New York Clipper (Apr 1895)

THE LOVE THAT NEVER DIES, wiiiTm roR THi ftw TOM currn, BT MONROE H. nnSENFELD, SWRBTBIiART. There \t »loTe Ui«l lllla tba htsn In Tomb's dallgblfol dty, A lova Uut unr >b*ll depart TUI^fe bu ebbed titaj, IK men'iy gUlten like a eur Amid onr urea and jojo— Our aweetbeartln tboae daja afar, Wben we were giria and bo^a I CBORtis—Hat la Ibe lore tbat never dies I Ibat la the love we ever prize I nie pnrest In Its wortb, Tlie deaivst on tbia eartb— Tbat la Ibe love tbat never dlea I WIFE. mere la a treanira pare and bttgbt Tbat IlUa tbe taeartwIUi Joj; It obeen tbe gloom of darkeat nigbt, Tto gold wltbont alio/. Ob, wbat a world o( tendemeaa Wlttln her heart we and I A gentle wire onr borne to lileee, ' Forever true and kind I Uiionua—That la tbe love tbat never dlea I That ta (lie lore we ever prize I Tbe pnrest In Its worth, Ttia deareal on ILIa earth— That lithe love Uiatnever illesr MOTBER. Tbere la a love from Heaven aeiii, It ne'er will leave ne ben! Tbe love that o'er onr cradle Iwoi And dried tbe fallbig tear I When other genue amllea we Dilas, One joj Mill llngeni nigb; It la a mother's love, and thin Can never, never die: CHuaua—Tbat li tbe love that never dle»! That la Ibe love ws ever prize: The potest In lu wortb, The deareatou ibia earth— That la Ibe love tbat never dlea: HELGA'fS VOYAdE. A TA LE OF ICE UND. ADAPnOIKOM laaaBfUIAN VORTIIK SHK VOHK I-LII'I'ICR, BT DUDL EY WIKTHRO P HOORE. Ilelga stood on the rockj ahore or Ibe sea, which diabad Ita snrging billows roaring agalnattbe coiut, and looked, with ardent eargemeas and aweet aad- oeaa In her big qiarkling ajes, over the great waves, rsr over toward the aoutb, when tbe darkening evening sky sank dowu to the deep green water. A call Irom a bottme throat startled her ont or tier dream. "Helgal"—It was her ralher'a voice—"Uo fo\i keep Tonraeir on tbe strand, roollab girtt" ha cried ImpaUenllr, as the foung girt turned and approach' ed blm. "Tour'longing won't bring blm to jon. Forget him, who rorgot jon long ago In the whirl- pool ol tbe raise worid. Seize tbe new bapplneaa IhatbonieoireiaTOu. Honor mj gray head bj con- senting to become Petur's wire, and mj blessing wlU drop peace Into your treiibled heart I ilelga, dangbter, give np tbe beadatrong pride which Idle hope bas brought to yon." Tbe old manatoppeil, awaiting au auawer. "Father, I oannot-I cannot yell" cried Helipi, iremnloualy, alter a pause. '•Don't rorco me, lather—I cannot obeyyou yet I" "SUly girl, yon atDI nly ou bis lldellty I Hasn't then the time passed away longaliicer Didn't be aay to yon on parting: "Ilelga, put tallh In me unui the sun thaws tbe Ice In the IJord Ave times; then I'll come baok to retch yon. And ir the world does not give up to me wbat I aak or It, then I will te- main wltb you—and will be a peasant like my rore- rathen. Didn't the Ice float out to tbe aea Ave llmae long agot" "Fkther, yon speak bard I" cried ilelga, warmly, wringing her banda. "Vou drive me nut liecauna (be strange woman yon brought home after mother's dealb cannot bear to have me near her." She fell upon her knees, sobbing, and liiirted tier face In her hands. "Stand up, giri," sighed Qniuur. "Y<iu aeeni de- lemtned that peace aball not enter my door, w bat will be the outcome of Itr I told your stapmother only this very day tbat ahe might promuo you to Pelur, who Is, In fad, waiting Inside this aelf une moment Must I aend blm from my boute again like a fool, without a decision t Have you no pity for tbe one who loves you with tbe fallhfulnesK of n dogr" "FlatherP' cried Uelga, full of anguish, "I cannoti UtmeatUI waltl BJamI will come—will come aoon —sonsDlsrortnne