Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-11


more obstinate than oneself was deter
mined not to write second note, and vet
think of my state when Robert said,
PATTY, suppose you did not forget to
invite Miss Ross when you wrote your in
vitation to the wid--to Mrs. Arun---?"
Robert utterly forgot her." e,...e
"Then you must write again." said he.
L am not naturally obstinate, but as for
writing that note again (though 1 might
have guessed that sputtering was to warn
me was forgetting something), should
like to see myself doing It.
"Robert, i think 1t would look more civil
II put on my best bonnet and cloak, and
went and asked her to come In q friendly
way. / like Miss Ross rather, and l pity
her great deal for living with -."
There stopped. ! did not wish Robert
to think L was mean little woman, or
anything of the sort, and SO said nothing
either OF the sputtered note. ri. 80,
l found Miss Ross at home alone. She
was mending some lace for Mrs. Arundel.
That person was out, taking stroll, she
said. Stroll indeedl ] knew what it was;
she was doing anything but strolling. She
was running after Erasmus. ..b
However, forgot her for little. was
so surprised, to find Miss Ross such an
| agreeable nice girl. was little pref
udiced against her before, because of that
person. f.N t)) I'i'l'I.'
Robert" said ], when I got home, ashe
is such dear, and has always lived in Scot
land. Her mother was Scotch heiress,
and married clergyman, and she is dead,
and they all live with their father in the
most primitive way. She has the fairesth
skin, and is quite pretty when she smiles
with such yards and yards of hair; and,
mind, Robert, you are to be very kind and
nice to her." rrF "f
'Of course ] will, when / know Of whom
you are so rhapsodizing." ....-..... q
He knew all the time, but that is way
Robert has; he tries often to see If will
be out of patience with him. Dear Inc, as
If could. q.n I
We had no refusals, excepting that Mrs.
| Arundel was so audacious as to write and
say she hoped we would excuse her cousin,
as she felt too shy to come to so large
| party. .... u
Good gracious, Robert" | said, "where
will that woman go to? That girls eyes
quite sparkled with pleasure when | asked
her, and she said she had the greatest desire
to mix in English society. What are we to
| do?r
"Send Erasmus to request her company
as favor" - D
On, goodness gracious! Was reduced
to this? But Erasmus would 90, and had
the horrid feeling all the time that he was
glad of any excuse to go to Byzantine Cot
tage. He came back quite a sort of new
Erasmus, mixture of Robert in his man
ner, and kind of foolish friskiness. r..
'She is as you say, Patty, well-devel-
oped, large, noble type of the genus wo-
man." I had said nothing of the kind)
"She partakes more of the Teutonic order
than is usually seen in the Celtic race. She
has the dreamy, reflective German eve; her
organization has all the characteristics of
the Illuminating or quiescent species. She
would make an admirable mother"
my dear brotherm
/ sometimes called Erasmus brother that
he might remember was his sister. Never
having had sister until Robert married,
he might otherwise have forgotten stood
in relation to him..
"Yes, Patty, agree with you; she would
make an admirable mother; but how goes
on the tea? Mrs. Arundel asked me who
was to be here, and said everybody. Also,
l told her the party was given in her hon
or" '' sI.-
"Erasmus!'' .r Sod. .... .o.I,
''She is pretty woman, Roberts, very
pretty woman. She is like my poor moth
er's little Dresden shepherdess, that you and
fell in love with when we were boys.
have it now. 1t is pity she will talk of
what she does not understand" r ..4
Lucky he said that, or, my goodness me,
what / should have done, don't know. 1t
is really dreadful to think of feeling in such
temper. .. .'-.'. 80 =.
was tempted to wish dozen times that
Jupiter would have few more new moons
visible to the naked eve. or that some GREAT
revulsion of nature would take place, or
somebody invent something astounding-
anything to attract the attention Of Eras-
mus. But there he was, as rational almost