Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
YEARNING ZOE -.
The Romance Of Alexander Nonesuch
Cffe1g0 Tribune.

The Romance of Alexander SOnesuch
CtfeGgo Tri5gns.
At sunset On a beautiful evening in
February a solitary young man might
have been seen ascending the brow q a
LIVERY stable.
In the west, where the DAY was DYING.
there were masses Of heecy clouds the
tints On whose lower edges, made By the
broad bands Of rosy light that streamed
up from below the horizon, gave a hint Of
the golden glory that lay below them.
from the southwark there crept up on the
signing winds u the evening a faint per
fume, and as Alexander NOnesuch felt its
subtle influence be gave a weird. eerie
sniff with his deicately-propOrt
nose. and into the lustrOus dark ewes
there came a look Of tender regret that
told with mute elOquence Of where his
thoughts were Wanderlng-tO the calm
peaceful home among the snOT-crOwned
hills q New England, bright memories
Of which had risen IN ais mind as the sub
tie Cdor Of cOrneo-beef and cabbage was
waited % him. Tuen, recovering himself
By mighty effort, be placed his right foot
il the air and again moved steadily Tor
ward.
What no, without there. Hook up a
palfrey,7
Even as these words rang out On the
evening air there WAS heard the shrlu
neighIng Of the impatient steeds and the
tnuhderOus roar caused by their irOn-saOd
nO0is striking the floor as they leaued
madIy from their stalls and were quickly
harnessed. The last CLEAN Of daylight
had faded from the earth as faithful
seryitOr lighted q fire under each horse.
and few moments later Alexander None
such looked pensiVely upon the silyary
stars that tWInEled 50 meTrIly above him.
How like Venice" he murmured softly
y himself. How like that neFer-t0-be-
forgotten night when. floating idly in a
g0ud0la, / told Clytic -tiggins Of my
deathless passion for her. and she answer
cd me in her cold. Boston way that the
daughter Of a man who owned two mack
eral stores could never ally herself with
anything less than a member Of the Mas
sachusetts state Historical Society And
now. seeing the look Of frozen horror that
had come over my face at her words, she
burst into a storm Of sOds and confessed
that she loved me madly-better even
than she did EmersOn's works or DsrWin's
paper on the scOmbcrOid fishes Of the piio-
Gene period-but that the fact Of my never
having studied Greek had risen like an
impossible barrier between US. An me.
How well ! remember it ard. taxing
a large, rectangular chew Of plug tObac-
co. Alexander NOnesuch sankback on the
caTrlage-seat aud thought Of the past.
At last the carriage stops, and the
young man enters house p hose palatiaI
appointments 7nO" u 70 De lhe nome OIL
wealth. ana culture. scarcely has the
servant conducted MN 70 the parlor when
a DsduIiIuI SIfI, IAN ana Ialr ds a lily and
9.taLely ~ lootHldh' enters the room.
Uood evening" she says in CHEEKY
voice.
- 'o J'5l, eEenl.3 Ieplie9 Alexander;
AZ % igs'is ......... .,....,
Ut du9"eI 7H5 puts OuI Iihy IOOt, ana
he sees that she Is wearing her oYershoes.
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