The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12
A MEETING DESCRIBED.

III may be like some distant roar,
Ut Ike the D.eating lamb"
A MEETING DESCRIBED
In his novel. Love Among the Mistle-
toe" the author describes the meeting be-
tween the hero and heroine of the story as
follows: In one of his rambes he spies
neat. beautiful form standing on the bank
OF the stream and looking at him. He looks
again and Is bewildered with the brightness
Of her face. He had never looked upon such
one before. A feeling of love came over
him she tossed at him a red rose that
he could not resist His large blue eyes
peered into hers. which were a beautiful
brown and there was such charm In
greet her. and, climbing up the little hillock,
he bowed and introduced himself as Mr..
John Arno. of Kingston. She also bowed
with courtesy and said M iss Violet Payne,
of Queenstown and her voice closed with
a musical Scottish accent which he never
forgot - that voice he could hear at all
times. II was to him like that of the sweet
sirens OF the lonely isles. The happy meet
ing was like that which befalls some awful
catastrophe. For a moment all was silent
while each looked upon the other. Then he
said Let's take ramble and Gull some
pretty flowers"
young people married off after a while. and
In becoming language he tells the story of
their engagement. The proposal Is made
bridge. In giving this scene Mr.. EiTnore is
thoroughly up to date. Instead of a ro-
mantlc-looking: moss-covered wooden
girder structure. a picture of which appears
in the book Young lovers will fairly revel
tns ssory 1d the as sa in hes
are left alone the spark Of love shines out
brighter and brighter. John desires to be
hers which he has learned would be the best
place TO ask her hand. and where they can
De az aone. lou nave possibly learned
at inst at
such times when true love Is bursting the
anticipating heart. So John asks her to
down 10 the great bridge and walk out to
the middle of it, where they pause and look
at the waters running beneath. living
OF fish. and now and then one jumps up
out of the water and then drops back into
TN, me hiver here the snruooerK which mne es
birds warbling their sweetest songs 1t
seems to John that they know his feelings
favorite spot he tells her that 1t is a long
lane that has no turn-meaning his course
in life-and that he is thinking. of a change.
to ion him On life's billowy wave. She re-
spends cheerfully with pleasure He
then raised her left hand and placed upon
out end. He then said: Violet. you see
that We are standing on this bridge which
above these living waters. So this tie which
We have been contracting must plight our
hopes forever bridging over the great chasm
where rolls life's raging river. Violet then
said: IF storms do come. we know that
harmony binds worlds t"ge-Ne-' TN~- they
returned to the house in settled mind
THE WEDDING CEREMONY.
Of the wedding ceremony of these two
young things, Mr.. Elmore writes: when
all Is ready they take their places under
the large flower arch. John and Cecil on the
right. and Agnes and Violet on the left
he ,i,ict ri nd
the marriage ceremony in a sweet, audible
! tone"
But once during the story does Mr.. Ell
more depart from the chaste English that
characterizes all of his work Once he al
lows himself to drop into a bit of musical
| slang thus: Agnes sees them coming and
I says 70 herself. You'll drop your wax,
| Cecil"
In the latter part of his story the author
presents another most novel and engaging
| style Of plighting troths He tells about it
| in this fashion: 1T enters Cecils mind that
| he will write a few words a slip of paper
which lays on the table near him. He does
not dee deem It necessary to shatpen the pen,
are bothering him just now. So he takes
| the pencil and writes these words:
81 love none other but you.'
Then he handed her the paper and she
| read IL with care: and then she reached for
| the pencil and just beneath IL wrote:
And that see.
HE then took the pencil and wrote be-
| meath:
| 81 will to you be true
"And then she wrote just beneath:
| "'And to thee
| Now collecting these lines they read as
| follows:
| II love none other but you.
| And that / see:
| ] Will TO you be true,
| And 1 to thee
Nov. this was beautiful verse, meaning
| great deal, but Cecil wished to be certain
| about its meaning So he said to Agnes:
| You are a poet. 1 desire truth, not poetry.
| 1T expresses BOTH said Agnes. = Then
| he was satisfied that it expressed the feel
! ing Of her heart. And he then raised her
| left hand and placed thereon the emblem
| OF their hearts"