The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-23

est in him was kept alive and famed
into a bright flame by the admiring
comments of the family. Johns sisters
in turn, visited the new home, and
much of their talk was of Percival.
"Why don't he send me a photo
graphP" Ruth inquired of sister Laura,
the first visitor.
"Percival disdains photographs, " said
Laura, loftily. He says they are the
soul of vanity"
"Percival is so utterly different from
John, you can have no conception of
him."
Except what she gets from his ador-
ing sisters" said John, coming up and
bestowing on Ruth hug and sound
ing kiss.
There, for instance" and Laura
turned a slightly Disguised look upon
the young husband, ''you would never
find Percival doing any thing so undig-
nified and demonstrative as that"
"Wait till he has such wife as Ruth,
he'll be demonstrative enough.
know him better than you girls do"
Laura resumed her drawn thread
work. "Percival has very noble and
sincere attachment; it has been the
motive and incentive of his entire life
You remember Mary Livingston,
JohnP"
"a very namby-pamby, insipid girl,
as recall her."
you couldn't appreciate her. John.
She is really deep, and PercIval has
loved her since they were children.
HIS nature is so constant and true. l
sometimes shudder when 1 think what
win happen him should any thing sep
aBate them. He could never love
again, - and Laura's prim and pretty
head wagged dramatically.
''Psbawt a boy of twenty-three not
love again. especially one who has
seen as little of women as Percival
hasP' and John laughed incredu-
lously.
"They are a lovely pair, resumed
Laura TRANQUILITY. ''She is fair and
| classic looking, he so dark. You have
no idea, Ruth, how he looks, have youP
Great, dark, beautiful eyes, with a
changeful lambert light in them; some
times soft with tenderness, and again
flashing with intellect"
A very loud cough came from behind
Johns newspaper, and when they
were alone, he said to Ruth:
Laura is a perfect fool about Perez
val. He's a fine fellow, but she idolizes
him."
Polly, the intellectual sister, next
visited Ruth.
you don't know, Ruth, what you
have missed in not seeing Percival, -
she said one day when they were peel
ing peaches.
Il have the greatest curiosity about
Percy began Ruth.
please don't call him Percy" plead
ed Polly, "the whole, high-sOunding,
sonorous name just suits him. Such a
mind and such physique-the combi-
nation is rare one! He is intensely
fond of every form of science. is eter-
nally investigating and advancing new
ideas concerning every thing. You
should see his eyes when he has de-
duced some new theory on some pet
subject, they are almost like pansies-
dark, unbelievable, and"
"Pansies! Are they blue? Laura
said they were-"
Laura never saw his eyes when he
was working under such inspiration.
She knows little about him mentally;
in fact, may say, he has shown me
, his true nature more fully than any
t other. He is entirely different from
, John.
This cOnsoling wind-up Ruth repeat
ed to her husband.
ut is evident that you are considered
most ordinary beside the paragon
Percival," she said.
II believe l am, he laughed, ''but
Polly is perfectly silly about Percival.
He wouldn't recognize himself from
/ her description. Wait until you see
l him."
Last, came Betty, the rollicking sis
ter. Johns favOrite. One day when
: he had chased her screaming up the
c front stairs and down the back, she
e paused, painting:
n John, why don't you be dignifed
4 like PercivalP''
y "Now Betty, stop" protested Ruth.
r 'Percivars too lazy for aromp," SAID
John.
!, 'sNo. but his thoughts are on othel
v things-Tve heard the girls say so
A l W A1s W. y va hAAONh anu nGhAN pAAL OA
the air of making perfectly incredibl,
I assertion, ''would you believe, that nj
{ though l am still in short dresses
a Percival has never seen my ankles?''
n 1.-The worse for him, shouted John
picking her up and placing her upsid,
+ down in big chair.
- Betty, what are Percivars eyei
e likeP" asked Ruth, silly, one day.
Q 20, gracious! l don't know. Some
n times think they look like my topai
V ring, and others like my mOss-agate-
Y they're queer eyes, all sorts of colors
8 Polly says they mark the ehangefu
and brilliant emotions of his brain, anC
of course they dc"
/ Some time after this. Mrs. Ruth mad
, her first visit to the Dudley homestead
Percival was in New York attending
t lectures. Then she made her secOnt
u visit. Percival was located in a dis
/ tant town and could spare neither tim
+ nor money to come home.
n cit seems rs though late were de
= termined / should never see Percival.
u Ruth said one afternoon as the femi