Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-05-29

sad, GeSpOildHS'S
you are not strong enough
But the frail-loolung arms were lnuscu-
lar, an.l seemed row endowed with super
human strength. With much painful !
,naueuveriug on the part OF both, frcu
had orasued the pole and was dragged to
! the shore.
Overcome hy exhaustion, the boy sank |
Down at her feet, a,id tears escaped MS
eyes aa she tool: his head upon her arm
aud he felt an almost uncont' oIlab'e de
sire to kiss her but he rotraincd, feeling
| ra4l,er doubtful ~, to how she would take
! it.
Sooner than he would have liked, she |
started ,lp to 90 home. They plunged on
brisEly for haif an hour, the boys Wet
clothing steaning with his exercise
when suddenly, with a very blank face
he exclaimed:
'Marjory, l don't know where We are
am lostH
In the rrav winter dawn they came
upon n highway five miles t1om home
and plohded Onward until Il farmer took
them ny in his cart and carried them
! home to the distracted parents.
Fred was sick Il month after that, and,
with the fond tyranny Of affection, ~
, sisted upon Marjory waiting upon him
- every minute, until his mother was half
n Jealous of the little girl.
In the davs of his conva'escencc, when
he could sit by the kitchen fire, while
. Mariory knit or sew-ed, he first discovered
:, what a voice of music his nurse had. The
, bow, weakened by illness, won!d lean
back in his chair, and wh!!e tie wild
melody of her songs filed the air, tears OF
exquisite delight would fill his sunken
+ eyes and roll down his checks.
1t was npon one OF these times. when
Mnriory was singing fragments of an Ave
ar Maria she had picked up in some un-
:, known way that the door behind them
opened softly, and the minister stood,
lie with wondnrnG face, listening with such
-, intensity and surprise that he did not
49, stir for a ,nomenI after the strain ceased.
He was an a,natenr in music, and the ie
7 suit of that moment WAS the arrange
Il ment that nIariory should receive sing
inc lessons from the lame Gernn choi,
th leader.
m From that moment Il new life had open
ed tor the girl the vague loEGings OF he
cl heart took form i'll the enthusiastic
,o striving to grasp the best OF her dlNln'
it'll art.
o, As the weeks passed Fred grew aimos
,an Angry that all her devotion seemed ohHI
el to her own love. She lad no tlho TO
nd him or anything save her music. So t h
,,n wears hpran to glide, and the two childrc
,, ~rew from he t:nclc3 oi chl!dhoou 10 III
.no deeper AesiYcs OF u wider life
wn r.,
,e 4 prin,a ilona was c.traucing the iaa'
o1-. ionable world. The gaNest, the lio'
rclp hrlI'ian5 "' an"'e''e' ":"' ,,. {,
- tbr ovouisltc sSonuHlnhula' Of Miss 5
James. AS the last strain parted her III
cu- in that living melody which thriiict u
.h+. hearts of her hearers the eyes OF the 81
nal, ..er saw bending eagerly forward the LAY
,;n, nv. lcouine head, the bright face, u
H., memory of which had never for u IL
rved ment left her.
The curtain fell bet cen her and t
.,o deep Glance Of those blue eyes, but 5
,uel heard not the tempest OF plau"l's.
own But h"i'i''S noi '''7 ''
,iu paused ore moment ut the carnage 81 e.
n swi t leap of her heart telling thii6
,,r,- finure under IL distant light was II
alf il friend OF hef cil''''""' ' "0 81
nin~. " dared not approach. She enteico
:, TO carriage. aud strove to talk interestc'
him with Il lady who accompanied her.
The sudden pecling forth OF the
rooIs bells sounded III upon the even roll
,,o,- their carriage. and several engines dasl
land pass them.
She "The driver will know better tha2
,,;nts ro by the fire. I hope the lady had j
,o,, . s,id when the carriage whirlrd int
i. to cross street, and came full! upon he bl
, the inv building, from whose roofs ]
tongues of flame were sprlnginG
.,,kcA IN the mood which then possessed
as no this sight was fascinating to Ma'JHrN
denly If the horses arc ioU '''f''''
,ouuu- to t he driver, stop for II moment w
hang we can see. y Lle "'""''
while it tevrilies me-
zion of TIE driver ohcyel hcT. and MAJ
+, tear. lowered. the window and leaned tor
,n,,sb into the blaze of briiianc". She {
,ted as see dlstlnGfiY the l'''"''s VA '' -,
as they piled The engines or darnS!S
Drtrated within the realm oi fire.
All mt ouc there Io>t; Il cry that y
4 and was wit.i, The building, up above Y
Il pain no one could Icach n'i' W.
ed esp trepd fremen heS''a'o' anu .''"
Mariory had became intensely 'nFor'
hrougA Her lips parted VITA he' H"'cN '''
ks OF a her face glowing.
ant wa. AS she looked, Il httlc slender