The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23
furthest corner.

furthest corner.
/ The waiter is temporarily out OF the room,
and the couple avail themselves Of the oppor-
! tunity to converse.
| WHO'S nv precious darling?" she asks,
| with an iEtonation as If she were uncertain
and wished information whatever on the
| point.
Il don't know; who is it!" he responds, as
! if he had no knowledge on the subject
Don't you knowl Well, this is my pre-
cious darling" And she reaches under the
tAblecIoth and clasps his hand, while from
| her eyes there flows melting tenderness as
| she gazes into his face.
Am 1! Oh, you sweet, sweet, sweet
little darling!" and there is a convulsive pres
sure of their clasped hands underneath the
end of the table.
Meanwhile the waiter has placed their
breakfast before them.
Il amt bit hungry" she says with a
charming air of languor.
aren't youg You poor little sweetheart
Try and eat just little, just to oblige your
ownest own"
She delicately pecks like a slender bird at
the food and then drops her fork.
''Oh, / can't eat anything. Let's talk"
She looks pleadingly into his face and contin-
ues: Tell me again If you love me, darling.
Do you, do you"
Yes, my beautiful queen; you know do,
don't you, little sweetheart!"
''Ehose splendid darling are you3 Whose
noble boy are you, can you guess" she que
ries, with a tone full Of wooing sweetness.
''Yours!n he asks, with tender expression
on his face.
You know you are my beautiful lover,
my splendid darling, my lovely boyI You
know you are, now don't your
YES; l do know. And now who is my
idol, my queen, my blue eyed, sweet Tipped
sweetheart"
You know. It's mel" she says, with
rapturous etfusion.
And thus they murmur on, the world for
getting and by the world forgot. There are
intervals of silence eloquent with the shifting
red and white on the cheeks Of the girl, the
lights and shadows Of her eyes, and the wor-
Shipping expression of the youth as he watches
her mobile face.
'There!7 she CALCULATES as she RECEIVERS her
self, somebody has come in. See, he is COM
ing this way. He is where he can hear us.
Isn't it horrid that he should Gomez We viii
have to leave, all on account of him"
I'm 50 sorry, my angel We will go out
and spend the day together, and you'll be
better"
But I'm afraid, my own, that we1l be in
terrupted by intruders. There are so many
here, and you're SO darling that some
of these hateful women Will take you away
from me, and then I'll die"
NO, my idol, never!"
A troubled look came into the blue ewes of
the girl, touching sadness spread over her
face, and her chin quivered from uncontrol-
able emotions Suddenly her eyes fell on the
display Of food and dishes, a fash of inspira-
ton lighted up her countenance and she said,
as with a swift motion she picked up one of
the dishes:
"See, darling, here are some onions. Let
US both eat them and that will bind US to-
gether. To the rest Of the world we win be
offensive, to each other there will be no
change"
They ate the onions, and instead of the in
diligence Of vulgar taste it was in the ma
ture of sacrament 1t was compact that
bound them to each other and which isolated
them from the remainder of the world It
was a guarantee that for a long time she
would not receive the attentions of some
other man and that he would not firt with
another woman.
When l lighted on the true meaning of the
spectacle it seemed a charming development
OF the affection which possessed them 1t was
pledge of adhesion that could not be vio-
lated; it bound them to each other as with
chains of steel; it secured isolation for their
love and its sweet manifestation. | rever-
sacrament.
1t may be thought by old maids, by younger
women whose veins run with cold currents
from glacier heart, that the conversation
which have given TO these two lovers is ex-
aggerated, impossible, silly, absurd. 1t is
nothing of the kind; they are the expressions
of a profound attachment; they are the gen
uine language Of the enamored couples that
haunt twilight recesses, who frequent dusky
retreats, who seek isolation, and who. in
gentle murmurs, exchange their mutual ado
ration.
These are enchanting hours when the youth
and the maiden whisper TO each other their
passionate thoughts in speech unique but
fOndly expressive; when smiles ripple over
the lips; when all the words are honeved and
balsamic; when clasped hands are line over
which electri; impulses pass and repass, thrill
ing with theig rapturous influences; when her
head is pilloUed on his breast; when her up-
turned eyes beam into his with a bewitching
gladness; and when the future seems rose
hued, caressing, equahe in its felcitous prom
iSeS.
Let no ore mock at these revelations. The
onion sacrament has broad, deep meaning
apart from its superficial observance. 1t was
the suggestion, the creation of a love that
was willing to undergo tue test of suffering.
While redolent to others of an unSavorv
flavor, it was to them as fragrant as the sweet
breath Of roses. II was in their estimate an
incense which was most acceptable /
at the altar Of the divinity Of love.-Poliuto
in Chicago Herald
Lord WOlseley's First Indian.
When he was stationed in Canada Lord
Wolseley spent a holiday in the interior /
where be and his attendants built 9 Uicyvar,