Middletown transcript., 1896-12-05
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iaNMqs6d. III tt'atArd though
INg1RfIa,. 1R .soJ rcseven, and ctNanll
y s. yuoatH .bspd9othftee
mother of girl Of seven, she still retain +
ed 80 much Of virginia. expression and and
contour ad5f that at imagination was loth td
accept the fact 81 matfonhood.! ' One
feib indeed, that If the esE wigee : Web!
lich, nrhangsiaily qadiansl
ly ysouissatisfyfug, wersito2beI peraoai1
fed here Was ithe smodslfi Grssieas
and graceflb,t gentle lhtppd htpd jayAqqif slsa ssll,sea
possessed talents innumerable, all ,eul,
tff7aated to to,a certain IL idegifhesesTto 4 de-
gree That had ddite stfffced faf her bWH
enjoyment ana the edlheatlotp tjfla host
of admdfing sandg not itoa .exadsing
friends, ,Jwhoi thought delightful
prodigy and spoiled her ordRgla9oia
Bot noF, cpdgel the stunned brain
as, she would, no, real capability Ssof Of
marketable yalue,n as it had been 50
bluntly put, to her even Ii, these early
hodhris 81 riisefy1codsih selma always.
pal; tHlngsa a BitcbiunslS she IfeltlWitAiaI
little shiRepo Of annoyance4 4no resohrssl
could she discover to stand her in good
stead in shat dreadful sday that had
come at last.aThs bolfhad fallen that
aad, with numb, folded dhands
and dry, tefror-Rfled eyes, she Ssat in
The darkest corner of her gay little
rooma beneath The I CHASTITY
chamber whence were soon tosbe borne
The earthlyremains ofhef husband.
What Mas she sto doP How was she
10 procure, not sheIldsuriss without
which shs scarce Imagined hsr child
could exist, but the bare necessities, of
Iifa7 EVERY piecel bf furniture iii the
house vas moregaged to RsNfdh value,
and 5sr last jewel had gone to- pay the
remit Thank heaven they wedld have
This haJsn forseme time to come. She
was in debt to. butcher and baker, and
She had not had'a new pair Of gloves
for months iSMltings had become dthel
basis of, expehdit urs yas1 suinsas ehadi
been hitherto, u el8m Igdi .e3oaa
.In. the morning, synpathizing friends ends
came TO support and assist her through
the. trying ordeal. All passed like q
dream "Tout rasse. tout ca. q, !" she
said over and over, shut my heart is
STRONG. - dglI Tfst sieitI:1ii s;,'oS
When, a month later, she sat with
Cousin Selma in the same room, in the
same chair, listen ing again to the gusty
beatiagainst the windows, it
was to- her las If no Tappreciable time
had interveneds Dreamilyaba took up
the thread Of her thoughts where she
had dropped it that sad night and the
strange conceit came back to her. 4
Women, less brilliant but -stoiid and
were lehseosestt in journals
where she had disdained even to allow
heEperses totappeart With. voices Id
noiwayiIcoDparable to hers, she saw
others suceeed;whila she, whosabg like
a bird77but, like q, bird, too, only wheps
make no impressions
Ana 50, lowered as as she h was. she was
poorer and more helpless than the hum.
blest woman who could CONSIDERATIONS
ly knitla pair oflstocking or smbfoidert
3 teasloth. 1JG oW s5Go) 9hl
The pretty face seemed opinched and
weary, TIVE deep lines began to enclose
the dropping mouth. r smile en- en- par
sMthsse,o She said. Cousin Selma, as =
she thrned from The mirror where she
was trying to change tbe3 expression Of.
those quiyering lips, that even at the.
curved upward - CuPfd's
bow at theid quaint eJncsit!C a3iA
Mere surely than svsr shsfikae W she
could ask no fssors, hut must put her
own shoulder to the wheel. Bat what
TO do when all else faileda. To dance on
the stagel Why not? She could dance,
an her life she had loved to dance. m
hsr greatest Joy she had ever found
fullest expression in! dancing to her
bWnrefectjcns beforefthe long mirror
in herr boudoir. sA!hundred times her
darling had been lulled to sleep, eased;
of her. pain by the pancing of her
..pretty ,Mnmsie. = Once with her hns-
band, she had seen famous actress
b woman chaste as herself dance 50
gracefully, yet with an abandon so per-
fect as to 'captivate an audience aecus-
toned to exhibitions from which she
had I in ioathing-t to his annoyance,
since his taste grew yearly less refined.
Even then. YsTbe pity; of it she bad
sighed. And how much even then was
implied that she should say, turning to
him:
lssThat Ice6ld do, lam certain" 2
YsMsy, you neyer,heed,p y he answered.
feryentls. For he loved her and was
proud Of her, though his paths in life
were devious, though he would not
follow her, II an .came back to her
yividigAths gay Seenes itheneageft
faces, The mnrmar of delight, the apr
plsass that rose again and again. and
could, not lbs stayed Her heart beat eat
fast; YES, She would dapce,; Il might
eost her the few friends She stilt pos.
sessed, but as long as' she helped hatas
5sif shs : could maintain her pride s,A
Next day began tireseme round of
interviews with impatient. incfedu-
lo6s or siHidpertineht managers, With q
Heart growing daily heavier and q brain
sharpened almost to vicionspess At
lass ssIans imprsssafio, touehsda alye her