may keep blm away." "Klirottonal" repeated tbe old uian, with a uieer, "looping to gather up one of his nets, which be bad ■•Id upon the sand to dry. "dome to the bouse, Riri, and yon ahall learn. Since you would not let nie peianadeyou by ganlleword8,yo» ahall bear (he imtb from Fetnr'a hps-and then we will see wbat «■ Bui (be old man cut himaeir short, for Ilelga waa already dying toward the small farmhouse near the <>each. Sliehad heardenongb; something bad hap- pened to BJaml, and Petur knew aboutlL fluting, pate, trembling, she burst Into the kitoben, Into (be preaenca of her baled atepmotber •nd Fetnr, (he obaUnale wooer, whom she had dls- missed (bm tUnea, and who bad always returned, 'nd. Indeed, obtnulrely. In order to obuin bar good "rtll by entmly. "TaU me, Fetor!" tbe young girl cried excitedly, "what baa happened to him? What do yon knowr luspenae la kUUng me I" Femr started and looked before kim In alienee. "Don't you hear, Pelurr" aald the itepnolber In a 'brill TDloe, tasting a maUdona look at the panting (111. "Bba wanta to know about BJaml, wbo. In order lo cbaae after foreign wladon, left bU Battve >V>£,and aersr proved by woid or rign that he ■booght of the one k* Ml behind hlfflP' '7**'*^^i"a>M (bsnnr, (Dtaiing himaelf at UJajtmetDn, "and M'a ban dona wlfh Udanbil- •anael" I'etur stared Into vacancy a moment longer; thru he saldin n gramlillng lone: "I don't know anything new to mj that liaan't •treed; gone the toiinrt of the country-that you don't know h> well as nywlf." "Repeat It," mid tlio atepraolhar, sharply, "ib«( (he 8(ubliqm tnisl of tbiH girl may be broken." "So hear then, Ilelga, what I have longconceRltd- rnim yon, ao as not (o Hbnck voor rslthfol pride. BJaml lives—" "He Uveal" crletl Ilelga, In JoyTuI expectation. "BJaml Uvea," repeated retur—"but no longer for you; he hss atuined what his magnincent airo- ganre desired; be belongs to tbe respected people, but also tollw faltmcRn'ones out yonder, wbo think deep Into the land, and which aapaiated the paternal farm ftom her new home. Uonthnireut by. The rtgM Winter bad fnlkiwed the Mummer, and the ntnpld evenness of hahlt re- tiir'n beavy-Jovf algbs, which Ilelga bad hoitow- fiilly tiome. One Suoday-ll waa at tbe end of the Wlnier- llelga set nut for church alone, ber husband having iieen obllgeil (o go actoia (he fjord, but expected to Join her before (ho aervlce waa over. Sever aince ber marrlago bad Ifelga'a thougbta been entirely free rrom [qarni, and many a time, when alone, she had wept bitter (ears over bla broken troth to her. And on thla day In panlcnlar "Very well; now go, deairatP' lie preaaed her banda agatnal hia hot eyes, looked down at her beaeeehlogly—then went away «••*«•« Halga rreniBlneil ror some tlnM, alanding wllh lowered head, as If weighed down by a lAirden of IncomprehenalUe ecatacy, dumbfounded at (he dls- cove(y (hat no(blng In their mutual love was chanted. Wbat could aho atill ntmggle against nowr What happened further she wu acatcely con- scions or. She had sat out for obnrob, condary lo custom, on foot, having felt lh« needoralong mik, aad (he rreaen snow made (he way easily passable, Fetnr ^as to meet her at the ohnreh, an she could with acomful pity of tbe aoll tbat gives birth to tbem. with acomful pity he donbtlcaa alao Hiluks of yon, Uelga—when he holds In his arms tba wife be has choaen among bis new companions." "When did you get this Infonnatlon from I" aaked the young gIri, huskily. "From Arol, who went with blm lo the foreign land," laid FeUir. "He wrote it to SIgiirdur, iny cousin, wbo prepared hluwelffnrforolgn pertain the school at RaJkJawlk. Here's tbe letter, lint BJaml married Kilo; only