The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
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u the great mothers Vutge Us >d. nruptN 4
IL, Iast.
The >ty was Ialr. traIi,lue,nt blue, and
,hr air Ma eN,Iui>Itrly c,.l AMI nviGurating.
Ia the rirl.F hight, the slarous tlnts VI gokt
amt brown AMI rt,t AMI tssllns green IN the
distant ao-i> came out In i-ad YET perfect
harmony. With. On th,. hillside. where the
tarly sunlight fell, th. bra'ktn caught the
Ilgan ami nl.te "A galh'n sl,ry.
4 yualS gifl walked along the rugged foot
path >kiftms tn. hill. tut though she Mas
young ant beautiful. >h,- SEEMED out ~ eun-
cord wItl natures }uu> mo.l She walked
alth sI,,N amt .tstk->> step anI started n.r-
v"a-lv, ~ though >lh hat been oillylnu> If
t.r ,urrnuu'lin.ss, vLsR a partridge r,~s' With
Nhlrr from "A dump II furha AMI fern hear
trr tttt fIp aluty seemed lost IL her, tor
lit nyer stopped 10 luk around. nor dbl She
t,t>t even i. passing gkr,t at the k>>,r lirclI-
u.>> thI l.l,t-rri her path
HER, ami rtr' hn-tr,i IA late har'i"ll,
making "a touch ri hlut among the brown ami
Cukl aul ult,r t,nt> II tern aIi NAV lns grass,
tl,rr "a ,,esiuL ettlpti ltu >troatd IT. hall Of
iulthsrN arrows. flt-lh. ami beautiful IN "A
poets drelHl. ani tluy Threads II >tisrrS
.o>>Imfr Wav,pi hghtl, iron stem I" stem II
mas, or prrkil traf ~ thistle
The -irl seated h,.>rlila at length an n gray
ami rugged lowbtr. and booked NEARLY
rDunl
only wear a-,n," She sighed; "only u wear
400. ami vt lns enough To ie forgotten
And Their was II Departing Etnsnur IN her
tttItu,ic that was pltlful IN 50 Young cfsa-
tur'.
Vet the fair oval face, with lis wi>tful
1T brown tyes amt waving hair, touched
With euti WHERE th, light fell on 1t. and the
lttlt r,r.y mouth with tLe dinlles round IT,
who're >luih hai PLAYED 81 often that even
sadness ,uuki not hanlSh the memory of them,
,y,md all thln httl' likely 10 fade from the
r.,ulL,tiou 81 any nr,u who had even been
nnikeaai to dream ii l"s'''>>,ng them.
Sh was burlrr maiden though, nnh shy
ani pruut hk, tlrm all Irrehance tle nha
-he ln>ri htl gone. htth' dreaming Of the
tr,n.ur, he hal Won.
Half I%t to-. surely was She. with thar
.trlug,. vi, u,lilg II hidden iilG,r lnatnth"s'
With uutnipt matter 1T tatn,-Ss, which Il 81
durtttri-tl'ut Nurthdmlrlan women VINO
tLt saw her tripping about her home, busy
With little domestic duti,,as II the whole 81
ltr were ,ummi up III such II daily rouhd.
Nuuh dream ot Tia" iant> that iled her
t,.ut AZ ,lpa AT On the lonely hillside ami
gaNl with all her soul IN her eyes away 10
tia ,uuth'
4 tail rhi,th, grow near, topped no longer
iN royal puirh' flowers, hut crowned with
littIr,l,vuy seeds, ready pl9 waited where
thr wtid nl-ht rh'"~'.
Half un,uup'iu,t,Iy lie gathered one or two
Of tlt>.' AMI tnN,d With them
As >lp' dill 81, the pretty north Of England
Lu,ni ittrl back To- her memory.
VIVA, va, il again Ii You thought Of one
Nuu bowed. AMI waited u his, towards him ar
her un a piece ot thistle down, thu fairies
would har /, to the dear one ami whisper the
luvin. tl.utl- lat that wa, sent with 1t
Folly, aI. folly. AMI yet such folly keeps
the heart Of humanity Young forever
RIu hing thot.h nons saw her. nor heard
her save the iainar. ii they were present
TIM glrl Kissed Tia, tiny >,ed and brath,d hi
nann.it, he waited 1t southwark ami then
c,\,i,u. hen face With her hands, she shea
IA IA tear ~ two.
An,, that ,in. went home, IA triile com
tlt,d clad - have t,nlnd even this silly NTH
way If ,Apl,>>iug the love within her ,oul
\ hove - ,tcIt AMI strong ami deep thu
never would th, whole IT 1t J." told, and yc
- innocent and sweet that II could iiht reli,.
matnnr, treasured from childhood Wa, !
tr.. tA,n that ,ncll hove could b" do"ln.d t.
LupL,,u,- that su,h woman ,ouhi 10
itl-ottu;
la the distant ritN "a Young man J. sealed I.
uuritiu@ table. il~ brow Knit n II IN dee
thYu. ht line II ,ait aia'nt hl> eyes am
month. uhL tl,r. II "a luuk OF NnInow'
t.ytii~h ,lltp.N IN III" former ~ he riin'
them tor a h,u,ip'nt ,unt times from lis lsig'
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