The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-08-21
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A SWEET WILD ROSE.

(the two young men were leis-
Irely strolling through Maple Avenue;
'ior when / went abroad you were most
'mphatically denouncing the heartlessness,
md extravaganza, and few other amiable
;haracteTistics-according to your way Of
thinking at the time-of society girls, and
sincere 10 your determination
10 remain u bachelor rather than marry
one Of them; and your letters have given
no hint Of a change in your sentiments.
Quite the contrary. Your last, by.the-by,
was most perplexiug. No woman's letter
could have been more SO. In it you sud
denly jumped from the Clauson Mine to
"a sweet wild rose, Of whom you had
previously told inc nothing, If remem-
Der Alright the sentence introducing her |
read thus And the dividends this year
arc much larger than this sweet wild rose
that | have found in this lonely place, aud
am almost persuaded to court and marry,
after the manner Of Tennysobs landscape
painter"
Elmendorf threw away bis cigarette,
looked thoughtlully into space moment,
dropped into a still slower walk, and asked,
Should you like to hear al about it, old
fellow ?"
"0f course should replied Chester
ELVES there a man with soul so dead who
ever to himself hath said, 81 take no in
terest in sweet wild roses? And besides
that, haven't | been the confdant Of all
your love affairs since you were twelve,
and awfully smitten with the pretty girl
in Wild's confectionery? Drive ahead.
TN all attention"
CAS- you remarked few moments ago,
began Elmendorf, 4just before you crossed
''the briny," became disguised with fash
ionable young ladies' In general, and, as
you did not remark, for fear Of hurting
my feelings, with Eudora Brookfeld in
particular. It was rather hard on a ro-
mantle sort of fellow, who was awful
spoony on a girl, to be told by that girl
that his fortune considerably enhanced his
attractions in her eyes, and that for her
part she thought love in cottage on les.
than five thousand year must be tht
dearest of existences. We quarrclled, al
you know, and parted. She went, ahortly
after, to Newport, and |, filed with scorI
Of managing mammas and fortune.huntin,
daughters, donned a blue flannel suit anG
coarse broad -brimmed hat, and carrying
with me only a small valise, started fol
anywhere-anywhere out Of the world.
AT noon Of my second days travel thu
train stopped at quiet, tree-embowere5
station, and following the impulse Of the
moment jumped off and struck into q
lonely shady road, resolving to keep on
foot until Fate should say, "Thus far aud
no farther" Ned, that road was certainly
the loneliest road ever saw, Not a per
son did | meet, not house did | see ia
an hours brisk tramp. But | trudged on
and the more Eudora's beauty and grace
fitted before me, the more her sweet voice
rang out in the song Of the birds, the more
my heart yarued for her smile, the more !
was determined to put miles between US.
would not be married for my fortune. l
would be loved for myself, or not at all.
And growing stronger in resolution at ev-
cry step, suddenly found myself in front
Of small gray cottage remembered in
slantly that Eudora had a silk dress of the
same shade Of gny--half covered with
woodbines and rose-yines, they stood just
at the entrance Of dense wood, where
grew oaks, naples, willows, elder-bushes,
blaekbcrry-bushes, and Heaven only knows
how many other things, planted there by
the winds and the birds A COW with
young calf beside her was lowing 10 Geld
opposite, and brook was sparkling in the
sunshine Of a short distance away.
"0n the porch of this cottage sat mid
dlc-ugcd woman sewing. To her, hat ia
hand, | advanced and humbly preferred
request for drink Of water; aud she, ris-
ing with bospitable quickness, babe me
take the seat she left while she went to
the we'll sank into the chair, for was
weary, and she returned with glass Of
water and glass Of milk. | drank them
both--not at once, of course, but during
the conversation about the weather that
eusued--and had risen to depart, when the
prettiest girl in blue and gold that l ever
beheld came tripping up the garden-path,
pail Of water 10 each hand "a sweet
wild rose" said 10 myself, and sat down
again, convinced by single glance at the
lovely face and form tina, this cottage was
Fates "No farther"
Accordingly, | told mine hostess that
| was poor story-w-iter (you will admit
tina, that was no lie, for all the editors to
whom ! have submitted my manuscripts
have said the same thing with book to
finish, and that Of all places 10 the world
to finish 1t in her beautiful quiet home
seemed the best, aud / begged her to let
me stay therea few weeks, promising to
make her as little trouble as possible.
"Well, don't see nothin' again il iffatiier
and daughter dcut, said she, aud away
she went again, and FROM the murmur Of
voices 10 the hall knew the matter was
being discussed By the family. And in a
few moments shrewed-looking old man
appeared, looked at me sharply, and asked
brusquely, skin you ford to pay 81 q
week2N told him | thought could,
and be seized my valise aud carried Il into
the cottage; | following. Ned, old chap,
il was lovely spot, and no mistake. Ev-
cry morning the birds awakened me with
their songs, aud they were so fearless, never
having learned how cruel men can be, that
they few 10 at my window and perched
upon the frame Of the old lookiug-glass--
such a rum old glass crooked my nose and
crossed my eyes )--and watched me dress;
and fragrance enough from the rose vines
fioated into that attic room IN one DAY to
have perfumed Eadera's handkerchief for
a whole year.
As for Alice--the sweet wild rose---no
poet ever dreamed Of maid more beautiful
Large, innocent dark blue eyes. with lashcs
so long that they cast i faint shadow on
her rounded checks mouth, nose, chin,
ears, hands, feet, simply perfection; and \
voice, not as lnusicnl b Eudora's, II is true,
but with childish ring and sweetness;
and when shelaPoke, which was seldom. 4