Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-09-11
Our Selected StO7'2,.
SPARKLESS AND BITTER,
BY CARRIE D. BEEBE.

Touch the goblet no more!
1t will make Thy heart sore
To its very core!
z. Its perfume is the breath
or the Angel O Death,
And ihe light that within it lies
Is The fash of hi, evil eyes.
Beware! y, BeWare!
For sickness, sorrow and care
~. All are there.
W w. Lonafello,c's Golden Legend
TO- Whether the draperics of our nemor,
. y, chamber be sable or golden, it is a sacre,
er place. where many OF our hearts treasure
n are laid away.
You are lonely tonight, although. al
you glance from your window, the mooi
60 shines serenely down upon the sien
$. streets. and tie church-spire. but blocl
y above. casts slender shadow toward YOU
There is not Il solitude SO profound as
+ that which one feels when alone in the
" heart III great city. 10 this solitude
you are accustomed; it is your daily lot
but tonight yc' are weary Of it, weary OF
t toil'ng SO steaufstly. day by day. weaving
: tales and rhymes Ior the sake of earning a
poor subsistence tor yourself and children.
But the meal in the barrel is scanty. and
the Oil in the widows cruise low-you
must write something tonight. if Only "A
j poem; SO, you close the shutters, turn on
the gas. and draw your writing-lesk under
% it. But your thoughts wander. and will
not obey your bidding; so you close your
eyes, and bowing your face upon your
hands. you enter your memory chamber
First, comes the Remembrance of your
grand>lre. with his white hair afid bowed
form. lie used to wander about in a va
cant sort of way. and ask for Nellie" 1t
was your grandmolher's name - grand
mother with the wavy hair and gentle
eyes; she was younger than he. but she
went before him. Dear grandfather. they
found him one tnoriiing still and cold. but
with smile upon his lips-lle had found
Nellie at last.
Then comes a thought of childish davs.
and sweet-faced mother. who directed
your plays. and gave you Kiss when she
placed You. nightly, in your little bed
ana or your fltlcr. OF whom you stood
slightly in awe; though he too, was al
ways kind:
lou attended school with your brother.
and, although he quarreled with the BOYS
sometimes. he always gave you the ci,oic-
est tid-bits for your luncheon. and carried
you over the muddy places in the street,
on your way home. Afterwards. he was
sent to Il distant academy. while YOU at
tended school at the house of d friend.
h0mp--.i
large family OF children, and wishing to
educate them under her own eye. procured
TWO excellent tutors; but finding the eX-
pense much greater than she had antici-
pated, she expressed willingh, SIS to re-
ceive a few other pupils, children of per-
sOnal friends. who were to share the ex-
pehse. Your brother had already been
entered for the year at another school. bur
your parents gladly accepted place for
you. The pupils. although constantly TN .
DER their teachers eyes, were allowed =,
more freedom than at the public schools
their educational advancement. however. ,
was very rapid; so much so as to call
down the highest enconiums tor their tt-
tors.
One morning, while at play you observ-
ed stranger among the boys he WIS the :
largest boy Of ill He threw a merry =
glance and smile toward you as you ran .
up the steps to the school room, and your y
cheeks flushed hotly in response He was ;.
handsome. noble and manly. and. as he :
was the first scholar, was allowed consill- :,
cradle license by the teachers. You often
met him when returning from your recita- y
tions, and he always had tor you the same u
bright smile.
When you learned that his name was X
Albert St. Ives. you were much surprised. }
for you had heard your brother speak OF -.
him III harsh terms us his bitter enemy, "
You wondered. in a childish sort of way. "
how this could be; for Albert's manner. :,
though proud and dignified to others. was 9 !"
always so gentle and tender, whenever he -
met or addressed ycu. that it was inposs.- ~
bic tor you to believe he could ever be un- ~
kind. His sister attended the same school, y
md she often toldyou how he praised you =. -.
o her, and Ow dearly he loved you. You - -
)lushed and telt hattered. Poor child "
1ou were but fifteen then. and he was -.
wefity. r.
One MONDAY, as you were passing m =,
Trough the hall with spray OF rare viii ~
lies IN your hand. he met you, and pats
ng and taking your han !, he said: -,
''Please give lie lily. little one" so
You were young and shy, and the blood sc,
ushcd to your cheeks, and throbbed i'm
nt In la. Il
hongh you did not in the least object to -. -.
wing him lily, you feared the ridicule '"s '.a
the girls. and replied; ~
''Oh, no, indeed" '>
But he pleaded in such gentle. coaxing ~,
'ay. saying, II will keep it until I die, if ro
Oh viii give lie one,' that You could re- :,
st no longer. but broke hali-opened bud ,,a,
ON the stem and gave him. -"
THANK you. Lily-b,rd," he said; and vi,
lere was such world of gentle tender of
sss in his voice. such Il depth OF passion :.
e love in his eager eyes, that your own :
rev misty, as they fell to the floor. r,,
II will keep 1t until die,'' he repeated. 90
or its purity is an emblem of your own ths
veet girlhood." And he pressed the bud +.
his lips as he turned away. ...,
This was the end O. your peace at that ;.
hool. His name was written in your ~,
'oks. was shouted after you wherever
~ went. though always, at such times. h.,
he WAS near, he would cnane to your .,,a
ie, thereby putting stop to their ch.n,- ,o,
and qnieting you, though you knew ii NO NO
Ould give fresh cause for gossip. wo,
Two hours each evening were allotted to -, ;,
Kiy, and the pupils all mt in the school
Ou,. accompanied by one of the teach you
). Yhay were allowed to converse upon "'s
> snbiect ~ their lessons with those 81 sigl
air own cl,sses Won u.crc in sou,o ~ mig