Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-21

Every word your lips have uttered
Echoes in Gods Skies
murmured
Don t, don'tn' she cried. "Tbat is the
sort of thing Paul would have said Thank
heaven, Frank is not-transcendental."
asked her if she knew the meaning of
the word, and she laughingly replied that
she knew 1t was something uncomfortable.
And then she suggested that we should
change the subject
"And please tell dear old Frank not to
bother If he wants the ring, he'll have
to saw off my finger to get it, and sup
pose he doesn't wish to do that. -
From that hour we dropped the subject,
and | cannot remember any further allu-
sion to it being made. suppose the young
people came to some satisfactory under
standing, for Frank never again asked me
to interfere in the matter ana | was thus
spared any repetition of what is always
an ungrateful as we'll as an unpleasant
task.
Time passed on, and the wedding day
was fixed, and Cecile, like most brides
elect lived in u whirl. Between dressmak-
ers and friends and bridesmaids and rela-
tives, not to mention Frank she seemed
to be ION the go" morning, noon and
night, and l began to recognize the truth
of one of the unfavorable remarks l had
heard. She was unquestionably extremely
delicate. She seemed to grow thinner day
by day, and sometimes when my eye fell
on tho offending little ring with its curl
Gus green stone, l would tell myself that
soon it would not be IA question of being
unable to take it off, but of being impos-
sible to keep it on However, notwith-
standing her thinness and her pallor, she
was in excellent spirits and laughed our
fears to scorn.
One morning, about week before the
day for which the wedding had been fixed,
l went up to Sayile row with the Longs
to see the final trying on of the bridal COS
tune. Ceciie looked lovely in her marriage
garment of soft, rich satin, the dead white
OF which was relieved here and there by
the dark green of the myrtle leaves with
which both the bodice and train wero
trimmed I he whole strei 9Th of the COM
paIy was summoned from the atelier above
to admire their handiwerk and its wearer,
who Was all smiles and gracious respon-
siNeness for time, until suddenly, with
out n word or "a sign of warning, she
ClutChol hold Of the chair against which
she Was standing and Tell back in a dead
fuint.
We were not long in restoring her to
consciousness, but before leaving the
bouse | learned to my grief ard dismay,
that this WIS not the first time that Ce-
ellie strength had succuubed under a
similar strain.
But some young ladies never can stand
for long SAID the graceful, fair haired
modste, who looked herself ready to drop
with exhaustion. However" she added
quickly, lit cannot he helped. One must
stand tor a certain time if one wishes to be
properly lifted.
"Ono nast suffer to bo beautiful, "
murnur,d sadly as l followed Cecile and
her mother down the wide handsome
staircase.
he wedding day tawned dark and cold.
The sky above one still, gray cloud,
but around lis every thing was clad in the
white of freshly fallen snow-a wedding
garment Or winding sheet, according to
the mood Of the heholGer. The wind,
which was from the east, howled dismally
down the chimney the whole time | was
arruying myself Tor tho festivity, and the
sound filled ne with "A melancholy l could
neither Danish nor ignore. 1t was like the
cry OF Il won.an in pain.
When | entered the church, laNisEly dec
GRATED with White flowers and autumna!
leaves, the view was dulled and obscured
by the brown mist which came creeping
down the aisies, Llurring the lamps and
changing the pillars into shadows.
/ had good view OF the bride as she
passed up the aisle, and l thought she look
ed CHASTITY. Her face was w bite, her treln-
bling lips were almost blue, and there
were purple rings round her large dark
hazel eyes.
I he service commenced, but could not
fix my attention to listen. My nerves We're
on edge. the air seemed dense, as if
storm were brewing. l looked without
seeing. l listened without hearing. sud
denly my husband touched ny arm ard
whispered to me: How nervous She is.
She is drawing off the wrong glove! Why
don t they tell her:
Then | heard il linking sound, us of a
coin falling On the hard mosaic floor, and
l saw the smallest bridesmaid stuop and
pick up something Then came cry which
resounded throughout the church. do
zobuczenia, Paul. l saw the bridesmaids
fall back as Mrs. Long rushed between
them-and ! remember no more.
When | came to myself, | was in the
schoolruom which communicated with the
church. My husband was with me, as well
as Minnie Grey, Iny niece, wao had otlioi
atld as chief bridesmaid. She WAS very
pale and her eyes were full of tears. l had
no need to ash the question. at is all
over | said. Il know"
Minnie burst into tears. at was in
Simultaneous the doctor told us. aunt. And
see what Isabel picked up!' And she
handed me the ring that had looked at SO
often With doubt and regret. The center
stoLe-the euCiase-had fallen out. Inside
the banda broad one-I read, do 20
buczeuia, Paul
Only words! 1t was the spirit that had
given them lfe-und death. -EXchaDge.
Lenbach, the Painter.
In appearance Lenbach is typical of his
race, with tail, heavily built figure, near
sighted blue eyes, and thin sandy hair.
His manner is marked by an extreme sim