The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-09

read that William Norton Kane'S friend
and companion. a;C0u alone when he
gaZed upon The ilntrOzen Polar sea surg
ing and rolling beneath him. The soul
of De Soto. wien he first beheld the Mis-
sissippi, was not touched with half the
grandeur and sublinity The dream of
philosophy was u reality; the inductions
of science a truth: the open Polar sea
was found!
The chilling grandeur Of the snow the
palaces Of ice ideal Alhambras glitter
ing like thousand stars the gigantic
stairways of pearl. surmounted by the
brilliant arch Of the aurOra-but, above
all, the Oppressiveness Of that hour Of
solitude and silence stirred his soul
with a thousand kindling emotions. But
he stood there alone: he had no friend
to realize with MIN that half awakening
dream of magnificence: to whom he
could relieve his surcharged heart by
speech; to whom he could point out this
or that object of attraction. The op-
pressiveness Of his loneliness was like a
despair; it was the struggle Of longing
and regret; he would even have grasped
irreverently at the Gilostly hand of Sir
John Franklin had he come out from
his icy tomb to stand beside him there.
1t was something OF this regret that
felt in my soul My mind went back to
the close, crowded city. with it's sea Of
heated roofs. noisy factories, dusty
streets and internlinable walls Of ma
sonry. thought of my sister Alice,
with her dark spiritual eyes, brighter
than the hectic flush upon her cheeks.
Poor }nvali child How | wished that
she was sta ding beside me, feeling the
same cool breeze tanning her brow and
gazing upon the same changing vistas of
scenery; standing beside me so that I
could talk to her! But she was not there,
and the tears came into my eyes as
thought about it; the silver abele grew
indistinct, and there was a shadowiness
about the blossominy lilacs.
| was soon started out of my reverie.
| heard voices in the avenue, and in a
moment afterward Mr. Ashley reached
out his hand to me in his kind way,
while the servants shouldered my trunks.
read my employer at glance there
was not much individuality necessary
to do that. His temperament was san
guine, with enough Of the p. 5lnatic to
give him calmness and dignity. He was
still a young man. well formed and with
tcas intellectual expression upon his face
which comes to men who read and think
much. His lips and eyes betrayed his
genial nature. They would have given
their impressions of geniality to a very
child.
He chatted gayly as we walked to-
ward the house. He did SO partly to re-
lieve me from embarrassment and part
ly because it was his nature. Perhaps
he noticed, too, that | had been weep
ing. already felt as if l had known
him for years. There was no atmos-
phere Of mock aristocracy about him,
repellent because SO self evidently put on
"Carrie," said Mr.. Ashley, ere we
reached the hall door, this is your new
teacher
AS he spoke there came from behind
cluster of china lilacs beautiful child
Of 10 summers. She had an abundance
Of dark hair, with eyes from the bril-
liancy Of which nothing could detract
but their shyness, while her figure was
the very personification of grace She
sprang forward and caught my hand.
ooh! | shall like you very much" she
cried.
My heart throbbed wildly as | stopped
Town and kissed her white forehead.
81 am Glad TO hear Won saw that T re-