The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25
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fession2 Not fine art2
"Mr. Obenreizer," returned Vendale, some
what out of countenance, 81 was but o silly
young fellow, just Of age, when I first had the
pleasure Of travelling with you, and when you and
/, and msdemoisene, your niece-who is wel?'
"Thank you. Who is WE'LL"
SHARED some slight glacier dangers to-
gether. If, with a boys vanity. I rather Wanted
my family, I hope I did go rs o kind Of introduce
ton Of myself. It was very weak, and in very
bad taste; but perhaps you know our English
proverb, Live and learn"
'.You make too much Of IT," returned the
Swiss. "And what the DEVIL After all, yours
was Q fine family
George VendaIe's laugh betrayed Q little vera
ton, as he rejoined "well, I was strongly at
taohed to my parents, and when We first Travelled
together, Mr.. Obenreizer, I was in the first flush
of coming into what my father and mother left
me. 30 I hope it may have been, after ell, more
youthful openness Of speech and heart than
boastfrlness." y
"Al openness Of speech and hearth No boast
fulnessl" cried ObenreiSer. "You tax yourself
too heavily. You tar yourself, my 1aith I as IL
You was your government taxing you'll, Besides,
It commenced with me. I remember, that even
ing in the boat upon the lake. floating alnongthe
reflections Of the mountains and valleys, the
crags and pine woods, which were my earliest
remembrance, I drew o 4 -picture Of my sor-
did childhood. OF our poor hut by the WATERFALL
which my mother allowed to travellers; Of the
cow-shed where I slept with the COW; Of my
idiot hall. always hitting ct the door, or
hmping down the Pass to beg; Of my bali. sister
always spinning, and resting her enormous goitre
on = great stone; Of my being . fanished, naked
little wretch OF two or three years when they
were men and women with hard hands to beat
me, ], the only child o. my fathers second mar
riage-n 1t even was D marriage, What more
naturaltha for yout to- compare notes with me, and
say, 'Weare as one byage: ct that same time I sat
upon my mothers lap in my fathers carriage,
rolling through the rich English streets, all
luxury surrounding me-, oil squalid poverty kept
far from me. Such ID my earliest remembrance
% opposed to yoursp"
Mr.. Obenreizer was Q black-hAired young man
Of o dark complexion, through whose swarthy
skin no red glow ever nhone. When color would
have come into another cheek, . hardly discern
ible heat would come into his, as ifthe machinery
for bringing up the ardent blood were there, but
the machinery were dry. BE wac robustly made,
well proportioned, and had handsome features.
Many would have perceived that some surface
change In him would have setthem moro at their
ease with him, without being able to define what
change. II his Lips could have been made much
thicker, and his neck much thinner, they would
have found their want supplied. o." cpd
But the great Obenreizer peculiarly was, that
O certain nsmeless film would conn over his eyes
apparently by the action Of bis own will-which
would impenetrably rail, not only from those
tellers OF tales, but from his face at large, every
expression save one o. attention. It by no means
followed that his attention should be wholly
given to the person with whom he spoke, or
even wholly bestowed on present sounds and
objects. Rather. 1t was Q comprehensive watch
fulneas Of everything he had In hih own mind,
and everything that he knew to be, or suspected
to be, In the minds Of other men.
At this stage of the conversation, Mr.. Obep-
REFERS film came over him.
"The object Of my present visit" said Ven
dale, sis, I need hardly say, to assure you Of
the friendllness Of Wilding & Co., and Of the
goodness Of your credit with rs, and of our de-
sire to be Of service to you. We hope shortly to
offer you our hospitality. Things are not quite
in train with us yet, for my partner, Mr.. Wild
ing, is reorganizing tho domestic part Of our
establishment, and is interrupted by some
private affairs. You don't know Mr.. WIding, I
believe"
Mr.. Obenreizer did not.
"You must com together soon. he will be
glad to have made your acquaintance, and I
I may predict that you will be glad to have
made his. You have not been long established
in London, I suppose, Mr.. 0benreizsr ?"
"It is only now that I have undertaken this
agency"
"Mademoisele your niece-is-not married 2"
"Not married"
George Vendale glanced about him, as II for
any tokens OF her.
"she has been in Londonp
"She is in London"
"When and whore might I have the honor Of |
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