Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-29

lie moved oftoard Nth his eyes on the
ground.
diately from the outside of the garden
wall the grass spread away to great
distance, and it was crossed by path
which came close to the wall Ever
since her childhood it had been Phyllis
pleasure to Chamber up this fence and
sit on the top-a feat not so difficult as
it may seem, the walls in this district
being built of rubble without mortar,
so that there were plenty of creyiees for
small toes.
She was sitting up here one day, list
lessly surveying the pasture without,
when her attention was arrested by a
solitary figure walking along the path.
It was one of the renowned German
hussars, and he moved onward with
his eyes on the ground, and with the
manner of one who wished to escape
company His head would probably
have been bent like his eyes but for his
stiff neckgear. On nearer view she
perceived that his face was marked
with deep sadness. Without observing
her he advanced by the footpath till it
brought him almost Immediately under
the wall
Phyllis was much surprised to see a
fine, tall soldier in such mood as this
Her theory of the military, and of the
York hussars i'll particular derived en-
tirely from hearsay, for she had never
known soldier in her lise), was that
their hearts We're as gay as their ac-
couterments.
AT this moment the hussar lifted his
eyes and noticed her ON her perch, the
white muslin necleercl.ief which covered
her shoulders and neck where left bare
by her low gown and her white raiment
in general showing conspicnously in the
bright sunlight of this summer day. He
blushed little at the suddenness of the
encounter, aud without hating a mo-
ment from his pace passed ON.
All that day the foreigners face
haunted Phyllis. Its aspect was SO
striking, so handsome, and his eyes
were SO blue and sad and distracted. 1t
was perhaps only natural that on some
following day at the same hour she
should look over that wall again and
wait till he had passed a second time.
On this occasion he was reading let
ter, and at the sight Of her his manner
was that Of one who had half expected
or hoped to discover her. He almost
stopped, smiled and made courteous
salute The end of the meeting was
that they exchanged few words. She
asked him what he was reading. and he
readily informed her that he was re-
perusing letters from his mother in Ger
many. He did not get them often, he
said, and was forced to read the old
ones great many times. This was all
that passed at the present interview, but
others of the same kind followed.
Phyllis used to say that his English,
though not good, was quite Ineligible
to her, so that their acquaintance was
never hindered by difficulties OF speech
Whenever the subject became too deli
cate, subtle or tender for such words Of
English as were at his command. thu
eyes no doubt helped out the tongue,
and, though this was later on, the lips
helped ont the eyes In short, this ae-
quaintance. unguardedly made and rash
enough on their part, developed and II
pened. Like Desdemona, she pitied him
and learned his history.
His name was Matthaus Tina, and
Saarbruck his native town, where his
mother was still living. His age was 20.
and he had already risen to the grade
ef corporal, though he had not long been
in the army. Phyllis used TO assert that
no such refined or well educated Young
man could have been fonna in the ranks
of the purely. English regiments. some