The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26

p'etry picture the two made. The ronm
was brilliantly lighted ia front but leaving
the luweI ppItiou of IL iu the shadow. The
'wo seemed To be utterly unconscious hat
amy in The world existed save thrm
selves. Bessie Hale rpciiutd on huge
velvet arm chair. her black silk contrasting
and well set off 10y the Ird velvet back
ground. Her eyes were lumiuuuS. aud
Shone like stars aS she listened with her
soul in her face To- Booth. who sat beside
aud above her. lie seemed To he nS,.iIcd.
and the musical murmur cf Ills vuice could
be heard, but not his words. He WAS cvi-
deuIly impaSsioupd To- the highest degree.
aud Bessie sat like The charmed iiuceSS it
the ~ fabian NIphts spell bnund. do
not think thai any woman uu earth cunId
listen To 8nnih uumoved when he chose To
exert himself. His beautiful lauguagr,
tender ways, personal u, auty. iich voice
aud maguPIIc presence. all combined. made
him romantic maideus ideal actually
ut rSun fled. God knows what was passing
ia ms heart as hr sat there with lie only
woman he ever loved and unly lie v-ho
kuoweth all things could read the stormy
Workings uf the hear that WAS torn with
the battle of c"niendiug passions. n"
wnud, L the daik eyes CLEANED with uuna'
uraI luStcr aud snftpnpd with an uuuttera-
bile longing as lie gazed his las oH The fair
woman b,Siae him. Andshe lunked mp at
hlm as only NhbIiy loving woman lbOkS
upon her hearts king.
al last the hole party rose TO GO to
supper, aud the two were br"ugh: back Ia
themselves again. They fulluwrd us slow
w. aud just a. | Jeff the parI"r heard
Booth say, All! Bessie Bessie can |
Trust You utIeIly?' p aud her reply came
Gear, hut with would of melancholy in
the tones
Even as Ruth said, so say I-evon
unto death
I'VE took our seats at the tabie-a small
round one Booth and Bessie sat together
then the EnglIsh iahy, | next To her, aud
the Senator aud his wife comp 'Pted the
group. The supper passed off plraSnn ~
enou.h: | not iced nothing whatever eX
cited in Booth manner be WAS unusually
entertaining, and Ills laugh. rang out a.
loud aud clear any man wif''Se mind aud
conscIruce were ut perfect ease. 1t was
the last meal lie WIS q tike on eaIth, aud
yet lie was carr,esS and at rest.
''AI last Booth arose fiom the table, and
drawing out his watch SAID 1t Is after
eight u'clock | must gU'-aud Ihen. drop
ping into a quotation as was his Won't, lie
added But
When shall we three meet again 2
''BesSie who had cultivated siIung love
of Shakespeare under Buoth's tuition. took
the part of one Of the wend sisters, and
ausAcIed promptly:
When The hurlN -buTly's done,
When The BATTLES lost aiI'i wpn,
"And then Booth threw himself irto n
} meIn dramatic attitude aud replied
'Htrk Im called; INV little spirit. see
SItS itt At fugaA Cl,rtI.l, aud stays tor tHe.
''lIe then made as all one "f his grand
bows aud walked tu the door, aud just as
he passed uul some rec'lirc;l u "r ncni"'
seemed tu strike him aud he reiuIned db-
Ia, Il, sand Ia ift.~SIp
'Nymph. in Thy orisuns
BE. all my IA bcr''i-'
ale took her hand. aud gaZed With one
long. lingering lnt,k in her face noticed
his eyes grow soft with IA beautifying niYs-
tic radiance, aud bis sensitive mouth quiv