11 El • ~... +lz,- , few ;. v. '.+',s J! ~L i..,1..,70- 9 179 trilSt...l, - ." - ': 1% . *)'.: '' :'',,-,- ~.,!7,...`,,i,, it d . ' .T.IIIO BRIDGE, __,..... • : Thee'O t ia4 WondrOtzeliffreo. - my -- a , yi---t- - .. „ p'..?4l,:the softest 'elite°. kk tio w,•.,+` • . • • 1 , ,•r• fs ~.. A Yirtiore .tha ifeotest breath, of bsisain)- 7 , , ‘' • • ' Winds o spring. efernal , h;l6i .•" ' • ' — tTriiiii-,atie+4 'ortr-t_iA.to'atiottiei. l :. • '',• , . t,,,,,, Leails:tilis britlge'S iireitTlrousoyti7f - fl --•,-.- X,ovolt she, g r gArtlS Alio ; p.9yat, , ,, • , - - ' Apes to i!iose Who alp its sway., ______love it is the bridge that buildeth, • ' . Tteiteetiti — a fiftnettandallpplied ; __, _ •O'er , it soutseeks soul inanion; 1,, ~,,,„ ~. Asa -b ridigioota7a - ifelts:ldcbrkdo. ---- -7: 7 -., : 1 - ..! '... !,..' ! .r,... - ~; • ~.'.• , ' , .Love has spanned . and gapped • tho.areites`.. . . _ ~ Decked:iv with ,its fsiir ; Loye, too. gatheioth tho twxes..: n--Kieaed afro.tho-,tol Is' i 0- --+ lkroulilstltliouivillitigly,,sweoi maiden; o . , Sect this: ivottdrous . , bridge of infne 1.. ; 11,ben ifiituthirt - thowl?matiewl,m l ,ti nve , buildit; help of 11W:it:thy Groi , then drive,the ehndows, Benile bnUoye are if 'thou wilt! ;,•• Then lets lay our lips together, aoan lio Uuilt. r., 1111 M ga. .. Erom Cisibp.miClll447.luo. Alice -Pennington's Engagement . YeS,- they .were engaged \Alen first sate him :walk t),%:- . (I. arm -with her, -to .oer Sl4 never': rased • her eyes from the' eel Vet cever, of her' 'Praye'r:boolt;' . but the sat, halt-defined - - smile tht • played - around er.trkett th„ . and t he :fajta.- 1)10 that, • nrone"te her check ; as - • he - hispered:' son thing in hererit';'.we're'evidehde - enolighsof her' happiness. When they were seated in, her nibther's .pew--.-she-waSthe•only child of nV old friend, Mi;S.-Pennington-I. had a better oppdtinnity '"of obserVing . hitn._ not' ItitadsoieOttitiLtie„-fixe4 his ' . eyes . - upon=ine:•'• TheY were -like - -;ft--pair had_ _not se Cu ..kifftc'e andln•etit'yl'eites;rarttl'l thaughtH never ta"-sedicuch again. - • . I:)tii'lf.lisit:liairelfirre,'"'iaatt.r a • 'sett Volce - 1 teuehed ipy sheulderi_as. the - eervice ended, and we were : 4 ''Detir -Mist Madeline; how you de and tN4'' trettililing ,bands were - clasped in- mine. phb had bet away Ire 01 henk: SIX '1370111/18."; and Itee joy': at greeiiitg , 46'eb Tatiallitrlate scented great: '3'4(.1! woulii t emne haqk She blushed ,very much, find -Introduce., • Martbx.' could , retireely return hi, (( o yes !' Another' long silenco';' 'arid by bow mid The name, the extraordivar,‘ her regul r„I know l ikeness—could it bo his son ? ' ° wanted a book that had been reading in " , not ,forget ,your mother's ;message the dt;awing• - iroom the day before Noisleas'y Ali,ce,",aaid he, in tones so, like those , of fet-• I descended the stain' The 'drt(win room mer yearsithattthey4eemed to' break' door was °Pea !