Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-10

stabbed to the Heart.
nssSQuers bediZened In violet and gold
~bizzed past me like n fash, one Of
Them yelling a stale Jest concerning
Finnamorata-a jest / scarcely heard,
and certainly had no heart or wit TO
reply 10. A fair woman ] knew leaned
1ur of a gaily draped balcony and
dropped a bunch OF roses at my feet;
out OF courtesy | stopped to pick them
ZIP, and then raising my hat / saluted
zine dark.eyed donor, but a few PAGES
ssn ! gave them away 10 a ragged child.
OF all flowers that bloom they were,
and stiIl are. the most insupportable
20 me. What rs ii the English poet
SwiDburne says.
81 shall never be friends again with
rosesl"
My wife wore them always; even on
That night when / had seen her clasp
ed in Guides arms, a red rose OH her
breast had been crushed IN hat en-
brace; a rose whose wither I'd leaves l
still possess. In the forest solitude
and / am glad. The trees are too high,
where | now dwell there are no roses:
The tangie nj bramhe and coarse
nrrshvood too dense; nothing grows
here but a few herbs and field flow
serS-weeds unit for wearing by fine
ladies' vet 10 my taste infinitely sweet
or than all the tenderly-tinted cups of
fragrance, whose colors and odors are
spoil for me forever. / am unjust.
say you? The ose are innocent OF
evfl7 True enough, but their perfume
swakens memory, and l strive always
60 forget.
] reaches my hotel that evening TO
End that 1 was an hour late for din
Der, an unusual circumstance, which
had caused ylncenzo some disquietude,
ms was evident from the relieved ex-
preston of his face when / entered.
For some days the honest fellow had
watched me with anxiety; my alb
stracted moods, the long, solitary
walks 1 was in the habit of taking,
the evening passed in my room writ
fng. with the doors locked: all this be-
bayior on my part exercised his pa
~ience, ! have no doubt, to the utmost
limit, and | could see he had much
adieu 10 observe his usual discretion
snd tact, and refrain from asking
questions. On this particular occasion
I dined very hastily, for I had PROM
tsed to join my wife and W OF her
lady friends at the theater that night.
LIZ II AhtNt NAifkf Calt NaAS al
rgeAdy seated in her box, looking ra-
dainty beautiful. She was attirel in
some soft, sheeny. clinging primrose
stuff. and the brigand's jewels I had
given her through Guido's hands.
dashed brilliantly on her uncovered
neck and arms. She greeted me with
her uslal ehildiike enthusiasm as I
entered, bearing the customary Offer
Ang-a costly bouquet. set In a holder
Of mother-of-pearl studded with tur-
quoise, for her acceptance. / bowed
80 her lady friends, both of whom I
knew. and then stood haSiia i.c-
watching the stage. The comediefta
played there was the ARREST tribe: 1t
fnrned On the old story. a
young wife. an aged, doting husband
aud a lover, whose principles We're, OF
course, Of the ''noblest'' type. The
husband was fooled ~tnaturaiiyl and
b chief amusement of the piece ap-
speared 10 consist in his being shut cut
Of his own hc:sa in dressing gown
and slippers during a pelting storm OF
rain, while his spouse (who was par
ticularly specified as ''pure'1 enjoyed
@ luxurious supper with her highly
moral and virtuous admirer. Ny wife
laughed ~deiightediy ar rhe poor mis-
cradle jokes and the stale epigrams,
and especially applauded the act
ress who successfully supported tine
chief role. This actress. by the way
was a ~braZen-faced Jade. who had a
trick of flashing her black eyes, toss
ing her head, and heaving her ample
bosom unanimously whenever she
Ssssei out the words Vecchiaccio mai
adetto = Mt her discounted bus
band, which had an immense affect
Upon the audience-an audience which
entirely sympathized with her, al
though she was most Individually in
the wrong. | watched Nina In some
derision as she nodded her fair head.
and teat time to the music with her
S0inted fan. l bent over her.
'The play pleases your ! asked in
. low tone.