for her be appcara Htiit to feel and breathe." Ilelga had listened tii the words In silence. Wbeu Petur atopped she left the room with iMwed head. Alter a long lime Qranur rolluwed her. In order to look ror ber. He found ber In ber IKtie room, kneel, log before an open chest; on (be floor about ber were scsttered (he torn leaves of book*—lljaml's books, wblch he had left liehiud, and which the bad destreyed. I«ara what la In tbem," be bad nid on partlag, "that you, wbeu 1 come after you, nuy not enter (be Btiange worid ss ignonnt aa a child." And nhe bad read (hem all through, over and over again, and ea- aayed to leara ererylhing (hat waa atnuga and in- comprehensible to her. Now sU that was soperdunua. Now ahe mnat try to roiget the foreign country, which might, on (be road tliat fate ao rutbleaaiy (brew her, become (oo heavy a burden for ber. Nowahewoold,heRaft«ras before, help ber father Dab, tend the sheep, make butter, etand before the smoking beartb, and In (be hot Bummer help make bay, and become a miser- able, dirty wife, like (be women on the neighboring farms. And ahe bad dreamedoffeeimg and speak- Ing, ot becoming like ihe ones these hooka told ber sbonL When ber lather atappad behind ber and touched ber on Ibe ehonlder she aald eoniy, wt(b Ann com- "Now I will be Petur'a wife I" «•»•»•• A f»w weeka after (hat they rode to the cbiipch, and liMn Belga followed her bosband to Us itch, lan<bni^iliaolharMea( (be Ijort, wUok cat iier mind dwelt iiu iilu as slie alciwiy wended ber way, ber head Inwed witii grief, ahaortied hi her tiilury; ao muoh ao, (ba( ahe did not nodce tbe young man who waa approaching ber from a turn In tbe road, and was not aware of hbt preaanco^n- til ahe nnddenly felt her hands aelud, and heard hia voice saying sadly; "Ilelga, why did yuii treat iiie au)" Ilelga started Imck wllh a cry iif (atvtjr, then stood alark still, aa ir riveted lo the spot. Tbe man wIhi preoccupied ber was there lietore ber—BJarai In flesh snd bloiHll "lljsmll" she cried out wolully—"you—you— yoiil" "Yes, BJanii," replied the young man sorrowfully —"BJanI, whom yoti bars treated as Belli did riud- ran, who mlatraaled and liettayed him I" "BJaml t" moaned Ilelga, wringing ber baada, "do nnt Jeat with my pain 1 While I waa walling herslonglnglyforyourretom,yon look-a atraoge woman to yonr heart." "Poor Ilelga, yon were deceived. I was never untnie to you; It waa only a long lUnea that kept me from yon. I wrote lo yon —" "I did not receive a single letter rrom you," broke in Ilelga, with a wall. "Ah, (be wretches!" cried UJanl, dercely, "It U their doings—your raise stepmother'a and Petur'a I Tbey Intercepted my letters! But tell me, Helga," be added. In a gentler lone, "do ymi lire happily with FetorP' "If tbe earth were to awallow me np I wonid bleaa UP' Again (be young man seized ber nnre^itliig banda, and drew ber toward blm.. "Ilelga." he aald, sofdy, "an yon coniageona- an yon ationg—do yop still tore ise eiioagb lo be able to give me back a part of ihe slola kapplneaat Woald you roliow ma. If I aald lo yon: Ooaef" "As fsrashellP'ahe replied. In a boUow rolca. "Very well, deareMl Then I will fprdbly nnlock (be galea of Paradise for na, Wbeke can I talk with yon nndlitorbed r" 'Tonight, when Fetnr aleepa. I wm eonw lo Ike fjoid. Than, m Ike ^ddto, watt tor aa." not turn back. She llnaliy reached berdeatlnaUnn, and llataned (o (he service with a dlamugblalr,aa If not rully conaclous of ber nimnndlngs. After- wards Feiur took ber by (ha lisod, (naklng some re- mark abou( her paleness and abaeul manner, aiul conducted her lo the prie<i'i bouae, where (hey drank cotiee, white tbe good man'a wife endeavored to win