Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-10
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This girl sung IL in her pretty foreign
tnglish-not broken English, but OF
course with O slight accent, which
rather increased the charm-sung it,
not impetuously, but with q tender re-
serve, her China roses slowly growing
into crimson ones as she did II, till at
last she seemed to forget herself in
the song
When aud how shall ! earliest meet her?
What are tho words that she first will
sayy
by what name shall learn TO greet her?
know not nowi II Will come some day
with this selt-same sunlight shining upon
her,
Shining down on her rlnglets sheen
She Is standing somewhere; she | will
honor
She that walt for-my queen, my
q ieen,
! VIII not dream of her tall aud stately;
She that love may be airy and light.
VIII not say she must speak sedately;
Whatever she does, IL will sure be right,
She may be humble or proud, my lady,
Or mat sweet calm which Is just be-
tween:
But, Whenever she comes, she Will find me
ready
To do her homage my queen, my queen
But she must be courteous, she must be
holy,
Pure, sweet and tender, the girl love.
Whether her birth be humble or lowly
care no more than the angels above.
And III give my heart to my lady's keep
ing
And ever her strength on my own shall
lean;
And the stars shall fall and the saints be
weeping
Ere cease to love her-my quce,, my
queen!
Thanks, said Roderick, in English.
1t was u mere word, scarcely audible,
the briefest and most commonplace
acknowledgment, yet it seemed to i'm
ply the gratitude, the benediction Of
q lifetime, given from the man to the
woman whom he at once recognizes as
the woman sent by heaven liz he has
eyes to see and strength to accept and
hold her to be to him his "helpmeet, :"
his Joy, his crown and his salvation.
The feeling was so sudden, so SOL
emn, so overpowering that he never
attempted to fight against it. Without
another word he withdrew from the
group-'rom her, even: indeed, it
seemed easier to watch her from q
distance than to speak to her-and
waited till the mother and daughter
Shout retire, when he was determined
to find cut from Nj, Reynier all about
them. At this mCment-it was almost
ridiculous he actually did not know
their names.
Another half hour-spent Roderick
scarcely knew how, except that he was
talking to half dozen people and
Watching one other person all the
while and he saw them retire; pass
ing him with the usual distant bow.
He had half extended his hand, Eng
fish fashion, but happily drew it back
in time.
"Au revoir, monsieur" responded
but the daughter merely bent her head
without word.
A charming pair, observed Nine.
Reynier, after they we're gone. my
husband thought you would like to
meet them. Mademoiselle speaks En-
glish so we'll"
Perfectly"
And yet she has never Quilted
Switzerland Her father lived in the
very heart Of the Alps; most learned
and amiable man, but eccentric. He
left them poor. She is obliged to teach
to give music lessons-this dear
MndamOise1le GiIanca
What did you say? What is her
name" cried Roderick, feeling all
tire blood rushing to his heart--to his
face
1T is an English name. will call
my daughter to pronounce it English
fashion"
And with an amazement that even
amounted to awe Roderick discovered
that this girl-the first girl in all his
lie who had won from him second
thought-was his cousin; very distant,
hut still cousin, and another Silence
Jardine.
In his ouixotic search he had done
aim Ost forgotten what
he meant to do; yet here was all done
for him With u feeling as of a
man pursued by fate blind, irresisti-
BILE, and yet most blessed fate-he,
without asking single question more,
got away as soon as he could. Once
outside that door and away from
everybody's sight, he rushed almo t,
staggering as he went, down to the
water-side, and spent en- hour there,
walking wildly to and fro in the moon
light the wonderful, sweet moonlight,
bright as day-which poured itself in
silver glory over the smooth lake and
the sleeping town.