The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-20

petals upcn my bosom. How can you
drive such love as mine from its mortal
habltation. and leave my bosom empty.
with all bit unending pain? My heart Is
thirsty. and You are us nyins tot'tain .
Let me drink. and water desert that viii
soc flourish with the green bay tree ana
the balm OF Giltad.
oh. Godv cried Miss Meaks. 'pard On
the weakness OF woman" and, burying
her face in his bosom. her lachrymal
lakes Overflowed and anolnted his gar
ments with drops that were - him the
myrrh OF the soul.
E" 1T is pursuit.. she said. and not pos
session that man enjoys, and now, there
fCr.. the tender regdrl YOU have Tor me
is ready to be crematcd upon the pyfe
of my broken spirit, and nothing but an
urn o. astes LETT 10 its memory
Never" replied Charlie. never until
God Himself Is buried, and the dark mar
bic OF oblivion erected for His tomb
stone shall my person or my anger tor-
sake fair Idle Meaks.'
And again:
'N0u have tenderness about you, my
dear Idle. and nObleness or hearl
which | have never heard expressed De-
fore. Your sweet words. dropping IKE
vocal roses. from the gardens OF LANGUAGE
brighten, II possible, the JOY OF no
fhfrpht that you are soon TO be mine.
Yorr silvery accents, TO which the trick
ling streamlet beside Us plays sweet dc-
commandments tell me to rob IRE no
longer Of the bliss Tor which | sign; ana
now, as you have no parents consent 10
obtain. 40 sisters tc Invite, oIt ohiy a
lone brother ia. I'm the West / propose
that our nuptials be performed at lhe
great falls tomorrow. -.
"Iidie. remaining silent for time,
heaVed a sigh. and then said: 1 fetr tial
Prudence would censure my acceptanSe'
for | am in the far-ofi mountains, with
out a wedding garment, or even le"
friends TO celebrate the occasion. IN
The foaming falls he replied, VIII
lend YOU from their white spray queer.
ly robe. the benign woods VIII uSSN >, -
with flowers more gorgeous thap tne ar
tist can paint. and the harmonious inelous
urlduced bv the combined musical az ems
of hocd and forest Will do honor 10 INC
occasion. -, -,h.,i
is there any wonder that the school =
ma'am conserted2 Is there any WONDER
that she should remark. ...,s.., ,,.,,,.,. ,
you utter. CnailieY -,
We should Ike to let Mr.. Dugger ten,
IN his own simple mountain ianSuaS =
how the infamous dude tried 10 maize
Miss Meaks' horses run away wi,h hrI;
and falling ga that, how ne dls tpiediyn
amCrg the balsam trees taDies frtscr).
.Iad rot the coward hed." sail Clipper
steel, Il wOLld have test ~ the tnlcA-
ness OF h.s Uranium. - nave Olt.h
prayed God" remarked the good Mr.
SNlos. "to gather His wild oats INTO me
To- let Me-. Dueger tell also how the
dude reappoared at the wedding ceremony
with startling and HOlmahesque
object" apparently based on no SOUND
reason. except the wish TO make me
~IIer chin dropped upon the flowers
that adorned her bosom, every nerve ana
muscle Of her frame lost its energy, ana
She sank at the feet Of the groom not
iu the fashion of one who falls under
the influence of eNcess.v sc excitement. but
Ike a pure woman borne down by the
weight OF c8lumny perpetrated upon "A
warm lie that no sin had ever taInlsh-
cd.
'But the groom quickly produced from
his pocket a little bottle OF brandy when
he carried as precautlOn In case OF
accidents, ana spreading a portion o. us
contents over her pallid face, the signs
Of restoration soon became apparent
The reader VIII be- glad TO know that
after the wedding Mr.. Clippersteei set.
tied with his lovely wife In the city OF
Raleigh. where he had formerly resi- .d,
and the murmurs heard In that family
were like the voice Of suuiit tide ON
bracing the tinted shells Of the shore IN
love-
There is nothing in "Corinne' more
intense that Dugcer at his best When
you remember that this imprisoned tale
Of love end Jealousy is interviewer with
all sorts Of information useful 10 the
tourist and that YOU learn In The saf0e
book that MrluttO Mount tain rs 100 lret
high. and Homny cave. an Sol Davies,
is exactly 2.52 feet above the sea level.
that tie Richmond and Danvlle line runs
solid Pullman trains. with no extra
change for fast time that Theodore
Fran Kiln and others supply comfortable
board at twenty-five cents meal: and.
rot least Of an that Mr.. Shepherd NJ.
puceCr. our accomplished author. hint
SELF keeps % tavern whore the feeding -
good ana rates reasonable, YOU are ready
10 admit that YOU are getting yOlr
moneys worth I'm this hoOk.-New York