The Dawson journal., 1885-10-29

III Il IOLAS AaSAONAIOOO fOlS0 IIIGSG
expressive lines are softly repeated
by Kathleen Wimberly, as she
turns with a graceful movement
from her companion, and points
with her shapely arm to the dis
tant horizon. "Yes," he replies,
"and see
J." From the welkiR stars are keeping
Sleepir 6 sentries of the skies;
From the east the black is creeping
On to where the crimson dies"
It is an evening long to be re-
membered, the scene Is indellibly
impressed upon their memory.
They are driving through a woad-
ed vale in the country; the road is
very louely, winding "in and out
with many a curve" On the
right is beautiful river, going
"on and on forever" The long,
dark shadows of the trees reflect
ed upon its blue waters, and the
stars twinkled o'erhead just above
the trees the moon with majestic
beauty slowly appearing, casting
A soft, mellow glow on river and
vale. On the left the trees are
gorgeous in their autumn beauty
of crimson, green and gold, while
the dead leaves falling form a car
pet brown at their feet. All vie
in their rich color to excel the 9TH
er. Close to the river may be
seen the graceful, lonely, "weep-
ing willows" The road is of red
clay, only sufficiently wide for the
buggy to drive through, touching,
as it frequently does, the branches
Of the boughs. The air is cool,
but very still for an autumn even
ing, and only the chirping and
twittering of the little birds break
the silence. The COWS are going
home, and family the tinkle Of
their bells is waited back.
1t is beautiful, but oh, so sad
and lonely to the man and woman
driving slowly by. They find the
scene in unison with their own
hearts. They are strangely quiet.
This is their last drive. Tonight
they must say goodbye, to meet
perhaps never again this side of
eternity-never again save in the
unknown future; and yet, as he
looks with his soul in his eyes in
to the darkly beautiful, dreamy
eyes of his companion, and holds
her little hand in his, he knows
and feels that he loves her purely,
truly and passionately, with the
entire strength of his being, and
that when he leaves his life will
be blank without little Kathleen,
and yet fate has decrAed that it
must be. Tomorrow he leaves
for the west to make his fortune.
Shall he tell her he loves her and
ask her to wait for him, when he
has nothing to offer save his hand
some face, good name and young,
healthy manhood, and a love that
will endure forever? She IS so
young and bright, and deserves a
cloudless. future, fine house, Jew
els, with no thorns Of poverty to
mar her pathway, and if he fails
to grasp q fortune, what then?
Could she bear it? or would her
"love grow cold and fly away in
search Of better entertainments
Kathleen, in the cleaning will
you sometimes think Of Milner?"
She is very sweet as she sadly
whispers:
Yes, always, in the gloaming?"
Shall he tell his love? The
temptation is almost more than he
can resist, when she places her
hand upon his arm, and, looking
towards the river, murmurs:
''Listenl"
They can hear the splash of
oars, and in tie distance voice
singing, "In the Cleaning" 1t
Is only a tisherman's daughter
padding her own canoe," and
chantlng Ill wild, weird, pathetic
voice:
For my heart was filled with longing,
What had been could never be;
II was best that we should part thus
Best for you and best for me"
The words touch sympathetic
chord In their hearts, and SO, with
an expressive look, he turns the
morse and they drive slowly back
70 the hotel among the hills, think
ing only OF what had been.
- And what We're her thoughts?
only that she knew he loved her
ana would go away without telling
Heer; and yet she had sufficient
ialVh i;lVh and confidence in him to be-
'leVe we that he knew best.
Ihey had met for the first time
sur IuF weeks ago, "in the cleaning"
c91T. 9He was wearing a pretty blue
h Mother Hubbard" and standing
"y Ine gate OF the summer hotel,
"Heh he was introduced. She
was trying her fortune with a field
u:lsy and, as she caught his adj
n,ilrlng ~ glance fixed upon her,
;;9ought then he was her 6eau
,ueal , OF manly beauty. They had
I,' ,Itt constantly since then, walking,
IIrlylng, dancing, and Willing the
nours , away as young people are
wont to do--among the hills. She
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