Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-05-05
How white she would b. then,

How white she would b. then
She was glad there WAS no friend
to look in horror on her pslid face.
There was not an eve in all the world
to grow dim with sudden tears 1t th-
sigh, OF her lying there. Not one
hear, IN all the myrisds Of living,
breathing. struggling hearts, that
would grow FAINT with that sndi-n.
sickpning coIdness tina, strikes up"
us all when we hear the crushing
word, Dead
She thought, what if "k had |iv-
.d-an, then there would b. Wild
ewes fill.l with buning tears, and
strong hand. "rnng II .aS nv. ARD =
Il >pa,i"g SOU d,sh'ng IT'S ht' ont
aeains, the IRON st'es IT hath.
Her heart Y.s 6l~! with a keen
pity for his -urpoSi'rons J4"k, who
wel,d I'VE and ,uoutn her dead. Shp
even laid ter heal npnn her arm an'
gave 4 passionate sos over n" picture
her fancy hal drawn TI-n she
Laughed al the thought u, her Ill ness
jack could n-vrr know. II b. had
lived. she woul,i not b. standing n "
:, nrar the grave
Sh. took li',l- via from th- b1-
r-au. sil"h au lnt"csn' .irrhin[ ltf.~
v, hii,h Wllh clear, "O'n'l-sS III
id tha, .pArklrI like water. 1t dil
no, lock aS if death IT,, ked in il. Bot
v hen -n- came ONE trum Il nrrr she
would take it in her hand, and liz
inwn and go to sleep and never wax e
again 1t would be evening then,
and the light. would yleam f'o'a hap
Nv houses ard the warmth of Winter
fires mi Sunm.r hearts would fill
the h'rpy night.
The eolde" haired M 'iasn in the
great srone house opposite would
play Beethoven softly 10 her lover
10 the deepening twilight.
Sh- TUNE, aw,v inpa'iantly from
the & ought Of sn much brightness
and joy IN the world when n. sHou'l
be- !y,ng 90 su and coli Sh" pn'
on her hat 70 20 out. She no'lce''
how pretty was the spray Of garnet
leaves, and how gracefully thu feath.
er droorel. 1t WAS very becoming.
Then she thought, with s'ra"g.
sort Of interest, about what there
would be for dinner. She wondered
if the coffee would have a big in it
1t had vpste'l,y Aud if 'hp cream
would he sour. It usually WAS.
II was nearly lark VIII n sh. rane
home Tie So notes OF the "Moon.
light Snn,ta' fo,lpd in ON the wlntrv
air IS si,r opened 'h~ door, aud fol-
lowed her nr-st lrs irto her room
Sin vas YER, coId She turned on
the heat, and stool bv IT, register
An | WA med her hands. S!' Thought
with n rldcn ous sort Of satisfaction,
bow riotonsly CAV she had BEEN at
dlnnDr
She h ID p trjiel the ,risl b. ask
ing him it Raphael was an American
, She laughed vet. remembering The
STONE horror Of The look b. rivl cd
npou h-r She h,1 thrown the on
amor-d clerk MO in-x,rlrabie coufn
SION by fixing her eyes upon MIN and
smiling s.tirlcally a. hp was IN the
middle of one of his most insane
speeches She really did mt zee what
more she co,l' have done.
She took otf her hat and laid it on
the table She snoor h.'a back a stray
lock of hair. She readjus'-i The gar
net bow that was h al hii len by the
creamy lace At her throat She to !;
tnv vial She wrs & "A that there
was such peae-fpI con'o,l abs; way
ou' Of ali llfp's rronhhs Shp had
snf' red 50 much: ,h- wonll go ri =
lpSsy out Of 1t ali at last.
There WAS vigorous pounding At
the door.
IL wants 10 ,nm inr' shriekeh y
childish vs'cn.
She open~h the donr
Use tum to see YOU, Miss F,cie; is
YOU glaI2'
"Of course, sail Frli.e, taking
her small visitor on her lap
II tonght You would b., l"z YOU
lov.s me f" Proclaimed tie no'e.,
maiden. Don't Won fink I'm vewy
nice? she asked, hide anxiou-lv y