The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-12-24

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SSI9 Il am SO sorry; but the
rehearsal is only just over. We have
a lot OF choruses for the new piece,
and-thev kept us so late. Why in
the world did you want me to come
up here? ] was so surprised when
the doormar gave me your noe"
81 would like you sometime to
have a breath of fresh air. The
park is at It's lovellest now. And
here, sit down. This is n quiet,
pretty place l have something TO
say to you, Kitty
They are two as beautiful young
people, perhaps, as ever sat under a
rustling canopy Of green foliage,
with the blue Of the evening sky
cleaning coolIy through. The girl
has an eager, innocent face, softly
tinted and framed in dark hair,
lovely, earnest eyes and bright,
dimpled mouth from which her
white teeth fash as she smiles and
talks. She wears a shabby bat and
mantle; her hands ars glove ess; yet
she has the joyous air of one who
lacks for nothing. The young man
has an equal share OF youth, grace
and good looks and is appareled in
elegance and fine linen, but his face
is troubled and dissatisfied. 1t
brightens for an instant at his com
panion obediently takes the place
beside him and suffers him to
stretch his arm along the back of
the seat.
Il wonder, Kitty, if you do care
far me a little?" he queried, in q
sor5 of petulant tone.
"Oh, little" she rejoins, smiI
ing. Enough to ride all this way
up town to hear what you may have
to say when L get here. Tell me,
jack
Yes, dear, / mean to tell you. l
came for that Kitty, we've been q
good deal to each other, haven't we?
Since that dark night in Seven
teenth street when you ran into my
arms and 1 took charge of you
| OLA LlOhLho eLSO3 lOh IL.
How frightened you were! But
suppose l had been just as bad a
fellow as the one who was chasi3g
you? You knew nothing about me
when you allowed me to walk all
that long distance with you to your
home"
'Allowed, indeed! L shall never
forget how glad l was to have you!
That dreadful man! Do you know
he used to walk after me from the
theatre nearly every night? But he
never spoke to me until that night.
And how / RAM Yes, indeed, l
was glad to have you! Oh, Jack,
do you suppose 1 don't know a good,
lovely fellow when l see one? But
1 didn't see YOU" she added, quite
soberly, after a pause; sit was too
dark, the angels led me-"
"They will always lead YOU" he
says, quickly, tenderly. ooh, Kitty,
child, you will be safe wherever you
60 But Kitty, darling, 1 mustn't
see you any more. This can't go
on! It-8ell-for one thing, it
maddens me! Don't you know,
dear, that it can't 60 on?'
"What do you mean?' The
smiles have gone from her face, and
she draws back little from the
arms that clasps her, Like this?
like whatY.
81 tell you L can't bear it" he
answers, drawing his breath hard.
"Do you think l can be your friend
always your friend and nothing
more? You, so beautiful, so sweet,
and all women? But 1 am your
friend" he adds, gently. II speak
to you, now, as your friend. 1t
is better we should not see each
other any more. l could not break
from you without a word, as most
men would, because knew you
would suffer, and l must speak. Oh,
Kitty, if you were alone in the
world, or if 1 were, nothing--no
power on earth-should separate us.
But as it is"
'Do you mean that because you
are rich and educated? Do you
mean-Jack," she says, with sud-
den entreaty in her tone, "tell me
what you mean! [ see no reason,
as it is, that we should part"
because I love you," he says,
desperately "You are taking pos
session of my life A little while
and 1 could not live without you,
and YOU, too. More and more your
heart leans toward me, and-we
must part. There is no other wayH
"Is there no other wayP" she
asks, quietly, bitter smile on her
fair young lips. "Do men always
leave the woman they love?'
''If you were alone in the world"
he repeats. doggedly, sit would be
different. l shonld not mind the
inequality, the great disparity OF
our social standing. But you will
never leave your people, Kitty, l
know that! And don't you see how
impossible it would be for me to
bring my family TO consent-to even
tolerate"
''Let me help you, JACK" she re
joins steadily Don't stammer so
over it! All, yes, indeed! 1 can
just picture your sisters coming to
call, in their elegant carriage, on
your bride elect. can imagine
them in ninth avenue, in our four
rooms, being introduced to mother
and the seven children, and father
may be staggering in as he does too
often, poor soul, when work is
slack. Can't you fancy them ask
ing me how L would like to be a
chorus singer and where our compa-
ny is going next?'
Yes Kitty" he replies, eagerly,
"that is it! If it were not for these
conditions l would marry you be
fore a month"
"Would your she asks, slowly.
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