Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-03-02

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th5m both au5 had ny way
! Tan 4urs Z don't En5v whether Z
6az gi4dd4s1 og soyrje.t WlyB : toInl
!.aya5.f away toward ihs sso5.ol. ] know
/ 7 was IN horrible fright iass Ransom
Dart ShoulG l..a.:e his appearance before
Hs could cas Of, blt I cried behind ny
,qail ali .ho way 10 Inc station. ilra
Dart had been very kind 10 me. ard /
had 10 fault to ind with her soD ex3ept
that l8 should have asked me 20 Nstry
him.
Well, ! 7ag aboard tbe cass as last,
had jllss waved ay good bye 10 Tim,
and settled in my seat, With my veil
down, for good cry, when somebody
said Familiarity, ana quite in ny car;
"You are not crying, aliss HetHiokT'
and there, il the seat back Of me, was
Ransom Dart He wore the suit he
generally donnad Sundays at home, aud
his face vas paler than usual,
| did not faint or cry cut. inst said
III q very uncertain voice:
why, Mr. Dart, IS that yonf p and
Ishtank into the conner Of liy seat
| At NS--, where the ears stopped
for lunch, Dir. Dart brought me cup
iof tea and some edibles. I couid touch
nothlng out the tea, and scarcely dared
thank hin fer the courtesy. He did nos
lapproach me again until ! reached lay
Idestination.
Then 10 secured ne a carriage, and
gravely said goodbye. 7 lived in daily
dread ahon os call from him. He came
nay reception night, when The house was
full OF the most arlstooratio empty-head-
ed loungers that could be. OF course
they snec1ed at him in his country Sun
day suit, bat I don's think he kaew it,
He seemed to have q genuine contempt
foT my guests generally.
He came again the following morn-
ling. I trenbLed at the thought 0f s8o-
ling hin. alone. I blessed every pres
Ienoo that kep! ne fro@ being clone
lWith him. He took d quiet corner and
aa$ 0ol u iong series Of calls from tho
guests u the previous evening. When
the last one had departed, he went also.
Al theatre, opera, picture gallery, upon
lha drive, CT shopping, wherever | Went
! met i!anson Dert-qul6s, unobtfls-
iiye-saldom addressing NE EIe was
always present i'll rny thoughts, 7efy Of
ten 10 my eye.
One nigbl I was going cut sc some
festivity. The carriage received ne;
I was a!ooo. I Was to take up friend
IN tie way. ! leaned back thought
!fnl, and little gloomy. I was the lat
ser ofben at that time. Life, since my
vea@a from the courtTp, seemed stale,
improbable. 2onehow I dia not care
for the shinsa tLat had before been NY
pleasure. Suddenly I reused to tho
constituencies yha5 i nae 1iuo tho oa~-
: giage stopped. Z spoke 20 the driver
lie pulled Qp eioso By l deserted street
lamp, and lifting bis cap showed nc
i.ansom Darts Eeo7. Hs 70; down
afol. tie ooachnan boz aud caG1a near
ma. lie spoAa IL ggaFo, deliberate
tone.
~ hare Watched you carefully, Miss
BerElel, and She crowd fhas iol:.,,v you.
-; have aatisfie1 myself bbat, a4nong 4ho
u2e2 shat csng'a IL Fcar train, thera ;s
,DC1 one 81 LsaGiy worthy Of gov as an.
I nave sal;s-=- u-7z5ir G5.2t taec3 x Uoi
lone that Epa aaca more fo1 tl1l you IL
itor lc9. IL -0olg -loa -o9 ,hat yo1
treat H..a l~e sindless you 14yls II 5hs
pasi z,anar3aaiG bga.uN 6G On ,Gs. vii
inot ea T0o seorlSc1 yourself and re.
will - yon fra RAP Eigsc. aIsls. Z
shall l.s.lrs she ..-s-uz4.s box aeaiY
1 aha2 dsivs III YOU promise 10 marry
Ime, i 20 81 sot IL. a hundred years from
now, ara if yoU cal: out to any one 70
i3a'lvar you Ero1a ny T.oTaF, I viii shoot
you Rae~e you sib, and then blow ous
iIng oHn braius.'i
be replaeed his cap he mounted tho
box again, c-acke1 his whip, and *s
were Of. !
Imagine NJ sensations. Nobody ey-
er could. ! don't know as any oue
could believe nc, but [ was happier
during thai h0uy that succeeded than I
ever was before. Women are such an
Iomsiies you know. Il took NE the
whole Of that horr, thcrch, 10 get my
voice but st last | sail, "Ransom,"
scarcely above my breath, but be heard !
line and stopped the carriage.
"4Yell!" he Questioned.
"HYou may take me home acain. I a. |
ways meant 10 marry you. though Z
ididn's ;noEv it myself" ! said. petn-
!lantly.
He gave utrsranco TO q prolonged
musical whistle, turaed the horses' heads
cracked lis whip, and back We went, |
taste: Than We had Come ont. Well, I !
did marry him; l couldn't holp myself.
Ard can't say ] have ever been sorry
though I haze learned, since my mar
riage, that Ransom had nothing about
HIN that night more desIly than a !
ooaohmap's whip. OF course T suppos-
ed he had got AZ eyer 50 many barrel,
led revolver Ii avaJ uLje1 Il ever
coat
Rev hiTs Dr.. BaddingtoD, Of Brook
in, New YORK, ROW travelling with her
husband II Palestine, writes home tina; ,
the sea Is SO rough near Joppa that 1t is /
q matter Of no s1rDris3 shat the whale I