The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-09

o. tne furniture, ana Dotn were young.
Like the objects around them. there
was nothing In their appearance ghost
like or supernatural. Their limbs look
ed as firm and round rs my own. IL was
some little time before could take my
eyes from the girl. She was s,lpremely
beautiful-tall aud fair, with a delicate.
refined face; and the robe she wore
plainly showed the exquisite proper
lions Of her figure. Her companion was
handsome, but his features wore an ex-
preston of melancholy pride. | noticed
he carried under his left arm violin
and something told me he wasa French.
man. with great courtesy he led the
girl To seat, and, as If In obedience to
a request of hers, commenced PLAYING
the instrument. Still the same sweet
strain fell on my ears; but stranger
thing than any had yet noticed was
that, ms he played, the sound seemed 10
come from his violin. and Luigi's was
dumb. And as he played, the girl look
ed up at him with admiring ewes. lie
ceased ut last. and Luigi's fiddle imme-
diately resumed the melody, without n
moments break. Then saw the phan-
tom place the violin and bow in the
girls hands, instructing her how to
hold them; and knew that, during the
lesson, his voice rs well ~ hiseyes made
ayowal of his passionate love. | saw
i,s n',se's nls'I ON hers rs ne placed
l,ie,ii oii VIZ s.I lllgsi 1 saw the push
uuep1i uIo,, ner cieek' tlle iaShes droOp
~, , no, u n Eyes, am Ihei l saw
fair white hand Which, haId fhe ~ po vno
while the music near ma sinLi,a ai'
most TO silence. and tremulnms ~ e.
mans future law on those vihrotin,,
strings. told me he sought bis fafe ~
her lips, lie threw himself nj nor foe,
and saw the girl bend over him and
placina.her arms around his neck. kiss
bia forehead Wills high anJ Io,,,i Mss MS
the song of sweet trinmpI from tboso
impassioned chords. doubtful of herlove
no longer. ~ INV
Again the strain changed- sono ~
love no longer. n few notes of varnIrC
melting into "A strain that foreinid anj
spoke of sorrow. Again snv tho dnnr
Of the apartment omen. and with n
hasty step, another man entered iIe
too, was Young and powerfuliv bnilt'
with an intensely English face Vet
could trace i'm his harder features n re.
semblance. such ms a hroiL'r n,;gLt
bear, to tn, girl before me.
As he entered, the lovers sur.tup ,o
their feet: then. covering her faca Win
her hands. the girl sank unon chair
while her companion faced the new,
conner with an air as naughty as bis
own, and words of scorninr. of con.
tempt, of shaming, of defiance were
hurled from man to man. True I hard
them not-all the phantasmagoria came
before mo In dunh chow. hui Tho yor;od
tones az The ,,;oii ,hJ oa ~ az a
al eJ1 ho ~ ono tioi' .oiu me al t,lat pass
thongb Thar Wv, noi o"o ,,en aS 'ruiy as
and so the wild ,o,,s;n o,i,; T 10y I'M
iieTce crescon,Jo - ,hr;Iii,,1. ,,n,,'o, ~ &c
two mon grannIaJ IL, thair So a,, u .,o
Girl snr,ng ~ er faat t nnd ,aSe Hi VIZ a
2ha Jpor ms W '0i 'eo' anu IAN "iiuiy W
For momart oil ,,rou ,,;s.v ord,,o
nbanto ontors &C. C. *, Sow anu t,io
den from NV sight when th W. ra anu
neared saw fhe vo,, nh E 49, ,tuap
Quitting tbe room Win Hood tricIi;na
dow,, he naia nhaott. ,,J w. ,,.i,,,s
ioot 81 rpn dd'o v,I Ia, anu u.s. s mIVh
closed tbe do9r 6ebind hin, ''9 9h 49, v no
and ali faded from NV s;nht '"' ioo"i
Bnt no nanse in tha mnSa; c. ot;u ,booa
weird notas xyea,;nn tha 1891 o.in 'n ,II
that cbainad me oo,, in n;n S, ,, aaIen
to reflect on what I bad san, o a. h., '' ,.
forcing NV attention tn dc oe ar, Uao , e1
before me- the tierv c w a aa,o ai.eu
jnll snilen theme 3,nost coior I,n ,, IN
,ompored With tha tioseJonoireSs wmeu
then as with dissolvinO yievs WHARF
one scene grows tbpongS a anoth,or wt tbat
fades bsaon 70 raoi;sa ar, d'oi tLiaS
int apot%aSy 49, W. ,oa,iao Una. ! seoheu
from tbe f,rst oi'o 'o'y uiieien'
n was evident,v from, tho s,o,,;,,
roof and small VIII WIN M o ott; siali AM W.
,ontents snnna " W ,nyt a' aI,iG, anu its
wifi threadhare ~ ba pocS,s oa pJas' eau
,orner and in tha Sanior oo ~ sn oilo
table iittered With sb oeei 2. a S;Iuane
The vonpg Frenchp o' If III i hunn say
enn}racted and tha ,vn,n az co. pi s,m, was
bis chaeL dIa u vuo , mUuu yut tIusn I'll
he medimm OF 40 w n,nsiee any tnnouSn
NM os III; ~ iaJ nausIo ! kiiew tne
looted ovar he ehn,i5ar , 90 - 10y iiau