The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-08-27

CEASED from motion and gsszss<tessp iuto I
tae eyes which repaEied fse1 frlin she |
fairroa EH,& cleaT they hooked how |
sanstnnt and 4trozag! a wave uf thanh |
Fuhass swept oTex her, ant sbe mur- !
iaured re><rentfy, "And FOR the sighs Of |
cur eyes, o Lord. a<1fQt ye pyHise!"
Then her hEEta1s1.s voice from tho
hall called mp TO- her b ha.stsn, and she
caught up handkarchief and gloves at
the chamber door, however, she be-
thought herself and turned back TO a
ansk on a Hnall tabSe near tho bed,
wherein were John Royals letters,~ his
photographs. and her most treasured
sou~H.irs Of her aunt This.she opened
snd took from is q thick envelope,
which she clipped in her pocket as she
spad down statra
Il forgot sMssehing and had to go
Lsck," she explained, rs sire joined. her
husband and Mrs Kart, the lattsr
having cone ont to the dooS step to see
them of
did you makea croas in the PATH
the laafy questioned gagly.
"Poos. dear o2d nasnm3! What a
Ek&t4C T5Ut - why's kkk0uo tASGte OSJ1khi VI
lucA with q cross mark! No; / fpr,o. it.
fil do 1t nost- And she d:Emtaiy traced
eruss On the doustnp With the tce-of
her htale boot
Come aaon&, you superstition young
woman" called Rd5al from the pave
uent "rve turned back sconesof times
afhsr starting and DoesHng ever happexed
30 ma"
Fortunes fa+orite+-Sast hear till
hinr' quoted Mrs. Hart naockingly, As
thay drove aWay.
Tho pheasant country road led asxay
from the city dx or seven rnfAss TO the
| ancient hone OF the Lees. Theair Was
bamy, yet tHactng with aueuEnnal vigor
and asugSestton Of the frost to cozne;
the road was fairly good, FOR Virginia
. road. and the pair chataed gaSly as they
howted along Phyllis enjoyed it all
witt, the Ht,sS Of ;Acfsi1h, and seemed never
weary Of the delight Of the eyes The
tangies of vines OIL the roadside, the
mosses and ferns atoumttlse springs they
passed, the festoo0s Of Wild grape vine
| pendent from the trees and rich with the
sl.ssfnays Of dark fruit and yellow foliage,
the marvellous blending sf Crimson, gold,
| sset5 asst tawny bronze showed by she
teaoves, .,.es ttl<t waving hrJcfn seetyo and
stiff little Lrs, like Dutch toys. dotting
the worn out fields, all appeared to her
beautiful.
Presently they ascsal<&e3 long. steep
hill and drove aaoGlg its crest p hUE.red
yartSs, ana Roy4. t1cnel the buggy and
called on his wife to f,esfo}d the wCrid
and the wonder thereof. And Phyllis,
after a raptarous cry. uttsTsd how down
IN her throat, like che ucce Of 8 wood
pigeon, folded hex haods togB5har and
was seech3ecs, apeIlbour,d at the iovon-
ness OF the scene before her.
Washington, with rs countless beau
ties of architecture, hs monuments, Gteet-
pies, roof trees and dominating dgne-
Washington IN siuHlbeEUus ausumnh
gracioBness was spread before them.
strangely besntlfed By distance and
backed by the tender purYtfsh blue Of
the far horizon. Nearer at tase
foot of the hil!-rod}eai the g1earufag
waters Of tho Potomac, ali quiet along"
its banks now, for many a year quiet,
Testful and infinitely bsautifuI-thun-
der of cannon and rattle Of musketry,
sounds of battle and bivo1ac, hushed
forever, and the river flowing TRANQUILITY
taking its share in the labor OF the pres
ent, with hardly a suggestion left of its
participation in the sorrow and wrong
dong Of the past.
Away IN the distance the stream
seemed fettersd by the links Of all iron
bridge, over which, as they ga2ed, a
train passed slowly, overshadowed By a
canopy Of blush gray smoke. To the
left, bathed in afternoon sunlight, aeepy
Old Alexandria, stepped to the eaves il
the JOY Of calm, showed pictaresquely
against the background Of the Virgins
hills, and over the heights Of George
town the shadow of a cloud passed
dreamily.
Then they drove on, talking OF things
that bad been in the nation's history
bat as they neared the gateway Of Ar
hngton silence fell again. 1t was dis
rup6ed In a moment, and ali sentiment
and soaemnity dispe2ied by party q
} little negroes who swarmed out from tn.
J acchwsy, like flies, tumbhng. grinning
aud dancing around the buggy with
shouts Of ''Pfease, sar, gimme penny
please, maaam, gimme penny! Look a
ma, ladyi Dis away. l amt no dai<
FOLKS! l hin stan ON my haid fur penny
: hDr'
Royal menaoed the laughing cohor
with his whip. bot his face wmrtoo goot
hnMoeed for his gesture TO make moo,
impression, and the hilarious scraps o
eoony heh their ground until Phylli
had distributed among them all tn
small change IN their possession.
, ''It spoik the solemnity Of the ap
proach," she admitted when Royal s1nil
ingly suggested that they might be en-
: couraging nuisance But they locke.
30 jolly couldn't help giving then
something. haven't seen lot of itttl
, negroes jumping about for years.
does my eyes good
, Inside the gates there was no lack O
: solesnnity, and Royal pulled his bors
, up to a walk and slowly followed tn
road winding under magnificent trees
, through stretches OF veayeSy verdure
: past plots of exquisite blooming plants
, rockeries, and tall vases flied with aow
, ers, vines and ferns, untouched asyet b
, frost. Now they caught gfi1nlses G
: shady dingtes and csear streams rippiin
purely, and again Of level rneeaaoSgs, soe
9 gestive of old homesteads, lowing KIM
nakma&ds anything, everything, e,
oepe a graveyard.
, Gradually tfse road assembled, and
4 thrill passed through Phyllis senst5V
g. nerves as her eyes rested for the fin
. time ON the home Of the souths gres
= chieftzin- She wished to go there 8
once, but Royal turned aside to the Cen
s-HeAe e...KEa=.--s. ~. ~. -, - T.
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