%11 static' the barrier of loegirast time; that hiood trent-fixed upon the • threshold,,_ Patti ye, was tween Mme and happiness; _ _ sitting oa thp , mutilti, at ool;'her - ,elbovr resting •(( mainnuti wants yeti very much tb spend •',l , • on the piano, and her head oa her hand. At few weeks with.us." , And alio , looked, up her teelthelt 4cderiek Maltby grasp\pg the f a li e + Bo ., \ l t it oc e n viy, add : w ith some , tither, band Fauline Bari me, „half littered., — cliildillko,,voke.--pleadtal;t*k.D.o_ret say : di); dear nu ox4amation; laughing leadiY, she _. madatiar,,it„will , i3e4suct i a ,pleavax , e , pried;." I am - tenthing , : , :str.'-Maltby- , -tinsv_it_ And ecli(before I,knewt:rightly , whatiline - P r° P er:l°.k-A -Jil, pened, I had consented to= their •sendin4( fot • Mies illu€ieiiue, .'Pooe',ot.he,pat well ?" Mr. me thiiiititt'day", - and r bid.lthem crimsoned, at stammering some at' mi.little' wife. ; _ st, - thing; rove 'to hie feet: • The'vida ttnie%rttabed: Oier snelt • " 40:4 beatifically, both ot you,'', spiel forcorthatli WAS fite , and I, looking. on.the table for the book-4 volume twenttleara'illiteC'.l. - liio 'palled On tltat.°lotie ''"ofißyron-a;presentl in Alice to Mr. liaftbi l ly sußirasr,e.veniog,,Oh,Ro erke tby . ,, hot there, but, ay half bpon on t c ie Teats, large,:free,dropsohogan to fall quicle , -, beside ' , Pauline. • SIM tby politely ly upotelnylthltled , hatds, but lipresse& tiJeln -picket' it tip. and, na,,he lon,ded. it, to 'mai, back;iiiid -r 4 . 4tk'ed, my lonely house': "• ," ' gave him ti t glance that made hi& ttirn Hills, F,can"ni,lop. received rue , :alolie, ly away. - nest morning, as with the,best of ,my slendet , " Faalin4 practice(' yet!" NV,adttbe; that had accompanied nit eit'illaby • i' 434 my, loKes'::,..ll.aw 49 , y0u feel,?" " " Better 'thault yea?" a fert l , o °Jilit, aTier. ..E. 111 , 11 , „ , dow had i " - , she mad, sod , ,solearrieti me atilt°, Alice languidly put if:4.ol ( ller ham] d took tug tit''old' ; A slip of paper fell out;... I crushed it in fric 4 . 4 l o . 4 1 ' 4 ; ;(( ( - , 4 ;;L ~.;i ! ?.Y ~ lcarned xu ~- (‘ wesmt inyt, little, ,Alico3o4, it., ,Iwaltked, 49?t4etN11)4Fta'y she asitillloridlY,ltis With the , ptivilegreofoik, 1, that I inish.t reud ! it opeor,n,.4o,i,,,htir. k - .,;,.' For ey,el.dg r ~c 9, l o (7 ,, )T aft !lle !f(a4 1 Y.1; 1 1i.! , tb . 4,i1;41-‘ , 404 kt it"P , a ° 4 i ) ° 1 °!