The Osceola times., 1881-03-26
Awaii in the Dark.
BOSTON Courier.

maker for a large publishing house. and
knew all about eyerybook printed IN the
last tiity-or. for aught know, 5000
years. II was, therefore, no great Won
der that he became insane. since mod
ern titles are surely maddening enough.
Continually did the poor wretch devote
himself 10 writing, usually making out
interminable catalogues Of imaginary
books, but occasionally striking out into
some other line. Among the numerous
manuscripts found after his death in the
cell OF poor Bibliophus vast the following
queer paper, which the madman had
chosen to entitle,
WALK ~ THE DARK.
Far from the Madding Crowd sat
! Brown, Jones and Robinson. Without
the sky was clouded. happiness being
manifestly inside. They had been play
/ ing the new American whist.
Il had no trumps," remarked Brown.
Il had only three little spades and |
played out one of them by mistake.
/ There were in either of our hands not
hearts enough to work up good suit"
whats to be done neXt3' asked
Robinson.
"How white lies the snow underioot,"
Jones, "where it is east by the wind.
/ We can't go out Tonight
81 must mend my vest" began Brown,
| but Robinson broke in
"Never mind your Sowing, the Wind
/ has gone down and we are in Duty
/ Bound to call on Miss Van Kortlaud
Sooner or Later, and might as well go
| now"
"Ought We to Visit Herr" grumbled
| Jones.
"Stern Necessity compels, | suppose,
| ! wanted TO Look to the End Of My
Novel first. Now and Then there's A
Good Thing in it,"
"On Our Way" Brown said. We'll
get lunch. Il only eat 4 Mouthful of
Bread and an Olive for supper"
They set out, Robinson in deep Medi-
tation. Being Too Much Alone he was
Forever and Ever brooding, and was ire-
quently All in the Dark about Everyday
/ Matters. When a boy he had been Cast
! Up by the Sea, and had seen rather the
Seamy Side of life, the worlds and Pref
/ udce, which is as old as Adam and Eve,
putting Stumbling Stones constantly in
his way. His history, however was the
| Story of an Honest Man All Round the
| Year, and he had Confidence in himself
and his Destiny. Since then He Knew
! he was right, he was ready to be Called
| to Account at any Time.
Come" Jones cried, At last, you're
/ in Adam Brown study, seems to me-"
I'm more fond of dreaming Quite
! Alone in my Grandfather's Chair over
| Twice Told Tales of Men, Women and
| Books" Robinson returned, with never
| A Rap at the Door 10 disturb me, than
| of Drifting about town"
] al - "a Nfhat
was Well Enough. But the Way We
! Live Now there is No Hope Of Getting
| on in the World without going about
little. Women are better for Rushing
Ahead in spite of Ups and Downs than
Amen"
Il have No Intentions" Jones re-
marked "of boring you with The Auto.
biography of Man Of the World, but |
fear have been the subject of Misrepre-
sentaton. We are often Not so Bad as
We seem, but you must Take Care
Whom You Trust. ] was one of Three
Clerks who North and South had been
ON Guard Under the Banner Of freedom
Together. | was Hand and Glove with
Or. Thorne. whom we called Jack
When we left The Army Of the Potto-
mae he had an Inheritance of Half a
Z nllllOn III NlblcN tl III WI lldiN '1Niis
What will lie DO With lt?' ! asked my
Self. He bought Small House at Al
lington, and began A Search for a Wife.
lie Loved A Charming Girl to whom he
presented me. Iannah-so His Love
was called-had only Herself to consult,
and the Marriage was fixed for Nidsum-
mer Eve. She was in Silk Attire, with
Three Feathers and 4 Blue Ribbon in
AATltta IU.1rat l.trt
she had White Heart also yet she was
not Too Good for Him, for he was Maid
of Honor For Her sake the girls put
Newcomes in Their False Heir, and up
Rosa Mavpole on the Green around
which they danced as you see doves and
other Foul PLAY in the sun. Their cheeks
glowed as on A Bright Morning in Au-
tum Won may, although the Last Leaf is
Dead, Sea Fruit still clinging toThe Top
most Bough of the Holly Tree, Inn the
| Fair Fields. Hannah danced with me
| Once and Again, for it was Nothing New
for me to dance Hard Times without
number with A Pretty Woman, Married
or Single. 50 that it was No Wonder
| they called me A Hopeless Case, deep as
| The saltwater; Tragedy being not in My
/ ENperience. But Jack felt himself
tOltlltu on ~ i olllA VI llOii'ls anu A'7A
his Self-Control, perhaps Spurred On by
| Our Next-Door Neighbor, who kept
perfect School for Scandal. We Two,
who had been Fast Friends for years,
and together Night and Morning, had
HI words At Last. But Hannah stepped
in. Her Face Was Her Fortune, aud be-
! ing True to Herself she soon made us
Quits. Put Yourself in His Place she
said. 1t was a Terrible Temptation.
Can You Forgive Her and meP | plead
ed. lie relented, and After Dark they
were made Man and Wife,"
"All this is as duh as an old Bundle Of
Letters" Robinson yawned. But here
we are at Miss NanKortlans's door.
I Can She Atone, do you think, for our
coming out in such A Dark Night?'
shell think us odd, or Even mad,
perhaps" Jones returned. But few
People Have Met interest me more
than this one of Beauty's Daughters
And Pausing ON the Threshold he
rang the Belle.
Il