Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-06
SHATTERED DREAMS.
Jennie Junebug Visits New YOrk.-The
Simple Maid Falls I'm LOve.-The Object
Turns Out Badly.


Turns Out Badly.
81 was riding in Broadway stage one
day, and there was young gentleman
who was very polite. He helped me in,
picked up my parasol and handed my
fare with the manner of prince, and he
Just looked at me all the time with such
a lovely expression, sad and lonely as
anything. His eyes were dark and
mournful, and his hair was yellow as
gold, and his cheeks were red as could
be, and his mustache was like silk, and
was waxed to points like needles, and
his hands were white as lilies, and his
feet were the daintiest. He looked just
/ like Byron's Corsair / fell in love at
the first moment / saw him, and | felt
sure from his steady gaze that he was
smitten, too. got out at Macy's, and
he helped me down and gave sigh, oh!
so deep, and his eyes filled with tears, as
though he would say, Am l never to
see you again p
- felt awfully bad, but I did not dare
to speak to a stranger, and so / bowed
and went in. turned and looked over
my shoulder to see if he had gone, but he
was standing and looking after me. l
felt my cheeks grow hot, and in my con-
fusion l dropped my portmonnaie, and
in an instant he was there and had
picked it up, and gave it to me as if 1
were an empress. 1t fell open and one
of my cards futtered out, and he picked
il up and asked me with his eyes if he
might keep it. did not say no, and
then he gave me his, and without a word
turned sorrowfully away. Oh, his eyes
were so beautiful
Well, l dreamed of him all night, and
the next day went out in the hope o
meeting him again, but never saw him.
His name was Fitz Arthur Van Kline.
Isn't it beautiful? ? l cried little that
evening, and sat by the open window
looking at the moon, and in the morning
f put great rings of bistre around my
|
went slowly down stairs, as if was in
/ profound grief Fred was man enough
to say that | ought to take salts, for he
was sure was sick. l could have tolC
: him there was no sickness like broker
, heart, but | knew he would only laugl
at me. About two o'clock that after
| noon l was sitting mcurnfully in my
room and grieving over my sorrows, anC
? wishing l might die and be carried int
5 church, and that then he might conn
S and see me, lying there all white anC
G cold, and I cried myself, thinking how
e he would feel | couldn't go out, for
l had split every drop of my eyebrow
V liquid, and there isn't any to be gottel
in New York under twenty-four hours
a notice, and l had one eyebrow done, ant
0 it won't wash out-when Bridget cam
; up with a superb bouquet for me, AM
> although there was no name | felt sur
4 it was from him. and was so happy
i Life seemed worth living again.
e "The next day l got more eyebrow
O liquid and dressed and went out to tn
V Park, but l did not see him, and l wan
: dered lonely among the trees, and at las
It turned homeward. / slipped upon
banana peel and would have fallen, bu
). strong arm suddenly caught me, an
o when 1 opened my eyes after my fair
(for, of course, l tainted, as was pei
=, tectly proper under the circumstance
:, for Mrs. Penobscot says graceful sWoo
! is the most effective thing lady can do
r. | saw in my preserver my hero. mul
y, INJURED, MY preservern and very nearl
! tainted again, so that he had to suppo
" me, and he asked me tenderly if W;
;, hurt. | could hardly walk, and so |
! led me to seat, and we sat awhile an
talked. We found our tastes were
-, much alike; we loved skating and dan
=, ing and theaters, and he thought MAJ
- Anderson divine, and Nelson, and O.
~ ~ lots of other things. At last it was tin
~ to 90 home. | did not dare invite hi
- to call, for fear father would be angr
=, and l wanted to see him again, and d
w not dare propose nor even accept pl;
y to meet him elsewhere, and my hea
-, grew heavy. He casually remark
:, that his health was delicate and he W
20 in the Park every afternoon, and gen
rally near where we were seated, and
said that often came there, too, to g
90 the fresh air; and so I found that '
should not be entirely separated by crr
lu fate. and | had made no compromi
as as with my maidenly dignity. Well, lss
VI him nearly every day for a fortnigl
ne and grew to love him devotedly, b
loU alas land that's why | am so tired
'al this hollow world. One day | we
nS down town to see about getting a s
'"- want, and passed place where | say
common looking woman hand a coar
led fat baby to man sitting on the do
nd step in his shirt sleeves, and couple
In other children were at his feet and ba'
a ing for 'pappy' to give them penn
led 1t was my hero. l gave him one lc
I'm of contempt and passed on. He turn
tul all sorts of eolors. / went home 8
lei cried foi my shattered dreams. If e
fall in love again it shall be with so
in one who at least would not be MARI
she and have red-haired children. But,
erP it is so hard to have your young af
Tho tions trampled on, and to be marked
ere sorrows victim. IN. Y. Nail.
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