The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-04

bndt the hbtdihcI
on which she was n passenger had an
chored in the beautiful Bay of Palermo.
Dressing herself with hurried care, she
went on deck and saw the City of the
Sun. with it's great gateway, higher
than the highest houses, and the white
marble marina outside with its great
length stretching towards Pellegrini,
and the picturesque boats dancing in
the harbor. besieging the steamer for
custom.
The chnpcron Of the party. Mrs. For
tune, was also the aunt Of Marion. and
she engaged one OF the boats, after
much haggling with fisherman in a
red shirt, whose sunburned face was
like the pictures Of Scriptural type, and
who was lazy enough 10 be a survivor
of his Gallileean prototypes. AS the
party landed they were greeted every
where with the Easter salutation:
''Surre:tit" Gle Is risen).
And they joined in the antiphonal
response.
"vere surrexit' Gle is risen, indced).
For this was their Sunday of JOY, the
queen Of festivals. Bells were ringing.
salutes were fired In the streets. the
flowers were in full bloom and the JOY
of resurrection was in the air. IL was
the day the Sicilians had honored for
nearly 1000 years, and Marion. who
had visited st. Marks on similar oc-
casion, felt that this union OF elements
in such an atmosphere OF symbolic
worship. combined with an intense.
rapt devotion, had in IL sincerity
which the service of the great ca
thedrals Tucked.
In Palermo, Easter seemed ensbrined
ms In her own stronghold. and when the
little party entered the old English
church empowered in its tropical verdi
ure. with roses and oranges clustering
together. Marion felt an Understandable
peace steal into her heart, as IL she had
reached the summit OF happiness.
If anyone had whispered 10 her that
like the tabled bird of tho Persinns she
WINS nbont to End the winged mate Of
her wincless soul, henceforth ito sail
through oil the heavens wide in per
feet union, she would have believed;
therefore, when devotional man, an
American like herself. moved to make
room for her, then shared his book with
her and chanted musical second TO
her responses. she was not surprised
she seemed to have been waiting for
him nil her life. Her aunt's frowns Of
propristy did not disturb her. The good
woman had not noticed the proximity
of the agreeable stranger and was ready
TO frown him down. and was as tactless
in her methods as the head OF the school
procession who turned to her young
ladies with the command:
"Don't loolxl Shut your eyes and
keep taem closed. There's n horrid,
handsome man coming this way"
The man was really not handsome,
but he. had the strength. the magnet
ism, that Is more than manly beauty;
he was almost another Sir Launcelot.
Was Marion TO be Elaine, and "love him
with the 1--we tsat was her DOOM" We
hear az such fat,..sties In the comedy Of
life.
Mrs Fociurc. the aunt, wns really
obliged 10 recognize the stranger, for
the clergyman was townsman of her
own, and he introduced him on the
strength Of being n compatriot. And
he was a charming man to lsnow-ine
manners and devotional spirit. so he
won both aunt and niece. There was
only this day 20 sec Palermo and It's
wonders, and Philip Neff accompanied
them 10 the steamer and said good-by.
And they did not know whether he was
q single or a married man, ard Marion
had only bunch Of flowers and a lava
ornament. which he Ind bought for q
tr'ilc. and dropped into her lap with
the howers as an Easter offering.
You hnvc made Joyful Easter for
me-" he had said. and asked permission
TO call upon her when he returned In
year'n time to his home In America.
which was ia the great city where she
lived herself
II viii expect you next Easter" she
had SAID. gayly. and with that they
parted.
A ycar-how short "vby, II was