( • i'°W , o ll °F TlT°ll l 9tp I a vidently her hgart.t.u, toil 1 , , . . ; , est.,l:4 F, Ao PTlgintd,in,Bedetrick'ii Amnclytr4h3g,,s4lotit 'llol4iVelii" 4, ll.4lilit(dirt` InWstrdly (adding, i a -forbidden love, . and' s l / 4 o:! fosh,: Gotdla'ati W a s lot •to'ho.'hydraindi , t•l . ' ('- 37 ` , • , (.; is SV AR4 III I,g 4 AP.4 etq11 d, 571.14;7 , : TM 8 0,19 d , , eagerly, imif.herifsotAlnehe4 . os- shoo:10044% tiever, Mee Alice latited.tnere , losely:trrAW ed--,S+4.lt 1110 , 60 i tt'o , .t" ,, ttlt , trt t 4 A b r i oat i nt **f ee l ° - did.l.tbdri4onfile is ixrfiv, in biVR,4 1 .3%(4tP1/PiVici N.1401`.((i0 5 :f04, -- k, khow , ,ltinge.tivalloimpbsatotiekEoo4tp, iten't.,yett slag stuttle,tiiting tV me, and I could not give utterance ia \ the' (';?; 4m'°!a s ii r words on inY 1 11 , sse l it ' rtf"hl 4 ; l 4: ll‘ g 1 4,4 ' ,P51; ‘ ,;; 4 , l4,4ol64eisaitilulti; ReA.hitigte'N tu it eaibl #tbat, krtio: yeti so matlyss4i , sis, , yoltistill4Le "WO ;114ailigfitaifit 1 I did tot reply; ::but Ittroatruthd.viient Watt -4, , , •• open witute t wv'i Alice sitt•ltSr.aildititby? were , ''''' - yugue then. How • exquisitely their voic'es returaloglacrotts the % lawn,:liett White' ' lll ° 6 "'blended together ! ' Buddeifly, - at the moat utteAng lit the iirjete ) the tlio're - their ;•gFiy' ',"beantlfat pail; itriinfief . voloeLi c, t tcyp . iti • :.awful feeling stole over natl." 't why he and smilott'oibilet.,Nr, M! 4 1( 1 6 - could"•lotto.oo.,' 't04.6 ftiipupattiff to We went tiown.to drawing room to meet' bbi oo lf , - "•Are• you not so already 'Alice.?"• -; .i • '.!bittsired unit. glanced slyly. Mr, i Maltby. who-stoeil-leaning-ohTtroairier tiin,Von!es , • • . • • I • P ey titie • Ardnoik is otmi ne toni;ir toyt, and "xis Abe .dearest r in °Li el ri-i-ioilen-her.__•.She 18.40 • :.• ' ,- d .r- -1 -• IY•hlti• 41 , lieCLO!ig Logue of YOur.triend'i pharink,',apiiil" said 14Ial(by' his be:erossed the, ionta and dwew, A chair near‘ps. ' ",Do you know, Miss she . talick - Oriiothinz - elsel - lam - yery:irepa.tient, 'to . s.oo.tbis, pitragori."2 . ;•• "'Lou nqed'hot said mice, pouting,: - be. tultiehieviously ;, ~).ibr -- 1 ' h'uw , many yardslong hyr " Hush' I hear a earr;uge. - Maybe it .Is. •.; • • • • Pnuiline now Alice f...); , - - peti her hands net-` rjouSl;;;,, as with a sweep and a rus] it, round 77- ed - th - Flikiii - and'atoppe4 at' !..Bpealt of angels youlien.y.their iyings," . ..whispered Mr. - A.11115y, as Alice ran into the There was n, bustle; followed by ,a cry, I y F~ 140 , 0i4f:A1y46,0 v ,0k • . Upon : them : •-• -t•to.: oorOfl eat 4001,00k A r.. • • •„ 0•3,- v•••• . " 'nestling.-her head my of delight; and inn Eels' Yrilenlenta'Alieb' ro turpH *lib a small,. darf; '''''''''''''' her'', aide. • Mrs: Pen id.ng tdo yolerioied -cordially as-the . friend of dier'.-only child, and she ,reittrned oar salutntiotts , With the ettile - ,of a Frettehmtin„ , Alibclpol not overdrawn .her picture of Pauline - rdnoi.i.. Ilerface vt , as- very .perfect in reptwit,"-atid„,witen she *eke. or 'sreileA' and i , nisea her itself a she more bet utiful Iliad ever Tbe day sped on. .Ictinlitte . beertnie the -light : of house.' 