The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-18
STORY OF A wFDpING RING
Queer Experience of u Topeka Lady Who
Studied the Moon.

The fact that Mrs. Bryan lost her
| ring in New York a few days ago and
] the superstitious onens connected with
| the event caused a reporter for the
| Eagle to hear a good story told yester-
Gay by a delegate 10 the Republican
convention al Topeka.
while there, he said, IT met one OF
the fairest daughters OF the state cap
ital, and seeing a broken ring on her
finger l very impertinently asked her
why she did not have IL welded again.
A strange poetic light was kindled IN
her eye and while We waited for the
ice cream she told me one Of the most
fascinating stories il had ever been
my good fortune to hear I actually
believe I was hypnotized by her. 1
am certain that her pathetic and poetic
story made me feel strange and sad
AL day and you may be sure I did not
give much attention TO the conven-
ton
About twenty years ago." she said.
Il was young, and / loved. He was a
tall. dark-haired man who was more 10
my liking than IL l had created him my
self and used every virtue in the cat
alogue in the endowment of his soul.
He loved me in return and at high noon
on beautiful spring day he met Ue a.
tie altar and placed this ring upon my
finger as a pledge that his love for me
should never die. This ring was then,
to me, more valuable than the brightest
jewel in the diadem OF Eng,and's royal
queen His love lasted for years and
remained as pure as il was when he
first betrayed it to me in a lovely bower
in the garden OF one OF our most distin-
guished capital city ladies. But love is
tickle and man is weak. and one Gav
one wavered and the other feli. On
that very day I lost this ring. Years
passed and divorce proceedings pro-
crossed
One bright beautiful night 1 was sit
ting in my rocker " lis very porch
gazing on a clear pale moon and. Ike
Poe. linking fancy into fancy. Lady
Luna never appeared in such majesty
and grandure 10 me as she journeyed
in all her stateiiness through the vast
ness OF the ethereal dome. She FACT
mated me beyond my power of express
sion" All" thought l. you are the
same grand old moon that Queen DIDO
gazed upon while awaiting the return
OF her recreant strolling lover. Yes,
and you are the same empress Of the
night tina. Helen of Troy watched from
the gardens OF her Trogan lord Did you
ever contemplate the moon at night
when q troubled mind Graves for some
thing grand TO fesd upon? I did. or
this particular night followed the pale
lumnary from its infant creation down
through the cycles OF time. ! saw il as
IL first peeped over the fig trees OF Eden
ard shed its mellow light on the brown
rinEie.S o. Eve and showed her in al.
her loyelinsss TO the parent Of our race
saw il guarding the footsteps OF a
sorr0wing mother 70 the tomb OF cru
Gifted son. / saw il giving sheen 10 the
speers OF Jepths's lsg5ons and saw K
shedding its soft hght on the patient
followers % Moses. / saw il rSe on
Rome and set on SodoTn- I saZ il shine !
for the builders OF Sol0moz's temple !
and eckDse on The ruins OF Carthage. /
I saw il as il danced around the luxa- /
r.0us craft or the arrful Cleopa cra xiv /
inS fiescy whiteness 70 the green waves /,