Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-11-09
J0CUNDA'S PROPHECY.
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unsurpassed surprise rs | uttered these
words. He looked repeatedly from me to
where Jocanda >at
~ can hardly believe it,"
"Wly ?' l asked, anticipating his
answer.
because 50 different"
Weuever related the act Of Jocunda's
history to any one, so made no o1ccp.
ton 80 the case Of Knight Ku'and.
Il look Ii6e my father. and Jocunda
like her mother,' was All said.
"Do you know how perfectly beautiful
she i, ?"
This was said some moments after. l
started from my abstraction.
"Jocuoda? Yes, think her very
pretty"
And is She as good as hend-ome?'
"Ycs, She hts 81 Lovely dipo,iJou"
spoke hcutjy-I was Away, ready
to praise Jocuudo- oad ookiog up, | saw
Koi-ht Krtand's blue eyes fixed on me
SO pca-auty that my heart gaye au add
ed throb Of satisfaction. Ota'lmy mnle
iueud,, and had many, liked best lhi,
frank, fair haired young man, who had
been my elder schoomale end friend
from childhood, though until within
few month, be had not entered my nmi-
~ circle.
Jocuuda was seven years older thon |,
and sine had just returned from Gelmpny,
whore she had been per.ccuag her musi-
ca, education.
Although She had been ut home sever
al months, She had not attended any OF
my Juvenile parties ,hi. Winter, and
Ku.ght Kirkland had never seen her until
that night indeed, had never known Of
her existence.
Joymds. SAT- just within me door of the
Conservatory, reoding Her book was
SOME pea-sut story, know, for her
ohcyN- we're red as roses and happy
-ta d, rested on ,u her lips
once, a. epos,cl the half, she glano-
,d opatu-.vi.bao-eute eye-, eut urned
ce,t, ,-.y as,in To ben book. she did
not even .esm d, See Kaight kutaud.
Bu. even lu ibis indifferent mood Jo-
cundA fascinated hlm. Not only wa, her
rirn brunette beauty perfectly dalighuul,
but thrlawa- Wmj-takpb'e Wcou.cious-
mes, ot ID tAat bad its cbam. Even when
Jocuadu stowe To- please, She 1td 80 d--
utet-ediY, quitl-the,e was no self
seeking ~ Nauily 10 her composition r.
Iotsno Wu, no bread -aud butvr >chooi
gnU buto gifted and sensible woman.-
r>p.rl.d ,- much a~ | loved her, and
va, .,- proud q, hon character "a, ot her
beauty.
Sbcto,e az last, and with thnt uncou-
,oiou~ .ooi .i, upon he. face pa-,cd, in
her stately beauty, acco-- the hiJ., and
into NE eud,n.
ioa-,a to -l'ow Knight bow elquis-
itey eoiou. uud pleasing She could be,
aad aic
"SuaI | Introduce you -
buths seemed I,ue swed, shook Lls
bend, and muuu'ed:
II never saV such perfection OF beau
y."
i.~ eaue~tne.> aul seriousness lifted
ny eyes qucky To bis face.
lyon must not tail inlove with Joeuu-
d."
meaatlo- -paak lightly, but something
mtds my voice .uap.
"Nhy ?' hea-kgd, tuning his face
from mo to pluck one OF the pillar
roses.
"Becu,e Joeuudo does not ca.a for
gentlemen. She Is not oyeyooiy'-
swe,Jheul a. lum."
"Can everybody hep loving Io-e- ?'
he asked, touching NY check, u,ughngy,
with lhe lagpnt blossom. 1bey
shouldul be sweet, thou."
smiled, and yet wa di--sli-ded !
would have given more for the earnest
look with which he rcgalded Jocanda
timn Ior hours OF this guy compliment
ing.
"Sla dle.n'tcaro organtem.o ct sll,"
c,.uuapd -"at least, not young ones.
su. ueya, hui a ,overiohor life"
III. gave .ow whistle of exceeding
establishments
$50. uat you know off, Ramrmber,
sh. has ba,n two year, ja Germany"
Every ono who know Joeuuda knows
that she never intends 90 marry" l
continued. "Shs has alway, said 80, aud
We nlI believe it,"
And there left the subject, in pet,
why, cou,d not exactly say. WAS too
young TO many, bat / suppose l wa, a
little jealous, Tor all that. II certainly
gaye me verv sincere paiu To- sce
kusht Kitaad look With ,uch revercnt
admiration at another woman, wbIe he
consde cd ms "a pei or piuylhmg.
Yes, rebeird against il, but not for
mauy weeks Wnsd the ar-t bitterness
and pas~iou md passed, was gs,t.er
aad "a wiser gin .nr ,hi-, my ir-t bio of
di~clpliur .ur huIthl 0ulmhd made no
effort 10 c1ucoH hls comparative ndihar-
ebce lor mc, when ho lucaAe Jocunda's
devoted over.
1t aa. tho next day that 7 introduced
them, aud Jocuadi, thinking Mr.. hirt-
laui devoted q me, was unusually frank
sad 5e.. Sh. bad naturally lns spirits,
and Ha,neye glytr, writer add moro
daUaduul lhan those lew weeks They
were both So happy they did NOT mind
tbe cloud was under, aud soon it bad
passed.
passed from me so this wise:
My brother Fsy bad brought home hi-
fayolito college friend, Ra,hautn Win
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