The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-24
Monday Morning, July "a, 1855.
[From London Society,"
A NEW PHASE OF THE OLD STORY.


"there is nothing new under the sum- thai
unless the subject was one ON which | had
thought great deal, / should hesitate to own
my conviction that the saying ifnot utterly un
founded-is only to be Interpreted in the most
general way. Indeed, it has been satistac-
ton to me in my very severe trial to think that
my own case is probably quite without pre-
cedent; and though it was first an additional
thorn that not one, even of my most sy1npa-
thlzlng friends, ever listened to my story with
out smiling, yet now can watch their polite
attempt to Keep their features straight with a
grim satisfaction, for read in every curve OF
the mouth an additional evidence that 1 have
not grieved as men grieve commonly, and that
my love, like others in never running smooth
has at least chosen new country, and led me
along rough road, which no one perhaps has
ever explored before me.
My grandfather was an old-fashioned coun-
try squire, whose first wife had died at the
birth Of their second child-my mother. In
his old age he took it into his head to marry
second time; and my cousin-of whom 1
knew little more than he had been put into
the Guards as heir to the property, and used
to snub me when we met as boys-took upon
himself to express SO decided an opinion on
the whole affair, that hardly year afterwards
formal letter which received in India. an
nouncing my grandiathers death, went on to
say that, In virtue of a will made Immediate
ly after an interview with his elder grandson.
was slle '1l. OmHel u puIneaCA naa anu all MS
y, suDJoc' onny 70 lew trlninS ueuuc-
pounds for my cousin, and a jointure of five
hundred pounds year to his young widow of
twenty-five. When the news reached me
was at one of the best pig-sticRing stations in
Densal anu % tlere was no Hnmedlate ne
cesSley lor lny return, determined not TO hur-
~, put ENJOY as mucn as possible the change
IN my fortunes. Inc tger-skln on which my
leet are restlnS as write, and the stuffed
Dlras Wnlch STAND on tne Top OF the bookcase
opposite me, are some OF the trophies which
remind me OF tne many pleasant days spent
~ tne next lew monbhs. dlu not leave In
ola Ior more tnan SIX months after received
.ne news OF tne ola SquTes death, when 4
JoiheG riend Hom england on hunting
eApeoi1lon 70 Inc Oarpacnians, Wnlcn proved
tallure' lor we saw hoInlng larger IMAM astray
qeer, ana We're more tnan once nearly starved
leit MN as soon as we goC INTO lnhaDlted re-
glons again. ana aiter very lelsurely Journey
tnrough Greece ana ltaly, stopping week at
one pace anu montn az another, found my
sen sltSng one nne evening In october, 1895,
IN Il. an easy chalr on the balcony at the Hotel
Dlroh, Vlne Neuve, looking out on the still
waters ol sne Lake OF Geneva. mad had
knocking ABOUT OF LATE. rive days IN the Car
pathlans, with nothing but measly pig for
the Wnole party TO eat, mad been sickener;
anu beneath the SOFT influences OF the setting
sun, and gentle breeze from the lake, was
getting very sentimental, and found myself
painting charming pictures OF peaceful domes-
TIC evenings IN the Old drawing room at Sur
neaux, With a graceful wife on the opposite
side oythe fire, and model babies upstairs, and
my oid scnooi-irlend with the poor girl he had
been nopelessly engaged TO for the last six
years III me snug rectory at the bottom OF the
park.
1here are, II Wnat doctors tell US IS true, GER
IAN conultiols ol tle Dody whlch render aper-
son more tnan usually haDle TO catch any in
IecGlous dlsoruer Whch may be Tying about I;
anu no one can reasonably doubt bhat there are
seasons IN every mans lie when he is even
more nelpiesSly preulsposed to fall IN love on
Iue sli9neesI proVocauon. a general Denevo-
aence, anu unwohleu appreciation OF the beau
ues oi nature, are probably two OF the earliest
synpooins Osl ol ene state, ana can now see that
my pe-iect enjoyment as watched tae chang
~ colors on tne mountains, as the sun set
.naS eseIlnS, anu tne unusual anxiety fet for
Uno I'd anu Wellare OF tne World at large
moslu, iis'u Deen wise, nave Deen enough 70
~ VAN nle unig my frame OF MIND was very
udISolous. remember everything that night
low, M az Il u was only yesterday; the very
oiuel ~ wnicn 1ne stars come out, as the dark
s. es0 ~ ~. Inc Diazng comet curvlng al
most rom The Alps on the left to the distant,
mountains on the other side of the lake, and
tne periecI renecnon IN the still black water
DeioW. III smut my eyes can still see it all
just as It was. got up and wandered down
70 tne per, ana as leant over the railing, the
third symptom, longing melancholy, began to
creep over me. IL was heavenly night. Pres
seh1y she que! lenect!on OF the comet broke
up; anu spread lnto TWO Droau dancing lines OF
nsnt, anu soon tne Vessei spiashing up, woke
nie III nom ON my reVer1e.
a., dneIe were not many passengers SO late IN
tne seaSoh lnree tourists ln dirty coats, with
Sd Ine re5uaSlon KnapsacKs ana alpenstocks,
~ uENon w ll carrying tnelr own abnos-
pll5re 5 u garllc Win tnem, a rev poor women,
;ot., ltu spilsn1y french maid, In DusGling anX-
n;,' 11y III Pi,e u boxes, ana, iasg her sIgnl
young Engllsh mistress, dressed in black. One
aalnS = a. wen try 70 pant the scent OF violet
oftIey ~ Worus any notlon OF the cnarIns
90 1nS &c sMeGt race gazcd INTO, as sne steppeo
Sare U,eU ~ S.ie ooaI. Comet lake. mountains all
NeL meLe I4IsosIen IN an instant in the presence
r. sioar = I.sa er Deauey' ana slept that night
re1o,i1dS ySR y mere-Wlth the 'tnank you Whlch
leWaIoeu sis, me as stopped to pick up her shawl
terino from, ~ IA my ears and every nerve fut-
II yonld ba O,,o oollSsct Win her small hand
m1uip ~ pe saeTeligious to tell all the Incl
uSn.s s a. y, 'ie next iew days We met and talk
e1 eu az ele eqoss 4hote She was going to Old
Elaon l,tu Desn there twice, but could not
to explore ent the salt mines at Bex but could