Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-19


room IN II petulnncy. when 7 should be
| at Hcineccius. and return with whole
| change of dress. oven the clocked stock
| ines discarded and for aught ! know
she may have shifted 10 the skiu It
was meant for buffet, and las Il wercl
| the remuneration Of her gratitude; | felt
| IL so In my bosom, but was generally
more wise than to appear to have OBJ
served the circumstance.
| Once indeed. ! was betrayed into a
| childishncss greater than her own. IL
| fell IN this way; On my return from
classes, thinking OF her devoutly with
great deal Of love and n good deal
Of annoyance IN the bargain, the annoy
nncc began to fade away out of my
mind, aud spying in the window one
Of those forced flowers. Of which the
! liollanders are so skilled in the auilicc.
| i gave way 10 an impulse aud bought
| II for Catrlonu | do not know the
| name Of that flower but IL was Of tie
pink color and | thought she would
admire the same. and carried IL home
20 her with a wonderful soft heart.
had left her IN my clothes and when i
| returned TO find her all changed, with
face TO match. ! cast but the one
look nt her from head 70 foot, ground
my teeth together, lung the window
open, and my flower into the court
I
| myself ont of that room again. of which
l slammed the door as / went out.
On the steep stair ! came near falling.
and this brought me 10 myself. so TINT
| began at once TO see the folly Of my
conduct | went. not into the street
as / had purpOsed, but to the house
| court, Which is always a solitary plncc,
aud where ] saw my flower that had
cost me vastly more than it was worth
hanging In the lCnfless tree | stood by
the side Of the canal, and looked at the
ice. Country people went by on their
skotes, and | envicd them. / could see
no way out Of the pickle / was I'M, no
way so much ns 10 return to the room
] had just left. No doubt was IA my
mind but j had just betrayed the secret
OF my feelings: and to make things
worse, l had shown at the same time
'2nd that with wrctchcd boyishness) in
ciyility TO my helpless guest
/ suppose she must have seen me
from the open window. IL did not seem
TO me thnt ! Ind stood there very long
before l heard the crunching Of footsteps
on the frozen snow, and. turning some
what angrily flor / was In no spirit To
bc interrupted, saw Catnona drawing
near. She was oil changed again to the
cl0cked stockings
Are we not going TO have our walk
toduyT said shc.
.,, was looking at her In maze.
w here h. your hruOchy' SAYS /
she carried her hand TO her bosom and
colored high. ~ will have forgotten H."
snid she. will run up stairs for IL
quick, and then surely wen can hay6
There was a note Of pleading I'm that
last that staggered me: | had neither
words nor voice TO utter them: / could
90 no more than nod by way of an
sWeri ana the moment she had left me,
climbed into the tree and recovered
my Hover, which on her return / offered
~ bought it for you, Cntriona" said I
She fixed It In the midst of her bo-
som with her brooch L could have
Thought tcndcrly."
IT is none the better OF my hand
mig said | again, aud blushed.
VIII be liking Il none the worse,
| you may be sure of That" said she.
We did not speak NO much tbnt dov
| Nhe seemed thought on the reserve
though not unldndly, As for me. NH
| the time of our walking. and after we
/ came home and / had seen her NM my
| hover INTO pot of water, / was think
| lig what puzzles women were. | was
ululhlhE, me one moment, it was the
| most stupid thing on earth she should
not nave perceived my love, and the
next that she had perceived il long ago.
| ana (being n wise girl with the fine
instinct of proprietO had colcealel her
| knowledge.
We lnd our walk daily. Out ON the
streets telt more safe; ! relaxed a lit
| nc III my gunrdeduess, and for one thing.
| lhclc was no Hcinrccius T,is mn1p
| these periods not only n relief 10 my
| selt hut particular pleasure To my
! poor enid. When ! came back nbout the
| honr appointed, | would generally find
| her ready dressed and glowing with an
! lHpnhon. She would prOlong their du-
| iau1h To the extreme, seeming To dread
! las ! even did MYSELF the hour of re-
| turn: ina thcrn Is scarce Il field or wa-
| tersidc near Lcydon, scarce a street
| or lOue there, where we have not lin
| Ecred. Outside Of these, made her
! cuuhrc herself entirely TO our lodgings;
| THIS In tn fear of her eucuuutcring
! any 9cpuainhnce, which would have REM
| urrcu our position very d,thult From
! the same apprehension | would never
] suller her TO attend church, nor even 20
| myself; but made some kind of shift To
! hold worship privately In our own chan-
! hel-l hope with an honest, but | am
quite sure viii worry much divided
| mind. Indeed, there was scarce anything
that more affected me. than thus 10
knee down alone with her before God
Ike nan and wife.
Que day IL was showing downright
| hard, ! had thought it not possible that
we should venture forth, and was sur
priscd to find her waiting for me, ready
/ dressed.
81 will not be doing without my walk. "
she cried. You are never good boy
Dayc In the house; ] win never be- ear.
ing for yOu only in the opcn air. l think
We two will better turn Egyptian aud
dwell hy the roadside"
That was the bcst walk yet of all OF
them; she CLING near TO me In the failing
snow; IL beat about aud melted on Us