The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-07-14
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"And WANT you to keep house ant
take care Of him while go up a while
and see if can do anything to belT
them. When this panndn gets littlt
bit cold Sue, put in two tablespoonful
of brandy: that's the bottle on the second
shelf aud the provoking old lady tripped
away as composedly as if it were the
most commonplace thing in the world
for young lady to be left with the care
of an invalid, and the said invalid man
and stranger. A few minutes suf1iced
to place me entirely at my case. and NO
veteran hospital nurse wac ever more
composedly exacting than in my new
role. Grandmoiher's orders were ex-
plicit' David mustn't think of such a
thing as reading aloud, and be must lie
on the lounge in the sitting-room until
she returned. Such an evening as that
wasl read to him out of Auerbach-
aud this took us naturally to the Rhine
and then found that my companion
had travelled among all my fsvorite
European cities. What wonderful pic.
lures he drew me of the Campagna, the
Colisum and tue Forum! How exquisite
WAS tie play on the Sabine Mountains
aud how charmingly picturesque the
sketch Oft 0 III Roman rampar,s, in
some places bare n black with age. with
here and there patches of scarlet and
green made Of peoples and ivy.
Grandmother came all too soon. She
never was unweicome before. Six weeks
of this D. Ice FAR NIENTE life-and then
There is no good OF life but love-but love.
What else looks good is some shade flung
from love
Love gilds it, gives il worth.
L knew as we'll as tue queen and poor
Constance Uhat there was in life worth
living for what love meant Not one
word was spoken between us of the one
subject that a!l-engrossed us, aud yet
knew that his heart was MS irrev ocaLly in
my positsslon as was mine in his.
OAe day, when he was fully we'll, we
attended a little picnic in the grove down
the road.
We'll bave good time to-day, Lor.
Ok n, he said, as we made our prepara-
tions in the morning Il will take out
my scrap-book, and when the others are
Engaged, aud won't miss US, we II wander
off by ourselves, and enjoy after our own
we, LorcheL?"
"Lorcherr How that word thrilled
M! and how it epitonised the tender
purity of his regard for mel
o.! day long to be remembered! Oh!
day of hear;ache and agony indescrib-
ablel
Steep the soul in one pure love,
And 1t will last thee long.
What kind of love was my soul steep
ed in? Ay. love has its wormwood and
gll, AS well as its honeyed sweetness.
A party of friends David's friends
came down from the city, and as we were
walking slowly into the grove they came
upon us from the depot road. l had
Davids arm. 1t was my arm-I knew it
and We should walk that way forever.
Greetings and introductions were over.
Shall eyer forget the face of that man
who aimed straight for my soul with his
poisoned arrow? Walking up to David's
side, with contemplate familiarity, he
said:
Saw your wife last week, Dave"
"Ah,' replied my companion, perfect
y at his ease.
Coming down in the o'clock train.
if p ssiole.'
Good, replied David; and then fol-
lowed inquiries about various friends, i'll
a thoroughly cool and self-possessed
manner. 1t seemed TO me that my heart
stopped beating. The hand on his arm
clenched itself, and there
it remained until we arrived at head
quarters, a little round bunch of cords
and knuckles.
You won't be gone long, Lorchenp"
inquired David, as moved away, osten-
sibly to help the committee OF arrange
ments 10 decide where the tables should
be set.
Whats that you call her?" my mortal
enemy asked, inquisitiyely.
"Lorcben, replied David.
3 "Why, that's Dutch name, isn't it7
thought she looked like foreigner.
1 heard no more, waited for no more,
but watched my opportunity, and when
sure that no eyes were upon me, struck
the path leading to the road, and in less
than an hour was home again in Grand
mother Ellis sitting room.
"Oh! grandmoth'r! grandmother!
What misery has your terrible indiscre-
tiou brought me!' l groaned aloud-fo
grandmother had gone away to spend the
day There at the foot of the lounge
were his slippers-ihere on the back Of
the lolling- chair his dressing-gown. l
could not turn my eyes without behold
ing fresh evidences of his precious per-
son ,lity. What should 1 do? could not
leave until grandmother returned Such
blow as that felt sure the old lady
would meyer rally from. must suffer
aud keep it to myself, and get away at
the earliest possible moment. In my
agony threw myself upon the lounge,
and buried my head iu the pIllow-the
pillow upon which his head recliued so
often the head had so foolishly called
mine. After while tears relieved the
heated brain and fell asleep. dreamed
that I Was in the water. could not
stir. Huge waves threatened to sub
merge me. Just beyond on the bank al
most within speaking distance, stood
David. a beautiful woman by his side
his Wifel