The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-10-31
A BliEhtcd Life.


Pass the butter.
Oui beneath the star remucd sky, and M
der the siurdy old oaks that had lid defiance
70 The storms O. centuries, Circle Nal-aify
and George W. Simpson were sitting thai
beautiful June night, the ba.uy breath Of the
evening that was being waited iu sI-Lfr-
kisses from the everglades Of Florida made
vocal by the CLITp Of tie cricket. and the
low, mellow note Of the dissipalcd tom cat.
as be wandered listlesslv around ihu back
yard, pow and then dolEiu- iu u1uclaIar'.
lansuid fashion lie latest blo,iack as if cane
hurliug through the air with cruel force. OF
stopping beneath window 20 see if bis howl
was sill within reach
Upon from the westward came tie sound Of
the sea as It's silvered foam plasle5 iu rythufe
cadence on The while sands of tau beech. and
through The masses Of foliage that auci1cIol
BneTiOu Villa could be seen, ever and anon.
especially anon, the ElfuI flicker uf The ice
cream hairs tlat de1Egl the horizon in every
direction.
It was night ia- roai's pen, q painters
brush, Or a large sllg1aUr Of Weiss beer ard
as Girutle sat there ig the el1auir.- her
thoughts wandered back 90 tle DAYS uF a wear
aEone, when every moment OF her Ii-l uas
trimming over with j1y,aai every day seemed
rose-uuie5 dream from which one would
never care 90 waklu.
And now all was charged. Standing aa
The verge Of w0uanhuo5 and watching villa
TIst!ul eyes iUr the u5s.s &c .uturiiv tr -ls1.
her life should have been q happy one as
Hope called 90 her with i7agu5 voice and
Youth laughed back response.
But instead Of ibis tle GlTksaul shadows
Of doubt and fear fell eye- uI the pure. young
lace, and 10 the sweet, brown ewes there was
a wlslul, yearulu-, heaven knows I-uish-
my-sLoes-w grs-tw -slEur-la-Eer lraktla was
pItiiUl 10 its sad beauty.
You can not love me, George" she s-ys.
a. last, ''Or YOU would not leave ne De- hi,
Iuauner-EU away for gw9 whole DAYS. when
you know that ly heart viii Doe breaking i.r
you, and tha: every moment Of your absence
Will be an age Of for Iu-E and doubt and
coming TO his side The places her arms about
his reck in q ely, LssItatrl-, l0l't-Iugw.
wheiher-l-au- at11J-0--larscla-E fashion ills
tells It's own sweet story of a love that VII.
never fade OF t4.lgr IS long as The gg.la.e-a.
securities hold cut
And so tley and there .ae moments pass
Iug by UNDECIDED, The ElT. nestled IE bis arus
secure IN the deep tEusuullEss u. go over
poweuuE passion, while tie man, smoothing
Der fair forehead gently, bends over Der nov
and then 90 kiss The rosy lips tEat are up
turned 90 his. and then wonders, ll dreamy,
icylic, N0rLL-sils fashion who was tie Iasi Elal .
that held q similar situation -u Circles staff,
might have been
suddenly tls gill breaks tire s5lals-sls .
had broken The man on ;.l Inst matinee day
" And you must really E12" she says "Eea.-
ly and truly
&" Ye-, - De answers. when duty calls we
must ubev, and ] have seldom known iE.v q.
call on the poorest hand"
But cau not le. you g., she says, pas
slonately. Il is cruel 90 tess my love s.
soreiy and, breaking down i1 o storm 1f
sobs, she clinEs 90 him more closer tlal ever
And then Just as be fears for her reason, s1
terrible does tie bow seen. tie soils tlai are .
making the 1.-The form culver with anguish .
cease, aud Ger5Ec looks up Q. him with o.
happy smile upon her face. "l vi. De
brave, she says, but you must make me
one promise. holy, sacred PROMISE that
even death iiselt may DO. abslIve You from
viii Dc i gladly, my precious one, Dc
uurmurs, What Is the promise
You mus. promise, she says, 60 .0 lend
me your razor"
Why, Of course I wiz, sweetheart" De
replies, Eayly. 81 promise v9l that, cheer
fully But. -ly do you make such o. strange
request ~
Because, she SAYS, 10 those low, mellow
tones that would lure man through luieu-
OF TO Harvard junction, " nave large
thToooinE buuion. -gllrrg7 lr.'ra-
''Do YOU know the prisoner veu2" asked
o Western attorney.
Never knew him sick, replied she Wit