her contldenoe. And then Petur took her on bla hone and carried her tiai:k home, • •••«•• AtlaalK waanlghl. When I'etur liad strel4;hed himself im lihi tied snd fallen asleep Ilelga atote from (be room, bunieil over Ihe snow covered court, down (he broad de- cllvliy leading to (be fjord, on (he ahimmering, now sparkling Ice, toward Ihe dark aliadow ad- vancing (o meet her from tbe other ahore. Wllh a irtumphantoutcrr, thatdlapelled Ibe whole toimentor paat suffering, and Oiled hUn with uo- ut(eml>ie happlueaa, Ihe aaak Inio BJsml'a arms. For aome mlaulsa (hey nmalned clasped In s alleni embnce. "Now I ahall laare you no morer' he said, wllh aoiemn emoiioo. "Now I ahall leave yuu no more," ahe repealad, exhansted. "Uelga," he aald, "now our voyage la coming, arier all. I am going to take yon wHb me (o (be foreign land where I hare been atrirlag—not wllh much aucceaa aa yet, It Is tree, owing to ay long lilnaaa to lay the foondaUon or a rottaaa, but wblch will ooBe, I real, wllh p e i ae t eraoce. With toner- row'adawa a ablp aalls fnmUilacoaaC Anjou strong enough to break wltb eTeiTthlag behind yoo and lollow me on Ibis unknown palhr" "I wonid be itning enongb,'' jh« replied, "lo link with yon, wen (bla ice lo bbret" Aad, aa If tale wUhed lo pmlak ber for ber words, a rocklDg Dovenent began aoddsnly nndar ibeoL 8(agge(tng, Ihey dnng to aacb oUar; but, before (bey fooBd dme (o e api aa Oalr jaraiybg taimr, (he Ice broke oader Ma and iDoad ahonl wllb Iknodar Kka BolMa, and ft alglm «(nailof, onek' UagMudi ipnna tnm mijmtk lalkalmni' taf loaiofaea. "The (i-e la noalingi" gmaiicil Ilelga. "Wo an lostl" liialliicllvely seeking proloollnn, i<be clung (" ber lover, who threw bis arma nttnul her passion, ately, "Now show, ilelga, (hs(ynii are atningi" he nil. munlaheil. "I.et'us uj to rvsob Iho ahore an soon aa poasilile. In which directliin ran we gel (a tlia Undlheqnlnkeatr" "lllrcoliy opposite In iia'l" ahe erinl. aelied with a grrat tervnr, anil hanging im hini, ahlvoring ami tienibling, ber wide n|ion eyes Axed on the undulat- ing aurfare, whloh rnaa and fell wllh rrighthii ahocks, ami aniinuiii'rd Ita angry awsksning wllh a horvlblo, gurgling mar sisl hining gnainlng. ' lie drew her In (bo illreetinn Imllcatcd, while round alHiut It began tn loar inoro riirioDidy anil gu'gle niiro deeply, and (ha tiutsting oakeaof Ice rocked ihemaelvcn free, cncking and pressing logelher, shooting up deflsniiy, and forming mlgbiy while, foaming crcata. "Tnu lalei" cried HJamI, aliaken wllh horror, linve as he was, and prraslng the face of Ike terrl. Bed young woman against his ihmbiilng bMH. "Muat we die now, lljamll" aaked Ilelga broken, ly, rjliiging lighter tn his iireaat, snd ahlvertng wllh despair. fMlentiy be held ber preaseil against bin), ami glanced, Hhiidilertng, at the frighirul picltire whiob nnrolded llsell more snd more Irrvtlile, apiitini, martng, hiaaing, panting, bowling, thundering, rising Into a clamor, as ir rrom a million voices, ro- rioiis Nature reged atmiii (he tnriure<l couple, fhil face (n face with Ihia linital power, whloh griniinl at him In greedy Ihlnit or liioml, ilie young man nmde an enort to roitect himaeir, and bla horrnr changed Into angry diidsln. Ilelga," ho aald, oiaaping Ihn Ireniliiing, soft fnmi psasloiiBlely tn him, "we mnstdlei" He relt her shrink, wbllo (he rake or Ice under Ibem rooked more and more, and moved pen^epllUy rurwanls. I«(un kneel," hn went on, dmwing her down; "wo ran bolil niiraeivea ao lunger, and listen to each other rnr aome minutes yet. We must soon part, Ilelga. I,et me reel your wnnii il|M oiirn more lio- foretbe liunling cake iinieliysciianlea us—and for- give me ror