The Aberdeen weekly., 1911-08-11

race. w e SIkLNc W NoA v< Jul -
ourselves fortune and fame, and
too frequently are we reckless Of
the mean employed to carry out
our cherihed purposes. Although
we are mot of your race, yet We
are subject to like passiolls and
weaknesses with yoalrselves. My
fathers kimgdom has its bound
and dimensions, and is nearly
surrounded by land, by countries
the annals Of your race. Living
IN a translucent, though dense
medium. and commanding stand
points that give us large fields
for observation, we are thereby
unabled to know as much of the
history of your world as of our
own. Numerous vessels stranded
or shipwrecked have brought to
our liquid realms nearly all your
records of events carved on wood
brass or stone, or on parchment
craven. Wonder not when fur
ther add, that our fortunes de
pend much on the destiny of 'hu-
man affairs, nor marvel that our
happiness or misery is 80 much
connected with the incidents of
human events. My twin sister,
Ulisca,, and my self, occupied
an apartment ian the palace, that
looked to the east. The sun first
rays, facilely refaacting through
the amber deep, snilingly greet
ed our windows as they came to.
our view, indiscent with thou
sand dyes. Our world is more
beautiful than yours. The liquid
eelement softens and pOlishes,
sometime diminishing, every OBJ
ject which exists in air; and when
slightly agitated, breaks them in
to countless Kaleidoscope shapes
and symmetrical groupings ever
varying, ever vanishing, and ey-
er beautiful o; how beautiful
how surprisingly beautiful. was
sunrise i'm our ocean home At
the sun s approach, Ulisca would
snatch her sea shell harp, and
enrtanced make melOdions the
Joyful palace.
There was "A smiling sea gia't
island which sat directly between
our window and the liquid couch
from which the god of day arose.
Each clOudless day, this lovely
island, cOlOred and FURNISHED
with glowing solar dyes was map
ped on the walls OF our apart
ment.
| But WHY should | reIate IT,
mortal ears the sad story of my
woes. and expect S. atEy from
their unfeeline nai,.re
That island contained with 9th
er inhabitants. one human being
upon whom nature had bestOw-
ed her choicest perfection He
was young, and of noble bim h
and his fathers castle stood on
its extreme western edge while
his own apartment hung, like a
projecting rock, over the sea.
Every morning as the sun rose,
he descended by winding steps
to the waters edge, entered a
light boat that was trimmed with
sails and oars, mOOred on the
beach and in waiting for him.
and away sped over the bright
waves. Be not surprised to hear,
that, while Ulisca dayly watch
ed for the sum to mise, / watched
for the young islander to des-
4 cend into his bark, a nd skim ov-
er the dancing tide.
| Must l tell it9
| | was in love with the yOuno
Islander. With what ardor. with
what iRdescribable intensity.
loved. more than loved, your
cold race can't realize. His peer
less manly form was endned will
every attractive grace. with ever,
rich perfection that ever clust-
cred in the opulent ideal of in
spired statuist,, painter. or poet
HIS was a form to which. the
watery medium, beautifyine and
perfecfmg everything else could
bring tso additional beauty OF
perfecfion. His wetshipped image
was glasssed IN the crystal dep
tbs, mirrored by polished sea
shells, and ineffaceably imprint
ed on any hearts inmost core.
struggled against the consuming
passion, and daned not entr,,sf
the secret even to my own heart
Oh. what painful luxury. or "a
the, what . lnxurious pain was
tins struggle, l fef a conscious
ness yea. ! knew, that the ten
derest chords Of my heart had
| BEEN stricken, and that they
thrilled with a new born melody.
UlHca loved me with all the love
and tenderness of a twin sister
She beheld, she could not but
behold some change, a. great
change, wrought in\me.
Ka1eidiaea, said she. why
art t1sOu 80 silent, and 50 sad ey
en- thy checks. why are they so
pale? and thy eOssatepance, why
so rueful and fallen7 What Sec
ret, Prevs upon thy heart, my
sister?
Overcome by her tendenneases.
| wept and sobbed.
Canst thou dntrust thy twin
sister, that thou does hesitate tn
disclose to her the inmosf sec-
ret of thy. sOuls she er,oAh;pr,lx