The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
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Da5. oot where Is Flower of the Gar
osn TO which an answer came Ia a
- nspea. uot bad cold In her head, and
cant come TO church."
NOW. remarkable occurrence In thu
parish took place. Aaron, alias Haroun.
~, Ia. N iose and took to counting Elixabsxh
anomas. alias Susar-cane, alias Cassahos
ooeccar, the tweenie maid, IL took the
Nnose parish by surprise, for Elisa beth
waa not beautiful; she had not tho eyes or
sas lrans, or she svelte movements, or the
eiasstc tread or the hight eaxelle Shs was
2 somewhat heaviiy-fonmed. hroad-shouI-
osIeo. puddng-faced damsel. who could
NOT cross room without rattiina all the
chimney ornaments. and who had no more
imagination and genius than has q duck.
Anu Ia what did the attraction consist?
ny hao aaron not become enamored Of
ns iaay maid, most wtllowy person.
VITA . very sweet and refined face? WHY
not with the kitchen maid. the Snr;r =,
Coral who had indeed coraline Inns and
VINO IN time would know how to boil a No.
Sdto ana DO a chop SO as not to be done
TO leather? Blu. tweenie. and such 4
tweenie! The whole parish discussed II for
month. II was most astounding that the
man who romanced about every one ana
everything and every place should make
such dead prose OF his own love affair
However. after this had been debated Ia
the servants hall. ct the forge. in the
stable. at the tavern. each such debate
ended with some one remarking senten-
uousiy. After ell. It Is his AFFAIR, and not
mime
II y. however. Z mistake 70 say that
Aarons courtship Was proaaic. That n
was hot 50 was proved by one Of his let
tiers to Elizabeth Thomas. which the rirl
careiesssy left about; and Il got read.
copied and distributed through the VILLAGE
ana excited much admiration at the spien-
DOR OF the style. till some one detected the
original. OF which 1t was but q draft. In
the story Of Abdul Hassaa and Schemssl-
nihar. Here Is the eplstle:
Aaron Price. carpenter. to Elixahsth
Thomas. tweenie maid:
continue the Illusion. and converse with
you by means Of these Informed lines
which afford me come pleasure. while I
am prevented the happiness Of speaking
to you.
Patience. they say. Is the remedy Of all
evils: yet those suffer ara increased in
stead OF relieved by 1t. Although your
image ~ indeiibiy engraven on my heart.
my eyes nevertheless wish again to behold
the original.
These sentiments, whfcn my fingers
trace. and In expressing which feel such
inconceivable pleasure that / cannot re-
peat them too often, proceed from che bot
tom Of my heart, from that incurable
wound you have made In 1t: q wound
which bless thousand time4 notwith-
standing the cruel sufferings endure In
your absence.
DO not imagine that my words convey
more than feel Alas! whatever express
etons may use. shall stin think much
moro than can ever say. My eyes, which
never cease looking for you. and incessant-
~ weep TN they shall behold you again:
my afflicted heart. which seeks but you:
my signs. which escape my lips whenever
I think on you. and that 10 Continually:
my imagination. which never reflects any
object but my beloved (prince) tweeuie
maid: the complaints oifer to heaven OF
the rigor OF my fate; IN short. my melan-
choiy, my uneasinees. my sufferings, from
which have had no respite since I lost
sight OF you, are all-suf1cient pledges OF
the truth Of what write. I pray that ve
may be granted an opportunity OF telling
each other. without restraint. the tender
affection we feel. and that We win never
cease to love. Farewell.
II salute Lady Vaughan, to whom ws
each have so many obligations"
Not to make too long . story % This.
The course Of true love ran smoothly
enough. The adored tweenie took IL oil
very calmly. very much as Q matter Of
course. and In due time they were mar
ried.
No one supposed that they could be
happy together. 30 opposite were they to
each other. Yet never d.d the parish see .
more affectionats and devoted couple.
Aaron ''yarned' to his Bessie, telling her
his marvellous tales. She knitted or
when he had done. said. Aaron. get along
with your nonsense. don't believe In any
OF your marvels."
He took her unbelief In good part II
she did net relish his tales, It was her
misfortune and not her fault. He was
soul she was body, and each has it, proper
place In the economy Of nature. He was
everything that was imaginative, she was
wholly commonplace. and the mixture In
one household produced not fermeut, but
peace.
IT wish" said Aaron, IT wish, Lizzie, I
could see wonders. read OF them, think
OF them. tell OF them. and yet have
never seen one.
Suddenly. 20 the Amusement OF every
one. Aaron died. He caught . chill that
settled on his lungs. and he was dead in
three days. His wife attended 10 him with
devotion and unnagging solfcttude. One
night he turned his bright, aeveriSh eyes
on her and said:
Liz. kiss me. I'm going at last to zee
wonders, and you Won't say to me there
where am going-'Get along with your
nonsense"
He did not say another word. but passed
in this eager. expectant attitude Of soal
into the World OF Wonders.
Every one respected Hsroun. though 10
had perplexed all. and aE had laughed at
him His death was felt by all. and the
entire parish attended his funeral Sir
John Vaughan forgave having been con-
verted into Gansm. the slave Of Love and
he was there.
And when Aaron was gone. al said:
I'VE cant for certain. nave q more
Pleasant and romaBeing carpenter in his
place. even If we get-which 10 doubtful
q better workman.
And j now come 90 another singular
fact. and fact IL Is. Tie widow. Bessie
Price. that dull inaninate. prosatc body
soul none thought to call her-moped and
drooped after nis DEATH Nothing reused
her nothing Interested her: she seemed to
have los. everything when tire earth csossd
over the dear, accommodating carpenter.
Folk said al first. Bless you. shes not
one 10 feel her loss She mas not the depth
in her"
sut they were mistaken. She felt her
.oss 20 deeply. so intensely. that withoax
any apparent malsdy she dropped, faded.