The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-11

lAHheQ eyes ana DlOnue MusERcHeI anu
men feared his broad shoulders, deep chest
and splendid proportions, For my part l
hated him from the first, for no sooner
had he appeared upon the carpet than
Belle seemed utterly to forget my very ex'
istenCe.
| suppose she had never cared anything
about me, but she had airted with me
while there was no better fun to be had,
aud was not old enough to know that the
man she loves is the one no woman ever
nIrls with. With Arnold she was rather
graver .hAn with most men, but her eyes
sparkled as no approached her. She
blushed when his name was mentioned,
and cared for nothing in which he had
not some share. In fact, 1t was US plain
that she was in love with him as that he
was devoted to her, and there was no
doubt In any ones mind that oil this
would end in a wedding. It was good
thing, said the old people, for poor Belle
Burton, for she chad nothing" For my
part It seemed to me that all the luck was
Arnold's.
/ should have taken my departure and
put myself out Of the way OF hourly tor.
ture, but did not do 80 wisely. | linger-
cd about the place and did small things to
spite the happy pair-lntruded on the
tete.a.tetes, managed to force the society
OF some excellent and lcquaCious matron
or some troublesome child upon them,
looked dsggers OF contempt at him and for.
got 10 pass the butter to her. At last a
grand chance to annoy him occurred. He
was good rider and proud OF his accom-.
plishment, and had FESTIVE, nervous
animal which he boosted no ono could
ride bukhimself. had heard him declare
himself perfect master OF the creature,
who had never given him any serious
trouble save once, when suddenly brought
into the presence oil .au artist who was
sketching under white umbrella.
"That," said handsome Arnold, twas
something Prince could not understand,
and made him forget who held the bride"
AS he came pranCinR up to the gate or
rode away with IN air l used 10 wish for
an artist with white umbrella. ! desired
10 see that fellow unseated and inglori.
ously turned into the mud. That would
have made mo happy; and once when he
had offended me more than ever by his
gallant style OF riding sauntered out into
the feld-cursing him in my inmost soul
when what should I spy in the middle
OF the grass, intent upon bunch OF clover,
but fat pre-. Raphaelite artist in white
suit, q Tapping hat and white aketchlng
umbrella that would have frightened the
clerQyman's gray mare, who was nearly as
old as himself, into being runaway.
rushed toward this artist with enthu.
siasm. took of my hat to him. said:
"Sir, rejoice that one OF your glorious
profession has at last visited us. You love
the minute see. Have you noticed the
spider webs on the blackberry bushes at
the turn Of the lane, the dew sparkling on
the silvery film, the delicious fruits be.
neath-haye you seen that, Bir?"
The pre-. Raphaelite artist scratched his
head with his brush and said;
swell, no, l amt"
"Will you come In and see II, sir 2" l
said, "Will you make 1t immortal Oh
your CanvasY"
The pre-. Rsphaelite artist replied.
swell, wouldn't mind"
did not care what he said 80 that he
came, My object was art; 1t was the
white umbrella. | desired 10 have him
seated where the eye OF handsome Ar.
nold's FESTIVE Prince would fall upon him
as he turned the corner Of the garden
walk and to that very spot | heguiled my
artist and there stationed him, and, when
he had settled with Chinese precision To
his spidsr-web and blaCkberrles, hid my.
self behind tree to enjoy the comic scene
| | iully expected would follow.
/ hesrd handsome Arnold bid adieu to
the ladiep. / heard the patter OF his
horses feet upon the road. and In mo.
ment more, / saw him come gayly on, q
amile upon his handsome face, a rich color
on bis cheeks--yorth, health, strength,
happiness expressed In every curve and
outline oil bis statuesque form.
The next instant Prince had seen
the white artist pnd the white
umbrella. And then--then, Heaven
forgive me, not the amusing spectacle oil
hatldSome Arnold's discontinue that !
Mad hoped 10 ace. He kept bis seat, while
psInra. rearing aud plunging, dashed
wildly away with him towards q precipi-
touB path along the ,qlilE eide and van.
ishod, like q mad thug, with lIis rider
still Upon bis back, going straight toward
n certain awful preCiplce, which overriding
the rocky river shore below: a.,
cannot 10 on. They picked him up
iuHt alive, no more, at the foot Of that
nrpclpioe. and they carried him q mere
mass oi broken bones and bleeding flesh
mack 10 the great hotel, Late Bt night !
cfept softly DIP stairs on 'my way 10 bed
and, passifg Belle BurtoH's door, heard
thoss low, heavy Bobs that tell Of q break.
Inc heart Issuing thence. ,
He cannot i've" the messenger had
Raid, and / was perhaps doubly. g muir.
derer. | thought seriously Of adding 70
my crime by committing suicide that
But BSt pSor Arnold did live. lie had q
wonderful constitution, unbfokenJ az OIL
the men who knew him knew, by disl!::
patton Of any kind, and II is hard 70 XIII
man a man lie lived, and strength fe,
turned 10 him at last but no one wou!d
cSii him handsome Arnold any more, dc
had fallen on bis face on the horrible, jAg'
.. ged rocks, and during hia Illness oil hii
boniy brown half had turned gray. hG
one gould know him, they told me, a1d
40 powerfully had his beauty and hll
! sweetnesS Affected even men Of coarse
!. natufeS that they uttered these. words 1911
the most part with team ID their eyes, Al
!, for myself I would rather have seen
ghost. a.
Yet the sight was forced on me. ON
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