Evening journal., 1891-08-10
CHLOE.

bnfiil, sweet DhISHt luc Neep DA5S Ol
young men; the feeble quavering of old
ones; the silyery tones of women; the high
falsetto Of children; all mingling in delight
| and exultation, and without a shadow OF
| pity for the miserable wretches whose lives
were passing slowly out Of their mangled
| bodies through a score of wounds. The
late afternoon sun beat down hotly on
| thousands of heads, save where on one side
| friendly walls afforded a shelter from It's
rays. la the great open Rrena-the sky It's
i only canopy-a haze of dust with the
heavy vapors always attendant upon vast
concourse Of people, made the atmosphere
so hard to breathe that the multitude
gasped with the effort between its shouts
Fans waved in a thousand beieweled
I hands, but the artificial current Of air thus
created was hardly perceptible. It was
! hot-steamily hot. and anything but a
Mexican audience, which had just wit
messed the slaughter of one Of the fiercest
and gamest bulls that ever put a matadoi
in deadly peril, would long ago have left
the budding.
"That m3tador is brave fellow. How
neatly he found the heart with one plunge
below the shoulder. He handles his sword
! like a master, eh, senorW said a dark Wis
aged, powerfully built Mexican, as he
famed himself with his large sombrero,
and looked in the face Of quiet looking
we'll dressed man at his side.
"Yes. He is a skillful swordsman, un-
doubleday" was the reply of the well
dressed man, Ia unmistakable northern
accents.
And then the carcasses Of the wretched
horses killed under the picadors, together
with that Of the bull which had furnished
most Of the entertainment having been
dragged out Of sight and the sawdust
raked over and smOothed down, the plea
dors, banderillos, chulos and matador,
ready for another fray, filed into the open
space In their gaudy trappings, and. with
cloaks, darts, spears and other accouter
ments displayed. bowed to the spectators,
took up their respective positions and pre-
pared for the onslaught Of the last bull to
be killed that day.
The sport went on. The picadors, on
| their old, broken down horses, circled
around the miserable bull brought out &c
| be baited, and teased him into a rage, with
the assistance Of the banderlllos. who deft
| ly planted their sharp goads, Ornamented
with rosettes, in che bull, until he was
covered with duttering ribbons. The
chulos. with their gaudy cloaks, did their
part in attracting the bulls attention
when the sport waxed dangerously warm
for its tormentors. Then, at last, the dig
nifed matador, red cloak on arm and
long cruel rapier ready for action, ap
| peared, gave the foaming, wearied bull his
coup dc grace, received the plaudits of th'
audience gracefully and retired as th'
building slowly emptied itself.
The well dressed man, with the northern
accent, had sat through the Performance
quietly and with the air Of one who ha,
nothing particular TO do or he would no
have been there. Sunday bullhghts evi
IDENTIFY interested him but slightly. Hi
eyes were turned toward the arena, be
cause from his seat 1t was easier to look il
that direction than in any other, but an
one could have seen that his thought
were far away.
Edward Payson,n he was saying to him
self, as a scornful smile passed over hi
handsome features, "what are you doin
here with that letter in your pocket, show
ing you how foolish you are in putting Of
/. your happinesss Because you have bee
an exile for ten years is 1t necessary 70
you to stay away from home another te
years, when the one girl you ever love
I beseeches you to returnf II she did eel
you then that what you hoped could neve
be, can you not believe that she was mi
taken In her own heart, and that long al
/, senee has taught her that she does care Il
4 your What other construction is to |
put on the words In her letterW
Edward Payson drew a letter from b
. pocket and looked at It earnestly, just I
the bull in the ring tr6nshxed horse wit
one Of its long horns, and buried the 9TH
in the arm Of the unlucky picador on b
back. Through all the hubbub Of shou
"a ing that followed this incident, Edwai
4 Payson seemed TO witness a scene very di
i ferent from that spread before him. III
= letter. with the supercription in a refine
= ladylike hand, had awakened a food
4 memories that swept everything presei
away.
He saw a large, well kept lawn, firing
by sycamore, maple and oak, with tl
! bright red OF the sumach and the delica
!, white Of the syrlnga relieving their somb
, shadows. He saw the massive architectu
/, Of stone mansion, half hidden by the VI
/. ginia creeper and ivy which clung loving
to its rugged walls. He saw the home Of
noble Virginia family, with the simplici
Of a republic enriched by the lavish tas
,, Of a race still authorized by the College
!, heraldry TO display shield with sixte
" quarterings. He saw In the distance I
- colored laborers working in the fert
fields. He SAW the whole picture In
golden frame OF still summer weather, a
he could almost feel on his cheek the e
b tie breeze from the Rappahannock as
y. rolled slowly past on its way to the sea.
u The bull had broken away now and "
dashing wildly around on the blood stain
sawdust, with its hot eyes fixed on a pi
dor waiting for the attack. while the m
4, titude hOwied with excitement.
~ But Edward Payson paid no heed.
- saw coming out OF the front door Of I
y mansion and surveying him with a sau
smile, as she stood on the veranda you
girl in her teens, with a wealth Of che
iv nut brown hair glinting in the mOrni
sun. Her garden hat was swung ca
- lessly by the ribbons from her hand, a
the brown hair, just stirred by the bree
- seemed to ripple in harmony with the
.el pulsive good nature expressed in her sw
= face. The clear cut features, softened
NJ an utterly unselflsh disposition. were th
ne Of a natural aristocrat-the aristocr
Is which holds itself above paltry action
ne supercilious assumption, because it c
not help it.
He saw the girl run laughingly do
y the steps and accept his invitation 70
ow stroll through the trees and shrubbery
AZ yond the flower beds and lawn, and the
the he saw her face as she told him that sisi
" regard was all that she could ever
foE him but that Chloe PAyson wg