Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-30

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"Impossible? ?" / said; "why the very
same thing happened to friend of mine
this very year. There was he desperately
in love with girl who refused him fat,
aud sent him off to travel, down in the
mouth enough to kill himself; and then as
soon as ever he had got nobody knew where,
she found, Oh second thoughts, she was
more in love than he was, and there was
such piece of work as never was to let
him know. Asluck had il, letter to the
Scillv Islands found him and brought him
back quick enough, aud they were married
straight off. What's more, they are about
as happy couple as ever | saw. lmpossi-
BILE bless you, nothing is impossible about
girls, unless it is to understand Them"
L had worked myself up till 1 hardly
knew whether to laugh or cry. Nick
pitched his cigar over tile side and watch
ed it hiss into the water; then put his hand
on my arm and said, with GOODNESS that
seemed rather odd for lover, and ,aggra-
waited me intensely, "It's q rum go, aud l
don't know what to make of it, / want to
ask you one thing; don't say word Of
this to your mother or sister," He did
seem little excited and colored up scarlet,
and l promised to keep his counsel. We
should be at ChevrOnx, If all went well,
the following night, so he settled it would
be no use hurryiDg on before us, and we
Joined Fanny again, who saluted us as we
came up: well, Mr.. Barnard, IhOpe yoc
are ashamed of yourself. Your few min
utes have been exactly an hour all but eight
minutes, and here have mamma and been
missing half the pretty views by looking
In stupid Murray TO try and find out what
the places were. / believe you went to
smoke, and I've great mind not to let you
have that sketch Tor your chambers you
made me promise you" Nick cOlored up
and began mumbling out an awkward
apology, just as if he had really been guilty
of some terrible ctfense till she interrupted
him: swell, never mind, I'll let you of
this time, as you're friend of Jacks; SO
please tell me whether those are the Jura
over there or not" r0gH ! aE
left them chatting away pleasantly to-
gether, and went and sat down by myself
in anything but pleasant thought. TiH
| that night at the pilot-house had not been
sure that was really in love with Minnie
| barley at all. 1t was only now. as Lstared
| down into the foam of the paddle-wheel,
| now that all chance was past, that | was
| finding out how much really cared for
her. We were nearly at Ouchy. lOpened
my pocketbeok and took out on envelope
with faded violet in it, and threw it over
board. That's done. She is a tlirt like the
rest of Them" and went to see the lug
gage taken out. .I.I..
We slept that night at the Hotel Gibbon,
and, after an early walk through the wood
to the Signal Hill, which commands one of
the most extensive views OF the Leman,
started off again by boat, past Vevay, and
| Old ChilOn, and the little island, to Vile
| Neuve, at the head of the lake, whence we
/ took the train to Aigle. .'.
| We left our luggage at the station, and
made small boy in blouse happy with
the promise of fifty centimes to show us the
| way to the house, which had been hired for
some years as a summer residence by wild
owed cousin with two little girls. Apleas-
ant walk of half a mile up narrow road,
fenced in by crumbling stone wall, half
hidden in ferns and overhung by walnut
trees, brought us to a grove OF magnificent
chestnuts, and through their huge twisted
stems we soon caught sight OF our friends
coming to meet us.
"Tf you are not all too tired" said Mrs.
Grey, as soon as the first warm greetings
were over, swell take a turn ito my gazebo
before we 90 home. Your boxes will be
sent up, dear, in time for you to make YOUR
self comfortable for a solid tea at six.
should lose my cook in all probability, Mr..
Barnard, if | attempted a dinner later than
half past twelve or one here; but hope we
shan't starve yOu."
Mrs. Grey's "gazebo," her favorite seat,
was a great boulder of marble, assembled by
natural steps. 1t was sheltered completely
on three sides by rocks and pines. and look
| ed out over the tops of the chestnuts across
the Rhone on to the grim profile of the
"Giant'' on the other side of the valley, and
the three rosy snow peaks OF the Dent de
! Midi farther off to the left. 1t certainly
was a charming spot, wild and lonely, so
lonely, indeed, that Mrs. Grey had forbid
| den Emma and Edith to go there alone,
and had never been over fond of staying
there herself after sunset, since one unusu-
ally severe winter that she had spent at
! Chevronix, her st. Bernard had been
strangled in the night, and big, round foot
marks, four inches across, were found in
the morning leading up to the gazebo,
where the snow was melted by some beast
which had been lying down there.
! On table of soft moss close by some
rough wooden seats we found some wine
and fruit awaiting US, and sat there chat
ting and telling our adventures till it was
time to 90 in. ,"There are some letters for
some of you, Fanny dear, on the drawing
room chimney piece" said Mrs. Grey, when
we had all met for tea; Il forgot them when
we came in." Fanny was up in moment,
and danced back into the room with a dis
appointed Not one for me; what shame
! Mrs. Holiness two for you, mamma, and
IN. Barnard, ESQ., such fat one for you,
Mr.. Barnard; Im sure it must have got
| another one in it," Nick took it, blushed
crimson, and put it in his pocket. 1t was
from Mr.. barley. .' .'.
| Supper, as everything else, must come to
an end at last; but after supper there was
turn on the terrace, and, after that, some
thing else, which kept us with the rest OF
the party, and it was not till we were alone
in the little bedroom we were TO share fol
the night that Nick could venture to open
his letter. .r......... ... ..,-..-.r. ~,
l 1 don't know which was most eager
l looked over with him aud read: T 3.
|. ''DRAYToN LODGE, August 10, 1868.
| ''Ay dear Nicholas If you believed how
painful it was to me to be obliged to send
you the iuclosure to my last letter, you will
not, am sHre, doubt that it gives the great
est pleasure to forward that which accom-.
panles this. Second thoughts, they say, are
best. fancy you will not quarrel with
], the truth of the saying in your own case
think you had better come here at once
on your return. There will be several
business matters to arrange, and / may
probably, by then, be able to say what al
iowance l shall be able to let r., you have
You must be moderate in your expectations
at first.
III hope Mrs. Darley may be able to per
suade your mother, to meet you here
lWishing you all happiness, ,,,..,..-. ,..
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