Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-29

only ball bill to- pay. Each caya-
Iier, after dancing, took his partner
to the table if she desired refresh
ment, drank himself CT took cigar
ita, and paid his money. Those
who danced paid the bill including
music too, l suppose, for those who
did not dance had nothing to pay un-
less they chose. We took a glass Of
wine of t he country-a white wine,
made from small yellow grane-
and were leaving the table, shen
Jerry turned suddenly to the right,
having been tapped by a fan
by Joye! Tom, here she is now
he exclaimed, and seized the small
thin white hand Of very beautiful
girl who had called his attention.
She smiled very sweetly, and her
large black eyes seemed to smild
even more than her small white teeth
O'Farrol lowered his voice and mod
Grated the boistrousness Of his mani
Ener, for like all Irishmen, he was cont
stitutionally gentleman.
when did you come to Merida
again?' She asked in those sweet liq-
uid ton Ps which only a Southern
beauty is mistress of.
Only tonight; not an hour ago.
said 0'Farrol. But we are going to
stay as long asyou will let US
'We!1she exclaimed, looking stead
| lily at NE. WEI y
AIylyoung friend and travelling
companion, Tom Conover, said Jer
ry, dragging me nearer La Sonora
CaElota de Ia Tore, the prettiest
girl in Merida, he added in whisper,
viii ch of course she heard, as he IN
tended. She gave me her hand in
the most artless manner possible. |
took it and pressed it warmly.
III hope his visit to our city viii
be pleasant said she.
IF I.meet you often it certainly
Will, said l, boldly; ;at least | thought
it boldly, for then but eighteen sum
mers had rolled over my head.
+ OH that you shall do certainly,
said she; and in five minutes more
we had joined the WALTERS. and were
whirling ground the long room in the
graceful 1 gyrations Of that giddy
dance.
This lasted long time, until ! was
dizzy, and then We went to win dow
Opening the grating, We found our
selves upon balcony without, where
the moon was shining down calm and
still, anEthe city lay beneath ,us as
the City of the Dead We walked
away from the window till the hum
and hustle Of the tandqRgo were
hardly audible; and the liquid notes
Of a ilageolet came up the quiet
street from an orange-groye, thro rough
which was visible little stream, shin
ing in the moonlight among the dark
green foliage like a silver thread.
1 NVe Ii stened a long time, and talked
/ in subducd tones, like two romantic
children as we were. And she
showed me her, uncle's residence,
dimly visible in the moonlight across
the tops Of the low, aat-rooted houses.
The gardens around it were full Of
trees, whose tropical foliage looked
like deep shade upon an exquisite
picture. She toldm me she lived with
her uncle, and invite d me to como
there often, and of cd urse promised
to do Sol and then limly conscious
perha aps $he wa 5 getting along very
/ fast, She |apologized by sdying that |
\ Twas d fri bnd Of Senor 01 1f'arrol, and
therefore her friend. But when !
Iquestioned he + about her acquain-
Itancc vi th him she only said she had
known. him tn : year before, and pro-
posed to returl to the dancing room
! Return We did, and danced another
figure, IL tarq qntpla and te caeG'"clq
Z and then she fssayed to teach me the
6oler0, and lau ghed sweetly wen !
failed in the Steps. At last / no
, ticed Benito stowling at her in re.
proach, and became suddenly con
scious that l had been with her near
ily four hours.
Come, Tom, said q Farrol, we
must go. Y 3u have had a gooe
time, | hope, with Carlota!
We. both blpshed, neither knew
why; but Jerfy y and Benlto bot suS
pected why, for while the tormel
pulled at me, the latter came abrupt
: ly up to Carl3ta and drew her arm