The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-17

~>~>Sco ssesuy ycc1F 6kO-O0lOf0 MI.
Dovetoas umbency; and have reason to
believe that he left large quantity of papers,
family relics, letters, accounts, &C., of neither
use nor interest," 10 any but Ourselves. / chanced
% be- IN the neighborhood, and therefore j
thought might as we'll utilize my visitto Lone.
house dale, by trespsssing on your kindness
30 tar as to ask you If you knew of any such
manuscripts left BY the former proprietor"
Noso-o," said Arss Doveton, hesisatingly,
tor she was too bewildered to be correct. !, II
Mother expostulated Marian, why, M
IN the hayloft there's heaps of papers. only the
rats have gnswed 'etn, and I've heard iashe,
tell that they belonged 10 the queer old man
who lived here before us.Y F ..i-,tie
swell, yes-call Jour father" said Mrs..
Doveton. beg your pardon, sir, but quite
forgot the hayloft m bbish," sfe zsi-s -
thousand apologies trouble ashamed,
I'm sure, said Captain Morris, rising to &C.
company Mariar TO the door; at which proceed,
ing Marian jibbed aud sided, and blashed and
hdgeted, aud 6nally tore the door from his
hands in . paroxyism of shame and oonfusio.
running al out Of breath to her fathers stads,
20 tell wat queer man xas in the psrlor, and
ne wAs % come dlreetly--" o man With mus.
tachss, faAher,,n she said, as the climax u
Apple faced, good TEN pered, fusey little Mr..
Dovston pulled up his Georgeihe Fourth neck.
cloth, and pulled down his short black waist
coat, and hustled and fused and trotted about
- it ne were going to do the most important
thing since Hannibal crossed the Alps, or Ma
Poieon vent down the broad fight of steps at
Fontainebleau discro wned monarch and in
view minutes he was standing before Captain
morris, shaking that gentleman warmly by the
hand, quite after the manner of an old &C.
qua,ntance, and proAering ell sorts of hospita.
BILE services. eT
Manuscripts in the hayloft ?-left by my
very worthy but somewhat eccentric predeces-
sorT-lsffera scrtpta Ell ercerpta 2"
Yes, my dear sir; delighted to serve you,
and only wish could do more for any friend
OF cur pet Rosa here" II
AT which piece of familiarity, Captain Nor.
ris-tall, military, cool nerved Captain Morris
iairly started, from his beard to his boots, ex.
claiming Rosa" secretly to his mustaches
Tor MISS Arden had been as renowned in her
own circle for her pride and coldness as for her
beauty, and now he heard an apple-faced coun.
Try gentleman call her " pet" and " Rosa" No
wonder he started \
The manuscripts of the deceased "original u
soon became quite secondary matter; and
inoeeo the search for them was deferred until
after tea--f Captain Morris would be 40 good
e. TO partake Of that humble meal with them
heroes eating with men," said Mr.. Devotion
in Greek, which we forbear to give in the ORIG
inal, out of difference TO the feeble.minded.
We dine here at one," said Rosa. Quietly
perhaps you have not dined yet, Captain Nor
ris 2"
Chops, mother" whispered Marian, with
her customary dorsal nudge
wen get you q chop, sir" said Mrs. Dove
ton, somewhat nervously, for there was no mea,
10 the house to make chops Ct; there was only
the halt OF round CT beef, cold, and bubble
and squeak, my dear, don't suit every one" abe
SAID 81 night, when, painting and excited, shs
discussed the newcomer with her daughter.
Captsin Morris was in the humor to see hi,
adventure to the end; besides, he was reall,
glad to have found Miss Arden again, for he has
always admired her, statue like and lev tboupl
she was. SO he said, yes, he would STAY. and bay,
outlet with his tea Mrs. Devotion thought he
meant veal outlet, to be sure and veal was 9
meat fncOgntso at Lone-house Dale, and, oh
dear, what shcs,ld she do now7) And Ross
was pleased, and Marian was fustered, and Mr.
Doveton was pompous, and Mrs. Devotion was
fussy, and Captain Morris was amused as be
had never been amused since he saw Rave and
Gil Perez at the Palais Royal, last year; when
IN the midst of their newly settled sociability
tramp tramp, and clatter clatter, and crack
crack, came up the Rawlinson announcement ;
ana Hi, nj, there shouted the Rawlinsor
voice, thick and fluffy, at the wicket gate.
Rosa turned positively pale-pale even 70,
her pallid face. But the friendly curtain hid
her, and when Captain Morris looked to her, in
kind of mute appeal for explanation, he saw
nothing on her face but its usual calm, we'll
bred impassiblity. =
wall and how ora NOS, I'll o. aoD
the young squire, with his customary accom-
paniment of boisterous laugh and a heay,
cut of bis whip. He stopped dead short when
he saw the stranger, and the color mou nted
into his face in q very food for Captain Nor
ris was sitting on the sofa by Rosa, aud there
was look of acquaintanceship between them
that went like knife to the young euuire't
heart-so he said afterwards, at least. Mr.,
Devotion introduced the two men in queer
pompous little way, with a Latin quotation
about friends and &c ns-in law but as neither
the squire nor the captain understood Latin
neither was much enlightened thereby. Cap
tain Morris bowed somewhat stifly, but looked
such well bred, handsome, gentlemaplke
man, thought Rosa while the squire Snuff ID
and turned red and pale by turns, and scarce
could stutter the customary salute of the Lone.
house Dale country" Glad to see you, sir. -
Marian felt that her beloved was uncomfort.
able, and with real devotion-snd it was devo-
ton in such shy, nervous person-she went
up to him quite boldly, and took his hand, and
helped him off with his coat and spoke to him
Familiarity, and even went beyond the ordinary
familiarity of bold girls-she, the shy, blushing,
awkward Marian, who had never called her
lover by his Christian name yet, For sat half an
hour with him alone since they were engaged.
A II IL l. ii -c- -
all, and spoke and acted with less reticence
than any well-bred woman would have shown
to her veritable husband when before stran.
gers-a selfimmolation that procured her no
reward, for the young squire was savage at be.
ing thus taken and claimed and ticketed before
Miss Arden's man )" and the father and moth.
or we're both somewhat ab8shed at the sudden
Transformation of our Marian, and wondered
what could have possessed the girl to fling her
lover so at the head of the gentleman from
London. Captain Morris was amused and
amazed at the same moment and Rosa, who
suffered perfect agony of shame from all this
vulgarity, and who felt distorted and rendered
hideous by its reflection Rosa who knew her.
self to be worshipped and idolized by that poor,
awkward, freckle.faced Marian = Rosa fairly
wished her down among the mer-folk for the
next halfdozen hours at the very least, or her.
self transformed into jelly fish, or polype,
or any other nerveless creature that had no
gentility, and no Lone-house Dale people to en-.
dorse before their London acquaintance.
So Captain Morris and young Squire Raw.
linson remained to tea together: cold round Of
beef black tea like brandy, heaps of sugar, and
not half enough milk thick buttered toast, and
gooseberry jam. And, after tea, they asked Rosa
TO sing but Rosa declined. The piano was
vilely out of tune, and dozen tones too low.
swell, in default of o nightingale, they must
have larkl" chuckled Mr.. Devotion, with q
nod to his wife.
Oa which Marian and her mother brought