The Osceola times., 1885-01-31

don care Tor poetry.
How do you know that? In any
case, I'm open TO conversion. Good
graciousl what's thispn He had
opened the book at random, and he
now read out the two following lines;
" Each soul is welded ere it. comes to earth;
Somewhere in space its other half is wait
1--WE often heard that marriages
are made in Heaven" remarked Dick;
'but never knew till now that we are
married before we are born. What a
frightful idea''
"You misapprehend the poet mean
ing, Cousin Frank. But perhaps you
have never studied the doctrine of
Elective Allinities of spiritual unions
anterior to our moral brth"'
"Can't say that have. But how
easily one might perpetrate bigamy
without knowing it,"
MARK how splcndidly the poem
opensm exclaimed Cunie, with we'll
feigned enthusiasm. Then she began to
decaim:
Soft lGpsng ganRuors OF the lonely shore.
White AphrDdte rising through the waves,
Sweet solemn strains heard once, and then
no more,
A nadd ming crowd that creep through
Mem'rys moaning caves"
"Vastly pretty" said Dick. with a
humorous twinkle in his ewes. 49, MEM
ory's moaning caves is especially fine
But what does it all mean?"
"Ah, COUSIN Frank. I'm afraid you
have no soul for poetry"
THAT must bc the reason why I'm so
prosy.'
at is quite evident that you have
never been in love"
81 believe | am very much in love-
with myself; and | once had n thor
oughbred bull-terrier that | all but
adored.
"And yet there must be sympathetic
chord in your BOSOM"
I'm glad it's not round my neck"
"a chord that needs only to be- touched
by Loves rosy fingers to discourse
earlh's sweetest music
Good gracious"
"But music that will some day be ad-
dressed TO another music that will
never be heard by me"
80 much the better for you, Clunie;
and if J were you | would try TO find
some sweeter strain elsewhere" said
Dick, not unkindly. There's Captain
/ Dyson, for instance, who was making
/ eyes at you over the breakfast table.
lie is young, rich, spooney-whv not
/ try to find n sympathetic chord in his
/ bosom? Who knows but that me may
have soul which is pining vainly for
/ its other half, and that you, ma belle
I cousine, may have that other half which
alone can make the fierce Captain
/ happy?p He changed his tone abruptly.
"Ah. here comes Drummond," he said,
dryly.
1 That odious Mr.. Drummond, He's
always to be found where he s not
wanted" said Clunie, petulantly. Then
/ putting on dignified air. she added:
Il thank you for your candor, Cousin
Frank. Some day, perhaps, you will
/ understand me better" She turned
abruptly into sidewalk as she said
these words. II may as well go in
search Of the Captain at once" she
-snurmured, under her breath.
Frobisher came slowly forward. He
looked very much better in health than
when we last saw him He was soberly
dressed in a black frock-coat and gray
trousers.
al hope | have not interrupted your
tetc-d-tete.' he said to Dick as soon as
Clunie had disappeared.
"Not at all. I'm glad you came
when you did. Mademosellc Clunie
has been doing another little 'try-on.'
She either can't or won't see how use
less such attempts are.'
And yet shes sharp enough in most
things
'she's acting on the old mans orders,
l suspect -
Probably so. What a hypocrite
he is.'
"What about the Patent Ozone Com
panyp queried Dick.
''As bogus as several of the other
concerns he is mixed up with"
dempsey and Dyson have both
promised to invest"
"Do them good to burn their fingers
for once Make them more wide-awake
for the flture.'
do you wish me to investg" asked
Dick.
You may do so,' replied Frank.
"to Lhe extent of couple of thou
sands"
but you will lose your money
ave must delay giving the check for
a few days. Meanwhile"
"Ycs-meanwhile?'
"The crisis may come. I'm going TO
put Pebworth to the proof before many
days are over"
ITO the proof?'
"lf he's the rogue ! suspect him to
/ A III ,,,;11 e,,.,,,,,t, 20,
the temptation that ! shall put before
him; and then woe be TO him!"
"But if not?'
ain that case he will denounce me as
a rogue, and advise you to have me
kicked out of the house.
"And then will come the crisisP"
Exactly"
81 shan't be sorry," said Dick,
whimscally, and drawing long breath.
"Why?'
"Pm getting tired of the berth.
There's too much expected OF n fellow.
The man who earns two pounds week
can afford to be his own master; but
the man with eight thousand pounds
year is evcrybody's slave. "
.'You must pay the penalty of the po-
sition," said Frobisher, with smile.
.'Bother the position! say !. Give me
impecuniosity and independence. Way
lands is by far and away too grand
place for me. Before have been here
six months, shall be pining for my two
pair-back in Soho; for my old black
meerschaum. my brushes and pallet,
and for Polly Larcom TO fetch me my
stout-and- bitter every morning at