Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-29

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circle; and thence to the Royal Botanic
Gardens, where e scene WAS presented
of which old Msrnock, the designer OF
them, could not have dresmed.
The season WAS summer. The soft
warm air was apt to fill one with dreams
and sensations of pleasure, when blue
sunny haze partly obscured the distant
landscape, the haze Of heat and moisture,
though violets yet fingered in the shadier
woods; but the time we refer to now WAS
night.
June is pre- eminently the month for
those privileged follies called hover
shows, when the woods begin to wear
uniform tint Of greenerY. But the now
ers, in all their beauty. were secondary
to the wonderful effects OF the fete at the
Botanic, which presented coup
d'teil unthought Of, we say, by
the worthy Robert marnock-a
North Tweeder, we presume-as the mid
night junketing, amid myriads OF Chinese
lanterns, Roman candles and colored
fires, in his old nursery grounds; while
the beauty and fashion of London gather
ed there in thousands to promenade, to
flirt, and listen TO the music discoursed
By the bands Of the Blues and Lie
Guards; and smiles and loneliness, aud
much real or iucipient love-making
abouIds on every side; the latter more
than all in the quiet hooks and shady
places offered and afforded by the mode
in which these gardens are !ald out.
So sklllfully has this been done that the
spectator, standing on any spot or emil
nence, cannot possibly guess how fsr the
grounds extends, for the ring OF land has
become TO the eye an epitomess OF
boundless and varied eXpanse OF open
scenery.
II in the clear sunshine OF day this IS
the optical result, how much more must
it seem so by night, when, added to I'll
the skillful effects of artificial lights and
colored fires, the beautiful conservatory
| becomes temple of frosted silver, ano
| the long rhodods ndron marques turn to
| lowering valleys that seem the abode OF
fairies.
At the sudden explosion of 4 maroon or
signal light at 10 p. II. the grounds be-
came flooded with coloured fees that
brought out the foliage and peculiarities
OF plants and trees, from the lowly weep
ing willow to the tail and stately elm,
while the bands Of the Household Troops,
by the National Anthem, proclaimed that
Royalty had come. But it was neither &c
see the latter nor watch scenic efects tnal
Montague Lonsdale sought that brllllac'
fete. He came to seek but one sweet iace
that had haunted him for months ano
months in places far away beyond the ses
and among all the thousands OF lovely
girls around him he saw nothing OF 1t yet
The utter solitude of being slone in
vast and changing crowd composed o.
groups end parties of mutual friends, be
gan to Cypress him after time, and ht
was on the point Of turning irresoluteI'
awsy, when familiar voice said.
"You here, Captain L 1nsdnl. Mon
itsgue-whaF delightful surprise!"
Then he suddenly found himself con
tronted by the bright, smilir!
face. and the laueuishing hsze
| ewes OF the coquettish Mrs
: Masgrave, nee Hilds Tremsvne, who wa
promenaG ing with Mrs. Chillington and
gentleman. The latter bowed, an
t moved on q little way, when she at ono
! joiued Lonsdale.
? "This is Fortunate" she resumed
hesming upon him; 81 am so longin
t for special India news. Did you see pap
e before you left for Europe? Are 20
direct from Calcutta?"
/ "No-Burmsh."
d "Oi course You must tell me
). about the war-it seems sn age since y
T parted at Suez." continued the efuslT
r Hllda, IS she took Lonsdale's arm, 81
e looked up into his eyes with the Of
d smile, which he knew 80 well, and men
y others, too; but 1t WAS light ar
WANING one, nevertheless. "Aud no
e tell me, you have seen Melanie-L3t
u Brsvbrooke, OF course?"
o "Is she here?" he asked evasivelY.
% "Oh yes-every one is. She IS be
|; with her new (perhaps l should say Oh
a. sdmirer. Your old fame-you laugh.
ID the idea now, no doubts one OF u
he sensations of the season; but she will \
re long ornament the rooms OF the pon'
aunt, If rumors prove true.
q, TO all this prattle Lcnsdklee made
- reply. He knew Hilda Of old, and nc
capable she was OF exercising al! Z
. powers Of mischief and fascination, ms
th RED though she was. Thinking c: tn
e, he er quired for Mr.. MusgraVe. fearing
er was forgotten, "in the way OF the ma
e. conscienced world in which they lived
at ooh, he is well, thanks, and at Brigf
on, fortunately" she sdded In Il
OF voice, with one OF her old 6llades 81
ID from her white-lidded eyes; "but
at other Horace's little Amy is here, L
as lieve; and-do you know-she is mt
I'd amazingly in love with her own Ausosu
u though it is said that people noW-a-de
y, never do marry the right people. w
ne funny old sir is that which the Coz
ne stresm band is plsyine?" she asked, al
lie brief pause.
& "'Love not"
on "Ah, very sensible title, too"
"HoW?"
ns "Because sthe thing you love n
change Does not the song say so!"
re, piled Hilda, with one Of her silly
cir certainly silvery laughs; while Lonsd
sH. gave species of start, as he saw, ame
o. many others, the familiar face ne
III been in search of pass close by where
p,- and his companion stood, half hide
on under the long branches of droop
willow, near the articfcial lake in WI
the colored lights were orililar
eis reflected. *.
Us It was the face of Melanie-that g.
e's yet striking face; so full OF sWeetn
leo and power, tenderness and streng
roy strangely blended-the face he had
10y seen blistered with tears at their part
ian place-last, but once, when yesterday
wss with the same man VINO was
we attendance on her now.
esl As she passed slowly with D'Oyley
'ne heard her voice. It was only utter
ne oor,r,opnlso how IL Thrill