The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-02-22

All AZ that moment, 10 quote fror
dear Miss Bremen, "our souls metz
Mysterious sympathy Of passionat
young heartsi
His eyes, upon a nearer view, wer
gray, but their expression was full o
poetic s~ensibility. They beamed will
that tender Difference. half wistful, hal
wicked, hardest of all looks for eve,
|" little women 20 resist. Isuspcct The
fellow knew il. They all do.
There was, now and then, a mysteri
Gus shade Of sadness over his Lrow-ar
interesting, Lara-like frown that came
and Went in that festive hour. Idiyined
that, young as | was, he had had great
thoughts and ambitions. great sorrow
and sins, or meant to have them, which
was all the same.
AT parting, he begged from my bou-
quet a sprig Of geranium, which he
placed in his button-hole "for remem-
brance." Then he asked leave to visit
me, which | graciously accorded. Then
we murmured our adieux.
went home with my head among the
stars. My dear, absurd as ii may seem,
really believed | had that night met nv
destiny, and met il, on the whole, in 4
very satisfactory shape.
did not know just when to look for
my admirer, but | was ready for him
morning and evening. / grew strangely
careful of my dress. / assiduously brush
ed and curled my hair. | applied COS
metics 10 my s%un-burnt face. L slept in
kid gloves.
These alarming symptoms were not
unnoticcd by my tender mother: but she
noticed that my n had grown quiet
and maidenly, and took great comfort
thereat.
Six days I waited in vain. The
serenth-magic number, brought-not
him, but a letter. Ii was a daiufy-lock-
ing missiye, all rose-tinted and gilt
This was before the time OF en-
velopes-a remote age bordering on the
4 Drift Period YOU may think. in the
insolence Of your nineteen
II was directed-this letter of letters
in one Of those rearing Italian hands
once 50 fashionable. Ii was sealed with
wax, and the seal bore the
motto how well | remember il, though
| didn't in the least know what it meant
then-of "7ofrours fdeie.-
With my heart beating into my fin
ger-tips | broke the seal opened the
The very first line was some
hing startling, unequivocal i" My dear
est Lovei',
Without waiting TO read another word,
turned the leaf to look at the sigma
"Oh, my prophetic soul,'' it
vas "John Trevalyani''
made no copy Of that letter, and
ind memory has been 4 little unfaithful
n regard to the exact wording. know
hat | read it with great satisfaction-in
a lover-like inventory which il
contained Of my most amiable and adj
characteristics. There were
hings set down there that | had sup
'osed known only to myself.
Toward it, close the letter assumed 4
tone. 81 will, with your
it ran, "call on your father in A
or two In the meantime, love.
you had better confide our dear
ecret 70 no one, unless it be your broth
r Tom
All, heavens, the letter was not for
mel Alas. | had no brother Tom
Providence had been bountiful in sons
2 u house. Our cup had run over
18th that particular sort Of blessing, but
ne respectable name of Thomas had
omehOw never struck nv mothers
owing fancy. AT the baptismal font she
ad given il in.
Fatal omission,
MADAM, you might have saved me
ON this.-
l resca.ed that letter. I sent il with
dispatch, and a courteous apology 70
~ double, now my rival. / was wretch
but l could not be base.
Yes, she married my John. After that
got no more Of her letters, which was
,me consolation.
No, she was not ~pretty-even on her
edding-day, but she was charmingly /.
John still lives. He has grown rich /.
ld stout. He has no longer /.
le Byron expression; but the BY !
IN peak on his brow Is more I.
fonounced than ever. Of all the I,
enthusiasm Of his youth, that :
n fast horses alone remains. He has. !.
believe. never been SO unhappy or .
as he promised to be, though, .
r a time, he fell into evil ways and was !
mt TO the Legislature. !
My double has made several visits 70 J.
arts, has grown fonder and more az :
~ Of dress than ever. As she has no !.
lildrcn, she gives her whole mind to :
but that's n o much.n I
! never could think her the campanion !.
r John in intellect and soul. 1 never. !
truth, could help thinking that, If / :
q had a fair start with her-if | had I
d her clothes-if | hal had her broth L
Tom-it might have-but ah- :,
All sad words ~ tongue or pen, y
n -addeSt are these nc might have been u
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