Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-02-13
The Hand of Fate.

II was beautiful girlish face
The fist time he saw il he was AT
trnctcd by It's wondfcus lovcIucsS
The features were delicate and reg
ular, the mouth sweet and tender
the teeth small aud even. the chin
so', and curved. the neck white and
graceful, the forehead low, broao
and half hidden by masses of soh
brown hair, and the eyes large
dark and luminous with the deptli
OF her strong Celtic nature.
When hc first met her she wa.
just stepping from tho rosy realm oi
young giflhood into the gfacious
but not less lovely sphere of wo.
manhood. Her slight and childish
form seemed day by day 10 develop,
and from the hour when his eyes
were first blessed with the vision of
her ycstal beauiy-from lhc moment
when his hand first held WITHIN il
her own pink palm, she grew IN
lovcliness Of form and sacred wo.
manlincss of spirit.
Circumstanccs--say rather fate
threw them more ar d more in each
others conipanionship. and naught
occurred TO mar their growing
friendship, TO make her doubt his
honor, to cause him TO lose faith in
her virtue. Thus The weeks rolled
hv.
One day they met and looked
into each others eyes with a new
and thrilling meaning. Simultane.
ously they realized that they loved
each other. They said nothing,
bur they knew that .ibc spark OF
affinity bad enkindlcd lalhe that
wOuld not be quenchcd 10y cold, un
plying reason, and the know ledge
made their cheeks pale with alright.
The sweet pain of that first moment
Of that realized hopeless love was
infinite.
Both fought against their passion
Tor each other. Both tried TO crush
IL. Both knew that the knowledge
that they were meant for each other
bad come too late Both knew that
their passion would be condemned
il known. Butit grew in spite oi
their irampling, each day throwing
new tendrilS about them.
One day, as he stood ly her side,
looking down into her glorious eyes.
he forgot Philosophy and It's teach.
ings, and ~ moment Of madness.
he bent and kissed her. A great
wave Of passion swept her form,
and the next mefpent she lay sob.
bing in his arms.
From that day Philosophy was
detbroned. They two worshipped
no longer at her shrine, and instead
they reveled in tic sophistry oi
love. Three twelve. months rolled
by, and they were happy IN the
sweet and solemn knowledge thai
they possessed zach Others pure
and true affection -an affection
which was idOlatry itself To hei
he Was a king--io him she was :
/ divinity, whose name il was almost
profanity for others 70 breathe and
before whom he was unwilling ihat
any other human being should wor
ship.
But in oil these years their loy,
was pure and holy. Their affection
led them not to the commiss, on o..
wrong. a yielding to evil impulse.
would have made them lose thcii
tender faith in each other. Aud se
they lived and loved on, doing moth
/ iug that would iafnish their names
or make them amcnable to human
laws or bring upon them the dis
pleasure II heaven.
But they did nol feel that IL va
wrong for them sometimes 10 =.
with each ether, and. in their swee
stolen hours 81 fcompanionship The,
used often to tax Of tic strange cif
cumstanccs that brought them 20
gctbcr in q dcathlcss love. they fel
that the band Of Fate had difecte,
their lives, and they pledged eter
nal fidelity % each other since Fat,
I l--merciless Faic-had thrown then
together.
But II Fate brought them TO know
each other, Fate separated them
and he aud she were doomed 10 Sc
suns rise and evening shades com
on and silent moon litnighfs to pas
month after month-cach in tba
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