The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-18
HISS POLLARD'S "PROPHECY.'
The Bysitrieal Romance She Wrote as a
Girl 10 Her SChOOlmate.
lNDITION TO BECONE AN AUTHORIZES.
.bo "Prophccv." Ter FIRST Effort In that
Direction, May or May Not DO
very Promising.

Robertson by Miss Pollard. in January
,,,i whcu they were schoolmates at the
Wesleyan college. 10 enclosed school
..-' story. written by Miss Pollard under
.e uue. "a Prophecy" Miss Pollard
..rfessed in the letter her glrlish am
..i.u TO become an authorizes. The story
ass follows:
-Yes. i wiz give this religion Up.
cannot Dee true % IT and myself too;
bothered. yes I am. and / mean 70 80
round and talk with Dr. Brown about IT,"
SD saying. pretty Joe covered his curly
lead with most becoming little hat
and stridcd down a prominent avenue OF
the smoky city.
I-pon reaching a roomy looking man
sion he raised the knockcr ana was soon
invited in hy O. sunny-iace1. iai- hai4tu
child Of some twelve or thirteen years
1.hno Joe talks with the doctor let us
t.el "a peep into his former life that You
NAV understand his crrand. His parents
.r. both siarchv Catholics. ana so de-
,atri Oh the religion they dedicated two OF
t...r sons to the church. Al eientcen Joe
r...r,- u.s master of four languages, ana
entirely too brisht to live as the priests
...-f live. for you see. he had been edu-
..f.I for that purpose. once, upon go
I. t0 Protestant Sunday school, he
r.fr0f THINGS being done that he knew
r.IIre o. and when hc learned the Pro-
....rf religion. shook the chains 81
.....If.fem. said goodbye TO home, and
.... .s tutor for Dr Browns five chill
.r.. DO was i'm Dr. Browns church that
I. INST saw d ray OF light, and it was
rHa J was telling you Of his past life
r they doctor and joe laid the plan
f. fhe future Three years passed away
.. joe still az bis post as tutor As ne
.H.u'td the minds of the children and the
,..r man of the family. be also trained
t. heart OF the gentle. hluc-eycd Lenore
t .ok 90 him for hcip and consolation
M fne hour Of trouble. and 20 turn as
nlvcr turns TO the sun to smile and
.r.ef tine joy she felt Twas the night
her sixteenth birthday and the house
was brilliantly lighted. for tonight
parity grand and gay was % be held IN
Ir ~ this Important event for the
latter part OF the following week the
frUr off Browns doe included were 10
n... pitfehurg for Cincinnati. where DIT
Brown bad accepted the position as
president OF the Wesleyan College. on,
.. Joe was going too. and 10 occupy
fae fary exalted position Of professor OF
ancient laueua8es.'
JIM little ante-room stands our fair
haired Lcr0re. gazing vacantly through
fIa Window presently she is reused
from ler Dcnsive mood by a hand being
II .. her shoulder. "LcuOre.' began
. % had the strongest Of dreams
lt night ! thought / saw you reign
Ir- queen of kingdom of books. ana
a nalr of eyes belonging 90 a member or
t0. larsher scX Do up the gorgeous apart
m.nt and T.. like the poor Samaritan,
stood outside the door Sudderly that
wonderful structure of knowledge crum-
Died away t0 heap of dust ana with
This hand of yours / thought i started
o4t 90 face the world and all her woes.
"Whg Joe. what a funny dleam. now
If / were suuerstti0us. 1 might feel bad;
Ilf a4 dreams have ceased 20 contain q
meaning. 4 guess we need fear nothing,
al hope hut little"
"Lenore. DO YOU ever feel that great
barr of fee is going to- come between us
.mo day? / call IL fee. for ! have
continent 30 viii melt away. There is
f.. bell. and / must rush up those stairs
.Ud prepare my evening toilet, must
n0t. little one? Kiss me once, ana can
fa neckties for prince. There now
what darling of "a girl you are ] OFTEN
f... like flying i'm the face OF DESTINY ana
4.fying her 10 place am Obstruction I'D our
place of life and happiness
SIS he goes from the room all wears
+r. qnreafance of a deserted castle, or a
bright day without the sun.
Come what Will. I know 1 VIII never
love anyone like 1 DO Joe, for / am in "a
state of heavenly biissfulness when he
+. here. and miscrably wretched when
f. AS out of my sight for only "a minute
The party was q grand success, ana our
r.ir of lovers are now out ON deck the
Dan TAYLOR waving adieus 20 the most oi
friends who accompanied them 10 'h'
landing. Joe is a gem from the l'il"'
land. and consequently possesses l"o''
Jealous and impulsiYe nature ana lo'
th. Same gentleman TO look at his Lee
rore. AS Dee calls her. while his heart
SINGS ditto. he almost dies OF jealous rage
This is the first Sunday for Dr. Brown
family Inn Cincinnati but notwithstand-
inc they go round to 81. iauls Metho-
die, EpiscouM church. and then ana
There Iruore sees Roy Keep. 'lhls
means Wessie. that a. long time has
franspired since you met him' Is"
meam
Tonight Is the browning event Of the
life of two of our heroes. for since the
n.hoan-skin" is laid by. and her honors
road the valedict0ry over the class or
twenty sister graduates. I'm the great
saloon parlor are garl1nds arranged for
n nuptial feast. and ass the airy fairy
bridesmaids fit through the door, one
rarson holds his breath rather than sees
.n. prascnce of LcuOre and Roy. Years
have passed away. and as good mamma
Brown oversees the arranging or her
widowed daughters rooms, her heart
beats almost audibly as she thinks OF the
Gallant SON who sleeps beneath the grassy
mound. o'ershadowcd by sweet magnolia
froe. and where tine southern songsieIs
rio through its branches. ana MARBLE ihcr
sweet refrains from early morn iil dushy
lle AS Joe sits In his room, Aazins on
DIS treasures from the east west. nottn'
IIf not south Tor De hated the south
drought ran tromblingly through MS
mind Maybe 10 IS not too late 10 can
ler mine oh. bat the proud, naughty
spirit bends and wancs at loves COM
m4ud and although be had vowed scores
NJ times 100 himself he would never enter
tain 81 kind thought for "his lost Lenore,
Dee was right now trying 90 nerve Himself
to meet her and her son. His son. ION,
] Mmk j could meet her coolly and like 1
did JOB years Of yorc If IL were not fot
young Roy. Why must l live through
al h.sg on. II j could only die; but 1
dare not. God help me 10 bear all 1 have
f1 hcdr."
The carriage has stopped. and its occu-
pants have aiirhted. on. now the merry
voices ring in the hall. and the sound
NJ her voice floats up the stairs, and
through the transom o. his room Snatch