MOOKE'S RURAL HEW-YORKER. 



^33Et*3^PaJ5 



ItARCK 12. 



Tlii: DEAD LOVE. 



ltd iiol slay where cold • 

 irorda ktoDg bti to lhe quick. As 



■ 

 ducal palm- , >.r chamber out 



nod fawn until 

 the was clear of Hie shadow of her unclo'a great 



wu enshrined in » halo of soft light. She could 

 see the petals slowly enfolding one by one, remind- 

 ing her of tie solemn way her father uwd to lay 

 open the le*Tea of bis holy books. The light in- 

 creased with every lifted petal. She drew near 

 tbe mystic bloaeotn, and bending reverently over 

 it, beheld in iU glowing heart the miniature face 

 of a youth whoie earnest eyes were raised tenderly 

 and ardently to hers- Not bewildered, but thauk- 

 h.d, she turned towards heaven, and, 

 instead of the tremulous little star, the face of her 

 nl-molher wn looking down She would have 

 plucked the rose and clasped it to her bosom, bnt 

 the light suddenly began to fade, aud soon only the 

 on tbe brown stone waa risible, and there a 

 cal light lingered when the star was gone, 

 im 1 1 ihe sweet ml 



Now, Ciucia lay great |trCM OS dn&ma— CDe 

 U full of super. titious fancies— so when she 



Three i 

 ..ailed u] 

 folli eoqi 





On and on she wcnl^slie knew ,. 

 she eared DOt When. The hot tide within swept 



i IDgi poor, desolate child' She hid 



.< ohy, doi ■ borne bul tbe 



b, hjnd her, and the troold nUnm lie 



down in her grave thai, return to that again. Its 

 master was b« guardian, U)d the only kinsman 

 she had in the world. She loathed that tie of rcla- 



Uonihl] i i i'' 



The inn WU op, ami she WM growing faint and 



fatigued, whin, huwng reached the suburbs of the 



r, not Cm- dJltttot, a olutci .it biOa 



. .. .1 v..iij ti.-.'H she waa strengthened 



by tbe sight. It would be something like going 



Old I to li '1" . 



rustling breezy houghs, with gled birds caroling 

 oral li' "I 'I hej would ling awny her sorrow if 

 anything could. She would alt down there and 

 I, if possible, mid decide what course 

 to pursue. 



Weury and panting "lie reached the first clump 

 of trees whose thick houghs trailed so low as to 

 hare concealed their iron tnclosurc. She was bit- 

 terly disappointed she felt shut mil from them as 



But ii< i iii« 1 1 1 r- 1 n lertng mi cheeked by a 



glcamingof while i bio through the cypresses, a 



I ui moun.li 'i bj a garlanded crose. 

 It told her ot ii spot thlt the Wonld gladly have 

 : oari bod tor, one ol the i I lorelj c itai lea 



oft 



I thill I 



■ the 



ihohs 





known were l>' Iiiil: Iheie, imr! Hint .-.lie might look 



in mm (br ewn B I. .miliar name upon the tablets ; 

 but it wan Dm Mime niighti boa! that uumbored 



hot dae I In ita ranks, and she was less lonely 



in it horj lit nee than in 'I., great m Inn- tl - 



behind ki -in' poaaed through Lh> 

 threaded her way slowly among thi 



and lubdaftd. Bhe chose the retired 

 , ni i. nt by the trumMoal slab*. Bite 

 KM Nicking mining the dead for sympathy, as she 

 ■ 



Mothers slept by theii children, husband by wife, 



i".ii i.e. I with tokens of 



. .j.i"w | isn ei I'll I ly opprc-sed 

 i .lesoluti hut lound no spot where 



. .1 iveep out Jiel gl li'!'. 



She wandered into an iiiilrcv[iicntcd path that 

 was closely lined with high, dense evergreens.— 

 Hearing an approaching footstep, aud timid in so 

 remote a pluee, h.- pu-.N.-.l min the thicket for con- 

 i i h I herself ina small, almost im- 

 penetrable bower, overgrown with brambles aud 

 and containing a single grave, which 

 ■be nearly Lr ud upon Lclore peiceiyitig it. At its 

 head was a low brown stone, bearing the simple 



EUSTACE BROWNING. 



