The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-05-27

| ed animal. LlgnLs Ued, voices grew
faint and far, palms ceased rustling,
fiower-scents faded. The seas salt breath,
| the plash of waves, rocks uncertain
footing took their place. A broad moen
looked down upon her FROM a lonely sky,
as she gazed out upon lonely sea. She
had wandered to the shore, but by what
pathway, or for what purpose, she never
could recall. A dumb agony of fright
urged her on. Over sharp boulders and
scraped ridges, she stumbled forward till
she reached the furthermost point of
projecting reef. There she cow
cred down, and waited-for what?
Billows doomed around her-spray few
over and drenched her-night shadows
Knocked her with phantom images. The
Tete du Chen frowned behind, the pitt
less sea stretched in front. Somewhere
bells were ringing. Were they tolling
beneath the waves kEells for drowning
seamen, or pealing from village steeples
happy bridal chimes? Surely they were
her own wedding bells-how merrily
they rang! And that was Rodney's
voice. All, yes they were throwing
flowers; how sweet and pink was the
mimosa bloom how heavy the air with
jasmine and seringal 1t was the bataille
DIES feurs, of courrei How gay and
bright the people looked how pleasant
was life, wandering thus with Rodney
by her side Now they were hemmed
in by geranium hedges, luxuriant, bril-
liant, dazzling walls of blossom. Oh I
they were choking, scorching, killing
her Not geraniums at all, hut forked
tongues of fire-fre that changed from
flames to ice, devouring and freezing her
by turns. And Rodney had disappeared.
She was alone. Rodney Rodney!n she
shrieked-and then blank darkness fell.
and silence.
That shrek saved her. Half demented
at finding his young wife missing upon
his return, and unable to gain tidings of
her, Rodney had wandered to and fro in
mental agony as great as Rotha's. What
guided him to the shore he knew no
more than she what prompted her flight
to the rocks. Her cry discovered her hid
ing-place. Very tenderly Rodney gath
cred her to his breast, and carried her
back to shore, and into loves safe shelter.
When Rotha recovered from the illness
which supervened upon exposure, ex-
haustion, and distress of mind, the young
couple returned to England, gamers in
earnest purpose if in some degree sobered
in spirit. The actual money loss was re-
paid from the sum which both had looked
forward, with proud pleasure, to spend
ing together on the furnishing and adorn-
ing of their expected home. In strait
4ned means, and the discomforts of !
lodgings, they paid the penalty of their
joint fault, whose largest share of blame, /
Rodney insisted-and truly-belonged to !
him. He had no right to burden another
with his own responsibilities, nor to ex-
pose his inexperienced wife to an ordeal |
such as overwhelmed her. Rotha main
tains that, had her moral courage and |
honesty been of tougher fiber, she would
never have fallen into such trap. On |
one point they are agreed-that no game
played for money shall ever be counte-
laneed in the pretty domicile into which
hey have lately moved.
Mark Eames, having gratifed his mall
zee, troubles them no more, although he
and Madame D'Armet, alias Eames,
IT'LL prowl about Monte Carlo.
The MACPHERSON is constant visitor
It the pleasant home, which, owing to
'hrewd guess at the state of affairs, his
,ousinly generosity assisted in develop
ng sooner than could otherwise have
been possible. He has taken a great
ancy to Rodney secundus, and recently
presented the infant with a silver pap
BOAT, modelled after the design of the
Bonnie Elaine.-Prize Story in Cassell's
Magazine.