Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-24
FROsTBURG, MD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER a.

twist. And | looked harder, but instead
of Saturn I saw clearly woman-my
ideal, she whom for years had pictured
i'll my smoking moments. There she
was, sitting at window, one arm rest
ing on the sill. her hand on her chin,
her eyes looking directly into mine
Even in the half light every feature
was clearly discernible There was the
soft black hair waving across a white
forehead, the eyes, deep ard full of
immcasurable good things, the nose,
the mouth-everything that | had been
seeking for. ! gave an exclamation of
joy.
"'You see her LOW, sir? Does the
rings show up gcCI?' his remark from
the astronomer I1gught to mind for
gotten fact. | saw her through tele-
scope. Where was that window that |
could seek her out? | had found her
Better never to have seen her than un-
der such appalling conditions. There
she was gazing calmly at me from the
other end Of Il long tube. | could al
most touch her aud reached out my
hand.
Hold on, thcre!" cried the astron-
omer. You II upset the machine.
"My involuntary. movement to en-
brace what was not there did indeed
disarrange the apparatus, and so badly
that she disappeared, and where she had
been q star was winking at me. AS if |
cared for stars!
Il paid for one more look at Saturn,
but could find nothing In vain | swept
the skies and the housctops and viii
dows with the telescope and with my
naked eye. She had vanished. | went
home disconsolate. AS surely as | sit
here, Dockboy, l saw her 1t was not
hallucinatiOn. She was sitting in real
window within the range of that toIe-
scope, but where | don't know and per-
haps never will know. My ideal has
become a reality, but under what trying
circumstances. Do you wonder that l
am miserable.
81 surely do not, said. eff what
you have said is true and not mere
imagination. "
"How romantic!' cried my wife.
Lieutenant Swash sighed.
"Come," | said, rising from my
chair, 1--WE will go together, and perhaps
l can help you. will have look at
Saturn.
Not long afterward my friend and l
were at the corner from which he had
viewed his IDEAL i'll the flesh The itin-
Grant astronomer was there, too, with
his telescope pointed hcavcnward in
readiness for use. He greeted my COM
panion pleasantly and apparently had
been expecting him.
Maybe you'll sec that planet you've
been looking for tonight lie said.
GIVE cleaned off the lenses SO they'll
work better"
'Planet! Beautiful luminary rath-
cr," muttered the lieutenant, stopping
and scTewing his eye into an end of the
telescope. 81 can see nothing but black
ness now. Lower the other end lust lit
tlc-there. He began adjusting screws
with the skill Of one initiated into the
mysteries Of the heavens. While he
searched the skies above and the house
tops for miles about l scanned the heav-
cns, the hoaso tops AID the windows
with lay naked Cgc, and with my naked
eye accom- liShCi more than he
"Allow NE to try the glass, " said
"My dear fellow be cried, sit is of
no use. If [ can { find it, after searching
every night for weeks, you can't There
is nothing i'll sight. It's only a question
of patience, Of waiting until it again
appears. "
"Let me try said poremptorily.
He accedcd to my request. With the
assistance of the astronomer | got the
instrument i'll the desired position, fixed
my eye to it and focused it.
"Pshaw," cried Swash impatiently,
YOU'RE looking right down Broadway
"Thcm's electric lights, Sir. not plan
cts, - vcnturcd the astronomer politely.
These remarks had no effect on me.
bided my time. AT length it came.
"Swash, don't be cxcitod," said,
"but just fix your eye here. -
"It's she again. he cried before he
had his optic thoroughly adjusted.
"You'r right, DocAboy; we've got her
Now mark where the telescope points
to. Don't lose it. Get the direction. :"
"Havc yCu read what is below the
window" said l.
"Jove" he muttcrcd "'Miss Maxy
Mumps, the actress, writes, Il have
used DR.. Hoaxcrs harmless hair tonic
and find it perfection. -
"We've got her, Swash. Well spot
window with that sign-why, confound
it, she's gone!'
Swash Strengthened up and seized my
hand.
'Dockboy," lie whispered so the as
tonishcd astronomer would not hear,
GIVE found her. thanks to you. I can
spot her window by that sign if it's
within ten miles Miss Maxy Mumps,
the actress'-
Look again. said quietly. 'and
tell me what you see.
Once more he looked, but only for a
second.
''Confound i'll" he cried. cam 1
crazy? | saw II girl i'll bicycle and I'M
der 1t letters saying that if you bike
you should ride Duster' -
Gentlemen, interrupted the astron.
omor, Tim afraid you amt seen Saturn
nor no other planet. You was looking
at that advertising canvas down Broad
way"
Lieutenant Swash has gone to the
country for II few days. st. Louis
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