San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-02
THEOLOGY AND LOVE.

1t was really quite a pretty sight t.
see handsome Miss Jollibert in her hand
some blue silk dress and seated in her
handsome blue barouche, and with he,
handsome blue liveried servants and
handsome blue gray horses, drive forth
under the shadow of her azure parasol
upon a smiling summers day. She gen.
orally looked straight before her, be-
tween the horses heads; she didn't tnrn
aside to recognize anybody.
1t was a marvel to all the world why
she persisted in remaining Miss Jolli-
bert. When the weather was rainy q
dark red carriage with scarlet wheels
was substituted for the open barouche.
When it showed again she spun away
over the sparkling surface. her sleigh "a
heterogeneous but artistic confusion Of
sealskin, sable tail and ermine, herself a
study in peacock blue.
When it showed. II was showing
very hard one winters night when Miss
Jollibert sat alone before her drawing
fire. 1t was a magnificent fire, and
the drawing room was simply a blaze %
magnifcence, and Miss Jollibert was in.
deed magnificent in diamonds and a rose
colored velvet dress-so bright that il
made her perhaps too brilliant complex
ion look quite pale in comparison, as
probably she knew.
Miss Jollibert, at all events, appeared
to feel very comfortable. Her diamonds
flashed in the freight as she lay back in
a luxurious armchair and toyed with
the folds of her rose colored velvet.
The people of Manchester said it was
ridiculous Miss Jollibert should dress
herself upin rose colored velvet and dia-
monds when she was alone, for the sim
pie pleasure of seeing the freight fash
on them. Miss Jollibert, however.
cared little what any one said. and at
all events she was looking superbly
handsome.
A clock on the ~mantelpiece struck the
hour of 8, and a minute later 8 tolled
forth from a neighboring steeple and
was borne to Miss Jollibert,s window
with a gust of drifting snow. She shiv-
cred at the sound of the snow. leaned
forward and poked the fire. then turned
and settled the various pieces Of the lit
tie tea service on the low table beside
her. She went over them all. A cream
pot, a slop bowl, a sugar basin and two
teacups. She examined the two tea
cups particularly: little priceless trinkets
fhQv yuara Che ,,,t fl.,o 49, - -
amined her W beautiful ~hands-thev
were beautiful hands. Then she re-
moved the little toast rack on the table
down to the fire, after which she fel,
into a profound reverie until a quarter
past 8, when she reused herself once
more and rang the bell.
An instant after a servant dressed il
black appeared.
James" asked she, in a peculiarly
musical contralto voice, did you delive,
my note to the bishop? You did: And
waited for an answer? What was the
la message given to your
"His lordship sent his compliments
II You please, m, and he would be happy
to be at Miss Jollibert's at 7:55 precisely
Hum" sighed Miss Jollibert.
Just as Miss Jollibert sighed Hum" :
tall man, some years turned forty. wa.
stamping his feet free from snow dow1
stairs in the hall. Seen by the fickerin.
lamplight he looked a very pale an(
rather gaunt student; but when he passet
on up into the brilliancy of the staircas,
his clear cut features lost their cauDt
ness, and one noted the striking intellec
of his large, white brow and the limui,
beauty of his rather dreamy eyes. Whel
the door opened he smiled straight owe
at the rose colored velvet figure and al
vanced, holalng out his hand and sayin.
very sweetly:
I'm sorry I'm late, Miss ~Jollibert."
She did not speak until she poured te
into two teacups, and seated hersel
with her own III the armchair whic
she had before occupied.
Il dare say you were rather surprise
when you had my note this Afternoon
bishop
He stirred his tea slowly. looking a