The Yale expositor., 1895-01-11
Lady | atimer's Escape.
BY CHARLOTTE NJ. BRAEME.
CHAPTER vII-CoxrrNUEp.

russell brown and deep crimson OF the
trees, arc even moro beautiful than
their green leaves; and | like Septem-
Der flowers bettor than those which
come in spring; there is nothing so
lovely rs the white chrysanthemum.
Poor child | knew afterwards why
she found September the fairest of
months. Again, we had driven one
noon TO Ashton FRS, taking with us
luncheon for the sportsmen. We
stood for some minutes watching the
sunlight on the valley. and the blue
haze on the distant hills. She turned
70 me suddenly, her eyes filled with
tears.
oh, Audrey" she said, "what
beautiful world it is. l never knew
until now. / seem to have slept
through my life, and to be just awak-
ening. Do you see the green of the
grass and the lovely blue of the sky?
Why. Audrey, never knew how much
music there was in a birds song, |
never knew what the brook sung
about, or the wind told to the trees,
until now"
All, my dear, my dear! neither you
nor | was wise enough to know what
vas teaching you.
One evening-it was the month OF
September and the moon was shining
bright as day in the midst OF dark
blue slly-the gentlemen sat longer
than usual over their wine. The night
was warm and pleasant.
Audrey" said Lady Latimer, 'let
rs 20 as far as the white gate just to
look at the river"
wrapped black lace shawl round
her golden head and white shoulders,
and we went out together, leaving the
shininy lights that streamed from the
great windows, and the dim, soft
shadow of the old house behind us,
down past tho lime trees, to the white
gate that was canopicd with trees.
"Open it. Audrey, and let us go
down to the waters edge" said Lady
-I.atimer.
We went, AMI l remember as though
il were yesterday, our shadows on tho
long grass, and the wooino sigh OF the
Wind in the fast-dying lime leaves. q.
The moon shone full over the river,
every wavelet seemed to catch a ray
Of silvery light; the sight was beauti-
ful as fairy-land. Lady Latimer stood
silent for some minutes; then in low,
soft voice she began the lines:
"Ipassed without the city gate,
lin cred by the way,
The palm was bendin to her mltc,
And thus heard her say:
. ";The arrow to the culver
And the wild bird to the trse
Tho stream 20 meet the river,
And the river to the sea
The waves arc welded on the beach,
The shadows on the lea
And like to like and each to each,
And Ito Thee
The cedar on the mountain,
And the bramble in the brake
The willow by the fountain,
And the lily by the lake:
The serpent c)iling in its lair.
Tue ea,.le soarin free.
Draw kin to kin, and pair TO pair,
And I-too thee
This palm was beudin: to her mate
marked her meaning we'll:
And passed within the city gate,
The old fond tale to tell "
Il can remember, Audrey" she
said, ''when | read those lines, and
they were so much Greek to me. Now
/ understand them perfectly. They
mean that everyone must have love,
that like will seek like, that the young
seek youth, the beautiful seek others
as fair. Everything in nature loves,
even to the butterfly who loves the
bluebell, and the bee which is be-
trothed to the bloom: and if flowers
and birds, bees and butterflies, all
love, how much more We think
nay, am sure, that have been blind
all my life until now"
And what has given light AMI sight
10 your eyes now?" | asked.
| could not resist the question, al
though knew il would have been so
much better left alone: but sho looked
at mo with calm, sweet eyes.
Il do not know" she answered. ut
seems to me that the eyes of my soul
are just open, and that they see in
finite light--infnite brightness. All
metz
] knew. though she did not. what
had taught her, and my heart went
out to her in great loving pity. She
went on, perfect rapture OF happi-
ness shining in her face.
Even the moonlight is different 10
me. thought it cold and capricious.
Now l sec the light is tender and full
of poetry; now see ="
But the words were never finished.
Quite suddenly tho white gate opened,
and we heard voice that made my
heart boat. say:
''You arc here. Lady Latimer.
Philip said you would be here by the
river"
All moi the light on her face-the
tender, beautiful blush--the rapt ex
preston when she turned to Colone
North, and said. with smile:
GLOW did you know that | should
be herep"
81 felt quite sure OF it. You love
the moonlight, and you love the river.
When wo found the drawing-room
empty, said 10 Lionel, Lady Latimei