Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-17
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town Fart ot New York. The Atrpet WAS
nllcd With drayk. carriages ana carts, horses
stumhled.s wheels eruEched and rimbied.
hoofs clatteNod. bells tangled. Ragged bSss
Were crying extras People were hurryink
along because II was coming On toward Z
oei9ck, and they were anxious to &c. home
eithcr 10 dliS,r or 10 supper Al they
passed oy tic alley thoy heard the laughter
OF inc children as Il arose. mingled With and
was lost In the roar OF the mighy city In
tas minda g rome Il may have awakened
that ioyous laughter.
haiN little legz and rect were Aitting about
~ me ayinG sunlight. II was strange. tho
swN ~ which Tho rich sunlight poured into
enS ellel. II seemed 20 carozs the children
- settly, 50 tcpdorly a. Il lt ~ their littln
IAehea SHIRTS, badly mended froeks and tiny
saps u was as u II knew or many sad
tNlnes concerning them.
They were dancing while A street ofsan
was playing.
And here was raoio, raolo With face 40
sehler and beautiful. pAolO who dreamed
PAolo with his argAnl
he had hNed Il TO lean against the wall 90
that he could sit an a step while playlnF.
:, ls9ng Years ago be had LETT HIS beloved
xas ana mad come TO this wonderful New
iesk 70 seek his fortune hut no fortune
BAD DO found. AZ hrst. perhaps. he sorrow ed
suv no ended ey learning 10 dream. Aye.
10 learned TO drcam amid tho chaos OF The
mad elyiilsed rush for gold
tor faolo was truly OF tho nbsr Of an
Must Ilorious thoughts we're In his poul
even though no lived Ia the midst al
WNtohednesa in his hands tho common
orsan Of the streets became a thinr of marie
y appealed. Us sounds. lost their nionntony
through theul.
As he played for the children the cSpre,-
sion on his face was 20 soft and tender II
was as y an angel had descended an engol
ihs' spoke with ioudtlRe vnice TO thu hurry.
ING nasscrshy Faces that Weru crave.
faces that wcie stern. faces that were cruel
aoitened a. they passed. hearing.
ma Visions slowly uprose before the po,f
qrtah grInder. He had been thinking. rbu
sense Of his surroundings waa fading from
MN. iia Imagination had swept him
eAeh into the long axe.
He played on wlthou, knowing.
And now the organ. the ohlIaren. Inc arov
were losi 20 him lost IN rush Of shnsts
81 pictures boar imANOa hcckoncd lovingly
from OUT or the shadow of tho paat An
the ahad0ws werr becoming lumlnnuu
Luminous 80 changed was the SEEM.
e9i' lfnis wore gllutening hruugh the
hali-Rloom Of u vast church Around the
aliar were clustorn N flowers marble and
rold cleaned, eonsers wore swinrlnr
through tho air stole d perfume. pariuuo
mat sooihed. that lifted The ftnara that
brought devotion TO the soul Great piilara
stood around, Immense suntlueis al once
deeply decplng And ON guard Arches arose
n.y. they wore lost within ,hp swedp N me
tlBhty dome Stained g'ass nlnllws, tinted
rarely ana uyqulhlcly. lf, me lirht IAN
limly upon the blwcd heads % nc kueol.
my people below FrtsgooF npnu which
great artists VI tho past had tpenl heir
lives and their Hans made gorl0ua I'M
walls And hero was the child Jesus ylpen.
ing IN peace IN Hia mothrru arms, and
mere was tha Man Jesus pariuhlnR Ia agony
upon the cross,
The altar was gleam OF radiance, In tho
midst on which a stned preat stood with
afuk raised. The organ was poaling forth
mo thoughts ut Etand-nnnled beethoven,
sublime harmouins were swelling ont
Beautiful yoleeH Nere dhaptiug in alteration
Of the uoi, yoicoa that seemed to be- cominH
from iar far plaee-aa II angels were
singing IN The stars.
Ana boys came ana Ruelt before the altar
rail, As d pfleft approached. one Of thIm
slowly raised his head Oh. how beautiful
was the face that the llFht u the altar fell
upon. u was as n flower had opened itA
petals to The sunlight
''Acolpo corpus DDmlnum nostrum Jenu
Christi cusiadiat AMMAN tuum In yltam au-
tCrnum Amen"
Il was Peolo receiving his hrst CON.
munl0n
But now tho scene was villa and hurried.
Smoke and mad disorder hilad the air. Uan-
mons reared, and shook and bolcbed forth
death, mutketry cracked. horses rushed aud
nelghfd with terror hayoHoa Elntod muir
dernualy'AH they formed Into hrlatling, ma.
lignant phalanN. The polish " long RHO
barrels nlckerod Mon shouted and Eroanri
aud cursed cavalry galloped sabcrs
toll. crushing wounded ana dying men.
IN places Tho smoke was No thick that mon
met sad w.ro struggling 10 thd death boz
fore thoy know Of u. pcgtfuot0n tore.
Men fell wounded. men fell Dying. men
foli dead
Paolo was here lighting for liberty with
The glorious GarlbSldi
nut hero was a scene beautiful tendon
Paolo had taken Amiuaa hand and wnt
talking to hsr In low voice, What wAy
hn haying7 oh. he was telling her nnth-
lng telling her everything. ~ her face
ives shining o Hight, a Hight that thrilled
PA0l0, IL vas the old old story. that
story which viii always bear the talllnr.
which glorlneH. soitenu this harsh old world
Love.
The birds sang swcetly TO each other A.
thoy saw the lovers Whispering. the Mowers
nodded approval. the breeze spoke Of IL IN
tho trees. There was Joy In the forest and
the littls dwnllerA therein we're not afraid
ma the lovers came near,
Aud after there came the ring OF wedding
bells. Joy was In tho air. Al was light
pa0lo was with hlH bride.
Now panlo was looking Into the face "
little gf child She was dressed In
simple gown and flowers were tWined IN the
hair which fell upon hsr shoulders ~ long,
soft waves Her cyus looked clearly into
the eyes Of pRoi0. She was reading his
soul by the light 81 Innocence And he feit
that God was speaking 10 him from the face
VI tho chid. In her presence he f0it a
higher and fwnntnr happiness than he had
ever known before. II waa Ike the happl
ness he iolt when a boy a. he knott before
the altar raft In the church az MilanD.
II was his little daughter ANNA. H0r
mother had died IN giving her birth. paoiD
had Erleved very deeply, but "a time went
on hia sorrow became hoaled, Tor IN the
childa face ho =sE the soul OF the mother
And he brought her with him 10 live IN a
cottage 10 the mountains, 70 that Gho might
grow 10 70 be fair and strong aud beautiful.
neslda hof he saw things IN caluef
clearer light AWHy from the conflict Of
human passions and greed hlh mind gained
breadth and power a. u resied 10 tho love
PABLO was very happy. And Il was the
best happiness Of all--that happiness which
brings peace.
Asain PABLO. He was standing alone In
A Wild spot m the mountains The moon.
llebt was upon his face. HIS arms we're
folded aud Ia his eyes waA hunted Efiryod