Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-11
Oracle.
CHATTER III.
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Amelia wy vera on " vatnishihR u"S w"
n siyh, for III, GODS To soc. stepping ouf
,.I,,u, .,,,,ad her bright Taco positively
"'s ,.t,a,,o,t she carried In he,
brililhh' WIN ~ a.. ,.,,,s, ,V ,,iy.
well glo'ed hanhS 'no ''''.''. ,n,
boxes, and newest W F''"'"'"'"' :" "o'l
NJ n tonderly-tfoaslfou Prih'ed uFhiheh'
which invited her Ia como and view hor own
,,i,,,,,o i'm the ------ street Exhibition,
60 ,ross.d IN, threshold of that s.,toa
,,.,h,t nor,nns,, .r,aia -, hoinn
sPo' '.'' ~ 80 0''O'''' "''' " ''"'s
stopped or turned away Yet trying To appear
~ selfpossessed M though the best part OF
her twenty years had consisted OF var
nishing days
When she entered the gallery, which was
not large one, she looked eagerly round,
but could not for some time discover the
bandit There were about dozen people In
the room, women ~ well ~ men, strolling
or standing about, mostly ~ knots of twos
aud three~, and all with more or less
chilled aud detected aspect A couple of
kindly workueu were bringing a long
ladder for an Unfortunate youth who wished
To touch up his picture, hung ~ 1t was 80
high that nothing of II could be seen hut tho
lower portion OF n pair ot highly.glazed
wellington boots. Following the direction
OF the artists upturned cyes, however,
Amelia suddenly discerned her picture,
hung ON the top line, where 1t seemed 80
small ~ To resemble a richly color od post
Alas, poor bandit Alas poor Amelia
The bandit frowned and gared IN puny ei-
fort from his attitude, whilst Amelia turned
positively faint from disappointment and
two big tears forced themselves into her
eyes
She bit her lip hard, to prevent the tears
from running down her cheeks, aud stole
her hand inrtiNoly into her pocket 10 find
her handkerchief. the painter OF the boots
had meantime commenced to climb his lad.
der aud looking round somewhat suddenly,
he encountered the pretty surrowiul face he-
meath him.
IL your picture up here also ~ he asked
kindly. I" Shall varnish II for you ~
"oh, thank you, thank you,' staininefeu
Amelia Alas The words OF sympathy
made thu tFemulOus tears overflow.
ou'I get used la IT, SAID the painter
gently "au hOS, you've got your nano IN
the catalogue. Ana at little distance the
picture looks uncuminunly Wen, h"eSh H.
now Resides, IT'S often thoSeat the Top lhat
sell the soonest, you know
Poor Amelia gazing from hihf NJ the We'll
known blush features oi nor pahuil, won
dered II her ne" iIiena pictures were
always hung So hgh that ne hhl grown used
10 speak ON The subJect with hapPy conn
dence then after thanking him, she wended
her way slowly ana sadly home.
She ielt bound I" appear ~ cheerful
as possible, however in her sisters
presence, i"r Trace was waiting, IN
perfect teNer ot anxiety, to hear the
details al 80 eventual "A morning. therefore,,
II came Ia pass that, few days later, when
Amelia and her mother sailed forth to-
gether To sfe the pictures, even MIS-. wy
vern was scarcely prepared for the shock oi
seeing the bandit 80 unduly elevated. There
were no very well known names among
the lainters represented In the catalogue
consequently Mrs. WyNern took high
stand, ana was more angry than aggreVed.
We must be prepared Tor a htiie Jealousy
my child,' she added consnlingly, altsr IA
burst ni wraihtul words "l dare say II u
well known that you arc young ana pretty
In which speech 1t may Oo thought that
Mrs. NyNern waS somewhat hard upon the
hangers who were not, alter all. oi the IoInI.
nine sex
But whether her com paratlSe success cor
comparative AilnroD had been good tor
Amelia or not, II Is certain that she went
back To- hor work at the professors with i'm
proved industry. She worked early ana
lat" -he never seemed 10 tife. ier eager
Enthusiasm had mellowed ana gwen place
t"a patent e'ei-telhi,@"ten @ ioNe oi n1r pro,
ie4s,n o"ce, i Mnon ',a.o 'l' ,i'"ho w ''' VI
he ,u'utt' sue ~ ailsMoI''n sout'S ,,r &c.,
~ hta''e' Sooih hdts'U' !" NY N''i ''i
having been 80 SUI ~ l" 'h'hN sho"'u ever
IL" any .'lnk sIv'' s!' ..,., ,,,
@ @nnt S"u VIII l",' .' u.uss' any,
Mu't uTn hnoN, ! S'a.o Az, . ..'.c
~ ',"''" 'I' ~ y, - ~ 'tt "'l ~, t''"' ""'"''
'i'ht y'" ai" ''"si"H ""'" '"'N ~ q" VIZ"
a't"'i''"'n u" Si'i i, 80,
p"h7''h i'lu you c''l "''" i'""E''
a'hrh ''Ae i,' ~ u l MIil|lI'' ,,i, .a.,,,,;.,,.
h1i h"HNv'ui 80, "a N.''o',a' ,,'i,' ,''"b
'llnk %, nun ~ ''""E'aS' S''''e'''i'oH'
any a.,
Neh ,, Ill, ~ H., Z.
, '"he ana N't p''S'Io illc' VII YOU "Iit
ihete' give me S""s "',SSeu "''i to'h .',|o ,
huu l't l'o H''NNu It, i'I'on' "'u' ~ =;
uh,hh hpout NE, lS U"""-pS"' '"'o' v"
,'Ui,' m NI"tle' uon T. mat, ,o,,o,
h"h ~" @t'thH @ Va nv, -
h'h''' H' my '"''h uo", ~" go va "a
,l"t YOU 'uuh't ~ @ h'th ot, ~ '""S'"'' S""'
pouB'h~ Nni you my 49,. ..;.,..
ahSN e'"u nl,,o''n' VIZ WIZ Va, w ~ S, !,'S,
ANA tI'eit"l"l sho Causit nuiu VI liot i''''
SISTER manu-, anu s.l"oeHeu IL Nl",e''lS '''u
then, without ""tu' She got UP ana iah OUT
"i the r"ou' r,.,.
\ 'e" uaSs la'or, HIhce '"'Leu hei ih"'"e'
T." come ahd slt beslue her.
me Two wore aIono IN ue rpohl' IL WIS
'"lhgh| 'he h"ur the SICK 8'ri '"Ncu
mhct"ecn the dark ana the daylight
"h' " '"o "'s H' - " b','''"s !"
Grace thought II should not only
be "the childreh's hour, as Lohgleno"
meant 1t to bo, but an hour oi healing
balm Tor all tho SICK ahu sorry, llhle "heh
our spirits loose themselves from thelr
trammelS anu grow more spiritual an hour'
above all, when We seem nearer 10 those we
love, ana more abie To say what Al olher
times II ~ nara 10 say.
outside IN the ureary log-lauch street the
gas lamps were heing lighted, one py one,
and OCCASIONALLY the rOlIing sONnt D1cNTlAEt