The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-04
moRr THAN coSQrER0R.

Biail fangfIs
morn TBAN C0NQtfR0h
Winter IA Russia u more emphatic
than With Us. There j. a steely glitter
IN the ne, a bnfbod arrow In The hail
ts.rpnl glacien W. upon IN. hill.,dr NJ
aleastii ssems o. II blossom and lsat and
fresh green grass were gone forever
The sky. sparkling blue ard cold ~ iur'
uuOiso stone, has only snuwdriits 0i
=, QtGink lgstipg here aud there, llumined
bj u golden Light called sunshine. bui
trtafy different from Che lle.giving M
dance we hail with delight, Beneath
such u sun W would imagine emily snow.
flowers could bloom.
g.yd . Young uan letters along the
= frc1n Rad AZ II summer Iephyrs wcri
waiting the subtle odor- Of fields Of vio-
lets and rose, Ia his senses. lie is not
lanllod in ooslly inrs, yet lhere IA SOME
thing within that makes lie warm and
e~cstalic aud fnIl ~ rnsy bloom. despite
the dcsolatc field. atjoat him. whrre tho
Snow lies pure and cold rs q quarry Of
Crnn marble. lie doe, not note the
beauty II Che scenc. either, the delicate
pencling Of the bare branches against
tho luminous sky; The dainty Snowinw-
crs. purc bridal wrcaihs Of white, that
deck the trees for earth's winter fcstl-
val; tho glitter IL the lee, with its cold
opallue splcudor where q sunbeam
strikes "; the crystal shcathing Of twig
and brush llaslJng. hrayely like . coat VI
mail In tho noohtile light. ilo Is q
dreamer, and be- is in love, 50 the pres
tut does not exist for him. II Is moth
ing that he has never spoken to tho lady
of his dreams; that she Is set far above
him; that his love Is like
Thc desire o. tho moth for the star;
Fffgf VI the day for the mormw,"
II IS enough that he sees her every
day-and he lives upon that-though
her sky-blue eyes have never rested
upon Ms face. By-and-by be viii want
more than a glance, and The torment Of
love will begin.
In the distance he car see q glimpse
Of the lordly structure that Is her hoTpe.
and In his mind he contrasts Il with his
rowHhunfble abode. but he q n soldier
vt fortune. aud who can say what the
future may have In store for him. Rus
sia offers prizes 10 intellect aud ZEAL
Why should he not gain one and make
n anne for himself; or, oh. ecstatic
thought. for ber-ior yeral That Is her
name 1t sings dseli to mystic music In
his dreams II is written on his soul.
Yet he has only seen her whlrling by
OBJ him day after day IN o sleigh fashioned
Ike q white swan. Sometimes she
drives herself, aud he has been densing
means 10 say some word to her. 10
make her look q, him ouce and speak 10
HIN Ahl II sheis only alone Today.
IL is coming now. He stops with a sud.
den flash Of fire kindling his blood A
slim. girlish figure. in dark, wine-col.
ored velvet skirt trimmed with sables.
HergOhlen curli arr streaming IN the
wind; her blue eyes are fun III the sun.
shine Of youth, that light that iscloud.
cd 20 soon; her lips are scarlet as .
pomegranaie blossom; on her cheeks
the kocb wind has brought vivid roses,
Nicole loses his head ut the sight.
lie does not sec the thin, gray haired
old man at her side. half-bnried in hi,
fnrs. aud shrinking from the les blast.
This man : face Is cold aud harl as II
carten from stone; his lips are stern
and compressed; 10 kindly light warm,
his pale eyes. A man with an iron will
you would say-no prayers or tear
would avail with such an one. Nicole
blinded by the splendid vision Of III,
girl supreme In her Young beauty, sud
denly stepped forward and took on hi
hat
An idea Ind come 10 him1a FROM,
10 hear her voice, She had a heart o
heavenly pity. he knew, and 30 h,
would come rs q mendicant. = lilo felt
= indeed. Ike one who was willing /,
knecl before her. II he could win on,
smile.
But he merely held his hat as on,
that asks for ahns-.and he looked poo
enough-hke apoor scholsr whose IN
tslloct Is bis only wealth. and who find
ills worth nothing in exchange 10
bread and butter.
~ Ihe girl had no tima TO act. In
% second her father had noted The move
ment on the part Of the Young man, an
At the same instant the lsh q the viii
was laid across his face like a living lin
Of ire The Count senlL,a had stoppe
long enough for that, and to huri q kal
dozen oaths at the young mans head
then the sleigh dashed on like the wind
Nicole staggered back lie gre,