 20 The pressure fhis arm.
0ne hand IN MS. the other clInging %
his shoulder. Lew, sweet and sebs1a1s
pulses the music through the air They
have joined the dancers Round and
round they 2 the floor vIbrates beneath
their flying footsteps. the gas lights
shine down upou them the fowsrs 4
the ar with their sweet incense, and the
Wild inEazicaGiou af the music thrills
through their senses and shines IN then
eyes Charles head Is Lifted. watch
ing eaeh couple As he Pazses them. keep.
ng watch ever the little form thai cling,
q him 20 that no needless elbows q
awkward feet NAY taGeh It He makei
his way carefully through the dizz5
crowd. winding n and cut now back
ward naE forward now around rzld
mg her perfectly, g1ardiag her safsIJ
from al dangzr Of collision EIta the rap
Idly changing thr0ng AIIie's eyes ne7
er move from tha= refuge Of black br1ad
cloth where they fed % escape the giow
ing brightness af the 0ues that Iooket
50 fandly into them bu- every nerve
sensitive 20 the direction af the arm thz
guides her, and gently sac yields 70 L
slightest m0ti0u, and follows where 4,
leads her Their arms are around eaeE
other. their hands elazped CharIle'
warm breath plays agzinst her cheek
They are UNCONSCIOUS Of everything saz
each other, and the music tells Tss rzp
tursus starry Of 1--we and ecs1zsy. zu,
the White HES give cut their sweeses
frzgrzuee a. they zrecTushesf into share
Iessness between the two hearts TIA
beat 50 chosely and PzzsiauaseIy agzfas
saeh sehe<- The HES are sacrificed
Bar the enchansuent is eompIese-
Mamma Is BEGINNING "a be disturbed
: Are they gDing . keep i Up srsEer
Solomon has taken AS place 81 mzu
mas side- and has been csuGd5ag 20 he
his 0piainu Of round dzneTng. hen
was youug masam- Then he s1.5aez
: y s1aps- When saIanoa eomez 70 tan
Of 1. be dessiies thaS is y really sss
uasdEizable and unneossszTy - SrzE a
tsucgn % The manner II WHICH he spe-
his gsGcafal Gag.- Boz mzmnz srss
with hIm- The whi1s Hllies have sxan
; past her 5sx ance o. swiee "a thesr r