The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-05

When iie train I'm no Thefiamees
station on Ne Way Ia lfkipfi 0ur picnic
parts wss scattered about lH different
parts II u, iuf me platform wAs crowd.
I'd. the train was hll, and people haA Ia
ind seats where they could Srfcf.
theless u WAS not from pufr accident
that Philip and Angela found Them.
selves alone In n lrsi.rlits compartment.
An extra carriage had 10 be- put on
for tho accommodation n tho too M.
mefous eNcursi0nisis. and while ihe
other bad III been running about, and
squeezing themselves into already over.
flowing carriages. Philip turning 10
Angela. aid.
"suppo.c YOU take my arm there {,
such a crush And II We waIi quietly
80 shall have a much better chance
than by rushing about as thcy ore do
Ing
"Oh, anything not 20 he crushed by
all the peoplo'' said Miss Fairfax,
swectly, ard She had accepted hi. prof.
iercd arm and they had stood aside,
waiting while the additional carriage
was put on. Phil y conscious Of \ wild
wish that the train would quietly 20 on.
and leave them 10 find their way home
together - anyhow
lie could think Of nothing moro de-
/ lightiul than 10 lind himself left alone
with Angela, with no definite prospect
Of being separated But hal was a
chimcrlra idca not likely 70 be realized,
and accordingly It was only the next
best contingency which arrived, they
went In the same train with the rest Of
the party, but alone.
Az first there was entire silence be-
tween them, as tho train went slowly,
after the manner Of excursion trains.
between the dim aud dusky fields and
dull white roads, which seemed to cir
Gle drcamily by. That silence was first
broken by Angela, who said, pcnsiyely;
What n heavenly day II has beenIn
"Do you think 30? Are you not
fatiguedP thought you looked tired"
81 am never tired Of Nature and tho
country. Give M the sea or the trees.
and ! ask nothing bu. TO look at them =
and be happy
"llow dreadful a town lie must seem
10 you said Philip, with rather n sick
ly smile.
No lads first loyo was ever moro
humble and desperate than this of Phil
Up Massey. The whole thing must In
eyitably have been l~udicrous-hls blind,
wild, Incorporating worship. and
her cool, cgotistical. unloyely, because
sordid, coquetry had Il not been for
the one element on his side, Of passion.
ate carncstness. Of loyal good faith, and
p~urc-heartod, singlc-minded alteration.
This was what gave It's tragic element
10 the affair. Philip worshipcd his god
dess most rcvercntly. thinking her high
above himself and every other creature;
being perfectly willing to forsake faith.
or and mother. brother and sister, and
cleaye forever to her only-whilc She
Poor little Mabellc's bitter signs were
not without Just cause and foundation.
"A town life must always be II sncri-
flee, suppose, after our beautiful homo
at Ncnsiuc, but -'
"But do you think il could cycr DO
tolcIholc ~ NodF
There miqht bc conditions under
whlch-oh, Mr.. Mnsscy!'
A long and pcnsiye glance was only
hall over when Philip interrupted ii by
taking her hand.
Miss Fairfax Angela" he began,
and alter n pause he went on, as she
had Intended be should. with the story
Of his love. his alteration; his utter un-
worthincss aud presumption. and all
the rest Of Il; but the speech ended. rs
oil such speeches do end, with a fervcnt
prayer that she would overlook the I'M
worthincss and try TO love him ever so
little In ever so long a time, and there
by make him happy from that moment
for all time.
III Oh, you astonish mcli said she,
and did not blush as her eyes met his
while she spoke.
Perhaps | startled you spoke too
soon you were unprcparcd," he STAN.
mered.
1.-THE idea Of anything he could say
startling msF' thought Angela, with
supreme disdaln
''But, oh. II YOU could only say that
! am not utterly indifferent to YOU
II can not deny IT," said she. with n
long look. aud a smile that faded almost
before Il began.
And may l."
'Stopl 1 can not tell YOU that I love
you, but"
al never expected. never thought. or
hoped such . thing. But may | hope.
Angela, that some lime
Hush Do not be so excited, Philip.
Yes, can not tell you not 10 hope. l
Il will think OF t."
you are an angel" was all that
Philip could say. kissing her hand. with
q feryeni look Of devotion that had
something Of reverence in II Ia look In
which = noblcr woman might have
nobly rcjoiccd. but which caused An
gela 10 think how very desperately he
was In love with her. as she answered
with a smile.
A smile wal her only reply 10 almost
every form OF address. question. avow-
ai--eycry shape Of praise. blame. no.
preach. Unkind and %.envious fellow
women. like Grace Massey aud Thekla
Berghaus, have been known to say that
this form 81 answer. constantly 70.
peated. waved monotonous; but how
can such q smile wax monotonous.
floating over q lovely face. and seeming
to be caused BY unknown depths Oh
feeling. family lighting q pair Of di.
vine eyes
The story goes that a certain mater
Purissims." n Of the most celebrated
pictures Of a celebrated old master. had
Tor model one Of the most corrupt
women Of her age. II Is . story which.
whether true or not. inevitably sets ono
thinking when n hears I. and think
ing sadly, too. Of the many counter
parts Of u which may be found In
these latter years Of grace In the nine.
teenth century. In which we have eman-
eipaied ourselves from 20 much which
We have discovered 10 be superxtisious.
and ses up instead each an idol FASH
ianed by his own hands-oar nsafes