The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-11-22
pnetical.
miscellaneous.
NEVER A SHADOW SINCE

But isn't she pretty, though ?
murmured Mrs Lambert.
Mr.. Lambert responded by a looi
too full of qualification for words.
They were not quite in their dotage
these two old people, but they wer,
very old, and the appearance of thei
long expected niece at their home haC
produced upon them an overwhelm
| ing sensation.
Not only was it a novelty to have ;
| young person in the house, but such
perfect radiant creature was rare il
any house.
Such face of roses and lilies, will
FURNISHED curls of gold dropping OF
| the low brow-sweet eyes of dark vic
| let, and heavens own smile
Nothing like Juliet Faye's beauty
was ever seen at Walnutville, and the
| old people were sure, with her gentle
| manners, that she was good as sht
was pretty.
She was the youngest child of Mrs
Lambert's youngest sister, lately de
ceased, and she had come to the Lille!
| to reside permanently.
"Sixteen Old enough to come out,
murmured Mrs. Lambert. ''And sucl
little lady Lydia Bellingham ha.
no such girl among hers !"
Now it had secretly veXed dear Mrs
Lambert that Mrs. Bellingham, he,
social rival, had always a crowd o.
pretty granddaughter and nieces at
her house, making the place sine,
young ladies are irresistibly attrac
tive, very popular. But not one wa!
to compare with the lovely Juliet.
Juliet, escaping, after two hours
examination from her relatives pres
ence, was allured down the main wall
of the old garden.
1t was indeed u garden of lilies
Yellow day-lilies dropped in beds
white ones cleaned, and clumps o
spotted tigers gl0wed in the sun, while
the red velvetly amaryllis burned lik,
fire among the green.
Coming at length to the water, the
girl uttered cry of delight for dap
| pied with sunshine, shimmered host:
of lovely white water lilies. She clasp
| ed her jeweled hands in ecstacy.
She was certainly charming in hel
azure dress and with pretty uncover
| ed head, at the edge of the water ant
| perhaps the occupant of little cano
pied boat up the river thought so, fol
silently the boad glided from its moor
ings among the willows and came slip
ping along the dark waters of the pool
Would you like some lilies ?'' asked
| baritone voice.
And turning, startled, Juliet saw tn,
handsomest young man she had evel
seen in her life sitting in the stern OF
| the pretty boat, his hat in his hand
| The voice, the attitude, the courteous
question, disarmed apprehension.
"Yes, l should,n she replied, will
only a natural conStraint.
In an instant the young gentleman
had changed his seat and shot among
| them. In Il moment he had a great
fragrant, dripping handful, and the
young girls eagerness and delight
brought smile to his rather gloomy
! countenance.
"Oh, never saw anything so beau
tiful ~ she cried.
Il suppose they are pretty" replied
| the Young man but I've seen then
every June for five years, and they
haven't the charm of novelty for me
Indeed, nothing here has. You are ;
stranger, are you not p
He had pushed his boat among the
rushes to hand her the flowers, anC
sat looking over his shoulder at the
roseate face she turned to him.
Eyes, l have come to the Lilies tt
live. Mrs. Lambert is my aunt"
The young man gave vent to soft
low whistle.
Sorry he said.
| Then laughing, and with his usually
wearied expression displaced by ont
| of mirth, he was such d very hand
some fellow that Juliet was lost in ad
miration but in an instant the girl
expression changed.
"Why?' she asked.
| "Well, you know replied her com
panion, frankly, Il haven't seen sucl
a pretty girl as you are since hav,
lived here, and | would like to have
an introduction and call at your home
if it was any other place. But at tn
Llies-out of the question:" he con
cluded.
Then, as she regarded him in per
plexity, he lifted his straw hat, ant
with pleasant parting glance, pulled
away out of the pool and round u sud
den bend of the river out of sight.
Juliet breathed in the delicious ode
of her lilies pensively, and turne,
homeward. Her adventure had beef
a pleasure, but it left regret.
Il never met anybody SO NICE sh
said. "But he will forget me"
That evening her Aunt Lamber
said
MY dear, hope you will be dis
Greet as you are pretty-about maxim;
acquaintance, for one thing
Eyes, aunt" murmured Juliet, will
little blush.
"Be choice-be select. Above all
don't admit the Brennans to your &C
quaintance."
"Who are they, auntie -
1.-THE Brennans are uncle AM
nephew, who live on the next estate
separated by the river. Colonel Bren
nan is very wealthy, and Roland, hi
nephew, is his heir. The former is
bachelor
"Why mustn't know them - aske,
Juliet.
ION account of family feud whicl
has existed for twenty years, replie'
the old lady, solemnly. Invent.
years ago, my dear, you must know
that my daughter, your Aunt De
light, was very pretty girl. She wa
engaged to Colonel Brennan-thel
only Lieutenant Brennan. He seemed
| IODu Oh her, Sic stuOTeu ulIu. Duuucu
ly, without cause or explanation, h
Tilted Delight-dropped the engage
ment in silence, and she making he
wedding clothes! 1t nearly killed tn
poor girl.
Her father threatened to shoe
him, but l said no violencen / pre-
ferred the dignified course. nurseC
my poor child, dragged her about il
travel-kept her from mourning her
self to death-until | met Admira
Phillips, and persuaded Delight t.
marry him. He was older than she
but he was rich and fine man, and
knew would make her a good hus
band. and | knew she would learn tt
love him She did; but we have neve
forgiven Colonel Brennan-your ur
Gle and land we never shallI'
Has he married?n asked Juliet, he
blue eyes wide with this disastrou
love tale.
mo. never knew why" replie'
Mrs. Lambert.
Another afternoon found Julie
uoain in tho on rdan