The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-04
ROSES HEROISM.

ROSES HEROISM.
Family story Paper
ssOh. dearI | wish l could be heroine
myself; pouted Rose Pemberton. tossing
aside the thrislingly sensational novel which
she had lust flushed. with deep sigh OF
discomfort lin pretty enough. I'm
sure casting an appreciative glance AT
the mirror opposite, in which her piquant
face and curling golden hair were pleasingiy
reflected but nothing ever happens
nothing ever will happen. either. 50 far as
| can see-~thst has the least BIT Of romance
In IL. Just this same old hnmdrum life;
I'm tired and sick OF it. II something
startling would only eccur' II could only
fall desperately in love with some one =
Here The low. Disconnected murmer of
Rose 3 voice ceased and faint blush crept
into her pretty checks. as her thoughts
drifted away toward certain .'some one'
1ho had never formed part OF that hum
drum life Of which she had so often and so
bitterly complained.
Rose had numbericss admirers, ms the
prettiest girl In the village always will
have. and she could recall an almost equal
number OF fiirtAtions which bad served 10
brighten the monoiony OF her village life
But they were tame affairs; her heart
had never been really interested for a mo-
msnt.
As for the grand passion, Rose knew
nothing OF 1t, save in her romantic day.
dreams and in the impassioned pages OF
her favorite novcls.
She had laughed at her would-bc lovers,
and declared her conviction that there
was no such thing as love in real life.
But Of late pretty Rose had secretly be-
gun 70 entertain 4 somewhat different
opinion ON that subject
A handsome. manly. intellectual face
and q pair OF beautiful. laughing brown
eyes were the direct cause OF her change of
heart.
Yet thar owner seemed In NO haste To
enroll himself on the list Of her admirers
Indeed. Rose knew him only bv sirht. for
william Severance vas I stranger In the
village: she hsd seen him In church two q,
three tiues and occnsionaliv on The sfreet
but be had never sought an Introduction IA
The belle al the Mace. and bevond : nass-
ipc glance Of admir- alton. hsd not evine.d
any specisi notice Of her sttr actions
Perhans that Vas the verv thing which
had awakened Roses intersst In him A.
Ali events she often ca,rht herself dream.
inc of those hanasome brown ewes and
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