Daily Republican., 1888-08-25
MuOAsBIRu Ann mADNEss
BY MARTHA EILEEN noLAaAN.

Ludicfous'y, am sure, like . sum
mer RItRent whoa has Bhrunk IL u,
wash, wander through the htzy mel
ovness Of IOdian simmer, rustliT q III
lfAllen beauties under my wAnton iee,,
ont needless aud miseTably Iest esI
amids is gltr lea.
Along the limpid, hIwinR river. Il
there rest beneath les 9Teen wRtPre-rss
from heart, brain, ana WORLDLY feAr.?
! Through tanRles OF btAckeu and gold
On rod, over the crisp, sp0ut Rrsss, and
under the vnIifgAtsd foliage, until j
reach an old btI!e which, during nv
brief visit at Gr,ystJue Park, has be.
come immorialz q ia my memory and
wonderfully dear.
As mode Of ingrsss and esTsss 1t Il
. spsre and a oelusion; o wobbly,
knock knesd oil Gaair, rotten at tht
oore, and risky ander even my weight,
though vanity Is light" some wise
acre has Aptly said.
1t has stood, yearly AocumulAtipa
new mosIes and ivtts to cover Its year.
~ weakening portions, since ases ore.
AdAmite, 1 thlDK.
Behind It the cIo', deep forest Alsles
before and beyond it the sWishioa,
opaiescent river, relic OF 0rsys stone
Antiquity.
GiDEerly ofo'ssd It Whose heart
Was avsr 80 blsAG tina; tbs owner OF il
yoOVetei and uTtsd that mott proaain
Of ell psins-a broken lsg2
Suicide, Ab Quite aud desperate
complete eTAsurs from exislpnce v hen
eGlbtencs has become UNDESIRABLE, NAV
not be go bad q thing, sinoA IL btlpas
foraetiulnesF, osTcbsucs. But apIIu.
tered bJnes, bAudARes, RroAne, chior,-
form -pRt!
Therefore, although far from happy.
oToss II ne happy woman might, IN
treDidatiOn. sit down TO Iest on tho
lowest and safest step, abseu.ly lark
lDR into fr9gmelt the nOdilnR green
ferns that & .Uw HrOund
forget the present.. aad 90 back into
the past very unRiss thing some.
times. Every woman of the world
nowadays looks before leApinS, and
generally selects spot we'll lined with
arsen oaekS 10 which to drop, II she
has been we'll and wisely trained.
bad been "wsll and wis sly trained I"
Aunt Louisa could train 10 ons o.her
Wise were am bitlon rho ono thing Ia h,
considered In tlfe Was It not? Mspy
Keen traits Unborn aFH rendered the
keeuar 10 breeding ] therefore looked
de hetpeE thEn most women per-
hAps.
WAS it a blessing or 3 curse? Itisso
difficult oittn to discern betWe the
twI.
II was six weeks since had come
down TO GEsSslons Park wish Mrs. Dos
pArde-SiFtlt OF It's oWnsr-ior an au-
tumn rest"
Had mot com, with q purpose In
view? And shall. go back to ambl
tlous Aunt Louisa-to the quick, sordid,
uosldiy world from whion came, " here
hearts seldom in.rude, aud say to the
,sHuIng splIt.:
Il have failed. have been 3 foil,
| bsvS fallen IN love. Farewell! Let
me die IN the dArkntss and Obscurisy OF
pSver y ''
Never Am = pulling ohild-a
sim pie, untutortO oOuhtry maid to fall
IN love with dreamer-A nobody, with
the face AND pliIe OF q kinR-the for
tune Of q Bohemian? Nev,i!
Tnere Ia q rust In the dead leaves.
| look up TO md hlm-Paul Grey stones
e1uttD aud Ru' 81 fog the nonct -JtAnd-
.ng before ms With uncovered head.
steel my heart against his eloquent
dark eyes.
20 earth, frRil passion olinRs to
earth !" ] laugh, lightly. oAms out
70 SoAI on the subj ne oz0ne ana sunset
TO rsgions stheTeAli and, 10 | here am
ALREADY wil:et
LET US enjoy II trgether;" he steps
quickly 10 my side; be catches In his
my two hALds upon which costly rlnza
glitter and fash. 1.-THE lAIt sunset, p
he continues. half scorpfully, half sadly
i've ever can ebjoy tRethtr, MAude
l leave Grey stone 10, morrow.
l almost gasp. 'T1 morrow? Me.
sbiuks l heard HoTat.o say 'to-mor.
row." QuD.s ibsteLd, with . slight
shruR OF mg shOulders.
"ro'nofrow's sunset is . vague thing
sou know, which We may not witness
neutrality-suspicious. or apart"
A look OF Wild passion, pAin-what
not OF all that combines emotion -
orotsed his dark kinRly face. He bent
II closer. His breath famed my IAllnR
cheek. 1 shlvered
al WiBh-oh, God how I wish j" he
says, hoAEBely, "thAt this one we we're
witnessing together were to be the last |
npon which our mortal eyea would ever |
Test sRAin. Then, 81 Heaven IL not also |
illusion, you would be mine forever. |
You WUuId lay Hbids your worldly am
biLlnnH and cums to my arms. L"
"You are mad-mad with the very
mA1netB OF mo0nsbtRel" l return.
''B AbF'--With . sooEnf1l little laugh
tan never teach yoH to be Wise By
Q Eample2 II 10 loVs"-oIaoulaily,a and |
with an outward filDR az my hand,
meant to convey and fling sOoFn broad
cast -"whieh performs all LIES greatest !
evils ForRatit No woman, no man,
Is worth . moments aaon,t"
de has drawn away. BE stands lean.
lug against . soml RIoRn oAks survey
ing me out Of the dark, passionate
eyes which read aud shame my soul
the only eyes OF which have ever
dreamed.
"Why are you going away to NOR
roNf Isl Toi . sudden imPulse2"
1--WE sometimes have sudden, 6nd
wise inpulsef, even. Why ShLuld 1
We understand each other
fully. / sm going because l can no
longer o. dure this-this hell which is
yet but one step from Heaven. an
nothing to oG-you have told me SO s
thousEnd times. ~ leBst, although your
eyes havG--oooGsior ally-told differ
eut story. dsTs not IemNin longer,
ls1t-.esl 60 Dsd, ntd put an end to
him, OF you, or M SELL"
'9uJ An, tbcTA he is, the truRnt."