Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-03


rock itself. No, he could not be hel
savior, but she might be bis. AS com.
pletely isolated from the world as
though they stood at the source of the
Nile, or together and alone explored the
open .Polay Sea, the .masks.of conven-
tionalism fell off, anditwo fresh young
souls, purged Of all dross by. their near,
ness to the great spaces of the future,
Hooked intoeach others hearts and con
tessed their kin. The tgussns limo
cence Of childhood visited them. Just
as a child Has been known to pluck
4owe.s right ol the brink OF a pIeciplce,
or has thrust It's tiny hand out to shake
q tigers paw, 30 tie bright, exuberant
fancy of their youth would not be de-
MED, though death inciosed them round
about.
They spoke hnt little. Words would
have duiled the harmony of the hour.
The highest Inspirations Of the poet, the
loveliest landscape that ever entrauced
the eye, the sweetest fragrance and color
of the flower, the divinest melodf5to
Which music would attain-all are sur
passed when the spiritual language of
love whispers its mysterious movements
within the soul. At such times man is
no longer creature, but god.
Mary Abbott had lived quiet spirit
ual life of twenty-five summers. AL
though she had not known grief except
in others woes. she had had many
glimpses into that crucible in which
most human hearts are tried. Her
sanity nature was the receptacle into
which were poured confessions Of weak
ness and sin by those who sought the
absolution of her kindly sympsthies.
But L question whether any face had
ever presented I'oo'' oe1o'o "7t ~ oeep-
~ marked with despair as that of FL
don's. Her pitying glance swept his
h'In"' ana, as Il discerning HIS ihlhoso
need sue oeh1 Forward ana imprinted d
''''' oH us ''loAe'.' anu 'n"' o''0 ''''
created him anew. Nor was it an act
a.
u I'''y "io''' 'N"O o'''''''' '"o n''' t'"'
ID" given, oeNs'IIo'i' 'i0" "H, '''"Is0
"''o '"'"'"'' ~ '"o ''''" " ~. ,'.'
u"N" al" eAP''S''"' VI '' s1'' ''.'
''''"O 9Ie"'''N- was D'O UNSUCCESSFUL
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u ''''LI '' '',o ""' 8, - ''"' '1'
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p,. r,doo with mind ,.oo1.s,;,,
,oo;n rn1or tbo s.roi, of n,r.;o,1 s,f
,e,;rg yyas 1;strnstf,) Of his rresent
r,ro1,r.,r;,,, +,o ola p,;ro
,oiIa1 ro, aroon1,. .,ro,o, h;s wind
,1;r,,t she NOT ofter all nrove to bs |
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,owar on,v 70 ada o,s mora to tho i,,u-
,;ons of h;s rf. "a ctro,c,v did tb;S
nossa.s him that bs called out
ai,,,r.
"Jc Won be indeed Nenture,s child
,rove vour mower hv sti,,ino this tom
,est u ia awfu,n .he excl,ime1 as \
.,oud If sprav daShea over them ..1 ran
,ard,v recover nv hreatbD
.s Ia ,oo,.oa M ho fo,,a .ho. u,r
,ad escarsd f,,m h,s unconscious cr,sn
nd wac L,oo,;rr ,,on q ,ouor od'o af
he rock with nn];fted face and hands
,rts,rstcbed n the On, wh;,o Ia hoora
s,roo. ro;oo ,;, ou+ ;
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