Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-04-19

| life might be if he lived in the sunlight OF
woman's love, and chcrishing in his
heart that one sweet episode in the dell at
Lakeland.
Three months later the poor MANNED life
! to which Eugene had devoted the strength
of his manhood, and would have given all
! his days if need be, was to rest. Left
alone, Eugene felt sad and lonely, though
! he knew that death was better than life in
such forms as his brother had in these
long, dreary years.
BY degrees he, so long isolate, came
| back to social life again, and the dawning
spring found him, like one awakening out
of troubled sleep, with some hope of
Natures new year permeating soul. One
evening In May lie opened with his latch
key the hall door of his pleasant boarding
, house, feeling unaccountably light-heart-
ed. A large, long box lay near the hat
rack, with "Promando's French Cleaning
and Dye House" staring at him in large
black letters.
| "My vest has como home" he thought,
! as looking closer he saw MARSHALL on
the cover. He carried it up stairs to his
room, lighted the gas, cut the twinc and
! tossed of the cover.
| But, instead of the white vest rendered
! immaculate by the French cleansing pro-
cess, some dainty articles OF feminine ap-
parel caught his eye. 1t indicated pink
and creamy white, with glimpses of rich
/ white lace here and there.
! lie lifted sleeve of the pink dressing
sack gingerly. He was not used to kan
| ding such things.
"rhere is blundcr somewhere" he
thought. Then picking up the cover from
the carpet he read the address. Ii was
"Miss Marshall, Ashland avenue" in
stead of Ashland street.
"Quitc natural mistake" he thought.
"Can my box be at her house, WON
der? | will go over and see about it after
! supper"
With another lingering glance at the
dainty things, so suggestive of feminine
loyeliness, he replaced the cover and went
down stairs to supper.
Thrce-Quarters of an hour later he rang
the bell at 6 Ashland avenue, box in hand,
which he had taken the precaution to do
up in brown paper.
The door was opened by rather recent
importation from the cold country" with
blooming cheeks and widc-awake Irish
eyes.
"Does Miss Marshall live herc?" he en-
CURED.
"Shure, Miss Marshall lives here" she
repeated, with broad smile, rs IL the
gentleman were an old acquaintance.
"Will you tell her Mr.. Marshall wishes
to see her oil business?"
"Shure, I'll tell her." with broader
smile. Then, recalling her instructions
in etiquette, she showed him into cosy
little reception room at the other end OF
the. hall, then disappeared, and he heard
her heavy tread ascending the carpetcd
stairs.
The room was unliShted save by the
hall gas. Eugene sat in the shadow. In
n few moments he heard the light rustic
of skirts on the stairway, and IN airy,
graceful form darted through the door
way, and ith an exclamation of delight
clasped both arms around his Eeck, be-
slowed warm kiss upon his lips, and eX-
claimed:
ooh. Fred. Fred. am so glad you
have comc!"
az, THAT is, you have made mis-
take!" Eugene managed to blurt out,
though he hated to dissolve the Illusion,
for it certainly was the most blissful mo-
ment of his life. The one glimpse nc had
had of her in the bright hallway showed
him his sleeping divinity in the dell.
The young lady started back with little
shrek ut the words. "Oh! what have
done. thought it was brother Fred. |
expected him tonight, and he always
comes in such away. Why in the world
did not Maggie light the gas in here?"
Talking in this confused way she found
a match, and the gas harcd out upon an
abashed face, glowing all over with
noble shamo," like Tennyson's Princess.
Eugene was The first to recover himself:
al came on little matter Of business.
This box" laying his hand upon il, as IL
stood OH end beside him, "came to me by
mistake; | concluded by the address IL is
yours"
"And it was your box that was left
here?" she exclaimed, her eyes brighten
ing. "The carrier exchanged them, the
addresses were so much alike"
'I opened them expecting to find my
white vest" he went on, feeling very
much ut ease with her, "and found i'll
stead some lady's array. Then examined
the address closely"
"And l." she said, laughing, "wantcd
my white wrapper to put on, and was sur
prised TO find gentleman vest instead.
Then I examined the address. | hal
thought the box seemed very light before
I opened it." "I think you will find II
here all right" he said, delivering the
box into her hands.
"Thanks. We will exchange. Maggie"
she called to the girl, who at the moment
passed through the hall, "will you carry
this box to my room and bring down the
other with large black letters on the
cover
Maggie nodded, giving Eugene queer
glance.
"Take off this paper and wrap it round
.h, o.bar oua Won understand? ?,'