The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-09
rs, how zrzndI, beautifal Re Ri hor

pFe-e
And yet" aid Justu,, paaiouzely,
nns hair from that golden braid eI-
ceed. her charms"
" Nonsense, Jzstra, Do you think
ne % vain "A % b. caught BY such
,hap-odie-- ny z1ad cousin, Keep your
ine -peech4s for finer ladies than -
When Jg:tgs and Theodore entered
the reception chalher o. the Empress,
ELsasi2 va. already there. rs Wa
i's--ef significantly in a ricL green
-gte embroidered with gold star. On
her head -Le wore a cpr0nes composed
4 gold and emerald. Her train vas
three ward. in .erZth, AMI was 81 white
Persian SIX ho-tared with gold .;ar. On
green ground h:rad gifd.e IN
which Zl.i va. cHror-ly is,erwpTsa.
,0hhnef her l0p.@ robe in i3lds around
herVai.:z1t Z chain 81 emerald, 1rCoped
from her white tlfla,, ie:..5Z Of j.. eI-
94.,.'s fairness. 4 pale olive hue vas
family lighted ~ with struggling
crimson. bat twas iae eTes that lighted
Up the w1l9,g-'-tEe deep. passionate
syes, Halse glance. seEzeG Absolutely u
bGra With tie ire. o! Ire spin. within.
Inc l9sg El.l@- tina, ,la4sf. -hs-1 rested
On the cLeek and The daFk ege1:1T'
-s's pencilsd a. eTs.l7 tas' s~--g -s.-
{ 2 ia Us own pare. aud -eel1sc q. L
,14f nat b .rarrd from 'as genoa.
sa@c,
E.sasia'.hair vas o: :-a.r s-l..ar '.,:
D; pGrg.l.a biacs Tia; .s AZ ones 80 'a's
and beautiful and unlike Tier dora =
.4e wore j; DE- .1UZ .ur., .E-. 81. .
her t4cs. D..t.l..T ry1cea.-- -l@ g..
..S-a.e .1rs TIA. -,1.a....ss -s..e. 10.
''gM .ae very .,.. q M.--a,'- O.. --r
snGen.r-E enlla-lz-m.
Won by tA4; .aat-is, he -r'a 8;
aoE-a person, ence:.1g The no"
walked slowly past the Other who we're
Standing IN gr0aIe, % reclining ~ .sa.7
: about .ae apartments, 2a1 -4EeI b.
to3,.,eps only when he reacheI Tie ~,
( where she Wa staining
Addressing Ter y Tie -gars -Gt ss--
tea,l9us tone Of The period be .a.t,
Women !. the source Of evil"
HarqW ksye caught -iga,of che gold
ea appe. >ae diyined E.ed.l'e.g The
cau-e Of this, and the g.e t. which .e
VA. 10 ar-ly IL, and her dark eyes g..s-
tened win proud ye; happy ezp'r-
ZION "a lie quickly Answered H-.
woman is also The .ourre IT m-c1 -old y
he tAnel aside % .F@as ~ h ...;a,
uq; her @DiIa ae:e a...e: and -z:-z-.- b.
a.T-i. .la.e va. al. FL: = -re~'.--s
ud purity Ia TEsD1om'. face, tia. o.
;rs-.,1 with aer own E&--.n14;s nature.
ia" Emrsfs-. who .aE j.. to. w. ..-a--
c4sn,s.. 81 . ..yz. u. 3. be-. a.--'T
g.. . from before .is sigh ~. .e
turned away a..ea-ara..eI.
What Ea.Ii, Did her tones jar o..
h.. lerse.t g. W. he zttfsr.c. 2. the
other maiden. who's. blg.h.Ez cheek az
,e..cd her m0desET. and wtG-@ ~ ;l. ~
eye. proclaimed he: .a.e.. e-.-a.;g
Who know. ave b. VIA: :5..r-.
