The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-08-23
Select STORY,
THE FATAL MIRROR.
AN ARTISTS STORY.

ears uSo, Whcu was ufsL IN IuflS,
before | went to study, l was at the opera
ball alone, II is rather heavy work to be
there alone, and went wandering about
until, growing tired of the noise and non.
sense, found darkish corner and leaned
against the wall in peace. In moment
or two | saw couple approaching, at
tracted ! suppose, by the quiet, as had
been. | had noticed them before; the
man was tall, and dressed simply, in
large white burnous with short sleeves
leaving his arms bare-splendid sinewy
arms, with BRACELET abogt an incl wide,
Just below the shoulder. II was made Of
yellow gold, aud had "Enfer" enameled
on it in blood.red fantastic letters. The
hood Of the burnous was drawn over his
head, aud mask with very long fall of
silk disguised him entirely. The girl on
his arm wore white domino and mask
of pink velvet, She was delicate, fragile
little creature, and when she sat on the
bench near me, and took of her mask, |
saw that she was not more than seventeen,
and had the lovelisst, happlest little face,
az, in doon golda, bair ia soon,o1 -,
siora,eIv n love with ber-.bc se;Tea har
I;,,lo hSnIs in HE .s ;e he wa',id o.',sL III.
them, and once / heard him say, "For
heavens sake don't look at anybody: il
drives me mad. ! heard 40 moro.
onlv saw as I moved away tho La,ny
l;oIt dic ont Of those sweet eve. and r. |,
denrecotioo. sacred cxnression taLe Ne
nlace. but rs looked hack shs had bey
head NESTING IN his sbonlder ana he
seemed "a sootbe her teuderlv. moor li,tIe
dovo
I,tor In ,bc e.eni,c 7 w,s o,,rac,ad Ia,
n sndden confusion and excitement =
great as to he marked oven tbroucb ,hs
nornotrol tnmnlt NJ tbo nlooc---, crowJ
swav;ng md nressIno nolsIlv n ono d;rcc.
tion I nnsbed INV wov 10 ,he sno, and
there with her Cair facs ox,osed Tho lonc
looks already dimmed bv contact with ,be
dnstv aoor law tho white dom;no her
l;,,lc sof, hands f,ll;n, belnl.sslv ,all
old woman kneelino down took tho moor
Tulo soullcss bodv In bor arms liLa, hahv
and nrosscd n noss;ono,elv .g,;ns, ~
bro,st In rcnly 10 INV nnost;onS ,hor
soiJ that her Communion .,a Great msst ;1
wbi,e clook lad snddenlv shot her
gtbrough the heart ,nonsicnr. sho golI lita
A.. Iamb pauvre nrt;,e Tho mon b,d
AL. ,boy Cound tho white hnrrons Iy;no
noar ,be door bnt in ,he confnsion ~ had Ia
oscnnod I Shall never in ali NV l;Ce coran,
,Lc borror az tba, n;ch, The b.Dnv p
nocont nnre life cboeed ont in an ;ps,.n,
and ,bc Iiulc girl;.b fcnrc Iv;nc ~ ,hn
J;r,v Soor instead of on :ome lint
Whit bed. and then 10 ho 40 m;sarabi,
snrronnded bv bideops cro,esono orec
turcs stsrino curiouslyl Il gas torr;hIa
T,ro yoars .fIar ths, Nos so,,ia5 -
p.r;" s;nJy;nc 7 had hoon ,hnro sIo",
= raa, ,Shen anatolo Rsrhov hsnn,rL, - :
Co. Enol;shmon - ms, s,n1;a -
s,,.ae,;on a. acc;ion, no,h II. S'."' y"
Genrco UoIcomb and me mTcb es ,"a,a,,as as'
I'll 49,, .ons;dasaa ~ ~ So
tho rra,o,n;,v as ;n.;ma,o ty;onS. ny 's', W. :,
,.".. O ss;onds ;e cons,an, oanna.;..t,t , u
~ - haar,s atso,;on msIa e.;aas' I"'Vus"'p p''s
s ~.-a ~, ;.,:ana,s 70 "oas5na ~ guy We
80 ~ ~. ,.,;sn"ar n o"oe p ne0es
~, I ,mn",ho,;o l;aS1,a sy 'o'upln'
~, Gl,l - 49, t T nature
esep!, -. II" Iu-us HnoNisue1 on
s". a ,og su.I L;,. s.,, ea""os ucSslioe hin''
' ou' : .. 'Ossu a'A ~ sP"e % ! never reeur,
's.''h ',as sya'''ou :; ,ha. , o'asN u'oP lutNea
IyI"a''o ~ I"a r,,: u 'na' passionate nature
si ne Iau one la"'ns nc sometimes drank
ueep,y' auu ~ suen tunes, ne had Two
mooJ' nh oue o' wnI, reckless gayety' 10
Mn'S" " ,S nS ulu and said most brilliant things
~ '"e oIneI he was gloomy ana 9nreason.
aole' WIN hashes Of furious, shortllved
uuse' ne painted strange pictures; they
were mastery IN drawing and color, but
'ne saolsc' always concealed some deadly
surprise or some iaial misfortune. Adoe
ieealng traoqulliy beside stream, while
10 'he 'hieket a lion iurked ready to spring;
young gin gayiy tending her flowers,
unconscious !, o. the snake coiled up among
'neni or a chiid ciapplng It's little hands,
aa anu laughing while the earth erumbled