having snilrod you to ihlsplarol Far- give nic, my poor, dying haiHilnosa P' My lljanil," atamniomi Ilelga, with cballorlug teeth, "t bless yiiii ror coming Iwck to me. Ida I, on (ho rnntnirv, wbo must sak vniir rorglveneaa for having lieiievnl yiiu were iinralthrul tn me." Wllb that aha Inweil tier head against itU shuulder and was sllenf. Touched by (ills reslgiiatlnn. hn wlaheil to niakn some reiily, wlioii (bo nicking mko nt Ice thai bnro Ibem «(niok a inwsrfnl blow, wsa lilted up and driven rnrward, tiiraing In a olroie. For an Inslint the caka seemed (o nna( In Ibe air. Iljarnl saw ihe moment come (hat sealed IlieIr rate; the roaming, ptessing snd piling up masses of ice under them must at last orereomo the realalsnreoribecako tlwt had so long sllbrded them reriige. Hut once more It made a sund, and gilded rioin- ward Into the depth among cniabing, shoving lasaea or Ice, Tbe Iremliilng coupln ventured to step upon a iielghlioring cake, and now floated on this one In awful Milititde. Nigganlly of niliiuleH, he saved himself Willi Ilelga. who now lay Inert In hia artns, from caki to cake, unill lie reachoil one that was Irealng llseir, and which with other i-akes, gliding lielween Ice lierga, floated out upon Iho open sea. 'Our vnysgb," wiiisperod lljanil to Ihe iiHition. less young woiiwn. Me iisd sunk down upon-his knees, and p ma sed Hie cnhl rsre of his awaethtart agalmt his ciieek. Tlien he looked from Ihbi deariy iMiight pnsaesslnii. In utter iiopelessne«, through Ihe dawning ilay, out ynndar to (hn waatsn buri- win, where s ship with wnil niied aalla waa glMIng gracefully along. Hcnii;h aailora tell of a couple whoiii Ihny resciiuil fnim a lliialing cake of Ice. BJaml was never hesnl of sgaiii In Icoland, Hui It la aald of ilelga that sh-i waa drowned. A nald aervanl saw her In Ibe night, liernre tlie Ice liroke up, hurrying down to Ihe fjord. E8TELLE WELLINGTON Ifade her flnl appearencs a( Kox'a Tlieatre, Fhlis- delphla. Pa., and for several seasons treveied qoils extensively aa rar west as Nan Kreiiclaco, Uii., Iie- comlng very popular aa a sonlirelie. Hhs wsa lead- ing support with llallen and Hart ua their Ant Blarring (our, af(erwards Joining Ohas. McOarlliy In One of Ihe IlnvesL" Hhe la one or Ike iHlgbleal performers on Ibe vaudeviils alage, and la cooddar- sdan excelienl dancer, im July 33, Un, ahe waa married to Una lllil, (he ciiibawluger and manager or Oua Hill's NoveiUea and Naw York Htan. ginre (hen she has l«en one or (he iittracKoiia wllh his i:ouipany. Hhe la an sccfHupliahed and verpallle aniress, a credit (o her profeaainn. and In private lira exbllilts tbinw domestic traits so highly prized In women. HOW TO HANG P ICTUBE& An snl«t lieing asked rnraniniple rule ror hang- ing pictures, gave the ridinwlug directions; Tlie lielslit, slxe, and deronllon or the rnom abouid tie taken Into account, lull l( la lical, where only one row <ir pirtuna \m hung, to have Iho cenlnl pi4iit In each on a level wllh (he eye or Ihe ordhiaiy persiiii. For Instance, In a vignette portialt the cenlrelpulut U tbe chin. You can make iiii mislske sisiul (ho point la any picture, r<ir the eye Invoiiintartly resbt npnn itat Ihe Ant glatire. Thatrandnila me lospeakof atraqueni emr nn (be par( or rrainen who laok atttallc knowledge. Thbi cenlral poiu( should be at Ihe extct Interaentton or two diagonal lines dmwu tmu Iberomeni or llie frame, not Ibe mat. Kanyplc. tnren appear l» those who know thla nla, aa If Ibey were slipping nut of Ibeir franm. AT THi TwgnTT-nTgODfrTiiu VBam^Ucck runti-weu, I giiea spilsg baa eem» at m; I bear Ibe Bwallowa. rmniafn-llaar wbair MX* fVirfie-ne iwallowa-of Ihe i aoap at Ike next khla.