The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-30
LAST BRIDAL MARCH
THE MUsICI ms HOPELESS
LOVE ENDS WITH HIS
DEATH.
Famous But Unhappy--Rcscned
From a Wandering Lie
Go be Made Feel the
Pa. rs of u Biightcd


Ivan sat N Ills rvp.a sluIc. How
long he ha urrn taere - GEEK, a
mo..ti, o yea Or a ,ay --i,c scarcely
knew. The dor was closed, eyep
locked that nane inl1nt intrude upon
.r witnes his sacred misery. Tnt
curtains aere drawn together With
the hope OF barring out all light, but
ever and anon gentle bre. W came
iii through the b!inis, the heavy trap
eiy sMe led in and oaL. then parted,
and between shonr laint sliv r,llke
ray. but his face w. turned away,
aud ~ IL nc tu,l .-ci4 aseu aor 'iiinin
is.eI The darkness he saw IL MT, and
il was vel For hin there MAS no
light Tue sht ot u mile him
rsst!e :; knowing this he 9 ossd II out.
Whether Twas night 'r day he
cou 4 MT tell. Ills mead WAS boGei
doSn Oh llls knee aud his cold hands
we're pressed u hi. burnlns temples
Tue throbbing OF his heart came loud
ami 81. ang IN Irregular laboring
beats. and lnr force sway ed his body
from .ide 10 81 lie. his brain WIS Ia
n whIrl; he h4u cen aioue Loo loug.
Tue air was Lol ~ stih.ns; ne could
hardly breathe With an Effort be
js.ked himself up, staggered to the
dior and threw II open. The fresh
cold air shocked hun; he to,tsrsd .
step and chill ran through ME
frame; q shudGer quickly ran over
him; bis lips quiyeIed slightly; his
cheeks blau he'd, thea ~ MAS plst
Qllslly iessIns sgalnst Tie Dalcany
be ienained for tims Aid fit re-
freshed L. VS. night ali was husa-
ed as the sllc.cc VI dream, Far
away, int, the ,ie''p, clear blue
of b. ayen, MI Inill.ons II goiieL
stars gu lie, ing iiAc dewdrops VI mora,
scared tile cain sliyery inoon. Nest
ling upon ,hs snuwy ciou Is the night
winds, with their weary wings folded,
were sleeping, Peace, gen lie peace,
seemed reIgaIng over Tue rartn be
meath the worla above.
With his hands folded the man
whose hearl was troubled gazsd NJ
The wall VI heaven, unused Oh is mys-
teries and dralk III It's glory. while
his soul ats1fDed portion II It's pio
found purity aud power. Tae mel.
low air, laden with the ire.ums vi
leaf and blossom, soothed aud co"lec
his brow. lie closed lis eyes anu
seemed 10 have toand reslfal mo-
ment.
His name was whispered: he started
rs o % just awakening. That voIcel
How he loved tue very souui! lie
paused and it came agaif, so sweet
aLd low. Peer ng over the balcony
dawn below among the shadows, he
caught sight Of q lace, the face Of ali
Others 10 him-ths one IN which was
the star Of bis lIfe-the sun 0i hls
kU1l She beckoned and he silently
stu,e 4 va the stars out to where she
was waiting. Visions of vanished
joys cane widely back, arouslrg
I'VE thou "a . wItain his bjsJm He
LreS stIon, !, then weak, aud bis fsy~
Grid pulses ,remOled. de compress
Ell his lips irmiy and grew brave
agaiI: wsnt step nearer, then watt
ell for her {, fpeas, Tor he could not;
his sur .prisa anu pain aud delight did
not pc init nIm.
She reached out her ha4d, but lie
dared not t1ucn Il.
'l,a1," shO whlsp er,d, sit here
no, not 80 Lelr--'GIs better not So
for you, for ne. >
Abe }, What brings you her,l Teli
me tel NE. Ii IL we're kuUwn--"
Hush. Remember you must speak
low. / sougAt TINS spot hoping to see
you. Ivan, u spend Une nOmsut with
you alone before the mJnow, for
then
ain heavens name speik not vi il. "
docs II grove you s0s"
"urieye me2 Theo More than
! can say. IL / might die before IL Is
here"
I'll shi Hush, Ivan, that 10 wrong.
Sit nearer--no, It's not well for either
ofus--yet stayi What matters IL
Tonight Is our last. Oh. what a
word Let Us drink happiness while
We may. With the morrow comes
mi.ery !"
For me, TheoY"
"For ~ BOTH
Am | a ake7 What man 4 thutY'
You III ~ know, but later. First
tell me where you've been since
morning."
"Since morningi-only d4yg II
SCENE l-ah, | cannot tell il was :,
long,"
I've watched for you, listened fol
your I otsieps, but not u glimpse d
you n r q sound has been nv reward
Your room has been still ~ death.
waited then when oil we're lost ID
slumb l cine here
II have been dreaming Then
dreaming u One whose taper Of lif,
y burning low Li.ten and you shall