Telegram-herald., 1890-09-28
r-ForDD AT LAST.
b y 3. BALLeL nlassgassd by FEE.-
NAaD0 MIRANDA

Fhis soiioqe.t Young Ar Henry
IlrnsaAI - b. e anad. day dreaming.
ax4lnst the eushicas q ais seas IA ths
Harvard section 81 = Wagner car.
Tho New York Central train was
speediag hira e8 and On. % which fast
- 49, asseFiy ooiisIous.
He had secured the tgrward section o.
esesee observation. Hs sat with his
baek e. tbs passengers. Himself wAs
eCmp mp.sliorlsAip eno4gh- He desired only
e. think aad % dream.
tie had bat ieps days since put Co
fsfnbia college. 50 % speek. among his
stock ~ rs1ainiscences. with her highest
bonors Ia his srink.
he hai mentally gwen over his fathers
great manufacturing interests. which
invited hi1 % taks Immediate posses
sion and give the zged sire his desired
rvtiremen5, O. The devil and the deep
bine sea.
IN lowell bis deal best. his art next,
tho devil take what Wa hindmOst The
ideal wzk new h.s quest; art b. could
achieve between times. u was of her
h drsaEned IDEAL
As he sat there gazing az the end OF
fhe ear, deep "a the contemplation OF
this yet unseen bat ever clearly oatlined
celestial IDEAL girl, with al the glamour
.of yoafh. tie words of the great Solon
d enyious Crcesus woald thrust them
selves betwsca his thoughts and seize
him h-s soTae grim specter, Happy
may not eal thee until I learn that thy
IL has bean happily ended"
Way need what oil scion OF any one
else ever SAID concern lae.' he mused.
..Wha. difference does IL make what
people say or Who avs it, A fact Is
fact. and . theory a theory. One mans
fneory Is a. good Cor his own purposes as
another thcory. The fact in nv case Il
tbst / arr satished % paint. n0twith-
standing dads wrath AID the business
he would thrust on me. Let dad earn
The money. or who will desire only 20
spend it.
so much Tor the fact Ny theory is.
and prefer it % S0lsa's, that 20 marry
M deal VIII he the acme OF happiness
and VII insure a happy ending % my
HE. II I never hnd her moro or less Of
my llfs viii be miserable and viii end
nDhappily."
The young nan failed 20 see that hs
had exactly conformed his theory 10
Solon's that ha had expressed the same
t7B0sy proc.sely with variations IN form
oniy. Youth Is dsluded ard ignores re-
ances. these trihes which made
Darwin immortal Ho continued 10
mus.
As an artist my preferences run 70
browns. They are my fav0rite col0rs.
because % me they arc most beautiful,
snoss quiet. most sincere and the least
suggestive os aither gasdiness or gloom.
My IDEAL. unseen. unknown love Is a
SYMPHONY IA bTowns--brown hair. brown
eyes ard q complexion tinted brown
ralher than white or red.
she h very small IN stature. hence
sure % oe supeTbiy perfsct in form. Her
fttla heal i beautifully rounded and
svmuaetncal. Ekewise her dimpled arm
ard her sweet h.tls hands. Her little
fest arc incased in childs boots. not
lar<er than a chii6's No. ~. She is'-
He paused abruptly. startled. for he
saw her. lis eye had been wandering
among the gorgeous tapestries Of the
car. the beautifully wrought woodwork.
the superb Frrnca plate glass paues in
the windows tha oii psinted ceilings
end the b.ae and gold woven vslTets of
The cushions.
Atisst it rested On q mirror IN front
and above Eis ta11 taar slightly inclined
from TIE ten toward him sufficiently %
expose tbe entire ear and an its occu-
paofs in dim ilaes. dim because MS
cnrtain was 6rcvn darxeuing the hght
from lhe window "a h.s side
He tnought several TIMES % change
his positiau to oaeiass tae annoyance.
bnt ks uncguscioesy seemed deferred
from sa doing ile WAS being slowly
fazcinetsI - a shaf rs IS vrs undsfoed
but niornsafasfiy GROWING more startling
He sforsd shroueh tee dim light st The
mirror uuGl his eyes became acous-
sornel e. the shs1avrs above. and The
picture among sas other images gradual
Il dsfned ITSELF
What ~ say fhat which wound
found and round asn silzon thresls os
fascination. nlie have been reflected
fhron~h 5 6csu mirrors fro1n side "a
T.fs anil fron, er ~ end Df tba ear
Snddeuly he tarasi an5 attempted to
discover tta egigiaal among the psssen-
gers. Failin- Ed sels r. sEsin sought
ia mirror. xlvir. himself entirely o.
t,e study ~ enc 1n outline.
Wbaf he saw was Csc heal and bust
efs younx xirl Il - exactly esufarmed
g. the idsal of weh he had dreamed
80 long taat he cncla.iea the image
nn=1 - . cuat n merrlv-s psy-
chrioriesl xhast were
There wss his san face. surely. the
syrnphsnv ir h1r rs tle brown hair.
erv fhroad .s acase a. t1e dew
eafrhiox cause cf spider, the large
hrawn evrs. "a watch wos the very soul
AZ the fsffiest conc r1bis intellect. The
k,shess esnisss &c tn1sic. perhaps. TIE
s~eois~srn slightly tinted Brown. bat
ens i,~ fhe sweetest raj iins. the svi-
aentir snail stasure and perfect form.
- h-,aae asilv rpuniled and symmetrical
sea.i sua airurisd srnA
r. rnfv iack.s5 a giirnrse = the fses
= e,msiete The spall e fascination. OK.
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- @vs. ~ instart 20 aors ccu,pisteiv
sue is al aresn1 Azain hs loossi
IN ~ rieture. out usa.iness- ~;
e. ~srnG f'3n szrnei IN fis
ii1sc<f 1nro,frollshi :
ftral heassv slow.