Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-21


chariot 20 her palace. Witha sweet
commanding air she would bid mo
fit on a cushion at her feet, and
would pas. her fair hand carcsingly
over my brow und my tumblcd hair.
world read 10 her ina large mi-sal,
or would play ou the harp, while aho
would dcim to smile and thank mo
flr the pleasure my reading and sing
ing afforded her In fact thcso 10.
mantle ideas completely filled my
brain. and ] was ready 10 pcuonatc
either % plec or % truuhadour Tor tho
sake of my beloved
with thr working Of my disordcrcd
fmcy | grew thin. My father and .
my aunt observed my cmUCIauon
with great uoN.uty.
AT this critical and dangerous
stage Of development everything is
alarming. Nid my father who .
would read medical works, and then .
nuxiuusly study tho dnrl, circles uu-
der my cyo4 my pallid hpa and, (
above all. my total lack Of appetite.
$50 aud play, my boy he would ,
say Co me. while would answer dc
| jcc,elly ~ don't feel like it,
They began to invent amuscmcnts
Tor me and offered 90 take mo 90 IN;
thcatgr They made me lay aside .
my studies and gave mo tuamy milk .
90 driu, fresh from the COW. Then /
tnoy dituchod mo in cold shower /
baths 20 strengthen my nerves, and /
noticed that whenever ! went 20 |
. my father, room 10 bid him good /
, morning h,would look atmc ilNcdly, |
, while hr would feel mo al over 20
. SEQ whether my muscles wore strong
. ! would lower my eyes, determined
20 die rather than confess what allied
mo.
, As soon as / could frocmyaolf from
my lnmiy'a wutchiul care | would
A.. hasten on alone again with my be-
. loved. At last, in order TO got nonr-
or 10 her. took on tho cold glass
. which covered thc ivory. | hci-
tatod as | WIS about TO do 80, but
love was stronger than the vague
4 fear that the dissertation caused mo.
While / pressed my lils 90 the
raiutirg, and perceived the soft
n fragrance OF the lock of hair, !
fnncird. oven stil more than before,
that il was % living person over
, / whom my trembling hands pa sCd.
=, ielt riddy Overcome by my feel
" iugs / sank ON the sofa iuscns.hlc,
., pressing the miniature 20 my heart
" When came 10 myself | saw my
al
=, ly leaning over me. Muazemcut aud
~, fright wcrc depicted ON their iaccs.
. Nv fa,hcr iolt my pulse and shook
-, his head while hc murmurcl, 'l!i-
i pulse heats very fcehly and seems
" about 20 stop
y My aunt. with her hooked fingers,
" wus trying 90 got the picture away
y, from me, while | mechanically en-
.. dcayored TO hide and keep 1t from
- her
IA But, my I'D, let go OF g." she OK
70 claimed. Don't you SEQ that You
W me spelling itl shall have TO scold
~ YOU. 81 o rood boy and I'll show IL
! To YOU ~ many lines US You want {,
oTr sec it, but don't spoil st! Let go o.
~ it, say, FOR you nrc iniuring it,
10 let him have it, sud my mother
III "Thr poor child is sick"
"Wcll, that's cool replied Tn
10 good Old mail. Lot him have II
h And who will paint another one lik
no IT, prayi Who will ever behold m
", again as fused Co be- thcni Nobod.
ga paints miniatures nowadays. Tha
HV IL all ended, and am ended, too. 70
On am no longer what used 10 be-
'u My owes were starting from thci
ny socket, in amalcmcnt. My hands L.
40 fall tho miniature. | hardly knD'
y, howImuugcl tostTmmcr' Yours
VA Is the miniature yourp
III, Don't lool, ns handsome as tina
ny 10 You, my hoyi Al, fifty yen,
ny make, % vast difference IN ones look
though J 3u.t remember exact
WI how mg Ugo 70 wu7- for / huyc no
kept track Of tmo but anyway, u,
,'IHH body can take those years ava
''' from mo-
IN Nv head ION forward ON my brea,
l%S' and tainted again. lily father too
uI, mo MP IN hi aims, pat me in IN
'V' bed and oftcward made mo tax
"' several spooutuls of port wine.
az / soon became cuuyalcscrnt, br
my passion Tor the portrait had di
ing appeared. lucvcr cared 20 enter IN
%" uWf4roum again. Translated frol
zen the Spanish OF Emilia rardo for Il
'h, nance BY Mary Springer
Of
aoy The Amrtry.t Among the Romans.
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