\. ., 



down there audwept. Her life passed 

 before her us if sue were telling the story 

 win' oould rroigb bet burden bj bis, and listen 



I ■'■' !■' v. imr ■ i,ii.i! oiueh hk..' a portrayal ol" 



hia "wn aorioii Tln-n hec imagination 

 plotun d io- tonal} ilckjuM and death at s 

 enough to shore to bring his body hi I he 

 must hare req,uoeted bobia one to do so, thinking 

 Hun Ma grave would be rtsltod by loving friends, 



iu»] |.|:mi. i| ,»,,■!■ with Ikuvei, he pined 



in. ire Tin. ■ i.iir. 1 . h ,.1 1 .,,, Uiele \ ll.mei 



ll: "' ' i ■ 'I. ii "eed uprooted, 



■way, and there was no trace of any 



footstep but hem Wu there no one that loved 



Sh« was hut fifteen, and 



her grave promised to he as oeglootod 



Bhe pulled away the high woods from the head 



mixed with Lhe P a flow In had gathered, 



In lii'il H ■ ' ■ 1 ' '■ !' '■■ " I. '■! '"He ,\ |,|;H,.| 



had not DOMed her lips fur many days— her soul 



■ 



breathe tie bl 



offered up a short bul '■ 



ilowlj nitudnm lr r. 



She hod 'i -'■ to do, She 



■ 



I 

 ■ 



■ ■■- 

 frowni i di r 



■ ! her, and bei pale weary face wu* 



■ 



■ . 



otad p 





Dimly, slowly, and unsteadily her reason dawned 

 ;ain. It was like the breaking of a cold murky 



- , ,..i.l.l lemcnibcrstj.i.d- 

 ■.- ",il hall lii'.luw, the water dripping 

 at, while her uncle, with a cold with- 

 'iog eve, casl that hurt iblc n< ens i'ioh upon her 

 ■nee then was a terrible blank. Another remem- 

 ranee came, and her thin hand clutched on her 

 osom for the little locket. She uttered a fright- 

 led cry to find it was gone. 



A servant was instantly beside her, searching 

 ei fuee Willi a tnumnluinl sneer. Uiucie passed 

 er hand slowly before her eyes and then asked, in 



'■■'vVh'.'i'.'j 



"Eh,"' w 

 > I see." 



"Oh how my head burns. Have 1 been very 

 ok? How long?" 



" Sine.- Tuesday lost. You remember eh '"' ami 



nutted in her 



by ghostly apprehensions, Hut her fears 



and she lay awake the rest of the 

 night, recalling what she believed to have been the 

 L - i.| KirsTAirs firm wn i ST.. Her heart quivered 

 ■angcly wheu she thought of thut name. She 

 .s liutdly surprised In hud, in the morning, tin. I 

 e of the rosebuds, the fairest of them all, bad 

 blossomed out during the night. 



irlv ni the cemetery gales, and as she 



passed through the silent ■.venuM, with Ihe while 



i that it shed asooth- 



.■ii-id as the glen Ing 



iream. The previous 



orning she did not hear as then, the pBtlmfng Df 



ie birds, the tinkling of the cascades, or the whis- 



Shc cleared away the weeds and brambles, and 



dug with her little trowel a place for the rose, upon 



bosom of the grave. The garland she hung 



e wu- dewy iiml *iill fresh. She was weaving 



ii I ion mi ei'rlgrei.-n cm- tin; ivIhIi- ilni-n^ she pur- 

 chased at the conservatory near the gate, when 

 suddenly a dove dropped down on the tombstone, 

 It a letter tied to its neck. Oracie's shriek did 

 frighten away the little creature, who eat pa- 

 tiently watching her with its timid, restless eye 

 lil she had strength unil courage to relieve it of 

 message. She had no sooner done so than it 

 darted fur upward and away. It never occured to 



that she had robbed it of its trust. She believed 

 lent to her- from whom, mid whither she had 

 doubts. Cros-ing heiseU', uml culling upon lhe 



Blessed Mother to shield her she veutured to read: 







■' Am 1 d renin in-''" qui'-tuuie.l LeWiMered fli;.*- 



eiE. •' How Btrenge, how strange!" She was not 

 frightened. Her heart fluttered wildly, 'ti? true, 

 bnt she never before experienced inch ecstatic bliss. 

