The Butler weekly times., 1886-04-07
THE FOUNTAIN.

Out of the shadows of the garden
two people came into the moonlight,
and leaned over the chain that encir-
cled the small fountain, into whose
basin a marble Hepe continually
emptied her ever-brImming cup. AS
the girl locked down into the water
her fingers trifled with lily, and
she remarked that one of the leaves
had been broken. 1t is strange how
we notice such small things when we
are thinking of greater ones; ye;.
and remember them, too. Ever
after Lima. Michel remembered that
broken lily leaf, and the huttering
reflection IN the water, and the scent
of the roses, and the few wind-blown
drops that were cast upon her neck
from the cup o. the Hebe at the
fountain in that old garden at Munich
on that sweet midsummer night.
The young man stood very Eear her.
He had a sweet, grave tace, and eyes
that were as soft and dark as ga
zelle's. They were not unlike, these
two; both were spirituelle-both
were dark, both were romantic. The
tie OF blood was between them, for
they were cousins, though, AS the
Scotch say, star away COUSINS"
and bearing different names, they
had been brought up under one roof,
and Lima Michel's mother had been
all the mother the little orphan,
Henri Kleber, knew. When after
little silence, she turned her eyes
toward him, she looked into his
without reserve, Just as sister
might.
ut is very cruel of grandpapa,"
she said. ''It is very cruel, Henri.
These old people think only OF
money. Why can they not let us
have peace when we could be so
happyi 1t is such an absurd idea.
You and to marry each otherl We
are like brother and sister. Nothing
can change that!"
"But we are not brother and SIS
ter" said he, "and even first cousins
marry. have been thinking that"
"Oh, don't, don't, don't!" she
exclaimed. "Henri, for heavens
sake, don't begin to be as bad as the
rest. BE my dear brother still. 1t
would be frighttul tor us to marry.
Besides, one should fall in love first.
Should not one /! Think how absurd
- marry without that"
"But l like you so much," said
Henri. ''Dear cousin Lima, let us
think about It,"
Il will not," said she. "If you
desire to quarrel, you can talk about
such foolish tancies, not else. Of |
course, you like me; of course, l like
you, and that is just why it can't be. |
Grandpa ought to be ashamed of |
himself"
She paused a moment, and then
turned her lips toward her cousin.
"Gwe me kind kiss, brother
Henri" said she, "and never, never,
never speak of this absurd,ty again.
AS for marrying, shall never marry
any one. Why should I, when
detest the thought"
Henri gave little SIGH.
III shall never marry either cousin
Lima" said he, "but you see we are
not brother and sister. You can't
make it so bv saying so."
Then he kissed her, and they
walked back into the house, where
Crandpapa Kleber and Granduncle
Michel had just settled the matri-
monial prospects of these two young
cousins to their own satisfaction.
The result of the young peoples
rebellion was quarrel.
Lima escaped very easily. 1t was
only proper for girl to be coy; but
the young man was so beset with
reproaches that he finally defied his
relatives, much as Aiack did the
lightning. In his case the lightning
had the best OF II. and the end of all