The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-16
pDk and White ROSebudS.

The soft, gentle, but all powerful in.
fuences of early spring were abroad, arors-
ing The slumbering element of life in the
bosom of nature into new and beautiful
animation, touching vegetation with its
magical, unseen power, adding richer, more
| Joyous tones to the melody of Gods sweet
son gsters, and making the heart of
humanity to throb with heavier pulsa-
tons.
The departing splendor of the setting
sun still gave faint and delicate suggestions
of its past glories in the roseate flush of
early twilight that illumined the western
sky, and the shadows of night were begin
ming to close over the city, as Arlington st.
Clair left his law office, where he had been
busy over an intricate case, and took his
way homewari. He walked with an in
troverted air, for his thoughts were ab-
sorbed in his case, passed into a quiet
rather aristocratc street, and assembled the
steps of handsome dwelling, the fourth
in u block of brown-stone fronts.
Fitting his latch-key, he entered, and
passed up the broad stairs to, as he thought
his own room; but quick glance around
showed him that he had made some mis-
take. At once he comprehended that, in
his fit of abstraction, he had entered the
wrong house.
Instead of quickly retiring, with that in
Batiable curiosity which is the heritage of
both sexes-not confined to women, as
! some tell us-he paused to take survey
of the apartment. The room was the
counterpart of his own in size and position
there the resemblance ceased. A rich,
heavily fringed shawl lying on the lounge,
and work basket containing some triaing
feminine work sitting on table in one
corner, indicated that the room was occu-
pied by lady. The influence of refined
taste had been at work, and the result was
rather elegant than luxurious. A soft
carpet of delicate colors covered the floor,
burying the sound of the heaviest football,
from the windows depended white and
rosa colored curtains artistically draped.
Soft tinted pictures, dreamy, rich, and
warm, adorned the wallis One in particular
caught his eye as he glanced around. A
lady was the subject, very beautiful with
naughty, high-bred expression, and flowing
drapery around her shoulders. "Ah!" he
thought, this is portrait of the fair mis-
tress of this room, within whose charmed
precincts l have strayed unbidden." A
bouquet Of rare exotics were arranged in a
pretty vase, which was placed on all oval
table. Another tiny vase also stood there,
containing only two rosebuds, one wlite,
and the other pink, and single spray of
green. Two or three volumes of poems
lay beside them on the table. Over all
this artistic beauty the shaded gaslig ght
threw n subdued, mellow light, which,
permeating the perfumed air, made the
gentleman feel as if he were surrounded
by the atmosphere Of Elysian climes
All this, which we have taken several min
utes to describe, he took in at once with a
fine aesthetic taste. Catchinga glance Of lis
own tall figure and bearded face in mir
row directly opposite the door, the ludi.
crousness of the situation flashed upon
him, and he turned to leave. But he could
not 90 without some memento of the visit
Stepping to the table he distracted from
the tiny vase the rosebuds, closed the
: door noiselessly, descended the stairs
and found himself ON the sidewalk with
out any one in the house being wisel
for his visit.
} This time he entered his own door, and
going to his bachelor apartments, he sa
down and pondered over his little adven
ture, law for the time being null. H
thought of the picture of the beautifu
lady, whom he thought must be in har
+ mony with all this elegance. He was
s high-souled fellow, but as yet had foun
no one whom he deemed worthy of hi
! love- Reared in a country village, br
s adopted two years ago by wealthy an
: childless uncle, he knew, comparative
, little of the vices of the city. His idea
a of woman was very high, and he treated
1 her, not with the unreasoning admiration
q and fondness @le would bestow upon I
S poodle or chirping canary, but as th'
t equal in her own sphere, of man--th'
= q helper, the finer half of each mysterious
two-souled existence that is ushered int
g life on our planet.
II "For woman is not undevelopt man,
- But diverse; could we make her as the man
- Sweet love were slain; his dearest bond is this
l. Not like to like but like In difference.
y Five minutes after his exit q lady entere
e the room. 1t needed but one glance Q
v comparison to show that she was tn
" " original of the picture. Her figure wa
tall, with fine proportions and full develop
ment. Heavy braids of brown black hal