The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-06
OUT ON THE LAKE

Wide open blue eyes, fringed with
jetty lashes--a little slender nose-a
mouth fit for Queen Titania
brow, on which clustered rings Of gold
in fascination of disorder-a cheek
exquisitely fair, with the tint upon it of
the sea shell--two little, soft, helpless
hands-two little, slippered feet, and
you have the picture before Rovdon
Towards gaze, and the inventory sue
cessiyely dotted down by him in his
mental diary.
"Awfully pretty" was the verdict
rendered; absolutely good for nothing
else. All, if life were all summer, such
women would make perfect wives"
An audible sigh followed the latter
thought of this most grave philosopher;
sigh So deep, so profound, that it
started the girl from her reverie.
"a penny for your thoughts, major,
she said, in a low, musical tone.
The voice suited her; it was like all
else about Fay Richings-in perfect at
tune.
You bid too low,n answered the
man; land yet too high, since you ask
upon a subject Of whose reply you must
be conscious. You forget that, spend
ing the last hour in your society, my
thoughts could not wander far"
"But you sigh. Must hold myself
responsible for the sigh tQo?n
II fear so--in remembering that my
furlough is rapidly slipping away, and
that within month | must join my
regiment on the plains, leaving my
charming companion OF this morning,
Do you still bid penny to inquire into
thing so deep as sigh?"
The color deepeled a little on the
beautiful cheek.
'IIs charming companion of the
morning" This was how he regarded
her-this man whose brave deeds had
preceded him, until, before meeting,
she had assigned him something akin
20 hero worship,
A little sharp stab of pain shot
through her heart, but she smiled brave
ly,
IAN that was scarcely worth a sigh
from YOU" she said. at is never
those who 90 amid new scenes who feel
most keenly the parting, but rather
those who are left behind, amid the old
familiar surroundings, and say, Yes
terday he sat here or Yesterday we
heard his laugh or perchance find a
glove that he has dropped, or cigar
half smoked--to them it is something
fplt somofhinp tonUibla -
"Do you think so? Does the sand
sigh for the rotreating wave when al
ready one coming claims its welcomeP
] should indeed be glad TO feel that
Miss Fay sometimes gave me thought
among the many now aSpirants for the
honor she has sometimes bestowed on
me. A soldiers life has many charms,
spite of its hardships, and there is some
fascination, spite of its pain, in the
long solitary musings he holds, sitting
at the door of his tent, when. instead
Of the plain stretching before him, he
views the mental panorama of his past.
I'm afraid mine will conline itself to one
figure. Can you guess whose, Miss
Fayp"
There was an instants pause an in
slant whom something stirred within
Roydon Howard's heart prompting the
impulse to cry OUT
"Wbo but yoursP Make imagination
reality Como with me! Share SOL
dior's life, and let our mutual love
smooth the rough places"
Bat scarcely was 1t born than he
strangled 1t. He had no reason to sup
pose that this girl cared for him; but
even so, at best it was but passing
fancy,
And in time of real danger where
would sho bep How would she fl him
TO ride forth to meet q foop Either
with hysterical weeping or a swoon.
No, no! Hero. under tho green tree,
in a ballroom. at the head Of a luxuri-
Gus dinnor-table, such women were
charming enough to turn a mans
brain; but in moments Of peril, when