Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20

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A SURPRISE ALL AROUND,
from her broken heart and was supremacy
Interested in Jacks and Jills progress up
the hill Of knowledge by kindergarten meth
ods.
Joyce was about 20, by no means a hand
Eomo woman, but with capacity for in
finite change that made her fascinating.
She had been we'll educated. and was natur-
ally artistic In taste. There was in her that
which suggested something better than any
others best. In addition to this faculty
Of endless suggestion. her sense Of the RI
dloulous was keen. She found the trials
of school-teachng an unceasng Joke. OF
course, the children liked her. and her
work was successful. At the end of her
third year she accepted position as teacher
in one OF the large schools in Chicago.
The Howells found her boarding place
with two old people. Mr. and Mrs. Croft,
who rented their third story rooms, for
company's sake"
a young EnRlishman. with musical tastes.
lodged in the third hoor front Joyce often
heard him humming old ballads as she pre-
pared her busy work. at night. 1t was
a very sweet voice and the songs he chose
were quaint and melodious Once she met
him on the stai' and he stood aside 70 let
her pass. with a courtlincss she thought
amusing. In passing she noticed his wavy.
goiden-brown hair, delicate regular features
and artists hand.
In January the Crofts went away for a
time, leaving their house and dodgers in the
care Of the servants. Joyce seized the OPP
portunlty to enjoy the library on the first
evening after the proprieJor's departure, she
esconced herself in the big arm chair before
the FIRE, and was soon lost in the story OF
Lorna Dome" A violent Jerking OF her
nest as somebody tugged It back toward the
light. recalled her to present surroundings
81 had not loved thee. dear. 50 much"
hummed a tenor voice
Joyce sprang up. II beg your, pardon,
sir"
"oh ali, ahl thousand pardons. madam.
I had no idea the chair was occupied Pray
don't disturb yourself. Indeed. as one en-
tered from the hall. you were wholly con-
cealed. l beg you to seat yourself again
and forgive my awkwardness."
Taking pity on his embarrassment, 'she
sank back into her place, her fellow-boarder
still standing beside her in abject dlsmay
Don't feel so badly about H., Everybody
makes mistakes. l think you must be my
nclghbor upstairs Please sit down In the
next most comfortable chair and let me feel
am not driving you away"
Tho gentleman bowed.
'perchance you Will permit mo to intro
duce Myself, since you are so kind as TO
forgive me. My name Is Philip Danforth,
at your service"
and am Joyce Aylmer. at the service
o. the Board Of Education. At present |
am living in Doone Glen. DO you know
Jan RAJ"
Philip did, and many other interesting
people Of whom he told Joyce until the
clock struck II. Neither realized how the
tuI 4.
that every evening they met before tho H.
nrary fire.
The night before the Crofts return Phillp
took J0yce's hands in shis and told her
that he loved her The next day she came
TO school wearing curious old English
ring Of pearls and rubles.
Philip told Joyce his history. 'My faith
or died when / was little fellow in In
dla. | believe no was an officer I'm tbe
army, but could never learn much about
him. He married beneath him, they said |
his sisters goyernoss. Ny mother. who |
loved him deeply, lived only q few Years
afterwaFd, That was the ring he gave her
! lel TO tne caro- OF my uncle, an artist In |
Paris. You may fancy my education was |
neither regular nor practical. We llyed n |
dream-llke, ideal existence, fun OF beauty
but scant In bread. ] learned aritb,nstic |
by chance. l learned to sing by nainre
One OF my brothers friends. true. bnt nm.
= ~, sIiatu ~ uS'Clan' RuEnt me to play |
Literature | picked up here and tbers H.,
cause | lovad IL. In fact, whatever ,rss
beautiful was part Of my soul. / had In,
to meet 1t and | absorbed II. So ,vbor
met you, dearest, my life passed into va,,-
Keeping" He bent to kiss her hand
, AZ length we became very poor In Paris
aiy uncle and number Of his friends de-
clded to come to America. was sbo,,, On
years old and earning uncertain living bv
SINGING lessons. We landed In Nov III.
ana soon found employment, Nv unnin
painted portraits l was clerk in n mel,
store He died Of typhoid fever tbs III
owing autumn and drifled westward
~ NJ" heal clerk In stelnman's store
nave good salary, and for five ve,r,
nave lived here by myself, caring nn;bins
ior me world gave to win my Uypg t-nrs
~ ana when my work Ia done. ahutti1g ~.
seh away with my books and nv drean,,
~, 80 You nave my life. daTling-common'
place enough, too. when tell II = Ai'n-
Joyee's practical nature was ,orn..,..,
disturbed by her lovers prospects s"na'
GU nave lovely voice, pbilin >, a.
~. rave you ever tried to slnrr in os
oersY IN tell you. Take lesao5a >" eoh-
". ~ suine Weh-known man. Get MIN ~ 49,
MI =, sUu, -FOUR voice is really remarh-
=, sou WI only push yourself forward
money" wv" makes lots OF
Philips hazel eyes klndled nr.
snan.s, l mlgnt also do Gomething -, UT Ut
i i Is 3 majGs El5ia American taste In ms s1e
most sacred melodies every d murder the
istA' aney sing through their neses p iney
Wiser tSan ne n to S, ySgr win You are o' FAR
ives but for you. feel--e', anu my soul
w mnsn Io fhilip went OF about ria g.,
~. Ss4 si Sgy9e '99E mental nap N Sls isei
trafy her brain found a crl,t.CsIn mo con-
S ~, words as he chose them ouai ntii,set in
Vs ss'a sn s. tssshaunted bowers of if s5
but she ala pet is,s aer as his singing aid
!, . JSyee loved him; undoub.esiv CO.
y sis ~ ~ aus mers presence. was 1 cnr de.
change q e eapre lsas,a Of time Watching iSe
seasiiys face; or ldly snioothlassa over his
nsad on her sDs as SAT at her ioo With n S.
ueyle1 'ehnuy palllp took his issso,.
~. hard. His teacher eneonr LESSONS and
'se was not powerful. bur !, MN.