The Morning herald., 1878-07-12
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he soft, gentle, but MI powerful Ein.
nces Of early spring were abroad, arous'
The Numbering element Of life in the
I'M )of nature into new and beautiful
nation, touching vegetation with, its
ical, unseen power, adding richer, more
bus tones to the melody Of Gods sweet
ysters, and making ? the heart Of
bauity to throb with heavier pulsa.
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be departing splehdor Of ne setting
still gave faint and delicate suggestions
b psst gloriss in The roseats aash Of
\ twilight that illumined the western
and the shadows Of night were begin
to close over the city, as Arlington st.
1 left hislaw Office, xhers he had been
\ over an intricate case, and took his
omeward. He walked with an in
erted air, for his thoughts were abb
bed in his case, passed into quiet,
er aristocratic street, and ascended the
IS of a handsome dwelling, the fourth
block of brown-stone fronts. ~sep
ftting his latch-key, he entered, and
led up the broad stairs to, as he thought,
bwn room; but quick glance around
ved him that he had made some mis-
At once he comprehended that, in
6t of abstraction, he had entered the
pg house.
|stead of quickly retiring, with that in
ble curiosity which is the heritage of
sexes-not confined to women, as
tell us-he paused to take survey
he apartment. The room was the
terpart Of his own in size and position
ere the resemblance ceased. A rich,
lily fringed shawl lying on the lounge,
b work basket containing some triAing
nine work sitting on a table in one
er, indicated that the room was occu-
by a lady. The influence of a refined
had been at work, and the result was
pr elegant than luxurious. A soft
et of delicate colors covered the floor,
ing the sound of the heaviest football,
the windows depended white and
colored curtains artistically draped.
ut tinted pictures, dreamy, rich, and
b, adorned the walls One in particular
ht his eye as he glanced around. A
was the subject, very beautiful, with
khty, high-bred expression, and flowing
bery around her shoulders. "Ah!" he
hght, this is a portrait of the fair mis-
Of this room, within whose charmed
eincts I have strayed unbidden." A
buet of rare exotios were arranged in a
BY vase, which was placed on an oval
!. Another tiny vase also stood there,
aiming only two rosebuds, one white,
the other pink, and a single spray of
p. Two or, three volumes of poems
beside them on the table. Over all
artistic beauty the shaded gaslight
" subdued, mellow light, which,
heating the perfumed ali, made the
leman feel as if he were surrounded
be atmosphere Of Elysian climes
this, which we have taken several min
to describe, he took in at once with q
esthetic taste. Catching a glance of his
tall figure and bearded face in . mir
directly opposite the door, the ludi.
sness of the situation flashed upon
and he turned to leave. But he could
f 10 without some memento of the, visit.
ping to the table he abstracted from
tiny vase the rosebuds, closed the
noiselessly, descended the stairs,
found himself on the sidewalk with.
any one id the house being wiser
is visit.
Iis time he entered lis own door, and,
to his bachelor apartments, he sat
and pondered over his little adven-
law for the time being null. He
gilt of the picture of the beautiful
whom he thought must be -in--har-
q with all this elegance. He was a
souled fellow, but as yet had found
Pc whom he deemed worthy of his
Reared in q country village, but
ted two years ago by wealthy and
less uncle, he knew comparatively
Of the vices of the city. His ideal
9mat1 was very high, and he treated
lot with tho unreasoning admiration
bndness one would bestow upon a
q or chirping canary, but as the
in her own sphere, of mantle