The daily gazette., 1877-09-01

I AlouO the low, lar OIl iiio oi .h0
the sky was full of flaming |
ess that mirrored itself in the
pt.rs III At seemed to meet il. high |
y sIy was full of purple shadows
Fcugl here and there with lines OF
rorsons walked along the beach
who saw only the brightness in
Of the woman by his side, rea-
a vague way from her features,
Id such a charm for him, the
n of the sunset pageantry. i
Eas looking out to sea. The sun
4 seemed TO glow beneath the
fber eyes, its crimson radience
Eer cheek bright, and touched her
+ HI shifting lights.
al be gone three years." he said,
h eyes still on her face
pe years are long time" she an
slowly.
Now that" he said, "but they can
longer to you than they will be to
4 did not reply, but kept her eyes
Se fading brightness in the west.
will write often, l know" he
hkiur her hand. "Your letters
n 10 mike the time seem short
YOU are not sure of getting them"
tIEepI. You are going far away,
a country where one doesn't en-
'. p.lns Of correspondence with "a
& SaI of certainty or reliability"
h shall know you have written if
get your letters" he said trust
Derwent Lad a vast amount of
Agnes Brent. He loved her and
bpntly he trusted her.
YOU are going Tomorrow
ssked the question with a little
in her face.
start Tomorrow" he answer
shall not see you again. 81 have
bid YOU goodbye"
lropped the long lashes of her eye
\ Ailt the tears gathered there. iier
f ed husband was going away for
+ bng years. She should miss him.
most women, sweet words and
farresses were pleasant TO her. No
ID ever cared for her before as
5erwent di0. 10 know that she
led by some one-that in that per-
gard she was the one woman of
bIld-was a knowledge fraught
basanl emotion.
walked up and down the beach,
be sunset died away in sombre
!, and till long after the yellow
ad started on her voyage up the
John Derwent kissed her good
BE hung upon his neck, her warm
billing swiftly, and would have
b back. But he must go; aud,
is kisses on her lips, he whis-
lis words Of parting-and was
lder if the moon looked down on
enes like that thai night. Did it
b lovers kissing good-byes and
with trusts in each o,her's faith
through the days or months or
separation.
pays went by.
Derwent reached his destination
The situation offered him was a
Y one; and his new Australian
was quite contented, feeling that
y awaiting him by-and-by that
Pmply repay him for the long days
y FOhe hours that We're sometimes
us came regularly for the first
hall as often as he could have
llem 10, but as often as he could
lNrm, Pleasant, loving letters,
ie luIl ol tender little wishes for
lrI and happiness, and of long
il'i'l 10 come back to her. 1t was
7 ! after he left.
p,rasant for John Derwent to
Il "uefs-lO know that at home
"% 80 IIuc and tender, that
thought always of him, and
Tor MS lct nn.
cly man could have a love like
' '''' iIle has given me-your love,
'oiil DtrWent wrote in one of
= 'deIt would be much more
'"8ii There Is at present fewer
~ '''h al Woman's truth and
z '' p ! never thought for NOM
|| uU'lls you, Agnes; | should not
i'IySeii It | We're 10 do SO. You
i'g1I o. all That woman should
lender, womanlyw
E C"l see IRON that how much he
" hci-What faith he had in
uay ai was dying again in a pomp of
s,"I' he sky had gloomy
# w." "' ~ despite It's lurid brightness
& 1ue sun lad gone down. The
3"''eu n across the beach and beat
,t i'e logks, Where the waters had
i'SeAes into a white foam of
IN, ~, t., " d tern BILE day. The storm
~, violence now; but the shin
nd 'ffTiT2gled SO nobly to save it,
4, - '"Ilen prey at last to wind
n, ~ d, '''la ,, lay a helpless wreck d
Ti Tin',. women gathered on the
Il blI !. ,.tt>' S't>' anxious glances sea.
W4'ehed the waves to- see il
+ ''''''9 was swept to land by
|EI en- ,'" S.o9d little way of from,
M tall, handsome woman in
",u,S' ,., Shs looked towards ,he
''i win little pallor on heI
q, wave leaped in shoreward
,>Wept back again. leaving !
i ly,' '' i SAINT Seaweeds tangled
,,,., iu l'N wet hair and clung ia
''I ont to some ono ol,so .oho-
s y there was n littia i'' ii'