Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-30

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on his countenance, as though be bad jus,
discovered something in me Of =, a,pleasanl
nature. Presently catching my eye. 'hs
addressed me. gsf79kissg4 sJt q naits9!
"a cold evening" p adj ai 'oas I'D
"Yes,. very. .,.,;,osIs assts =.
"You are so we'll covered u suppese
you don't feel it much ?''9a4i ae'i balnpos
"Well, it is perhaps better 10 be care
|ful." ~
1T is; but l am surprised you ;shosld
have arrived 1t this conelusiona Young
men are generally 90 reckless. partieular-
ly in your profession . aoo sf'l 10 Is7sgss J
'.They are sometimes. "tf ("What ess
he mean r. / thought. & "Hs surely doss
not know me-" taa l1aal ssnsFats ovisas
"You are in the army Ibelieve s"esei
"No, Tam not."o L-ag 29fsaaii49
True, I forgot. You have besn.'sds
Eyes, I have" 81 eas liz s1aa
But imagine my oonstsrnssiou whom;
bending towards mein aeon6deotnliway,
and speaking in . low voice. my eompan.
ion said: a4ssEa2:7gh bAeitTef ,gansd
Il believe I am addressing Mr.. -ass'
felt the blood rushing to my, cheeks.
and for one moment debated whether
should own my name or assume another;
but rejecting, if he was following me. ne i
would be quite useless trying 70 deceive
him. I mustered all my yscourage. and.
steadying my voice as well as l could, an
swered:
Eyes. you are. y .
"Ah, I thought I could not Be mistak-
en-. ! seldom am; and" be added With
a knowing smile, ito tell yop the truth.
l have seen one Of those photographs you
had taken at Meyers. and they are really
capital. /" tl,rls}s - sft ,9a,i9f gai.osis
What wonderful means they employ, I
thought. How could he find out I went
there to be photographed? But. he Con-
tinued: I5s5s = le..ii-:ys aii' % o'i
Eyes. Ihave been Watching you some
.!@si 2eees 4aa -. aupg
I thought. giving up aal hops. and sfak.s
ing cold perspiration oil over ny neck
aud forehead. zszss.i,. s -. ~; !,
Where are you going oT he said. IA
"Well. I was going 70 Paris. = 1 re.,
piled, wishing 70 make him understand /
quite saw his meaning. ss9.' 2, g.
"Oh, / can't allow you to do, that nov,
we have met. / must insist on csrrying
you off for short time, I'llssee yod Ire
comfortably put up. You shall stay With
me. / don't suppose your fbaainess iaso
very important a. to present jour socsptst
ing my invitation r. asevf1sH 10 sis,
Well, Thought, .t any yf.ts he Is yserY
polite. and even kind. Tor be- evidently
spares me. and does not expose me before
the other passengers. Az bs is eha6ng.E
Ell try and answer him in the, same spir,.
it; so I replied Ilshould be; vary 9lad IA
accept his kind invitation Isl ~, y ~
5'"That's right, / don's lits psoply Sbo1
make fuss. They always eons g s. ths,
end" s. -. :.
.No dGubs,s + .sid q nI.sli They
have not much choice E IS,
"NowpI dssssssy ,3osa a, ,.lilsao Know
Who'll ain. and what sort ~ aplScs you
are going 70 stay 3 t's
aoh, netst n. Shank you. am not
curious. TN nske the best Of il when g
get there. 81
"Eh 7-what r said my friend /, eyi.s
IDENTIFY rather astonished. Make the
best Of it2 Why, as for that. tits = place
where many duke has been glad enough
TO live 10 before now. !" 7 -
Really yen surprise me- I said. .
the same time sincerely pitying such un-9
fortunate dukes. Fs. - !. .s2s !.
4.Well. you shall judge for yourself
when We get home.' z,,.,.s,1 S, Y3a
My new friend then, to my great aston.'
ishment and relief. told me bis nsmsiwasl
K, that be had been intimAse With my
father when they were both young men,
and that he was st first much struck With
the resemblance I bore q ny father; be,
also informed me he had made : large fpFsI
tune and bought . large sstate Within
some miles Of Dover. where be. wss now
living, and that tF'his greatest friend Masl
my uncle. an old bachelor, who resided
close to him; it was in his house be had
seen my photograph. and from him be had
hoard Of my leaving the army. ought
perhaps tell you my uncle held no COM
munication whatever with any Of the fam
ily. having very peculiar ideas; he bad
quarrelled with most Of them. But, al
though he meyer saw any Of the members