Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-12

ever was. nave gdlneu hC9i @AAA-
a good color. am completely cured OF
irregularity."
hall. and IN many a gay scene. NOT al
WAYS in the background, there looneo up
a tail. graceful, masculine form, ana the
ewes belonging to the form seenleu
somehow 10 watch her every movement
with a warming that would take no de-
NAL saw her at first coquettish ana
crueI smiling upon more favored soldler
bovs. watching eagerly for CUBAN let
fers and filing more than one CIVILIAN
heart with sorrow. But after aWhlle' do
the months and years, not so many year .
either. rolled on, saw that hrst shauo"y
form come into the place or honor' anu
Tho last glimpse [ had of the TWO they
v,ero standing side by side before what
seemed TO be an altar, and the man VINO
stood i'm front Of them was unmlsIahaoly
q minister. - l., =
Needless TO try to separate, even IN d
prophecy, these two-LAura Lemon anu
Mary Goode-who, tradition says nave
hardly been seen apart around the 0oi
Iege these last four years
TWO FOR SWEET FACES.
When next vision was granted 10
me I saw the wall Of hospltal closils
around. and as / was looking upon 'he
sufferers stretched upon their cots sa"
a door open, and each eXpectant Iace
that turned toward 1t was hgnted WIN
n CLEAN OF 10y, as two sweet, falr-laceu
nurses entered.
mark the gentle touch and cheery
words of these two as they pass among
! the wounded ones. 1 heard more thal
| one Of them, who before wished only u
| ale sav as he watched their retreauhs
| footsteps that. after all, there was some
| thing sweet In life. and he hoped tnat
| God would spare him, though no one
| said why. -,
| The wounded sufferers were our own
| American soldiers In Cuba, ana the
| sweet faces belonged to two OF our oe-
| loved classmates-Mary Vandersice aho
HAYES Ryland. ,.,..,,
| We always feel proud Of our ambitious
! girls. and when they couple success VIII
! ambition our pride is unbounded. NneL
| Alta Cooper went to Vassar we felt tina,
| we could well trust the reputation o.
| our Alma Mater in her hanus'
Naxt see nestled among the hills Of
North Carolina in one Of the most beau
| tiful sections Of the State buildins
which 1 found it hard to believe TO p'
a scbool-house. But as / gazed upon TN
| scene 1 saw merry nttle groups u
children come trudging along towards II
which convinced me that it must be SO.
Nearly every one had flower IN nj
| hand. and they all seemed pertectI'
| happy. l heard several of them talKlh
! . nectionately Of Miss Mary and wonder
ing which of the flowers would please ne
most. / could not resist the tempta
ton to step up TO the window ana Sc
who was this wonderful MISS mary. I'LL
agine my pleased surprise Wheh l Say
no other than our much DeioVeu M"i
Johnson. Go,
1'he scene speeds It's way TO sum
ItaIv. There. among a group OF travel
Ire inst from the Paris Exposition, sc
| on the pavement below tho Cathedral q
| pisa a trim, neat, hgure surrouHue
hv eeveral friends, and one now seems |
be especially attentive and who accom-
named her from her American home IN
misses him from her side, calls him, an
from tbe dome of the Cathedral neal
softened and mellowed into sweet music
reflected back, the name lawson
surely saws l. this mus be our oW
dear Mary Womack.
Now. my eyes grow dim, and again
hear the mysterious voice say: IN
most popular authoress of the hrst pal
~ the twentieth century, and one WI
hos international reputation as
80, writer. is one of your 1893 girl
NTarta Childress." The voice speaks OF
saving. The great explorer anu ul'
! a@..n-o- Of the twentieth century, Wh
ofter perseverance and toll, croWne
With merited success, has startleu u
whole world by announcing inc Ifu ,
discovered location Of the south Fol
Is also one Of your classmates bess
Bell Davis
THE MARVELLOUS VISION AGAl-
, The voice dies away. I see on oeal
+ifrl shady lawn, seated IN rusu
chair. clustered about by fragrant rVS'
IN fulI bloom, our beloved Maud CoVinl
, ton. on the green turf at her feet 81
n. handsome gentleman, evidently iNiEi
! mond youth, who seems 10 Dc sayh
, something 10 her which Is the eause :,
the graceful droop OF her heao anu u
crimson Of her cheeks. :.
rrhe vision continues, and l see at n
,ovaIv summer home one other or OF
i | number-Edith Hatcher. She seems res
less and disconnected, succeeds at n
thing she undertakes, and has even mel
y lActed her beloved music. She Is now e
S aiming with light touch the conten
OF a small velvet box, which Is Iouho
ha filled with brass buttons, little mas
) and other treasured souvenirs, Whlch e
e IDENTIFY shows that her thoughts are 4
3 awav at Manila. Her restlessness
creases. and her sole desire Is to so
Z a hospital nurse TO the Philippines
: last her father, In despair, consents
v her going, and the family, with tearr
o ewes. sees her on board the train.
d soon she becomes very tired OF uaV'
t ling and begins to reflect seriously up'
a her decision. She does not feel quite
t brave now. and finally thinks that s
r IS unified for the work. She retur
q nome. not SO patriotic as before, and @
e votes her whole attention to her mus
q and goes TO Germany to pursue her ST
= dies further and TO great success.
j. Next see the interior of singular
large and weil-hlled public library. i
8 head librarian, petite" but intellectui
3 looking girl, gives orders with decisl
4. and firmness. Her exactness. punctuaii'
n and general knowledge OF books has W
n for her this honorable position. But frc
II the way she bows and smiles so sweet
10 a sch0larly-looking man, who II
quents the library. / think that this POI
ton will soon be vacant, and little "B'
e sic Hagan'' will fill another.
BECOMES AN EDITOR.
N Then / seem 20 dream that our dee
le thinking and decisive Rosa Cal
RI | after failing 10 be satisfied Wi