Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-09-11

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pills assembled for study in the event
he would seek you aiiI say:
| '.How is it tonight, Lily-bud; is til
anything too mysterious for you to so
readily!o And sometimes after he !
made the subject clear to your mental ,
ion, You would deplore your dulness, Il
ne would say:
''YOu are not dull in the least. darlir
1t is only because you are a little girl y.
you are farther advanced than | was
your age"
So the days drifted by. You neitl
sought nor Stunned him. but there W
something indescribably sweet in these !
! tie interviews. He called you Lily-bu
and other pet names even your oy
name, which you had always before d
liked, sounded sweeily from his lips.
The school year drew near its close, 81
all was hustle and confusion; for it was
close with an examination and a priv;.
theatrical, to which the friends and p.
rons OF The school only were Invite
SIlakspeare's LAS You Like IT. was to
performed. after being somewhat abridgt
by the teachers; you were to take II
part of Rosalind, and Albert that of .
landO.
The last evening arrived; the perform
ers were ready with their parts. and II
play was pronounced complete success
You had rehearsed it many times. and
had always seemed like acting before; bl
tonight it was almost real to you.
seemed SO to Albert. too, for at the clos
he whispered. You are mine now. da1
ling. for you have given yourself to me
remember. shall require you to rcdcer
your promise After the applause ha
subsided, he slipped a note into your hand
Passing to your room with the eXcus
that you must remove your brides dress
you read it. 1t was written hastily, an,
only said:
Meet me in Mrs. Harland's private pa,
lor in half an hour, please. Lily-bud. Sin
has given me permission to see you there
My father has arrived. as you know, ant
he informs me that he has just made ar
tor our immediate departur,
Tor Europe, and he says we must leave
here tonight. Don't disappoint me
Sweet. for have something must say tc
you. that will affect my lfe's happiness
| would have told you before
'..ly | did not think it quite right. while
ne were attending the same SCHOOL,
Had you been dreamin. for year with
'ut waking that, that this gave you such a
hook?
Yes! you had been dleaming dream
NC dream that will never come again to
ou on earth. Another love. perhaps,
nay come to you. but it will lack some OF
he freshness of this first, sweet delight /:
ONE element Of perfect happiness will be
'anting. The dream was so bright. you
ad lived in it only; both past and future
'ere overslladowed. You had never
onght OF being his bride, except vague
7 in the tar Oft future; but now. when
on knew you must decide the question.
ven with your brides robes trailing the
oor around you. you paced up and down
18th white lips, murnluring, 1T cannot
p,'
You were very sensitive-hfraid of ridi-
lie; you could never endure your BROTH
IS harsh remarks. Then. too, there was
sort of enmity between Alberts house
nj yours, as unfonnded. perhaps, rs the
nd existing between thc hoiiscs of Cap
ct and Montague; it mi ght have cen a
'rt of bigotry difference Of creed or
)lliics. but it certainly did exist. The
oughts went wandering up and down
rough your mind, and, although you
lew in your heart that these obstacles
light be overcome, you thought them
'er and over, trying to shut out the true
ason, but it would force itself upon
~.
He loved the aoine cupt and, though he
Is too young for the taste to affect him
ry seriously us yet, it was well known
be his besetting sin-to you it seemed
) only sin. This was fault that your
her never would tolerate; you knew it
be a dreadful epe. though you could
t then realize its ehormity. Eut this
II knew-you could never be his wife
Il the anguish which This knowledge
ought you seemed as though it would
ing your soul and body asunder. How,
your weakness, you prayed voiceless
,yer that it might be so! Then. as if in
swer to your prayer. the world slowly
ed from you. GOODNESS seemed to be-
NIB your frame, and all was blank.
OH were aroused at length by tap at
door; at first, you thought it was
nething knocking at your heart; but
Oolmate entered the room. exclaiming
Poor child! you have almost tainted
m oyer-excitement. They are aH call
you, and your Orlando is bidding us
'd-bye. lie begged ME to find you. for
father is hurryiag him, and he cannot
ie without Il farewell from you.
Mechanically you followed her, until
stood, cold and pale, among them I'll. e
'ert, too, was very pale. He took your I
us in both his own, looked deep within I
If eyes, and said, without reproach, y
hout bitterness, but with such depth J
sorrow in his tender tones: G
but not mine - Ia
e said it full and clear. 'ss he had wooed Il
them all. 'Fhen. while all II
ID silent. so silent II seemed as though v
7 must hear the beating of your heart, s
,issed your Hips for the first time, once, S
,e. and said, fervently: d
God keep yo1,, my darling - good h
- h
tear fe.. from his eyes upon your II
] as he turned away, and thenceforth O
spot where it tell seemed consecyated 81
could see tire tear glistcning there tor o
this afierward. as bright as though it
e a glitterines diamond. II
his was all hidden in secret recess Of D
r memory cham1er hong ago nay, it "
locked anu barred, forbidden your
I, in the fear that its remembrance IL
ht drive you u,ad but the rr,sts Of Y