The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-16

you did not; that you can never DO happ,
with any one but me-"
allow beautifully selfish your deyo
toni But | have no notion Of pinipC
for you, Of letting anything feed on mi
damask cheek. l intend 10 dance ant
sing and Airt, till l am too old and uRl,
and stiff for either. And l shall hav
plenty OF money, and loads Of friends, an,
and devoted husband, /" she conclude
sharply.
u believe you arc speaking the truth
and l wish to heaven l could have yot
for your damnable sordidness; but, loo
that | am, | caatl Oh, Daphne, come
with me, before II Ia too late | / will max,
you happier than you could be in HEAVIER
itself, with that fool. l will swear L
make you even honorably rich. Il
will emigrate-I will, literally, dig and
delve for gold. Anything Anything I
Daphne smiles family as the vision
crosses her mind Of Alfred, In red ian.
mel shirt, grasping pick.axe, his shor
rings Of gold hair dampened with the
deWs OF honorable labor.
"You are driving me madP he ex
claims hoarsely. "BeiOre | knew you,
was merely graviLatiDg down hill with
the slow SureneSa Of man who has moth
ing to live for. l don't pretend to say
that you found me q good man, that you
turned wholesome heart 10 gall; bu
you have given me IN awful impetus to
wards the bad"
II always considered II a manly, gen
tlemanly thing TO blame a woman for {
mans vices. Happily that form oil re-
prOach is seldom used, except by gentle
men in novels and on the stage. 1t has
not been generally introduced as an cpl
sOde Of wooing In real lie. must thank
you for new experience -. o, Arthur
as II ! were not sufleringP she cries
suddenly breaking down. "My dear love
how can live without youp
daphne, my darling, you can't! 1t i,
not yet too late. What will the nine
days wonder Of few gossips weigh
against the happiness or misery Of oul
whole. lives? You can never belong tC
any one but me, in your heart and soul
And o, think Of the long life before you
You are SO young. Think Of the years
in which we will never speak 10 one
another, and tell me Il you can bear it,
"YeS, l can" she answers, harshly, set.
ting her teeth, and clenching her hands.
ii can, and-God help mel will! Go
Or, stop one moment" She takes him
by both hands, and draws him round 20
that the moon shines full in his face. He
is hollow.eyed and haggard. But, chow
ever marred," "she lifted up her eyes
and loved him with the love that wa
her DOOM"
81 want to look at you WE'LL" she whis'
perS. ITO see every line and feature
For that is all shall have to live on, il
the long, long time to come" He, too
sets his teeth and turns away his head.
u am beginning" he says, drearily, "tC
have some vague belief in 4 world Ia
come-in place where all these great
wrongs will be rlghted; and there, Daph
ne, there"
There" she echoes. And neither look
toward the star-studded, promising
Heavens, but gaze into each others eyes
Arthur, my darling, my sweetheart
goodnight, and good.bye~ she cries
breaking away from his OBTAINING hands
And he stands dumb and motionless, as
she swiftly leaves him. But as she reaches
the threshold Of the house, like Orpheu,
at the Gate OF He'll, except that her fac,
is directed toward the Inferas, instead o.
the blue sky, she turns for one last sigh
Of her lover, as he stands out sharp AMI
clear against the trees.
And SO they part, separately to take VI
the burden Of
1.-THE yOlrs that burn and break,
Dlsmantle, md dIsmember
Mems days and dreams.