The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-17
Bill Nyc's Vision.

NlSht before last, after L had regis
tered Mt the hotel and been assigned
1.-THE last room in the hotcl'--I use the
language of the hotel clerk went in
to the dining room to tea. 1t is not
my custom when travelling to smile on
one in whose heart hope might spring
up to be dashed to the earth by my
departure. If have caused pain in
That way did not intend to do SO.
can joke and carry on and havo real
good time. but do not wish to Inspire
IN any breast hopc which may bc blast
cd, ah, alas! too soon.
1t was not long before l discovered a
beautiful blonde Of tho female Sex at
tho farther end of tho room beneath
tho chandelier. Her skin seemed TO
be of delicate sca-shcll color, and her
hair was corn-colorcd. Her clothes
also were entirely new, l should Judge,
and made especially for her. On her
finger she wore II diamond ring with
perfect ease. She knew Just how to
work that finger in order to get tho
most possible glittcr out of her dia-
mond. Every little while / would look
over there and revel in her beauty, and
thought that she was not entirely in
sensible to my charms.
All that evening she was in my mind.
l dreamed that night that l swooped
down upon her and carried her away
to the remotost boundaries of tho world
in special car. lho next morning I
awokc hungry, for didn't cat much
supper tho night before | went down
to breakfast, waiting and foolng away
my time, hoping that she would come
while | WAS in the breakfast room, and
l would fill myself up with tho bcauti-
1ul vision and \ cup of coffee.
Anon she came. She sailed into the
room with calm disdain and an air of
hautcur, and such things rs that. Tho
head-waitcr waved his hand like Il self
acting duke in a theatre and gave her
n seat at my table. A thrill passed up
through mo and l laid down tho vulgar
sausage which WAS about to feed my
self when she dawncd upon me.
l venturcd then TO look across tho
tablo at her III the full glare of the new
born day. The first thing that | dis
covered was that she hadn't put her
yellow wig on straight. 1t was little
higher on one car than tho other, which
gavc her the air OF Il Young man who
has oycrmOnkcycd with tho flowing
bowl. This showed to the casual spec
tator glimpse of her own Eoth-eatcn,
sage brush hair ccping out like the
faded tail on an old buffalo robe
Then | knew that we could never be
moro to each other than friends. Her
nose was red also, and she had not
been properly culcimincd. In the hur-
ry of dressing she had missed her nose
with tho powdcrrag and that organ
meaning, of course, the nose, not the
powdcr-rag-loomcd up robust and
purple in tho ghastly waste of check
bones and other osScous formations.
Ah, what 4 pain it gave me to SEQ
my beautiful vision fade thus before
my eyes! Then thought how had
smiled on her the evening before, and
how, perhaps, Il new hope had sprung
, up in her heart, and | feared that when
sho knew it was all over bulwccn us
the shock, at her time Of life might
kill her.
left my hot pancakes, with the ma
pie syrup all over them, and fled. Out
into the din, tho hurry, and tho tire
loss rush of the mad, mad world, try
ing to stillo the memory of that broken
heart. Should sho see these lines
hopo she will not think bitterly of mo.
L still admire her as woll-preservod
ruin, but love in such a case would be
n hollow mockcry. -AiiWaukcc Sun.