'Eery . :one•Wtts, silent Wlien.she spoke. Slte,faseinitted us Willi lier; and.soon oar hearts with her. exquisite beauty: l -' , -Sho n tirtfl,i'. - Akartnies's, - no - doutiCthnt-whieh : one had rzither not handle, fearing burn. • - •.. Alice_ was very- happy. ' The ..-os.e that ittted . only to Omit her cheek et I ntervals', waS-,now constantly there ; but strange; fancy,bad• enSANEd my hend i , and, whenever I, looked' at her,'-a.feeling of sadness . came oVer'Me.' On'e . • day , was kept in bed b'y' a severe,:heed ,, rattling , to bor,when wetitt in,and-thetu Mite Sant' her:tio,wri 49tairs to practice; I . dotiot -I:teitt 4 • Alice, 'after , iti•liC:tir; 'daring ,, which, I had kept very silent thinking herasleep. , t Can you beer with 'the doors elused NEE lfft.vitosl - -\ • ttk . j . 1. , i , 4., e matter 4- wt, : Alio ..,,Astfig 4 # ' t. tliTrit t "ls • ' . i!-__.. .1., )....1 . rick 1" ' 4 V :"r :,:i , ..;! \ - ' '141: ii,k, , i - , itgrport, •• I 1'i . f40,11114 :,',Ao§,4‘. be el% - ed. '., Dit'not-be.--fyitelie;. I ellen' hav6't •so teirns.",. She led him to the' open window, an4 - 116 - Tialoreil him - se moo trEtrer. - I . .saw hint, the treacherous ode, s -turn god kise her elWels., Thiotiehlid ! I shdwas, 'll I! : 4 4 ( _ •It sg•eins In ree`that, Alice is very sick,' F,t1111.1 I‘ Penningion,•'-ittiltionsl—nret 11#.t nt:!.t!'lne,'ol;hgllsothiiii4 gliter's " Sfie -4 wa l s veit,'retless nil nil2 - 14;nnii I sliall Send Junes for the "Doctor mediittely. - " Pvre Tr Her Nee .1c! oled ansited,- and •,-It'eri' felt-breath: het 'met my olteelt•••; leaned 'over \Phi, 'Alle,e;liming . lli6u 'are n'et. - gOing .._t* be siek„ 1 hope ?" She anti--said oohed I-41 ;'. • •', flow ansip,t r isi,y; thO eonntenatice;..her.uto.tlterAnd,J.,; edf around' cheerfully, and 'gni& thpre nothing the _matter; and—that we must not talk her intojtalie7ing• herself vcry‘o-':-!.4 1 0e , - did - r \ eallYseen't'to-be-bettor'-after the .„Doctor_ left 'es anti 31?1:* 1 Peiiiiitigion! tifl so 'the , doy keeping tier room, and 'Pauline and. A sitting: with her, her Mother, flittingln atid.out, busy, like all good liousekeepers, in looking after• her servants',- 7 1-wasNevy,colditumY Manner_ she felt it;. for, • whenever-she ,caught,, •my eye,- - theo - crimson, blood ,would • suffuse' her :face. knew her secret:: To'wents 'evening she.ivonv away, at request to' lie down awhile. 1: stole, out into the .g:itdenr 0i:4(4'1110,8011 end 801- etrai twilight alone: .•Tkelnewituoott's.::eilver crescent . was high in . the clear, sky;. 