The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
CUpID,S WILES.
\ LIST OF COURT-PLASTER
AND IT'S MEANING.
He Loved A Semi-ideai Girl Though
Was About 10 Harry Another

Judge Bnrieigb sat at his desk
go completely lost in thou ght,
that his intimate friend aud
associate, DR.. Sanderson, opened
the door of the outer hall, and
crossing the main office, entered
the judges private room and
stood for some seconds by the
doorway without being noticed.
With a twinkle Of amusement
in his eyes, he saw his friend
open a package, take from it
the miniature of a beautiful
girl, land press it to his lips
A lock of golden hair and a
small black object that looked
like an overgrown wafer were
next unwrapped, and on these
the old judge gazed for some
moments, smiles and shadows
chasing each other oyer his
benevolent face
At length, with IL sigh, he
was about TO place the articles
in their wrappers, when a noise
at The outer Office caused him
to raise his head, and he saw
the doctor standing in the
doorway. HurriedIy he drew a
newspaper over the contents of
the parcel, and was about to
rise, when the doctor exclaimed
with a hearty laugh:
"Well, we'll. What next?
Will we live to see the sphinx
ogling some far Egyptian
devotee, Or the shade of Black
stone coquetting with a pocket
edition Of Venus? Or is it anoth-
er Maud Muller? Tut, tut, judge,
! | would never have thought it
Of staid old bachelor like yoI,' y
and the doctor laughed again
"Probably not" replied the
Ijudge,-"most people wouldn't;
but you have shot wide Of the
mark this time, for the articles
YOU saw are not connected with
any romance IN which / played
a leading part"
"Ah. a cousin perhaps, or a
sister; oh, Judge ?" replied his
friend slyjy.
"Sit down, DOCTOR" said the
judge, "and I will tell you an
old story. The point Of it you
have no doubt heard d score of
times; but I venture TO say that
you never knew that such a
circumstance actually occurred,
and that the principals in il
were among the best known OF
our society people Of half a
century ago. Ny connection
with the affair was through my
relationship to the lady in the
case. After her death her only
daughter was my ward, and
afterward adopted her. | was
her mothers counsel FOR some
years; and one day she gave me
this packet and told me the
circumstances 1t had such {
spice Of romance in it that
have always enjoyed thinking
about it, and often look at the
picture and try to recall her as
knew her in the prime OF life.
will tell you the story; know
you will find it interesting"
The judge unwrapped tht
miniature, placed it upon th'
desk, and continued:
"The autumn session at th,
Seminary in Breslau, in TIT
year lS-,opened with unusual1.
full classes, and the building
were crowded. Indeed, th,
number of resident student
was 50 far in excess of th
, provision made for them, tha
| it was found necessary to pu
al least two pupils i'll ever,
room in the dormitories.
new wing was to have bee
> finished in time for the ope:ni!
3 of the session; but for som
! callse it had been delayed, an
the students were obliged t
be conte.it with crowded &C
commodations while the worI
on the new building was pusbe
L forward as rapidly as th
{ weather and the limited mean
, and help would permit.
"The building stood on
! high tab,e-land overlooking til
village. The original plan d
l construction was the form of
r Maltese cross. The centra
t portion and main floors wer
$ devoted to the chapel, librarie
, Eclass-rooms, dining rooms, an
. business ofhces; while the wing
above the first floor, were u e
as dormitories. But three {
7 the wings and the centra
r portion had at that time bee
completed, and it was upon tt
. fourth, which was to be bui
much longer than the origin;
Il plan, that the work was going d
u "As it was expected that tt
& new wing, which vas to 1
g occupied by the boys, would /
done by the holidays, it VI;
t finally decided, after Inuc
a debate, to turn one of the hal
e into dormitory for the youn
n er girls, and the working pupi
e who assisted in the domest
sr affairs of the establishment
y for, with the exception of cook
, / ousekeeper, and soul er
maids, all Of the househo