The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-07-26

shall never forget the day I first saw Ev-
elyn Claire. 1t stands out in my memory sol
itary and distinct different from all other
days, because it is linked with the name of
her over whose fate often ponder; and WON
der If; when Che throne IS set and che books
opened, there win not he many names, once
conspicuous iii the book of the Church mill
tanti that win not even be found In the Book
OF the Church Triumphant.
She was che niece Of lady with whom /
boarded During my collegiate course at p.
She was absent at the time l entered the fam
lily, but soon heard much of her beauty, Ter
coquettry, and her perfect heartlessness. -
Half the collegiate boys were raving about
her, and looking daggers at each other on her
account. | fiercely resolved would not be
one Of her Victims. | pictured her III my
mind as cool graceful girl, with bewldering
dark eyes, and bewiicAing airs, and as her
aunt Mrs. Glove, was very wealthy. conclusi-
ed she had been panpered and indulged, and
run after by the college boys, until she con
sdered herself the most adorable OF human
beings.
The second Sabbath, as l strolfed with
Steve Perry down one of the Shady avenues
of The college grounds lac asked I" How do
you like the enchantress 2p
"rhe enchantress | havn't seen her.
Where is she holding forth ?''
90 forgot you bavn't seen her, she on
" arrived yesterday. There goes Erie Bran
non, he Has been blue as peck of indigo,
since she left, bu. the sight of her face in the
chapel this afternoon, has gilded the world
with sunshine again. .
g did not know these six penny actresses
attended services in the chaperp" sad.--
g Six-penny actresses What are you talk
ing about You don't call Evelyn Claire a
a six penny actress, should think ~
Evelyn Claire o pardon me. / Thought
you referred to some strolling niountebank
performing in the place"
now recolitcted Mrs. Cleve saying that
Evelyn was coming home that week But the
day before, had assisted Steve to prepare a
debate with a member of the senior class, and
as it was late when we finished, accepted his
invitation to remain over night with him land
SO had not yet been home, las | called Mrs.
Cleve's), and had forgotten all about the ar
rival, of the expected beils.
$50 she was there this afternoon | said.
" Yes and as You are encamped in the same
tent with her, you will have to look out for
your heart. Remember she is perfectly heart
iess.'
+ had always congratulated myself upon
my indifference to the opposite sex. They
frosts along the sidewalk. / had my ideal,
but none Of the bellies ever saw had reached
it, and was about to reply with careless in
difference that my heart was impregnable,
when something checked me. In the chapel
that afternoon had seen face that drew
my gaze like magnetism !; an oval face, deli
cately tinted as the dowDy rose. Pale gol,.-
en- curls hoated about her shoulders, and her
large blue eyes We're peaceful as the summer
Skies 1t seemed to me + Lad seen her SOME
where iii my Dreams
Yes, that hazy golden Sabbath day, it's very
stiffness breathing inspiration, and alteration,
had shown me that possessed "a weakness /
lAu uftutftO hCOFueus Do Was citcut Wuflc
Steve ratified on about Miss Claire's conquests,
and proposed If was afraid to meet the bette
noir remain with him until the next evening
when he would 60 with me, limiting signih-
cantly that if she was there she would prob
ably overlook me. The incident of the af-
ternoon must have made coward Of me for
+ shrank from meeting Miss Claire, alone
fearing that might be compelled toe tete a
tete with her for her neditative cousin er-
rance Cleve never LETT the Library Sabvath at
ternoons, and Mrs. Cleve rarely catie down
until tea time.
. I believe ! win accept your proposition"
| said Not that consider Miss Claire bug
bear, at all but snodld' be sorry to have her
wasting her beaming smiles Oh me, when
there is somebody | know to whom they
would be SO acceptable"
Steve coIored, and muttered something
about playing with edge-tools, then We wan-