Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-27
'Q|,lD|bio Statesman, 81 |:;:'.I, 81
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WHY THE PSFFLERS LOST
THEIR RETURN MATCH.


room of Claverley Court, apart from tile
| dancers, and listening to the 'Lurline
Qpadrilles." uu. .lggg m. .aL. ..a- -gt.s.g
| 4, l.'You are an ungratetul dufer," / rejoin-
| ed, politely. = gu are also a gentlemanly-
looking man, and stranger in. this neigh
borhood, with nothing to do. And it was
from these two latter reasons that intro
duced you here.n .,s. -.,df nj .l-ig mii
'"But want pretty partner, and can't
find one" said my friend, taking. down, his
eyeglass, in despair. There's nothing in
| the room---'IpIs Isr.u ..r'.li.,gi h5yr-.
IF you will look in the direction of the
doorway" ! rejoined, quietly, TyQu'll be
reduced TO proving your rule by an excep-
tion." .... -l. Co. ...L t..i.
,Charley's eyes followed mine. 'fBy Jove!
he exclaimed--so loudly and, d,suddenly that
nervous young gentleman in spectacles,
who, by dint of a senior wrangler's con-
centration of mind, had almost piloted him
self through quadrille,. was now startled,
and losing his presence of mind in the mo-
| ment of victory, ignominiously, plunged
| La Poule" into confusion. .v-Ir,I
"IIush Charley,"I demonstrated. "Your
| sporting habits are drawback, in many
ways, to your otherwise duly subdued and
refined bearing and conversation 5r.r
+ "You be hanged" answered Charley. 81
don't think yonder bright exception looks
as if she would like a man any The less for
his being able to discriminate between
Blair Athol and butchers screw."a m'
"Very likely nOt' said | 1.-THE accom-
plishment in itself she would admire, no
doubt, to the extent that it deserves. But
if introduce and recommend you--I have
known Maud since she was girl-your at
tentions must be more refined tiian those of
ha ho rl. ril N M n on
Chetwynd was quite Indignant, and was
commencing retort; but his new divinity
as, "like light, growing larger and clear
er," she approached, seemed to absorb ang-
er in admiring worship. ..f." ''t'
With a foil In the person of not over
young and very stout lady, who hung
heavily OH the other arm of her escort him
self man of aspect rather round than
romantic, she seemed, my fancy told ME as
l gazed, a stately Olivia OF the "Tweltth
Night" by the side of Sir Toby Belch and
an older but not less vivacious Maria.
Iadmired my own idea so much that
did notat first hear my friend eagerly ques-
tioning me "Who is she-and who is that
smirking, fat -fair-and-t forty George-the-
Fourth style of woman, and the boorish-
looking fellow between them?" ''. '''
"You ought to recognize the man." re-
lect him at school-always talking about
cricket, and couldn't play? The women
are his ,fdncee and her aunt"
"Well," said Charley, I've left off being
surprised at anything these twelve years
since was fifteen" Charley had bad
habit OF applying to ordinary life the
phraseology OF the turf. "But to think
he went on, ''of that splendid figure and
thoroughbred style of action being wasted
on man who is built like bishops cob
| Why the aunt there-look how she's gig
gling-ought to be ashamed of herself, a
woman of that age and size: she'd suit him
| to a T." said Charley, carefully handicap
ping her, as he called it, with the aid of his
eyeglass. ''What the deuce are you laugh
ing at" '. 80 'sN q .irI ol ."-1-'tb#i
l"At your way of expressing yourself, I
suppose, or at the trigbtful mess that mild
party i'll spectacles got his set into in La
Poule' over there, rejoined. ...I-'.
swell, | can console myself with flirta-
ton, perhaps. Look !she's sitting down,
and the other two have left her, }" exclaimed
Chetwynd. SHOWS the time-introduce
me-" 1.G'mrg ur...g co. g.. Juu.rp Hf
| aI complied with his wish, and saw little
more of my friend that evening. Charley
| he's cOnceited enough about it's clever
| fellow. He seemed to insinuate himselfin-
to the good graces of Maud Marston with
| remarkable quiekness; nor was his f1irta-
tion impeded by Gumbleton, who, not be-
| ing an adept in dancing, devoted himself
chiefly, with intervals Of attention to his
other charge, to potations Of sherry in the
| supper-roOm. -. ,,.., ,,r
Beneath the stars, still shining, but with
somewhat of, the look of pasSee beauties,
and while the world was waiting for the
dawn. we drove home, Chetwynd and [;
and all the way Charley poured into, my
ears tale of sudden passion and concomi-
tant difficulty and despair thwarting the
course of true love, he wildly complained,
with obstacles more difficult, even than
those usually thrown across that much vex-
ed current.
'Her eyes,n heirhapsodized; s'are like the
sea- in sumner when the lights on It are
always changing, and the changes are al
ways loyely.p,.TI l-l uo -pinIt.if.f
JI1assented, and struck a yesuyian upon
| the splashboard. ( .ri'u ura VuH lliN
FISHES far away the finest flly ever saw,
and as for her marrying that fat foolish,
agroveling, iguzzling, gOrmandizing Gum
bleton, why its my firm belief that she de-
tests the idea as much as do. How she
enjoyed my quizzingl her -Mhud's
aunt as i would keep calling her relative,
for the sake of repeating that exquisite
name. - She's full of humor. What the
devil are you laughing at?" uagu -in9ri I
m "I-IIwas thinking of,the ignominy of
that mild party in spectacles. Certainly
Iadded 'sMiss Marston has an infinite fund
Of+-mischiefp Gi hi ."h gd r0l ..iu5Uinrl
SWell," said Chetwynd,] F'the long and
short of ii is thatI am desperately in love
with her+4the ideal, almost, ofmy dreams
and y0u5mayi sneer; but love does, some
times, come, hotrwith the gradual growth of
yonder w-brightehing II dawn ;YI--he
pointedy Tightening the reins as he spoke, to
where the pale sky was beginning ,tothint
of the coming daybreak--"b but swift as its
peer of the glowing tropics" "Well, ,""pur-
sued Charley, returning to matter of fact,
81 tell you what, Jack, Ishall write to her
this, very morning and propose to cut the
Gordiah knot Of difficulty by an eloperfient.
OF course, in requital for my honoring you
with 80 Important confidence, you'lI help
me If need arises" ~ q tFpn n'SHp2 ~ :
~. .0f course" I answered, smiling. .al9'p
All the rest of The way home, While the
world around us was waking to its summer
days life of light and flowers and shining
woods, Chetwynd was silent, ever and anon
taking from aud replacing his mouth an
extinct cigar. :, I'M oc,{tIT,'.1 .Jy .,f
y b He wrote his proposed, letter from my
lodgings, and, after despatching it. subside1,
into a state Of,neryous anxiety, an intense
adherence for any thing to eat, a decided
epartiality for anything to drink, and a most
destructive fancy fora well-filled box ofmy
particular Havana cigars. N..Nesg
l paid little attention to his proceedings,
being engrossed myself with what consid-T