 She could not comprehend her thoughts or feel- 

 ings; they were hey I her. She believed a good 



angel was covering her with his wuil'- . ■ h" w;-.h. I 

 he would lift her up and bear her away. A spark- 

 ling butterfly lit on the daisy cross, then on the 

 full rose that blossomed in the night, and then il 

 went Hut lei ing up out id sight. She nat very still 

 - she I'eiited to move lest she were dreaming, and 

 should so break the witching illusion. But t 

 missive in her hand was real. She kissed 

 passionately, ilien hid it in her bosom. She had 

 not shed a tear that day. All was peace and beauty 

 within. 

 She resinned her work, starting at every 



ling leal a- it -he expected unoiher nie-sengei • 



M^ii. She repented lhe loyslei s verses lint 



-he ktieiv theio hv heiui, dwelling I'ouillv ni. no Hi 



■■ j'.-w h.nf id .li quieted. It iv;. 



strnnce, passina .'. : .wi.' Not one of the livin 

 li.vod her, and why -lemld she -hridk from tli 



It M 



She 



i, |„ ivherc she I, id l.» . n Slie ,i ...Ivl ml e.v |ibi- 

 nation a- well ns she could Tlie liiuruvsing cares 

 lh..i weie thrust upon hci the re -I ..t lhe day purl- 



ii- quelled her intense thoughts and imaginings, 

 and it was better than lor her ( ■> 



■ : im-hoh V,. |, Hide. She was detained 

 from her bed until after midnight, I" 



was liliul and hloken, and -tic could 



indie 



ii ling, 



Bhe ton 

 rohe the du, 



i. [intiiils than she had yi 

 but she was summoned by a charm thai must 



■ .1 In on iulluciicc she dared 

 She -In. ink bin k n m. .merit :U Hie entr aiicc ot the 



■ae a 



ODJ] i 



She obtaioed a 



adorn it. The pretty plant wu pit 



dow seat, am! 



. 



mod atrangely that nigl I 

 , u bower and the darki 

 OaaahaT shone above her, I 

 She felt it was watchtofi 

 e shot from the heart of tin i 



it as the star up in Ijmti 



"i li mi il 'ii I. i- lhe lir.t e— all 



lit and chill— as a tleshless skeleton, with 

 She could not 



r neglected by servanU who 



" What do vou n 



"Why to-morr... 

 •illy 



pack you off. Where 



bidding her 



ordered her from 



send her uncle to her immediately. 



icyed Willi impertinent reluctance. 



Nearly an hour elapsed, and the twilight de.j. 



encd ere she heiird her uncle's step in the hall.— 



Her fever leapt more m nllv and her brain grew 



hollo bursting. The low Miilenng moan she un- 



inscion-lv giice when he njunn-d the door did not 



Hen the iron immobility of his features. The 



rong fuiiK's ot nine preceded hiln, and, in (I its- 



), vaguely antici|uileil, he hud her precious, locket 



his Timid. 



The interview was short, and, on his pail, storun . 

 .. ic could say foul little, and llmt was to no pur- 

 jei-e. Ib-r toari'ul |n.ile-laiu.ns ,.l innuceiiee were 

 net with tantalizing scorn. She would say nothing 



xplanation — her lips (ell lit il fro/eu ulicn he 

 nc'tiunod her so cruelly. He flung it scornfully 

 ciosa the room, but did nut see, a- ("Ihacil did, 

 hat it cvinght and hung lo a crucifix, lie com- 

 mnded h.'i lo leave the house us soon us il wu- 

 ossible for her to do so. 



When he hnd gone, *hc staggered to the door, 

 ecured it, and possessed liersell nf Hie h.cket. 



inii di/zy she leg.oued her bed but to full 



sensible up. 