Tie zry.e q4ivered IN BIZ. ban. Ha a--
ga1czt- Stopped wen: 5l. !. CoF,ral
Trina own ts.A.0l. hundreds D: pear
4tlerF4:t, aIt Place! the 5r.-L'. .-.--
10. i,4.; in The hand O.: The Ia; 4-ay-
4oral
Mere, before had .gch 4 blow fallen
90 the .e.:-c1mylac=HcT Il kIs4-a TIE
V1.Is died IN he: ..Fs, and ta> tear
forced :.em.e.ve. mo Tho" .arEe r.arE
ORR TIA. burned - brightly . .eF
minute t~i0:e !; va. ike rain ai'a,
.hln.ag. She had D.: counted MON
'A,- When the K@Ee:or bad e1.s,sl
.he oaEei proudly --14. aal The
mra--y oi tia. Ia; glance D. ,ar g-a-,
..ec. m.rfg; va -t.. vivid enough 81
assure her tina, he B0I. pa, vs.. tho
palm 1i f4aG;T. SDr. the veil aa.
ial'an from her eyes, and shesaw aa ..ae'
preferred before her.
( few moments o! iaa:i.'cat -sva,7
which G..app..l:ed Pride pI., ~. ~
af., % hide the keen rang, TIA: are
crushing it, and then E.sa.ja va. gone.
and the party. ty.lgvln. her lead. a.
usual. h.0fe Gp i, The DOR t-.'.-
,,ood ready with mantle o; fn~ NO.!
% guard IAsld1;a 4, 70 the n..I, a.,.
~ha wa trembling al o7et with The
strong eIc.,enAn. o.! the e9er.lg. jug
lus thought she EAs .llye:.4,. and GA
p,apJed her Up .,..! closer. Could be
have kn0vn tha: she -as dean % hin.
from tina. moment, the l'c' ynI,a'-cn--
ran. hear: w5Gld haTs bed 1sep.r
IN the monastery II santa Nara
Tika.lz secluded herself from every eve
save hose Of the g1%d si.,sr. a,3 Der
c1nfs-or :-he lad is.. the thr-1 Gi
ambition - he now wore the .ar5 II
humilly. The bs.ei Gay-iram had
faded. hu. IL -o.r, down had ia.' 1.-e
Of those brigh: hue ihs, the .lI .aa'a'
a,rar,ing iiehcei5rh life was painted
for hari In those symbre shaIcs n gray
that are too doll .l-taIy 20 s.a-ite into
any other tint. And -h5le EIka.ia com
rlsel and sang T>4iu., :" cnra The fever
II A sou, ,an,Ia. l.: the iii. o.: .1ye,
Theotora was preparing to ascend the
throne besidf him who had hs n. hnen
Emperor, would nave equally -na'ed lsr
heart.
The Empress Euphro-yne, ai'e- 1a'
sons marriage. retired % a mgnast ~ %
pas. the rgma nder of her days; ona .i.h
10 the memory Of Michael, and he was
To-, 70 the outer world.
Tneodora accompanied ,hr Emperor on
one Of his visits to he neizhborng con.
vents A nun attracted her not &C Uy
tie heigh; and beauty Of her a.urc
Her face was almost entirely concealed
by the broad hand, which he. NOR.
than the other. had drawn rla-sIg
around IT, But the full rel !iT- M,
faded and blooming .iill, and guarding
row Of pearl. Of unrylmplad beauty.
brought % her memory the proU!
I Eikasil, a. she stood, waiting ia the
palace hall, for the distinction he wa-
20 sure would come 70 her.
( Eika,ia. cy betrayed her emotion
I The Emperor spoke 10 her cogrteou-ly
without remembering her, and the Is :
straw was laid on the pride tina, had
been her ruling passion. She answered
him in low murmur that sounded little
like the tone that - Jared upon his
nerves when, wears ago, the golded
I annie seemed 20 netrlv within her