The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-01-20

Sne. WHO Hdu u nutlNo hASilhooVh W
worship genius, thought she discovered
touch Of that rare quality in him. So
the poet was admitted to sort Of in
timacy, and, being busy upon second
comedy, was allowed certain half busi-
ness-likc, half friendly conferences
about it, and was so lured forward |
that, after hanging back with all his |
might, he surrendered suddenly and
went all the way.
"The Lady Marguerite Capucine was
q woman whose delight it was to know
singers, musicians, actors, authors
and such curious folk, and she pre-
ferred fashionable actress to any
other lioness who roars. The Lady
Marguerite had found her way to Miss
Churchill, and, being herself a charm
ing woman (apart from the one eccen-
tricity which prompted her to be o
trouble to all the intellectual people
she could lay her hands on), had at
first secured the actress liking and re-
gard. A little GOODNESS sprang up be-
tween them, however, on the ground
that Lady Marguerite had asked Miss
Churchill to oblige a. little circle OF her
guests one day by the recital OF scene
from Gas you like it." Miss Churchill
took it i'll that this request should be
made to her. and excused herself
courteously but coolly. The hostess
took it i'll that the actress should de-
cline, and 'my deared" Miss Churchill
something more than she need have
done for the resi- of the evening, and
began to dislike her.
This breach the poet set himself
to heal, and so far succeeded that his
sister-in-law's house again became one
of the places in which he could rely
upon a meeting with the actress land
now he began to manGuvre for prl-
vate interview. One day it came, not
ms the result of manGuvres, but by
pure accident. The poet was strolling
in the park at a rather early hour, in a
secluded by-way, when he suddenly
encounterd the object of his dreams,
alone. He suffered curious breast
pang and for a second or two stood lr-
resolute, but being perceived by the
lady, who gave him one of her sad lit
tie smiles, he perforce plucked up heart
of grace and approached her. She re-
ceived him cordially enough, but with
, so matter of fact a manner that any
hopes he might have felt inclined to
, nurture were at once frozen. But men
of war sometimes charge stronghold'
, which are known to be impregnable
{ and lovers are not always to be helC
: back from a declaration by the Ger
! tairty that il must be fruitless.
= There was no trace of the poverty
which had first moved the poets hear
5 in the dress of the stately yet gentl'
{ creature who now walked beside HIM
: and but little sign in her aspect Of tn
sorrows he knew her to have suffered
There was always a touch Of sadness IL
= her face when he saw it in repose, bu
g this only made her rare smile the NOR
charming, and il was never dee
enough to awaken anySling beyond
: pleasing sense of pity.
o 1t was not easy to plunge IN media
d res. and the transition from any othe
Il topic bade fair to be diillculH apd awl
g ward, but ne continued to'tdz 6oot
# commonplace matters for little whil'
e and it was only when Mrs. TregarthSe
= spoke OF moving homewaru tnat i
1t made up his desperate mind to the III
C iilment of his enterprise.
IF Before we part, Miss Churchill,
o he said, 81 have something TO say
IS you-something must say, II only yt
is will do me the honor to listen"
e. II she had not been a married woma
e, with tragedy behind her, she mi g
is long since have OWNED Ronald Marsh
Of condition. When n maid is fancy fr
ID she is free to fancy what she please
ry and though she thinks young men
IS mighty nuisance, she has a fair idea
er the number Of her own admirers. B
mt apart from the fact that Mrs. Treg'
@, then was married, and had buried h
n whole heart in the past, she was
he nature unobseryant in this particuli
le- II crossed her mind that the poet mig
I'M be displeased with something she h
a done in respect to his comedy
in manner seemed to bespeak displeasr
en- and she answered, with propitiatc
he voice:
is Certainly, Mr.. Marsh. I sh
by listen to ANYTHING YOU lfave to say
an me-"
ed Few responses can be fancied VIII
ro- would be less welcome to lover,
w, the poet was committed and could
Ter draw back.
his "From the earliest moment OF
in actual knowledge Of you, Miss Chur
,n- IN - he began, II have been learn
10 form an estimate Of your charaC
at which has continually grown loft