Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-19
"UBERALL LU."

The girl was as gay as lark; the ball
had been delighted one; the music still
pulsed in her, until her very heart kept
the beat Young, beautiful, beloved and
wealthy, this little Jennie of ours had the
cream of this world at her feet, and as she
took off her jewelry and flowers, aid pre-
pared herself for sleep, it was with smile
on her lips and a happy light in her drea--
my eyes.
One piece of jewelry she held in her
clasped hands lingeringly, as if it were too
dear to lay aside. It was a pretty trinket,
a gold clasp or bar, and swinging from it
by two tiny golden chains polished florida
sea bean, dark as ebony. mounted like a
locket. A legend was engraved on the bar
LII a foreign tongue LIBERAL Du.''
Jennie's eyes scanned the words intent
ly.
"Fow stupid am not to be able to trans
late this Gelman," thought she. 1T is
something dear, | know. and just the
thing or Roy would not have it. wish
| could sacrifice my pride enough to ask
him the meaning of it,; but he thinks
can read 1t, and I am ashamed to let him
know I'm such Ounce, after four years
at boarding school. Never mind, shall
discover the meaning sometime - and,
with a blush and smile, she kissed the
tlii.ket and put i; tenderly away IN her
casket. 1t was a triding thing, but even
hot ic r
Royal Hamlin had been at her feet ali win
ter. People said they were engaged, and
considered the match certain, as people
will when the principals in the game are
He had not proposed to Jennie. though he
Was all devotion, and, to tell the truth,
Jennie felt growing uneasiness lest she
was becoming fond Of him too soon but
she could not bear to distress herself with
the thought. So, when this eve at the ball
he had pinned the clasp upon her Shout
der amid the snowy laces, and murmured
in her ear in their quiet nook in the win
dow that he would have something to say
to her when he returned to town next
leap that had dyed her sweet little face
scarlet; and he, saying nothing, had gone
! Off with eyes full Of triumph. No wonder
her locket seemed precious to her.
The next afternoon after the ball, as
Jennie was walking with Ella Stuart, Oh
the avenue. she asked her, as if it were a
sudden thought, if ''she remembered hel
German ?"
Mot well, Jennie-pretty rusty What
did you ask for ?''
because 1 have forgotten mine, and I
saw few German words in a love-love
story" stammeIed Jennie, land could
not make out the sense of them, and you
{ know how aggravating that is? AS
near as 1 can remember the words"
smoothly said our dimple-faced deceiver,
'sthey were Uberall Du.'"
"Uberall-Du-m-m y murmured Ella
''Why! remember; it is line out of
! German Poetry and means All is over
with thee.'"
She looked round at Jennie, triumph
antly, just in time to catch a perfect ex-
preston Of rdismay on a poor blanched
face, enough to make your heart ache.
"Why, Jennie !! what is the matter ?' she
exclaimed, catching her by the arm. Jen-
ME Just ad strength left to totter into a
| shop near 10y, and sink into a seat, whis-
pering she twas faint" s'did not feel well
all day. ETC., making, at the same time,
a sign for her companion not to attract
attention, which sign Ella was quick to
take, and carry out by an energetic chat
tering with madame with the friz, as to
the quality of pink crush roses, which
madame insisted were French as also
her ''whole stock of ribbons.' etc.
Jennie grew better as suddenly as she
had fallen i'll, and Ella thought it only
overfatigue after all. What would she
have thought had she seen our poor Jennie
an hour later, sobbing, face down on her
dainty bed. she locked in the sacred re-
treat of her chamhar