Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-01

only my particular friends. Among these my
neighbor, the sportsman, insisted on being
reckoned, and after a little hesitation we were
| obliged to admit him | say we,-for, on
hearing of my injury, my good cousin, Mary
! Mead, had come TO nurse aud amuSc me. She
was one of those safe, seryiceable, amiabe
| people, made of Just the stuff for satellite,
and she proved invaluable to me. She was
/ immensely taken with Mr. Ames, too, l speak
Of the younger fer, after the first call Of CON
/ dolencc the elder sportsman never came.) J
and TO her left the task Of entertaining him,
/ or rather OF doing the honors OF the house.
! for the gentleman contriyed to entertain him
self and us.
Now don't imagine the man hero, for he
was no Surh thing. He was very good-loOk-
ing,-some might say handsome, well bred,
well educated, with plenty Of common infor-
nation picked up in promiScuouS intercourse
with town and country people, rather fine
tastes, and great, strong, magnanmous,
physical nature, modest, but perfectly Sell-con-
scicuS That was his only charm-for me.
deSpiSe a mere animal but, other things being
equal, | admire man who is big and strong
and aware OF his advantages and [ think
most women, and very refined ones, too, love
physical beauty and strength much mere than
they are willing to acknowledge. SO | had
the same admiration for Mr.. Amcs that
should have had for any other finely proper
toned thing, and eujoyed him very much, sit
ting quietly in my corner while be chattcd
with Mary, or told me stories Of travel or
bnntir- or read aIoud, which he soon fell into
the vsy of DOING
We did ,ry rs much rs bospitality hermit
tod to conane his visits n n few cerpmonious
calls but he rer,isred in coming almost every
Eav and walked IN mast the Girl with that
ouict sort Of authority which it is so difficult
10 resist. I'm the same wav he took possession
of Mary and me. He was sure it must be very
lgrl for both of rs therefore he was going.
If we wov'I na~.!oo the liberty. TO offer his
services as reader. while nv nurse went out for
a r.1o ar q va'L. Coq'da't sit ont na1er the
eRa.',rr If fba I,rrb.rrees rs well rs i'm that
ha. r-on2 TT2 caglI Et m, chair and me
na-r....,- y.U 3a3 arr...-.e all 50 that I should
he camiorta6l, lie would Ike to sunerln-
tend the cooking of some birds he brought
one dav. lie noticed that she girl didn't do
them orite rs nicely rs he had learned to do
them in the woods And 50 in a thousand
things he quietly made rs DO as he chose,
without scamip, IN 0ntrarr any ruIc of nro-
nrirtv When was able to sit in 4 carriage.
he ncrs1aded me to drive with him: and had
to lean on his arm. when first went round
the Mace to see how matters went on.
Ouce | protested against his making him
self 50 necessary TO rs. and told him that
didn't care 20 furnish the gossips so much food
as We were doing.
When | turned him ont of doors. be would
ccrtainlv stay away. he said but he thought
that as lon. as vas an invalid. / needed some
one to think AMI act for ne aud save me the
trouble aud. as no one else seemed disposed
to take the ofice, he thought it was rather his
du-y ana priyiIe-e,-cspeciaIly he added,
with sF-Et smile. rs he was quite sure that