Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-18
PHYLLIS JOURNEES TO PARA
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1t wag nine o'clock at night; winter
night, and Phyllis stole out of II noisy,
angry scene in the sitting room, and threw
herself upon tho bed in her own room
without undressing, with ali aching head
and a heart nearly broken.
The fire in the CRATE was glowing with
bright sparkles, and the moon was shining
in through the window. The earthly and
the heavenly light together formed halo
that encircled poor Phyllis as she sobbed
in her grief But the beauty of it was not
for Phyllis tonight, although beauty
rarely escaped her observation, for when
the heart is troubled the eyes are blinded,
and Phyllis heart was troubled greatly.
Must I tell you the cause of il? I don't
want to- l don't want to at ALL for it is
something that never ought to have been,
or if it must have been it ought never to
have come to Phyllis knowledge, for it is
something that she can never forget, no
matter how happy her after life may be.
Well, here it is, the great deep grief of
her life-her father and mother did not
agree" That is the mildest way that 1
| can state it. Being interpreted il means. -
or, no, won't I was going to tell you
how these two that had promised to love
| each other "till death does them part"
| disputed and became excited and said hot,
| hasty words to each other that will be sure
to bring sad memories and bitter tears some
| day to whichever is left when one is taken.
| But I won't tell you the particulars, it
would pain and humiliate them.
! And so Phyllis was unhappy, for she
| loved them both Then there were the
| little brothers who were always fussing
and teasing each other. They were not so
much to be blamed for that for example is
! always more powerful than precept; but
| whether they were to be blamed or not it
was very sad and Phyllis was not happy.
While the soft moonlight shone calmly
| in, and while the fire burned, Phyllis fell
to thinking it all over. How fright
ened she always was at her fathers anger.
How many times she had come to her room
| and cried for an hour when things were
| not going right, and things seemed always
| to be going wrong. How grieved she had
! often been ct her brothers hasty temper
| and cruelty,-their cruelty to poor, help
| less animals. And it's not alone in this
house." she sighed, Sits as bad in every
street in the town, and in every town.
! Cruelty and unkindness, suffering and sor-
row. Oh, if one could only find perfect
city. No discords; no cross words. Every
one doing as he pleased without interfering
with any one else. That seems little
| strange though, l don't know whether
that would be-anyway-never mind. ]
do believe there is somewhere on all this
earth, at least one perfect city, and what's
more | mean 20 search for il. Might as
well, / can't stand it here"
As Phyllis was child of impulse she nc
sooner rived at this decision than she
carried it into execution.
without scrip in her purse and with nc
, thought Tor the morrow the poor little pill
grim sailed forth.
e or even START her on the right road. anc
. the few that she asked only laughed a
her, SO she chos fer herselfa pleasar
looking path that led as far as the ey
could reach through groves of chestnut
nd naples, while along its side bubble
and rippled merry stream Summer wa
: in that road, winter in all the others, an
!. Phyllis was in search Of n summer land
& so she journied on with a hopeful hear
!! thinking Of the scenes of confusion" sh
~ had left AID of the earthly Paradise
r. which she was going;
Where is no sorrow, nor any signing,
Nor any tears there"
% But days passed and the beautiful eli
i was still out of sight. The flesh became
is little weak ana the spirit little fam
n Then the road that seemed so easant
,e the beginning of the journey had dsal
4 pointed her. Sometimes for days the
d was not tree or bush to shelter her fro
the hot sun. Sometimes abe heard wit
dismay the voices of wild beasts, and ont
while trying to sleep in the shade Of Il
woods she was sure she felt the breath of
panther, and saw his glowing eyes perrin
at her. She ran with all her might ar
escaped him, but she was In o perilo'