'Every . tliing•nrotind nit; sp'pke'or purify •ariillpiiitte ! I. Inh4ed slowly on., Asolitory -, nigh t?hi wet ;Ani4,,•-- on or a :Clierry.tree t '. It ten‘setl' . its.song,,itudj 4(,:d ouly•time to•shriuk. behind aneighboring:bush, whem.two figures; • taming into the path.fretn another, paSsed`4" iduee,'l'fil.y - walked ter it:few:inainents and du w therstopped ',near ;me. • It. .was Roderiek:s deep voice that iLurmured un, teasingly im,,•und surely ; WhO could'it'be "het.. Peulitie; with her, tiny, graoeful:ligure--cling ing to his term... , _ • • r.,.. . . Her light drapery 'floated In :the breeze 6 , ncl onco , ImMttogeliod my clieck. I ~held, mV‘ brellilt. . b\ , ini 11. 44 upon, my heart, ; ,tostili ilm Imp , ooting•At; seetneiliAci. me 'ittek must heur6 - . Po Wine epolio;' 7 :' :' 7 '; ":' ..-:' ' 3 ,•- ~.. " Wiitti ehnll - Ido, t'Wln4 sholll do V . I:t • in killing, me, Ws struggle, .Must Lim Om' one, .to sentob ths 'cup of boppioess - .from my ,frimid is '' lips." The • 'words 'died' n.wily* In mournful codencr. . • , " Is,..not•your happiness of as, "reUell. coonse l quence, Pauline?". • • it poor 4 1 / 4 liCO I"• she 'sdbbetl Out, Icoietl' her uutil•l cnu)e,here2,!-, , • ) 1 Never:. ais I beet loved • yob,: thaCirould be • imlidssible.:•• Yeb; are to e Very tbini,..;;ltift,''• 104. - !yeiTii can think of,uothing ; ciao !"':: :•,, • Vasil !"i she said despairingly,; • •;461Dbil 'Roderick; would' to Goa r never Tilt': in:Y . , home "to bring - 81#NT7. 7 z14.14--iIetiONLOIL.III39:, • very chords of my heart, which bled for her who, soohirlr4 They 'went entered 'lMUSe,..'7'eiriebserved ":": The di . ek,'-'4i"ji , Intl'ixiready,a;ilyed. , o,"4/111 Tee eirigtoil .wns ther "be4ipty.: of the lace. End tiie'richness dt the itut4i'tliAlleb," , who .was - trying it on, ~:mh.ei;(l, #iitere4;,'her. dressing-troom, uuo. morning..,; AIY ; heart : f.siclo• shed; poor child 1.: pear l'`•3s if . neit'be.' ebtriln't t"'eieleim' 'ad il:No .11 . 114 L -P9) chttil ntglee: '9li6Do out from !Mr bridal like (a .iitcre•tiiir, in her virgid The door'biieued; bteMFOri the 4600040'i , pale defilentli; ati Jtpeii , -lioF tierd' tierted,kilifele; agony liestied •'6Veiml;er inn en4lie wis - ,6leN:king Alice yer arms, ' 3 oli!)Asi\ll)t by PvF3',oo4eatibg i " ~a nyibint-heppened;'.'whyrido Attif - ;e'et Piriiii,"4 • un1 ?4 4 0i . :•;,". 5r c; ' • - =,„ . •;Oh, Alice; • they have writteti.' , ',l4l-inetel eusei home direetly, - iny t?rtither is dying I" . • S . yonegideflkito'usuelf"alottl )„, was. gone. Seriniiiiii# lt` 9.. • fI44e.YIPRqT.)A,PY4I"I,,kiII'IPc,°II ,- /44 , , i nkiopmfegtechi,:taederie!si•mib 3to';'rtgin Ytillti 441 firdpietti Cory`, td i i Slid ria l ge.'; Ito r .was :lookti ig ''very #O4 01.