The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27

crawl, 10 stand, to walk. Brian 0Connor iclt
moi.cr}y thull for the supple girl beside
him. whose hand he took in his and showed
her how 10 holdapen. AS he did so he made
the ob. ervaJon to his mind OF heart:
The beautiful cannot seem illiterate,
there being such perfection in beauty that
educsl lion itself seems imperfect Low came
this youug woman by these long, accentuatod
fingers. each one like one phonetic letter
stroke, and delicately iointcd as our vowel
dois2 ] am Of working origin, aud my
hands denote il. though never work. This
girl washes and cooks and has not gloves,
but crcaiion's delicacy is in her hand May
there not be in the migration Of SO many
people, lost ladies down among the undis-
tinguishable peasntry?"
Iic was very percse and formal with Miss
Perry, however, perceiying that great man,
like Sir James Athol, could take any descent,
but a poor and young man yielding to
wayside love, must halt al the waysidc and
DE q gypsy.
He WAS about 10 declare that his pupil
was rreeocious, when his words were taken
ont Of bis head by Sir James crying:
"Hele is girl who has learned in three
lessons 20 letters Of the alphabet and can
draw them on paper. II she is not bright
scholar J must be great teacher. See here,
Grandfather Turtle, your child has formed
all these leliersi
The old man put his hand upon his back
and covered his eyes with the other hand;
"Ouce I knew every letter, sir" he said,
before this cuTIato0re Of the spine destroyed
nay memory, but now don't know 4 IRON
Zsd.n
"DO You know your fathers name, Tur-
tleg"
81 DO NOT REMEMBER 1T, SIR"
Play him some familiar tunes Mr.
O'Connori let us test the poor mortal's
memory"
OGonBor sat at the organ and played
Home Sweet Home "Old Lang Syne,"
"Old Hundred" and Yankee Doodle" sue
Cessiyely. Cleans Of domi-TeconitiOn would
come TO the cripple's face, but being chal-
lenged 10 give the name Of q her tune, he
could only says
"Once ] knowed them all, sir and felt
their pleasure in my nerves and veins, but
my spine g0t crooked and has gTowed
through tie roof OF my memory like a grape
vine through a gOurd, and / can hold moth
ing. III ] had a warm house and fire like
this, my torpid memory might thaw oct,
like the black bears when he has slept all
Winter IN the tree or cave, but Wakens at
the warmth Of Spring and goes back 10 every
familiar brook, lambcote and berry swamp"
Sir James Athol blew a whistle, and there
entered persons Of his household, who NOV
ed back the billiard-table and the ornaments
and formed fora c0iilliOn, OF which the mu-
SIC was furnished by q negro fiddler.
Come, young w0men!" called the host,
we VIII have little dance and little re-
past after ihatn
Perry stepped forward with Brian and her
face shone with animation and her form bent
Eerpeniinc 10 The strains
Hasten, Mistress Dovel You keep the
company waiting. Can't you dance?"
O. yes, she can" exclaimed Doves sister
Perry; but She is afraid Of Arcby Beattys
lecture 10 herr
Nonsensen called Sir James. al am
master here. Church and State are my
motto: tbc Queen leads the worship and
opens the ball, and what she orders is reli-
gion.n
lie led the younger girl forward, and she
was leo grateful or too difiident 10 refuse.
Servants ia the HAIL. roared the old
BarOnrt, b. good English custom, though
American democracy cannot afiJrd ID. When
we cannot dance once and awhile with our
maids their lovers cannot die with us Tor
Britain Lively, friend Fiddler"
The m0uuiain maids had been too favor
Ste at Winter dances and woodland picnics
not 10 know their steps; they were neat,
and both had llnc hair-Co0roo's plated IN
braid in the German style, and Berryls tied
mp upon the crown Of her head.
ln a few minutes CoOrOO had become
like her sister in viyacity Of countenance;
she was bgtleT clothed, as she was a seam
Etness, and the housefeeper aud companion
of a well-t0-do and childiess widow upon a
farm But PerTys spTite-lil.e. ioy0us move
ment ia the dance beiiitod her careless frocl.
and The spectator saw her eyes, teeth and
face o. delight alone
LIKE a BLAMING GYPSY FROM THE WOOD.
Perry was tall, long-i0inted l,y air and ez-
ercisE. her bead small and her form bOyish
Dove, by sedentary living and more ample
Rnd yariGus i0Od, had the richer outline.
like damsel and dame IN one, and the more
reflective aud settled countenaHce, but the
sisters were alike IN tint Of skin, eye and
hair, the younger sister only the more
faxeH.
AT pause In the dance old Grandpa Tur-
tle, warmed through and through before
the Orc, Jet out a reef in his memory. and,
abseniiy creeping up under Sir James Ath-
ole face, uuttered the words:
I" You are iilzc some picture used 20 see
Whert Il was j cannot now remember"
"P.cturc 81 Jacob IN the old Datch BibIe.D
cried .he unaDashed Perry, a Wrastlin with
fhe angel"
She pointed 60 thewhislzered host paving
strong court 10 Turtles younger grand
dauEhlfF, who was bland and dry Of re-
parite = hol having made IN a lew hours
by Tie reality Of has nature a society and an
ep1h where there had been only wilderness
and stones.
NoW. every body lor the promenade OF the
grounds. every Buoy salUtes has rartner. and
We are ~ have ioe cream and frozen cugtard
Et the lodge"
The grounds watched by large. discrim-
inHilIg dogs, afforded views Of arthiteclurr
and o. istas and she depths and prospects
of the $50 mountain ranges paraleing the
South Mountain 0n either EiGe. The cool AIR
IRON t.is-e estai aCeni AunnInits worked beneath
the Hai4er alI from the galleye aud creepinp
mp fhr eap lTcsnencd the i0reheads Of Tie
danrtF.. auu the conde-censiOn and heafti-
mess oI tEc.T host made ihe country maids
remember lhe STORY ol Ruth and her nother
EeanME iu tho golden halRest-Geds OF
prosperous B8aE.
The ate Of good things temporarily pro-