Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-02-21


You know | don't like stfanEers John.
lHBnt my darling, this is my friend lie
saved my life. When we were ordered on
our final rush across that confounded slaugh.
ter trap of Geld, my leg hiet ball, and in
the thckest of the fight down l went like
baby. Allsn--thats the eabtain, you
understand--saw me tumble, sting cut to
some Of his men, and came on, our fellows
says, like tiger. pitched into dozen reb.
els so they thought the very devil was after
them, picked me up (he is not a very stout
n1an--he took nearly all my weight himsef)
fairly he carried me OF under the very
nose Of the battery blazing away at us like
VesuFins or some of those fellows Is that
q stranger We've stuck together like
David and Jonathan don't believeihere
has been skirmish. or ticklish reconnois-
ance, or hard camping, but that we hav'nt
shared together and then, Lois, ar
gnes this impetuous John, calming a little,
II took bin home yon knowwha the girls
are. They couldn't iurse him or talk to
him as you eau; aud as you will, and your
mother is willing. What do you suppose
she'said last night. bless her THAT she
would take regiment in il they were friends
0f mine and John burst into somewhat
froced laugh, by way Of contradeting his
eyes -r ..r- s.a.
l"This Captain must be hero / should
like to see him." thought Lois for John
never could enter 10 her imagination even
as candidate for that distinction. He was
laundering abont women's matters, and
not always kind to the queens English
things impossible to reconcile with hero
ship Fssr aisrsf-r5 a. 5r,v ai ls,
a" Well, pussy n asked John, little anx-
iously. a rr
Born to be hehpecked was our John evil
IDENTIFY, but then so was the Duke of Marl-
borough. @
II was wrong. am glad you brought t
Captain Dinwiddic here" answered Lois,
quietly.
The door opened. He is coming 7"
whispered John, still trying to hold her fast,
but she slipped away from him like snow.
and stood expectant. The first look was
disappointment. .1
Captain Dinwiddie was thirty at least
probably thirty FIVE, and looked to Lois's
inexperienced eyes Slightly made. His
features were irregular his only beauty a
pair Of 6ne eyes, normally gray, but chan
giDg perpetually to blue and even iutensest
black, and almost feminine softness-owing
doubtless to the remarkable length Of the
lushes, yet interpenetrated every tone and
look. that " charm" as snbtle and impossibb
to define when found in man as 10 woman
and Lois, who had recoiled at first,
caught herself. before ten minutes were
well over, liking him very much. Came
simultaneously with this admission an op
pressing sens OF being III at ease. of every
thing looking its worst, Of Johns boorsh-
ness, of the mortifyiDg plainness of their
housekeeping. Engaged in this profit able
thinking she could hardly have told whether
she had eaten breakfast or not John,
however, at the zenith OF his happiness,
read nothing of this in Lois's downcast face
He was busy with his plsHs for the day,
Z" He must make his peace at home" be
said laughingly, land Lois be dared say
would entertain Captain Dinwiddie :" at
which Lois held her peace, iH%ardy fell
into CONSERVATION, for what had she in
common with this fne Captain So
terrified was she at the thought. that she
even came out of her shell of GOODNESS, aud
eagerly whispered John to stay. holding his
coat by one white finger aud blushing very
much. John woudp't have given that
,imid touch for The diamonds of Sinhad
yet there was the fact Of mother and sis.
ters unvisited, stubborn as ever. leaving
him nothing but TO ride away after all
Lois sat down by her little work basket |
with strip Of muslin. Doubtless its hem
ming was of vital Importance, for il it had |
been the bond of peace or the ties of
affection she couldn't have given it more
undivided attention Allan drew up the
lounge close by her.
May lie down? have gotten used |
70 seIfpetting since this troublesome
wound.
Lois looked up at him. She had not
tbonght how really pale and suffering he |
seemed. He certainly took new infec. !
ton, for now, that she knew what to do
with him and could pity him he had lost
ut once all his terrors.
He lay while quietly watching her
suddenly broke oat :. 80 sgaIe.
II was good 10 John TO bring me here.
After our stormy life you and this little
quiet home are veritsble Paiadise- think
myself there. ,t,i', - &, so az.
Certainly he looked his thought !; the
hard lines had gone from his face be
might have been ten years younger. but he
could never long be quiet, He fidgeted,
turned from side to side, drew presently a
book from his pocket. .fil .el d..
Lois-I beg pardon, Miss Hsll--I am
30 used to hear John speak of you by that
pretty Puritan maine of yours. s,4. i
Every one calls ME so, you need not |
make the exception. aI sia f
l0Wsll, then, Lois, dwelling lovingly on
lhs words, let me read to y0n. aEd with.
ont waiting for assent, he began the story |
Of Euid ycd nadsa @ 'aa s7saf
: Lois listened pleased at frst, but half
way her lips began to curl .a rsaf.
o. Yeu don't like a. He asked, curlously. |
The telling, but not the story ~
You wouldn't so have ridden with the |
nan YOU loVedl a Hsr
Lois,s eyes rather than her lips flashed |
but. Never .l..H .3l
Then you have never" He stopped
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