The Republican journal., 1876-08-10
From Lippincott'5 Magazine.
The Rainbow of the Termini.

From Lippincott'5 Magazine.
The Rainbow of the Termini.
| Rainbow at morning
Sailors take warming:
Rainbow al night,
sailors delight.
Two ladies occupied lirst-class coupe
in the railWay-train coming from Florence
to Rome early one September morning
They were sisters-one fifty, the either
about thirty, years OF age--the eldest aut
Youngest daughters OF a large family now
scattered to the four winds These two
had not met since the Younger was :;
schoolgirl till the last spring. Then Mrs
Atherton, returning to England from
India. had fallen dangerously ILL., and
Mrs. Francis, whose home was in Rome
had hastenod to her bedside, and heroical-
" enduring a summer-long separation
from beloved husband. had remained till
her sister was thoroughly conyalescent,
and was now taking her 10 spend the
winter in Rome The elder lady was
comfortably disposed, like II practical
| traveller who does not mean TO let enthll-
siasm interfere with the more important
| business Of life. She Had seen Rome when
she was Il young woman, had spent an
eiaruatory month there, and, though
pleased to see it again. was in 40 manner
excited. She had therefore closed the
window ncNt her and drawn the hdeous
blue silk curtain to keep the sun out, put
| her tcet on the cushions opposite, folded
hc' hands in her lap and Shut her eyes.
, Uue might say that She had sIsut her mind
z, ~ ( To,
/ my At fifty years of age one has learn
cl the value Of repose and begun to real
izc That the body is not indestrnotible
Ill ! had taken good care OF myself
when was young" She was wont to say,
Il should not now be reading through an
| cyc-gas5 and eating my dinner with por-
cclaiu teeth.
They were very pretty porcelain teeth,
it must he said, and the eyes that looked
through those troublesome glasses were
remarkably bright and pleasant,
The Younger woman WAS by no means
50 cool a traveller. Sac had drawn her
curtain back opened the window, and
was looking out, her beautiful, spirited
face full! OF life and joy-not so much, IN
deed, ut the thought OF what she was ap-
preaching as of whom She would have
found the road to the Desert Of Sahara
cb,rmin.r Il Arthur Francis had bneu
,waifin~ her ON some oasis in the midst
of tbr s,1ll "It strikes me rs y fresh
surprise every time rccouect that Won
and hn hYvr never mot y she said -
seem to have known him all my life,
though made bis acquaintance only three
Years ago. From the first he and never
ion EEc ,tranucrs But then be j. 50
frank and honorable Il doesn't take one
I,nr ia l,nov
Il am nrenarrd 10 hive = bioh estnrn
tn,. n,y brnlhrr.in-law > Mrs Aiheyton re-
nlind tr.,n,o,iIly
She wa, n{ fhr opiuion that Anne was
the least In lhn world infatuated with her
husband t,nt not for Che world would She
have intimatcd such an idea. This
y0unrp.t had been the family net. and
was Of a disuosjtioD So high-tonea and
sensitive that they had always been care
tnl what they SAID to her. and rather So
lictous rerardinu her future. Their minds
had been much relieved whom after lav-
ina. ,.,t,.,i ,,,,,,,- o,l..rs cha fan il, Iowa
~ NiN' i''''' Oi'' ~ ioii IN "'
at length, ana at the age OF tWenty-elght
ma t,,i4I with nVnrV prnepnct Of b1Dniunss
t,rI r],' r. l;, ,ti >, ~
nv an = i'tii "l p!iuH' N'tillt' sue
S3Iu presently. - hey start III Hooks and
fly toward the sun. then straight back
again, rs II they were bringing him in.
shouldn't be surprised if they thought
All the litle golden nights he lllngS around
their breasts were links of q chain they
were pulling him up the sky with B3uf0i
little sailors, here he comes Ho. heave-
yo! A lark has lust ilown past my Win
dow, and said ben folaafo! as plainly as
a lark can speak. Bless the birds they
know never eat them"
But larks are excellent" Mrs. Ather-
ton said rousing herself. II can tell you
the most delicious way
The other raye little scream and put
her hands over her ears .uo,y can Won
be such a Goth ?n sl,, cried ..IIe or She
who eats Il lark deserves never more to
hear the voice Of sonu.n
Mrs Atberton sank back rnsignpdlv
and folded her hands aoajn
Her sister bnr;ln to set n ouot,tion tn
music.
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Uranus, enus and Mars,
lie soaTs 10 INC the centre centre to span it,
Bnt he never viii mount ike the swallows
That dashed round his steepcs to pair,
of IN iaWf'u " 'f' me Drlsh' mes III the holio"s
a., .'~''', r.; ;.; ,;u;.
1. an" now o"iile' Imagine hl'ii'oi
''I'ua VI an sor's' screaming ou' t'e
N'i'' ''7
1foss' tia%, r' Astronomical; star sazng comca
,rI,a,.a ',,,,.. lIa n.a ,'.''''''. 'i''"
~ q '.''liA'' ''i'l c'iis man
GlrdnttoH .a.'t H,9f IVY GUN ''''S ~ ny iNe
'' Z f,h tbani, Won rr,ro,u,ea fra o,,o.
ia1v. don't f,fiorn vomrsoIf tn rncoIinct , %
S." G ,',,nh J Vii "a la,i"ni e ,nauI
,,,,,,. '.,,l, .I,nrrsn, shon}I ,,a tann,<na .''
', ~ o 1', ra, nd
,6e 7cool,.s barjs '' " ''''' '''''' '>' '''''
Tho yonn@ now Woman lookol out og,in
s,,;i;1 ~ ~. r,n,ii;ar Inn,I,'o,.I' tha,
Sannd .st 'rha onndnne l''i,s'' nd M on,Ls
caria and wont n,d ,ha,a ,r.s tho ,,,'n
<, Tohr ,,ara, rt,r,nI ,,n W, ';,G ~ |',
tcs p,i, an - ~ ho 't ro' %p n ~. ~ jvs
hoan7ifnl col,mn Of ga Santa ', i.il,' Mar, sIa~
Diorn Ii,tod ;,s sl,.na ;nt, tho ;r and X
1i''N' 80 0''.''o 'hto thc ali ailo liic