Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-02-06

is not the way to speak to young lady about
her father and BESIDES it is you, and not he,
in whom | take the interest that prompts
these maudlin pages
Mr. Habert and little Latham, the artist
were the only other guests. You did not look
round when Halbert was announced, but went
on speaking to Latham, with a strange flush
in your face until Halbert had, with great
snpreSSenleHt, made his way through the chairs
aud tables, and had greeted, rather than been
greeted by you, as | and Latham were.
So thLks | TO myself, concerning certain
vague notions l had began 10 entertain, l am
rather late in the field, and the city is taken
aud has already hoisted the conquerorS colorS
| Perhaps those red flags might have been mine
| had | come little sooner who knows De
t0ut iaurisr an poison est PeSSenos" says the
Frencnman and my brows may be as well
unwreathed
came up stairs with the dinner" Mr.
Halberi was saying. at reaSsured me as to
my punctuality. rather pique myself on my
puuctuality, Colonel"
And I'm afraid | have been accusing you
of being always late" you said, as il it were
q confession"
Have you thought SO, Miss OHger?7 cried
Haibert
Dinner, SIR" said Baker, opening the door.
All diuuer-time Halbert who has very high
! spirits, talked aud laughed without ceasing =
/ You, too, laughed, listened, looked very hap
py, and got up with smile at last, leaving
US to drink our wine The colonel presently
proposed cigars.
In that case | shall go and talk TO your
daughter in the drawing-room," Habert said.
" I'm promised to Lady Parkers to night it
would never do to 20 there smelling all over
/ of smoke. l must be off in hall an hour" be
added, looking at Lis watch
/ |, too, had been asked, and was rather sur
I priSed that he should be in such a desperate
I hurry to get there. Talking TO Miss Oliver
I in the next ROOM could very well understands;
/ but leaving her to rush OFF to Lady PaIkers
/ Immediately, did not accord with the little
( theories | had been laying down Could |
/ have been mistaken In this case it seemed
/ TO me this would be the very woman to suit
me-(you see | AN speaking without any re-
serve, aud simply describing the abrupt lit le
events as they occurred and | thought. who
7 knows that there may not be q chance for me
( yet? But, by The time my cigar had crumb-
/ led into smoke aud ashes, il struck me that nv
/ little castle had also wreuthed away aud van
/ ished- Going into the drawing room, where
the lamps were swinging in the dimueSS and
the night without streaming in through the
uuCur--iued windows, We found Won in Your
white dress, sitting alone at one Of them. Mr..
Ha.be:t was gone, YOU said he went by the
other door. Aud then YOU were silent again
staring out ct the stars with dreamy eyes
I The Colonel rang for tea. and Ch!rped away
very pleasantly TO Latham by the fire. /
looked at yol EOw and then, and could not
help surprising YOUR thoughts somehow. AMI
knowing that had not been mistaken after
all There vou sat. making simple schemes Of /
future happiness you could not, would not. (
.oCk beyond the present. \ on we're very calm.
happy, full Of peaceful reliance. Your world
was aigAl with shining stars, great big shining
mtteogS, all faring Up they usually do be
fore going out with a Spla,ter at The end O.
the entertainment People who are 10 love
have always found very -uch slike aud now.
haviGE settled that yOu belonged to that
crack-braiaed community. il was not q. flicuIt 10
guess at whst was going on in Your mind
|, too, as I have said, had been favored
with card for Lady ParkeriS rout and as
you we're so absent and i'll inclined to talk and
the colonel was anxioRs to 60 of and play
whist at his club thought | might as well
follow in Ha.bert'S traces. and crafty anv
little curiosity | might feel as to his behayio.
and way Of going on in your absence. |
foG0d that Latham was also going to her lady
ships. As we went down stairs together
Latham said, 1t was too bad Of Halbert to
break up the party and 90 of at that absurd .
hour. didn't say was going, because l [
thought his rudenesS might strike them
Bat surely said I, Mr.. HaIbert seems /
at home there, aud may come aud 90 .
as be likes" Latham shrugged his /
shoulders. Ike the girl | hope she is .
not taken ia by him II { has been very thick .
all the Winter in other quarters. Lady Park. (
er's niece, Lady Fanny Farsham, was going TO /
marry him, they said but | know very little .
of him. he is much too great swell TO be .
on intimate terms with disreputable little /
painter like myself What q night il is ! As +
be spoke, We came out into the street again /
our shadows falling on the stones the Virgin /
overhead slh watching the lamp burning 4
faithfully, the solemn night waning on. LAZY /
Parker had lodgings in the COrS0.- | felt al /!
most ashamed of stepping from the great en- 4
tertaiuue0t without into the close, racketiDg /.
little tea party that was clatterng on within. /
We came 10, in the middle Of jangling tune, |
the company spinning round a7d round Hal /
bert, tEirliug like q DerTish, vas almost the /
first person / saw he was flushed, anu looked /.
exceedingly handsome, and bis tall shoulders /
oyertopped most of the other heads. As |
watched him thought with great comPlace1- /
CT that if any woman cared for me, il would /
not be for M lOOks. No no what are mere /
good looks compared 70 those mental qualities /
which, 6c.. &c. Presently, Rot feeling quite |
easy in nv miad about these said mental quail |
ities, | again observed that il was still better |
TO be liked for ones self than for ones mental /
qualities by which time l turned my atteu- |