Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-05
THE SADDEST MOMENT OF
- MY LIFE.
WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY
RODNEY CLARKE.

Il part OF Boston known'as "The Back Bay
| the new part of the CITY built nv the hanks nj
| Tho Charlie. riv.r n.r hr;l. ovor on. 80 Oh
80 may o1n' o''A ou' VI 'ne
stream i'seh' Ior the iaho was al maze oy
Milling it in. About ten years ago l had just
begun to practice, and by constant and earnest
labor day and night had succeeded in estab-
l.h;r. r.. :. tan;1;.rIr -, =. %. 80,
WA is ianiy Ano"n a' sooo
my parents "ere ueao, anu as was an
only child l was practically alone in the
world-an aunt who had married and gone out
west being the only relative whom had ever
known. lived cbsanIv I'm. comfortah,v "a
49,, - anu
was laying oy htue something, which, when
IL mad considerably increased, was going to
use to defray the expenses of trim to Europe-
iournev that had alwavs ,onged 10 ~.
from tho tim. ~ ,, ho,hs I;..,. ,i..,
~. . ~ y! A''ie
'ne amouht grew, until hoped that In year
or TWO nay am oition would be gratified and my
nopes Iuinieu. one DAY, while upon one OF
y ploiess,ohaI ROUNDS. called at a fashionable
hod I he on Deacon s'reei 70 attend lady who
n na DeeI very SICK inoeed' put was slowly re-
sosernng' AS was leaving the house after my
$500 uauen.e5, very beautiful girl OF
en- s.oPEeu me ana anxlousiy inquired
~, n., no.ner slate OF neaith. She seemed
a ns-u ..nr tJnserneu anu ner ioveiy face wore
me .pnor 80, ~ 1s sIe quesuoheo
motb.r, ;I,,' noukn' sne taxes her
assnred bsr .ha. M.a mucT 70 near', ana
ont Of dan.o 40. - orun' was ehtireiy
on;rsd ~. nu .na' NJ" al tnat was re-
preyent an terdannU care IN oroer 70
face briohtsned ND ,.S, Ieiapse. ne.
ease In rooarJ - - -. ei i'Sh ii,oie az
cot dovn 81 go W. NC. ino'Ier. mao nardiy
man mount thew sp5 rin,, al no.,eeu young
.ha. .h; oun' mem auo ring the door pell. Not
tbia Van Rrnnt - u ,,s.a ooeIIiehce, ior Aie-
youno NAV &C. a. w. Ropuiai, anu W see
rather freonent event tbon o,harr,;sn. t "as :.
attentionNapd beid ~ Nar .na' h a'saacIa my
been 40 affected con,d nv. .oi. nhe. naa
that moyad ~ n. NJ SA "has ~ was
age beigbt Of sbans,w Sau nane apose tne aver
rage but his facai sncb n, amu ssaceiui car
and besntv baS $50 nu pd'nos, nestness
one court.nan nu never ; Denela comDlned In any
his yery sonl He lonI.Sat ,"'e " sPeaA
the door nd bean onoa g NJ oeiore
and felt as If conId bava - h;, L;as;
anything at that mom.nt ;.n LIE oiuuihs IN
derful. As he stood there now and va" ,Ss won,
smile vonld come and an 49, 0I anu 'nen
Changed accordinciv t. I u a. nIs expression
mace with his In non.n. I - 'ns AeeP
the honse and drove awon ;n,-as. lou en,eieo
TO discover wbo he wa" a ii :, Resolving
come ACQUAINTED With hin, pa p0 stuS,' 20 pc
subtls inAnence ba roasa.sod ~ o,uuy mna'
stunned me NV afforts bomouo ',as hao 80
any extent rewarded for $500 ,;,a were no. 10
wbile 7 SOW H., ~ po.o so a.N inc. Ohce III
he was waik;ng ranidI~ ah"orta; anu ;s eaGn time
dections. 90 betori. ,:enaS -. u win his re-
thn,, 10 SEEMED 70 ca'ch them as
,hsy u, nv o,vI, Dy us features and echo
n;tv ,,rasan,a, ;tsaIf nIiy an oPportu-
ar ,fIos. - -; h"'e "e not only
b;s,ar, 80 ~. re- S az ,ahIe, Dut also the
tha W. us ,a nu mnen ui'mateiy led to
70 This storx VIZ ''en' 'na' gives the Title
A go IA ,
Nth tba r nau passeo since my nrss encounter
creasad IT. .aa "nu ~! plactice hao 30 In
~ a few mon,bs ana ;nSri 70 !ahe vaeauon
tin to Fmrnra sonn.Ss AZ we ionged-ior
NJ VI co.unSy went over 70
a,tarnoan 49,, E ~. 10y ~ may anu the next
North German IInyd a,aa,u eu upon one Oh the
cort;nan. r. @ i S.Ies oouho Ior tne
oonsrad s;..i,, usn. anu surprise uls.
