The Press., 1886-08-19
Issued Every Thursday Evening.
RELLE BURTON.

as young men generally d0t with the glrl who came handiest. This particular girl happened to be Belle Burton, and I de voted myself to her-rode with her, boated with her Git was country place where we met), walked with her, talked with her, begged her for the roses she wore in her hair and tried Gin vain), for l was no poet, to make sonnets not only to her sfeye- brows, nibut to her hair, her cheeks, and her lily white hands. In fact, went through the pretty dream of first love as most yoting people do, and 1t ended, as ii generally does, in an unpleasant awakening. . One day the stage arrived at the hotel with dozen dashine New Workers for passengers. d The next, one of them ob. tained an introduction to Belle Burton. There was no doubt whatever that he was handsomer than men usually are, or that his grace and accomplishments were equal to his personal charms. Handsome Arnold he was generally called, and girls went into raptures over his large, lOng-lashed eyes and blonde mustache, and men feared his broad shoulders, deep chest and splen did proportions. For my part, hated him from the first, for no sooner had he appeared upon the carpet than Belle seemed utterly to forget my very existence
 suppose she had never cared anything about me, but she had firted with me while thers was no better fun to be had and I was not old enough to kuow thai the man she loves is the one no woman ever firts with. With Arnold she wal rather graver than with most men, but her eyes sparkled as he approached her She blushed when his name was mention cd, and cared for nothing in which he haC not some share. In fact, it was as blair that she was in love with him as that h, was devoted to her i; and there was nC doubt in any one's mind that all this woulC end in wedding. It was good thing said the old people, for poor Belle Burton for she "had nothing." For my part i seemed to me that all the luck was Arnold 8
 had never thought myself very i'll looking before, but now was wretchedly conscious of all sorts of deficiencies.
 looked in the glass many times day.
 spent half my time criticising my counte nance, and longing vainly fer the charm of handsome Arnold could not hope t possess them, even should I use all tn hair oils and cosmetics of the advertisinI columns of the daily paper, and bribe [ my aid the tailor who best understood tn art of padding shoulders, but next to hav ing fairy transformation effected for m benefit, Ishould have been pleased to SC Arnold lose his beauty. hope I've beer forgiven for 1t. I scarcely can forgiv myself, but could have prayed that som i ban might fail upon him-that he migh break his limbs or catch the smallpox, o somehow spoil his complexion or figure.
 I was not a wicked young fend by nf ture, but love, which, when it prospers, the most humsnizfng emotion of the sou i is most likely to develop all the evil emo tions of ones nature when it comes to griet r I should have taken my departure an put myself out of the way of hourly ton ture, but did not do so wisely. I liI gered about the place and did small thing to spite the happy pair-intruded on thei tete-a-tetes, managed to force the societ of some excellent and loquacious matro or some troublesome child upon them looked daggers of contempt at him an forgot to pass the butter to her. At last
 grand chance to annoy him occurred. H
 was good rider and proud of his accon plishment, and he had a restive, nervou animal which he boosted no one coul ride but himself. I had heard him declar himself perfect master of the creature who had never given him serious troubl save once, when suddenly brought int I ing under a white umbrella. a "'H -''..' .
 seThat," said handsome Arnold, "ws soinething Prince could not understand and made him forget who held the bridle.
 As he came pranhinR up to the gate, C rode away with an air, used to wish fc an artist with white umbrella. desire
 to see that fellow unseated and ingloriousl Turned into the mud. That would hay
 made me happy; and once when he ha il offended. me more than ever by his gallaI style of riding, I sauntered out into th .l felds-eursin9 him in my inmost soul-
 when what should spy in the middle ( the grass. intent upon bunch of clove
 but Q fat pre- Raphaelite artist, in whit suit, a Tapping hat and g white sketchin umbrella that would have frightened tn
 clergyman's gray mare who was nearly {
 old as himself, into being a runaway.
 II rushed toward this artist with enthv
 Eiasin. took off my hat to him. said 'ESir, rejoice that one of your glorioI
 profession has at last visited us. Yo
 love the minute, I see. Have you notice \ the spider webs on the blackberry bush, at the turn of the lane, the dew sparklin
 on the silvery film, the delicious frui growing beneath -haveyou seen that, sir The pre- Raphaelite artist scratched h
 head with his brush and said 1.a
 { r'sWell, no, II ain't." " ..r.
 nE'.Will you come and see it, sir," I sai, "Will you make it immortal on your Cal vas ?" 8auai' -s 'lt'l's s,E'.i' The pre- Raphse elite artist replied:
 "WeIl, wouldn' mind.
 Tdid not care what he said so that l ! came. My object was not art it was tl white umbrella. desired to have hi | seated where the eye of handsome Arnold
 restive Prince would fall upon him as l 'i turned the corner of the garden walk, ar
 to that very spot beguiled my artist ar
 there, stationed him, and when he hi
 settled with Chinese precision to his spid , webs and blackberries, hid myself behin
 tree to enjoy the comic scene fnfly @ pected would follow.
 heard handsome Arnold bid adieu the ladieS) \ heard the batter of b ai horses feet upon the road. and in g m
 ment more saw him come gayly. on, smile ppon his. .handsome face, q rich col n lon his cheeks youth, health, atrengt
 happiness, expressed in every curve aI
 outline of his statpesque form. The ne
 instant Prince had seen the white arti
 and the white umbrella. And then-rrthe t heaven forgive me, not the amusing spe , tacle of handsome Arnold's discomfatu . that had hoped to see, He kept h | seat, while Prince, rearing and plungin dashed wildly away with him toward ; precipifous path along the cliff side aI F vanished Ike le mad thing with his rid sd still upon his bach, going straight iowa : a certain awful precipicea which overhuI the rocky river shore below. lfaF
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