'irly'lWI her, mid she lu> 



; melody < 



okcu thread of her lotc experience, when 

 her opyn window' Thrilling with rapture islie lay 



Sadly the lulling 

 . mshed she looke 

 cloud had drifted aero; 



I she hear a light step 



MISCELLANEOns ENIGMA. 



lly 10, A, 8, IS, 13 the "tard* ho gave lo the good 



Uy H, 0, H, 7. 16, 5, what many of his clUcena 



^10,6,18,11,8.19,4,16, Ifi, 13, 3 Uie filings 

 entertained for bis character, and llial law whl 

 honor governs my I, M, 17, II, 3, and Which ei 



fW Answer In two weeks. 



AarTHMETICAL PBOBLEM. 



U-tv i<j- 



ANSWER TO PRIZE RIDDLE IN NO. 476. 



^,11:, I 



H t»«PH RBV8 . 8 p KC . 



HOMCEOPATHIO REMEDIES, 

 So. A 63 Dm»J.„ 



inMIMI.NT 1 Vou e:ui nlirnys jrlTe I 



*.j Fn.lt— For 1'inrrhiea, Cliolera-Infaiiti 



— Star Colic. Orlpuur. ni«*nie 



the balcony ! 



o lhe erncilix.'hi 

 .ugnt but her leaping heart. But nothing c; 

 gel, nor carrier-dove. She waited IU f„, .. 

 . hile, tin 'ii stele breiUlile-sly to lhe hale. my. The 

 ■it was watching and smiling, and in its soft sil- 



Z light lay a boeiuel of while daises and ro?e 

 A letter pe,.-|ici.l from iiiuong the leaves. 



eye revealed no fear or uiisgiving-. " Jtsu hear 

 uie," she iniploicd, a'* she glided into the bower 



A young uiiui, whose face was in lo r Im-ket, n.i- 

 ■ittina upon the grave — not in the apparel of an- 

 gels, but broadcloth ar J ~* 

 that suggested naughl 

 dropped upon her km 



had burned her \ en -on! 



■judlciouslj c 



lnal ty taken from ihrec-JCorc-and-lCD, 



Innih ofCnyugo, Ouett L. Munokb, o 



ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c, IN No. 477. 



:.oe!,oV, r K. , (,,X'u|,l^ »''*l"[»'" lo'I.nsl.'l" l.l.'ri'-) M 



the T" or ';'i ' ; r ,l i"' in ;i"; "J r y uZT^" tll0U fl,lQl '" 



^l^lljiu.en.le'iihr.mr'neM'iss.ie."' 



^lbuei'tiscment£ 





"1 8 



" Are yon ilead '.'" she asked most so 

 The sin ih- t hi, question culled hirlh h 



mt ghostly. 



So, my dear lady, r 



happy I 



'I 'doubt the propriety of my r 



s uieaning 



osl.ike wlnth I 







i horror from On- 



y loekel 



. i Item of the .(in 



in ring th 



i ■ j n i . i . 1 1 . 



sti.]>p..-d In ,.i.. 



■ lulc Ihe initials "E. If." 

 : CI a year be- 



bundei startled 1 



_ 

 ■ :■■ : 



■ 



She had ., 



. - : . ■ :.■-.■...- 



She waa obliged ton lit some time for a conch, and 



■ 

 butfa in body and mind. 



- 



: ■ .. ■ ! 



.tiug her V 



being a merceuiiry object of our parents to keep 



ih. i- -r. ne:. united.' With my years, m\ delestati..ii 

 ■ h 



■ 



■ bated a relation, I pat off to sea.— 

 My father, to ohlinu vigilant ussisiaiiee m reclun.. 

 ing me, falsely accused me of a crime that sent oih- 

 cers in my pursuit. I had friends who kept me 

 , and at 1 



■ 



Mv t.iih, i i, 



police, and I v 

 ' T father never came here, HOI 

 know lhe s|iol. 



■ believed them, and so did the 





i hastened home to mv 



i broken-hearted on mv BO- 

 DttJ prclu'nded 



,i ii> slotie. 1' ■■■ 

 ouicklv anion- 



■ 



■ 



■ 



been, eerilj, a 





. . . 



■ 



■ ■ ■ 



isnilt linrsE, Broadway. New York.— All ito 



-•;- -- j' i ■ !- : in - - 'j f'i . .i..-_M : . \ . ■ 



LOBIITB « ami r>. 



' MFBRIT8 k CO. 



.^rry^^i%n t K j 