# , 12#a"-TP:ft. 49*it L r '94,40.1.104; ottkg, hitn, , - gone;a lreek;','yii Baitl;..per4aPs :t eiiiit ; \ Itiiieb:ho - could not say. Ho took f =II VIM hi ‘ t'ilf , d 14to -1' ' hip rzn and y , f; lre ---- - ' . • 7 i lt 7 i c• ' ''' . ' w ~., ell fren . titimli AE ,%itn 0 44 . a,, t w.. Ja_hlilbortse ao i i for b ~Z 11., ' •'A . -' • + WlL T ' in ejg:V ~..1 •-• ' - a ~, - 7 4. ..9. i\ ; g • liiPiePf ah ill. b , se, cl - ga 101$04'` way. Alice recovered her 'Gina' flow of spirits in •r, • , li e d& - 4 ci- week oped quickly away, engaged as we WeTe in preparatons_i - gr -- 73 comingeveur hlyrisit stasis days had: been six' w,eeks; and I knew not howany nure it would be' before . .l again vent back.tcvtny home.- - • • -••-.• t • s" Patkleriek ,•will ;acr un be—he Ir,". sa id Mrs.Penuiniton, on 'l.l i• ' t ivhittig' 1 ;Ur the 'tqiitifila7f •6f• - fiii — ai'iiiio:• — "llTrei,„" aaid;Alic,ellaijogout,gf the, „ yindoit.as it . : alte; isfre4litiiltiiiiirtaldaeriOg - titike - .r40.f4 - 1q e' t 1 'ciii'dt - h.Q.nex±thif7-iiiid. -tire-ne-ict-, ; Piissed--anel2 • „ia4 did -not - come. ;1.• know hew it would -- end, she wilt .13everirettiim; t Altliopc..deferredima lieth the hear t sick."" Pi/Or Alice., ehe torood• ii.ale ati eviry:noise, and;irookldre.TourdOgtoti; lit b ongh •Ibil •tried •tb diegiliso - :,it,. .rind .. ttilkeil iaYly,--atlimea looked dejected •aiiil:-Ineleti••-:, P :dayitvi2:\ weeks - after Roderick!is•dePat tute;-•• ico• pale aud'-silent, - 'eat .of - the• , 'clPen witriloW , iir thO-tw)light. ~. Ifer form- ha& lost •\ 1 In 4 Chkit-iii pretty ieuadnesS,. Ara she • looked tery fiiiiitilthlier\hYrittirls:tliooPitte -- rde -, '.'jectedli'oPori e lier'btist) ti. '-re' • ••••,'''' :: '-" ••:,',. - "'Mother l• milthe i • ere ho hi }" inetvith -, 4' ' - • a, smothOied;urY she tetitinting- at:tair f e et.''' The next-Asoment It Od4rAcklstrs•tidt; .in the Midst of us. • - „ .• - ~,.. ': ; :,. -. . • • lie took Alice in; his arms, and cai.ried:•,her to the-, Window, • reproaChiug hithself with halt lUE; killed her„.: "' Oti ! %o," 'cri e d i‘tr i p..'i),,ti' iliugtoU,,siOng thro,ugh her tears, , !‘•joy ,tiev.,• (ir kills; " ,Alyce reili*ed quickiyand-id alittle ilk ! ' io the were ., all 71‘ilting.'na' qUit-tly aS ir npthuiig hall haPpepett; 11.udrl..ichhi'Alice'ti .li'Sod elcarcely. : ,alisiii ng,, b pi, to ,:tiicr...,froco. Ins 4 , :1i dp,util „I\lrs,- , - . .1 - 'etmington.ldeclayed" . she koirevi vu-y ,fi trle; r rrid :rood t g 6 'to - bed r. 4 red tly.. and so car r ied Ui,. 'off: •:. ..-. "-•.'," ''••••••-•'•'•'':•'• 71, :_ , ' ''We ware Itiu Ro ue derick. oust :Lc , lie pacing I - e tkier Worn stith a cilok . unoeen;tretid; suddenly be 'etoppeti - be'side - . me: - • - ' • )1 be paid,' and . J 119 ., VIII CS eatuttleA.thick.aucl.unxiatorel,!' • m , Yeu'leved Gi ti4iber, keep hie- eon's • k (mot Itii• his Sake." ' lid 'waited 'eagerly 'for apsyer, his e,)ies'