The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-29

llI6 WeUJ UuG' rOT Jl6 UTSJ Jlm6 on
that beach l wept, and as one may weep
for such friend and there. now as
l write, l know the roll Of the surf
chants to your grave, for there was one
whom you had lost once and found
again, whom you loved as we'll rs me,
who had carried your dear old body
down to the beach that day, and who
laid you afterwards in a grave as en-
dearing as those in the old Easthampton
churchyard, close to the surf on Saved.
Craig-a- Bran
The second summer after Bran was
given TO me by the sea, was really gay
in EasthamptOn. There were more nice
people there then ever before-from
New York Philadelphia and Baltimore.
One evening l went up to the hotel to
hop, which was expected to be the
gayest of the season had been dane.
ing, and being very warm, asked my
partner to get mo a seat by the window.
The steady night breeze, 10 passing.
left some of its freshness where sat
| could hear the crickets and katy dds;
/ could nee the grass silvered with dew
and moonlight. l enjoyed that, and
yet could hear the bright conversation of
my companion and the laughter and
chatter of the ball room, and be aware
of the dust and heat, and the many
tllckerlng candles that surrounded the
crowd. l was on its outskirts, and
could ignore at will its clamnr and
jangle for the deep booming of the
ocean. l do not know IL l was not
growing deaf to the former, and only
conscious Of the latter, when heard
familiar voice-it was Mrs. Ralston's-
say "Alice, you and Mr.. Grant seem
oblvious of quadrilles and poIkas !"
and as turned iroM the windnw, she
continued 81 wish to introduce to
Miss Mcdonald, MIR. Man - l could
not catch the name distinctly, but an
agreeable figure was bowing before me.
As the face was lifted, saw my vision
of the night of the storm-my constant
companion, in spirit and fancy, OF the
last two years-in human body and ex.
preston. My emotions surged through
me, bringing astOnishInent fear and de-
light. Whether my companion talked
| to me for five minutes or ore hour, do
not know what he said or whether |
answered, do not know. / did not
faint, but the scenes about me Nere a
bur-ths sounds a hum. Every thing
was confused and indefinite. The first
words of his that l understood, as the
shock wore of, were /: "Miss McDOn-
aid, fear you are not well you have
grown so pale may get you a glass
uf water % "No, thank you,"
answered, "but If you will take me to
my father, who is probably on the piaz.
"a. will go home do feel unwell "
As we went towards the door Mrs.
Ralston came up and and
Why, Alice, surely you are not go.
ing so early Well, 1 have something
to tell you first" The gentleman
handed me to my father, bowed and with
drew. "YOur partner, is he not iIand-
rome ? have known him for several
years. but he only arrived here to-day.
| was talking with him when he saw
you sitting in the window, and immedi-
ately, as he caught sight of you he
looked as If he had seen a spirit, and
exclaimed in the most theatrical man
I. ner, "GTaciOus heavens, how strange I
and then he npoOgi2ed to me Excuse
my emphasis, Mrs. RalstOn but the
face in that window aslOnished me By
its likeness to one which l saw two
years ago under very remarkable cir.
cumstances please introduce ME tC
that young lady," She hnIridly whis-
pered that information, and as she kiss
ed me good night, she, added alt il
very strange, Is it not, Alice?"
The form which had visited me a.
night, but when was fully awake, anC
| rid 70 nj Ia "A i'm
ivelY two years ago that associate ex
istence, twin companion Of my life sinc(
that night the real, living being whit
had conversed with me just now in tn,
ball rOom-all these were one-that
/ knew. The fact had the terror of
mystery it was enchanting. To un
drrstaud or explain 1t could not ye
it mOnOp0lized all my thought file,
me with dread yet pleasure.
My dear old father did not notice m,
absence of mind and silence, as we tool
our way, arm in arm, down the quie
road and over the stile to the path il
the dew covered fields, coming neare
all the while to the increasing dash O
the surf. Bran met US with a whin
! and gambul of delight. All through
tnAJ DlgnJ SlepJ nOt' DIan SnOreu OF
the threshold of my room. In tn
( morning got up and went about as
, in a dream. did not go out to Join tn
! bathprs on the beach, and | felt gla
/ that no visitors from the hotel called
But after tea, and Bran sauntered /
the spa.shOre. We went along th
beach for r couple Of miles. The twi
/ light WAS long and soft. The wave
= rolled in with midsummer drowsiness
I Bran neither dasheL through the break
. ers nor ran on ahead. He noticed III
e thOUghtfulness aud quiet, aud suite
. his manner to mine stepping slowly b
my side, his cold nose on my hand.
was aroused by Bran'S hurrying ahea
4 of me few steps, and giving low
inquirlng grOwl. A gentleman was al
; preaching 1t was he to whom ha
o been introduced last night-the suOieC
: Of my thoughts.
f; " Miss Mcdonald, this is an unex
) pected pleasure. have been eDjOyin
!. a stroll ON your sea shOre-how gran
| 1t Is T.
a While answered him as well as m
d emotions would permit. noticed no
2 strangely Bran Was acting. He woul
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