The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-05-19

ask thatyou will communicate to me such
minutia as the time given to the expert
ment has permitted you to form. Do
you find the result of the blue glass what
it is claimed to be-"
take seat, sir" said Mr.. Lauo,
waving his thin hand with gra. 4
flush. "The intrusion upon my time is
of less consequence, as it will be a graft
fication to discuss the theory in question
with an inquirer like-minded with my
self 1t is rare in this village to find any
sympathy in scientific matters. am
happy to say that the result of my trial
of blue glass confirms the statement as
to it's value The subject-a young per-
son in my own family--has made rather
marked improvement during the thirteen
| weeks of experiment. She has gained to
an appreciable degree in flesh and color,
and-though that is of less moment-in
what is termed spirits, cheerfulness; her
appetite has likewise, augmented. | re-
gard the discovery as valuable to high
degree, and am preparing digest of my
observations, to be published at a later
period. Meanwhile | shall test its appli-
cation to the growth of human hair Zone
of the claims made for it, by the inser-
ton of blue sky-ight over my study
table" .-.s
4" Admirablem chimed in Gordon.
Nothing could be more interesting.
Can the glass be applied to an ordinary
window, Or must there be a special APP
paratus?" .....
Not at all. An ordinary window
answers the purpose perfectly. 1t is an
affair of half an hour to make the
change" g -
Ordinary putty" went on Gordon,
anxiously. ...,-...
Certainly; the putty of every day
waving hand impressively. You can
see the pane in question if you choose;
but there is nothing to distinguish it ex-
cept the color"
II should like to examine it," said
Gordon.
So it came to pass that Bertha, sitting
duteously in her wonted place, with her
wondrous veil of shining hair falling
about her, was transtixed by the appari-
ton of her lover, led into the room by
her uncle, who manifested to this new
acquaintance q warmth which she had
never seen in him before. tE
"This is the pane" he said; ",color
dark, as you see; an oblong, two ten by one
eight, set in the ordinary way, in an or
binary frame, and not interfering with
the use of the window. The sash opens
and shuts as usual"
Il see that it does, with glance at
Bertha.
"Ohm went on Mr.. Lang, "and here
is my subject. 1t is her hour for recep-
ton of the blue ray. You observe that
she has healthy color enough now.
Entirely the result of blue glass, sir.
She was pallid to a remarkable degree
when she began"
There was certainly no lack of color
to complain of in the flushed, dimpling
cheeks which were trying so hard to re-
strain smile. Fortunately Mr.. Lang
was too much occupied to observe the
unseemly levity. He busted himself with
the blue pane. Gordon preserved an air
of profound scientific interest. Pres
emily he took his leave, with permission
to return for further light on the theory.
In this lnch-giving, ell-yielding world,
the first step is truly the one which wins.
1t proved so in this case. Gordon Gray
was not forced to take his bride through
the window. She came to him through
the door, some months later, in broad
daylight, with her uncle's consent, given
with certain inadvertence as from
mind occupied with higher themes, but
still consent. Whether it would have
been so easily accorded had not the OPP
perfume and engrossing discovery of the
telephone occurred just then, we need
not inquire. Bertha has blossomed like
a rose in the full radiance of married
happiness. She needs no blue glass
now; but, for old times sake, Gordon has
had one little pane inserted in that
window of her boudoir where she is wont
to sit and watch for his home coming at
sunset. Bertha proposed instead an
mathematical design, with the legend:
g Love Laughs at Medicine" but Gordon
was firm, and there to this day shines the
plain blue pane to witness to the truth
of this story. -Harpe1's Bazar.