The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-08

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in the words as he ended
.She is coming, my own, my sweet,
We're it everso airy tread,
i My heart would hear her, and beat,
Were it earth in an earthly bed
My heart would hear her, and beat,
Had it lain for century dead;
| Would start and tremble under her feet,
! And blossom in purple and red.''
sThere,n he said, 'sfind me a finer
piece of sentiment than that. You know
the sudden transition the poem makes
from this highly wrought ecstacy of pas
sion to the depth of wild despair. One
catches a rare glimpse of the extremes
of happiness and misery in human soul.
But I can never fully describe the feel
ings which some parts OF this poem stir
within me-"
His face was flushed now; she had new
er seen him moved to this enthusiasm
She did not know that, apart from the in
spiration Of the poem, the nectar Of love
had made summer in his veins.
| Day had mellowed into twilight, which
in turn had darkened into cool, dewy
night. Calm and pure the moon shed
her silVery light upon hushed nature,
| The home OF Frederetta was hushed to
repose. The flowers slept with dropping
| heads under the soothing influence of
the goddess of night, from Which the
odorous kiss of the sun should awaken
them on the hs>rrow. No sound broke
the stiffness, save the chirp of the cricket
and the occasional note of a night-bird.
just as the clock in the hall strikes the
midnight hour, bright, lurid square OF
light suddenly flames out in the darken-
ed space where the houses throw their
shadow. The windows of large room
on the second floor are one broad sheet
of fame.
| Next to the room on fse was the one
occupied by Everett Reynolds.
| A. premonition OF danger such as often
comes to us in peril, awakened him sud
denly from his slumbers, and springin 9
from the bed, he glanced out of the win
dow. T..
Hastily dressing, he rushed into the
hall crying: @a
| Fire tire!'
At once all were aroused, and the Gus
tomary wild confusion ensued, the ser
wants and family rushing about to ascer-
tain the locality and extent of the fire.
1t was soon found that no earthly pow
er could stay its course. All that could
be done was to hurry and save the most
valuable articles. r.. Il.
| Frederetta, In a loose white wrapper
and unbound hair, was with the rest,
acting under the calm direction of Ever.
ett--for even the master OF the house
seemed paralyzed and the servants had
commenced to carry out the things of
least value, with the. strange inconsistent
cy so often displayed in such cases.
| The fire gained rapidly, but SO active
had all been under the direction of thu
indolent, careless man, now for the first
time showing his superiority, that nearly
everything Of value had been removed
They stood gazing sadly upon the
burning mass which shot up a red fame
to the calm, pure sky, rendering pale the
moonlight, and defacing the fail land
scape with hideous blot.
| Suddenly, sharp, wild cry-a wall Of
| terror-sounded above the cracking Of
| the flames. .
"Heayens!n exclaimed Frederetta,
Sarah sleeps in the attic. 1t is she !:
she will be burned to death" And she
covered her face with aer hands as a
white-robed figure appeared at the win
dow, shrieking for help, and then sank
from sight. ~
Everett Reynolds began to make pre-
parations to ascend tall tree that rose
very near the window where the girl had
fallen. It was blackened by the scorch-
ing flames.
lit will be sure death to attempt to
! enter" said several voices. "The roof is
just falling in. You will both lose your
/ lives"
He paid no attention, but quickly as
cended the tree until on alevei with the
window, which Sarah had raised when
she had found out her peril He vaulted
into the room. He almost stumbled over
her insensible form, for the binding
smoke nearly sufocated him. Tongues
of flame were already darting through
I the roof, and the anxious watchers below
held their breaths until he reappeared
at the window with his burden. he
seemed to have the strength of three
men and agility Of a cat as with one hand
he aided his descent and placed his
burden on the ground.
! The cheers changed to anxious inquir-
| ing as he reeled over insensible He had
4 the bravery Of a lion, had never known
\ fear, but his physical strength was moi
equal to great deeds of daring. The un-
usual exertion brought on slow fever
1 through which Frederetta nursed him
\ Her manner toward him had changed
4 she regarded him with a difference which
| he was not slow to perceive.
do you despise me as you used to do2'
1 he asked. suddenly, one evening, az he sai
in an easy-cha:r, supported by cushions
''Despise youa | don't understand, !" she
said, consciouly.
q II love you, Frederetta. win you al
il low me to tell you so, or are you. still
i looking for one of the knights ot Til,
Round Table2'' #s
Their eyes met q moment, and in her!
n he read his answer. He drew her TOWARD
him and pressed his first kiss upon hel
1 lips. And 80 she found hex hero.