The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-10

Yes. she was far prettier than Twas
Lucy Maddox, with her golden hair
like braided sunbeams, and her eyes a.
blue as the true heavens. But yet. for
all her beauty, it was poor little pale
whom he loved; aud she never would
have won him from me. but for
l will tell you how it was. | suppose
it can do no harm now; for yonder is
Lucy's grave. with the sod freshly
hesped on it to-dsy-aDd Robert-,t -
well nigh thirty years since Robert
passed away.
1t Was Just such Q night - this. The
myrisd stars cleaned in such Q wise
above the lawn, aud the great oaks
hung just the same deep shadows there.
aud the roses-well. roses and all other
sweet fair things. like hopes and joys,
are short lived, aud the roses now in
bloom.the new ones are only twigs from
the old roots. As yoar bright young
life, my darling. 10 blooming ON here
now, where your old Aunt Nargsret's
faded long ago.
That night. it was my birthday, and
i had brought my old school friend Lu
cy Maddox home with me, and my
birthnight party was her first ball and
mine. as full-Asdged young ladies. l
was very fond Of Lucy, and I. had beg
gad my mother to surprise her with .
ball-dres exactly like mine We were
of much the same size and figure. and
when We were ready to go down stairs,
l remember turning to the long glass in
our dressihg-room, ard telling pretty
Lucy. with laugh, that in the dark we
might we'll pass for one another. l little
thought then she would turn my words
upon me.
had never talked much of my cousin
Robert to Lucy. though they knew each
other we'll; somehow could not talk of
him, nor he Of me, aud only we two
knew we cared anything for one anoth
or; but l thought we two knew it.
though we had never told each other
so And Lucy we'll l cannot be quite
sure what Lucy knew. only she tripped
down stairs the first that evening, and
went out on the terrace to the garden
sext, among the roscs. which Robert
had built for me-. She fitted across Just
40 from the window saw Robert ride
up. the first arrival to my party. and
he flung his bride to q groom. and l
laughed low to myself. to watch him
striding after her. For, of course, he
thonght it WAS l He did not even
know of Lucy's coming. aud IS for my
dress, it was his favorite lilac. game,
aud his opinion had decided it in the
little discussion Wa had over i. before
hand
Well. it was a quarter Of an hour
afterward. perhaps, when mamma and l
went down stairs together to tue draw
ing room. The Evsrstis had come aud
the Ponsonbys-both families Of distant
cousins, You know, with hom we were
never very intimate. Mamma aud I
were doing our best to play the hostess
to about ten apiece-for cousins are
privileged 10 coms in shoals-and st
least was wishing for some new arrivals
and listening. between Grace Everett's
drawliny answers, for the sound Of car
riage wheels, when snother sound came
closer--footsteps on the terrsce-and
two figures came quickly in through the
long. French window. opening to the
floor.
Two-Lucy. on Roberts urn.
His eyes looked daxzled with the sud-
den blaze within, after the dim star
light Of the lawn. But Lucy was
keener s{kht.d. She turned At once
where my mother stood. quite near. and
said. hurriedly. still keeping her two
hands claspsd over my lovers arm:
..Dssr Mrs. Bell. you Sc how it 10
with Robert and me-and I am glad,
for you have been 90 kind l coaldn't
bear 10 keep from you for sven one
evening. that he aas asked me. and 1
have promised to be his wife"
Il might have seemed bold in any
other g,rl speaking out 20 before ~ al
But Lacy had such . pretty. shy man
ter always. nothing could have seemed
bold in her. And her soft blue eyes
were lowered, and the eolor Vas burn
ing ir her checks. - my mother bent
down to kiss hsr.
OF course, no one looked at me Just
thsu; no one gave much attention.
either. 70 Robert; somehow. in such mo-
meuss, Il 10 the woman Who - the chief
figure. ~ Robert; ] nv the great
stare be gave when Lucy spoke. and !
noticed hov the eaxern~ss lied oil out
Of ms face, and how his glance soaeht
no cut hastily. There vAs something
10 that glance whinh ! did not onder-
stand: bat l fancied did fsoc'ed De
was looking at me With compassion,
.ppealing for forgiveness Tor the pain
his for low Lucy must give me. Ana =
the r.om hsd bsen resling with me be-
for, ana I had been feeling that must
crv aut in the iierre sgouy, - II ! bad
IN stabbed through and through
Rut the fspcisd meaning at that !ooE o.
h;s ave me pew strength and ] went
sfraiehs M to Lucy. and kissed hsr-
EISad not : snspieioa Of hsr thsn--
"a 49, - nr,a = cno1 hand to Robogt,