The m;1,ennast opS Steamer easir lust a,t OF
ou,,;na ~ ,hs 80. e 1Pon 'ne ."s, laolnR
world the xonng No. ,haup ID " .ne new
so long TO met Ama;r ~ -. ."u tsousns ior
deenest tSoneht-aosin ala hi, was uusor Pea IN
~. foha; ~ uie ie"'IieS oeHay
fes,;nos rasnonS ;rra sM Hs",n Iiu my own
sm;i.S soS;d aIa W uis. ~ he
hi facs wonld sod5a" th nus neip ~ iernaps
~ "Eu sauueH-tneh Wouiu ieel sor.
dssnIr ", h;u, any eause except that ieit
tv;I;cbt =. snansd 49, n;nht Nm until the
oniv Sas ,;.;t,a ~ ,hn o,nnss s.u nis ou.iine
teryunt hi. chain y, naed S n"t caring 70 IN
na.t fsx 10 annroach h;,a a,,h nus resolvea
ccorS;uo Jx' th .nis sd ny'e,aous oeing.
n. 'oi,;'s VIC ioosins aL'ernoon, as no
was waAins " anu Gown the deck seemingly less
oo.upeo WIN nls mo nts 'han usual and more
hiS 1eu Az 'u1 opJeG's ana events around
n, asN,,i near nia anu .ouched MIN lightly
c 0m u enU IL o .nr.eu almost lmper-
~ pnca oo'1S harn tt IN 'ne iace: was ms
~ onIe Iouiu nave loiiowed MIN TO any
tp;m.,. 40 I"se ~isnea 70 eaa me; ne cap
u'a.eo me. now Deautl1ul the sea looks to-
Ssy, venturea; IT Is SO CAIN One would
uatuiy nnssine 'nat 30 niucn Danger lies latent,
waiting only Ior tne ~inds 10 develop 1t.
ne IePheu-aho MS voice was very
rich anu gentie-lt Is very, very beautiful"
ne paused al tnougn ne would continue, but
alter waiting moment for him to proceed, see
ing that ne stu renamed silent, ventured to
speak again:
nave often wondered at the great changes
proouced In the ocean within such a short Pc
rieo OF ume. IL Is Ike human nature i'll many
points, nftie stormy scene and ones whole
STATE OF mlno Is ruffied and sgitated to mar
vicious extent sometimes.
an you are right, and sometimes the agita-
ton OF the mind does not become calm as
quickly as Goes the ocean yonder, he re-
turned, and MS face was sad in its expression.
am afraid, said that you are a little
apt 10 take an unpleasant view Of mental
storms. nope you have not suffered by any
OF tnem! lspoke very quietly and as nearly
~ couid III way to invite confidence.
Again ne looked me full In the face-again
ieit MS strange lnnuence-and he replied very
iaintiy, SO that could hear him only by listen
Ing very acutely.
Eyes. Boston,"