The Osceola times., 1878-12-14

GU ana l can not discuss this question
without quarreling; suppose we droT
itT
And you are not going to finish
Enid p" He reached for the closed
book. ado you ever read 'Maud2'"
Yes but why do you like such senti
mental nonsensep
He turned to il, and read the parI
commencing
Come into the garden, Maud.
Fro the hltct bat, night, has nown,'
She had never beard him read before
and glad pleasure filed her heart to heal
her isvorite poet 20 correctly and finely
rendered as he went on:
There has ia Ian a splendid tear
From the passion Hover at the.gite
oheis coming my dove. my dear
she is c 'miDg, my life. my fate"
Frederetta comprehended that this
man understood more fully than she this
equisitely wrought description of the
grand passiUn that swsys the world al
the rich, mellow voice glided over the
stanzas, and hear vibration quivered in
the words as he ended.
"she.is coming nv own. my sweet
Were II ever 10 airya tread,
Ny besrt would hear her and teat,
We're II earth In an earthly bel,
My heart would hear her and beat,
Had II lain for csntdry dead;
Would start aud ttemb'e under her fe l.
hnd blossom In purple and fei"
There" he said, "6nd me a finer
piece OF sentiment than that. You know
the sudden transition the poem makes
rom this highly-wrought ecstasy OF pas.
sion to the depth of wild despair. One
catches rare glympse OF the extremes
OF happiness and misery in human soul.
But can never fully describe the feel.
ings which some parts of this poem stir
within me-"
His face was flushed row; she had
never seen him moved to this enthusiasm.
She did not know that, apart from the
inspiration of the poem, the wine of love
had made summer 10 his veins.
Day had mellowed into twilight. which
IN turn mad darkened into cool dewy
night. Calm aud pure the moon shed
her siIvery light upon hushed nature.
The house of Frederetta was hushed 10
repose. The flowers slept with droop.
ing heads under the soothing influence
of the goddess OF night, fro.I which the
the odorous kiss of the sun should
awaken them on the morrow. No sound
broke the stiffness, save the chirp OF the
cricket and the occasional notes of a
night bird.
just Is the clock in the hall strikes
the midnight hour, bright lurid square
of light suddenly flames out in the
darkened space where the houses throw
their shadow. The windows of large
room ON the second floor are one broad
sheet of fame.
Mkt TO the room on fire was the one
occupied by Everett Reynolds.
A pTemonition of danger, such as often
comes to us in peril, awakened him sud.
denly from his sumbers, and, springing
from the bed, he glanced out of the win
dow.
Hastily dressing, he rushed into the
hall crying;
"Fire fire !"
AT once all were aroused, and the Gu :.
tonary wild confusion ensued, the serv,
ants aud .amily rushing about to ascer-
tain the locality and extent of the fire.
1t was soon found that no earthly
power could stay its course all that
could be done was to hurry and save the
most valuable articles
Frederetts, in a loose white wrapper
and unbound hair, was with the rest
acting under the calm direction o
Everett--'or even the master of the house
seemed paraly zed, and the servants had
commenced TO carry ou. the things o.
least value, with the strange incop'
sistency ~ often displayed in such
cases.
The fire gained rapidly, but so active
had all been under the direction o. the
indolent, careless man, now for the frs
time showing his superiority, that nearly
every thing had been removed.
Tney stood gazing sadly upon the
burning mas which shot up red Asmei
to the calm, pura sky, rendering pale tn,
moonlight, and defacing the fair lanc
scape with hideous blot. .
Suddenly a sharp, wild cry, wall o
terror, sounded above the cracking of tn,
flames.
"Heavens = exclaimed Frederetta
Sarah sleers in the attic IL is she; sh'
will be burned to death p And sh,
covered her face with her hands as
white-robed figure appeared at the win
dow, shrieking ior help, and then ssnl
from sight.
Everett Raynolds began to max,
preparations 10 ascend tall tree tha
rose very near the window where tn,
girl had fallen IL was blackenod by ID,
scorching flames.
at will be sure death TO attempt I,
enter" said several voices "The root j
just falling in You will both lose you
lives
He paid no attention, but a acended th
tree until on level with the wiudoy
which Sarah had raised when sine foun,
out her peril. He vsulted into tn
room. He almost stumbled over her in
sensible form, for the binding smok
nearly sunocated him. Tongues Of fame
were already darling through the roo
and the anxious watchers below he'll
their bresths until he reappeared at th
window with his burden. lie seemed t
have the strength OF three men aud III
agility of a cat, rs with one hand b
aided his descent and place. his burde
on the ground.
The cheers changed to anxious inqulr
as he reeled over inscnsiblc. He had th
bravery Of q lion, had never known feaI
hat ~ fAyEcal strength Ass not eGns
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