The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-06-07

! SOOi. ana naI received bNe OeSs ulusl
cal culture. What mysterious influence
! was at work upon me did not know
for if ever thoroughly disliked per
son in my life, certainly disliked this
/ Mr.. Harrison; but it is true, notwith
standing I sung for him; and when
turned away from the piano, it was with
some special curiosity 1 anticipated his
! comments, if he chose to make any, OIL
his manner and its m meaning, if he chose
to hold his tongue.
If YOU will believe it, the man was
| looking at a painting on the wall-look
ing at il standing up, with his hand:
clasped behind him. and back to the
/ company. Was there ever such {
/ clown?
What is the name of that beautiful
! song p asked Orville Redway, a young
man from the village, who had been in
vited to tea, and now sat with US in tn.
palor.
1 told him
Il must have it, said he ..it is ex
quisite." And he took out his lead pen
Gil to write on a card the name of the
piece. He broke his pencil lead 'Will
some one lend me knife p he asked
II have left mine
! Mr. Harrison heard the question, tho
he was still looking at the painting. and
| produced large pocket knife, which he
handed to Mr.. Redway
:. 1t is very sharp said he; be care
| ful'
The first thing Redway did was to
cut his hand. The blood spirited out in
jets. He turned pretty white, but just
gathered his hand in his handkerchief,
7 4 4 -.
consequence.
Beg your pardon. sir, Mr.. Harrison
spoke, 1T is of some consequence. -
You'll lose your life, if you don't look
out. I'll Tx You
He took his own handkerchief and
tied it loosely around Redway's arm
Then he took his knife, shut it carefully,
put it under the handkerchief next to the
arm, and began to twist it about. AS
the handkerchief tightened on the arm,
the blood ceased to flow.
"Send for DOCTOR said Mr.. Harri-
son.
- A doctorr uttered Redway. isn't
this good deal of fuss over little
cut ?
"A little cut said Mr.. Harrison,
when you cut an artery. IS big cut.
came in few minutes He expressed
great appreciation of young Harrison
conduct.
Young Harrison, as unconcerned as a
post. had returned to his inspection of
the painting he seemed to admire so
much Mr.. Roadway soon went Off with
the doctor
The knife lay on the table. Out of
inn nr fap
l took up this terrible knife, and acci
dentally cut the end of one of my fin
gers nearly off I screamed loudlv, for
it was Il horrid wound, and the blood
flowed coplously.
We'll, upon my word : remarked Mr.,
Harrison Heres anotherr
Another, How contemptuous the
word sounded TO me- l. Margaret Bal
ley Monroe. confessedly a belle. beau
ty, and lady of rare accomplishments.
besides being heiress to a hundred thou
sand dollars-I was Just another, Why
dldn' t he call me person. and done with
it -? ~ Well, what would he do with
my frightful wound?
Mix little flour and salt and put on
it, said he; that will stop the bleeding.
1t is a mere tribe
1t may have been n triie. but it was
enough to make me swoon. Or per
haps | swooned ont of downright veXa
ton at the man.
When | recovered he was gone. By
and by, when Belle and | were alone
we roomed together-I asked her what
Mr. Harrison said and did when | fain
ted
He said Belle answered, Lay her
On her back, and leave her alone ~
- Is that all he said :?
No. not quite Some one brought
the ilour and salt, aud he put it on your
finger, and said, There, tie 4 rag around
t."
A rag?
| should certainly hate this young
man After that he became such an
object Of interest to me that | could /
scarcely keep my mind off him an hour
at a time.
] was not long in learning something
Of his history. 1t seems that love of
adventure had sent him on cruise ronnd /
the world. when he was boy of about
sixteen, both his parents being dead He
had been absent from his native coun-
try four years without interruption. and |
on his return had decided to go to the
sA.idemy short time To correct certain
lacks in his education. This explained
y hv a man of his advanced age should
be attending school-ror he was twenty
one if he was day. Belle assured me
myself was about seventeen. / was
the only famale student Of German at
the Academy. and it was on that accoun.
that Mr. Harrison manifested some de-
gree of interest in me, l suppose, for he
was almost enthusiastic in his admira
ton of that scholastic tongue. So 1 saw
a good deal of him
The following winter. at party at
Mrs Sands. in Sanford. one bitter cold
night, l chanced to be alone with Nellie !
Wells one moment in an upper chamber
which was used as a cloak room for the
lady guests. There was a furious fire in
the stove, and its sides were red hot
Nellie was very pretty girl, but rather
dull She wore q dress OF some gauzy
fabric, and going too near the stove, it
took fire. Ir4n out of the room, scream
ing at the top of ny voice: