Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-27


approaches, grow luminous and assume
shapes that are startling in their fidelity
From the diary of good woman's life,
have torn two pages One was written in a
mist of Doubt; the other beneath the glorious
lyradiantarch of Delight. After years of un-
certainty, happiness has become to her per-
ennial bow of promise.
What these two pages reveal of truth, only
guessed at before, intensifies memory that
will abide with me until the graves impene-
trable shadows are lifted and dispelled.
The scenes of this narrative are con for
eign station"
Almost simultaneously had reached my
thirth-seventh year and the thirty-fifth par
'allel Of south latitude. The turtle-back, pe-
ninsular city of Montevideo very comforta-
bly, housed me among its one hundred thou
sand inhabitants There were, probably,
that many of us at that time, although /
never had whole opportunity to verify the
local census. One afternoon, as stood at
the portal of the hospitable English club, I
somewhat idiotically tried to count the peo-
pie going back and forth, crossing and re-
crossing the Plaza Constitution; but I soon
grew weary of The monotonous tramp and
arm swinging, bowling and ogling, the car
,riage sweep and street car rush. So, resign
;edly, / faced about, went deliberately up
stairs, and gossiped with some genial brother
icosmopolites who had been born before that
quarter of the world was quite ready for
them.
Icould not speak the every day language
of my temporary fellow citizens; yet friends
were plentiful, skies fair, the society charm
ing, and December's pulse beat warmly at
eighty degrees or thereabouts.
The previous month, and, in fact, the last
week in it, found me lettering at the Brazil
ian capital. There had awaited the arrival
Iof steamer comrade. His mercantile en-
jgagsments detained him at Pernambuco and
Bahia. Thus he escaped genuine bowling,
sail splitting pampero, which had given me q
toss and tumble idea Of what a hard blow
on shore usually is in the vicinity Of Cabo
Ftio.
When we were again together, quickly
sdstscted a change In George Hamilton. He
eeemed preoccupied-his mind far removed
from either business or pleasure. had
marked out grand plan for sight seeing in
his company, but he took little or no appar.
ent interest in the detailed programme. II
juca, the magnificent, failed to lure him, and
Pao Assucar and lofty Corcovado shared
with the renowned Jardin Botanico and itl
avenue Of palms o neglect that was surpris
ing. On the voyage out from New York ht
had talked 80 constantly Of these freaks and
wonders of tropical nature that / was nov
completely nonplussed by his indifference
During his youth he had spent several year,
ia the Atlantic provinces of Brazil. Hi
father had been one Of the first and mos
successful railway contractors in that opu
lent empire. Besides having thorough 40
tquaintance with the coast cities Of South
Amsrica, no native spoke Portuguese Q,
Spanish more fuently than George Hamil
ton. As had depended upon his oft rs
(peated voluntary promise to be my guide Il
and around Rio, the disappointment was moi
hid from him.
Aboard ship our lkings had been mutual
Hour after hour We gased from the steamer'l
deck ct the marvellous luxuriance Of eternal
summer lands. Threading its way between
the supsrb clusters sof islands, known to 81
West Indian sailors q the Caribs. our 49,
had, IA succession, passed the immense daltal
Iof Ormoco and Amazon. From Braeansl
sboals to the celebrated Magellan sRaits
svefy bay and headland was n open book {,