The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-11-12
IlFFIN, OHIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10 1868 @

pressed him toward it, and he oaugb
sight Of the giddy couples whirlin
like mad, drawing the music after
them, as il were.
A sweet voice sounded In hisoar.
" Do you waltz p
He shook his head.
" Not tonight, Miss Stuart"
You arc"
Stupid"
No, no; pensivo."
Thank you. That means an
interesting. Are you sentimental
Miss Stuart2"
8" To sotimcntal people. On occa.
sions."
Which occasions2"
When | find it necessary to adapt
myself to sentimental people"
All ! You are polite. .
Yes; and being polite means ut
ter deprLyity Of sympathy aud im
pulses. Colonel ST. Stephen, will
you take me down to supper2'
Well, il was all over at last. and
st. stephen was going down tho long
walk besides the gaass plats, to his
own quarters. The dowy air was
grateful to the flush OF his face aud
the burning feeling his eyes had. ae
stopped at the door 10 watch the
moonlight on tho buildings, and the
little white powder house standing
Ike n sentry in the center of the
green parade ground. Then he went
quietly into his rooms aud closed the
door.
The winter passed swiftly. The
collection Of officers ordered to the
fort to await dismissal from the sorv
ice, found, in spite of their impationoo,
that their lines were cast in pleasant
places. Those of the regular army
sighed Ehen they thought Of being
sent out on the Plains again, aud
zoalously made the most of the pres
eut good fortune. They all gave
porties, aud they all attended parties
and feasled and danced and made
merry to their hearts content. Miss
Stuart went to parties only in mod
erution she was ofloner seen on
horseback ON the many sunny days,
or driving out-an attendance e
mounted officers surrounding her car
riage like body guard. Her superb
black horses, with their scarlet blank
cts aud silver mounted trappings,
were known by everybody. A little
jct gelding with gaudy, savale orna-
ments, which her brothers had
brought down from tho Colorado Iu.
dians, was her usual saddle horse
aud whether it was that Colonel Ste
phen's snowy iilly, Blanche, set of
this peculiar outfit to advantage, or
whether Miss Stuart was flirting with
the Colonel, no eue could tell, but
see the pair riding together, they
ceased to make remarks. They were
seen driving as spring advanced,
through the woody road to the iorry
driving slowly, their faces aud fig
uros covered with the green gloom of
the forest, tho horses sedatoly walk
ing under the rustic Of the garlands
they wore. On moonlight evenings
they were met strolliug along the
broad walls of the arsenal grounds, in
sight of the sweep of the river and
the liuo of blue bluff, walking softly
and earnestly. Whoever visited the
Stuarts were sure to find St Sthepen
composedly established at Miss Car.
mines side, aud at length the report
grew that the lady was in earnest at
last, aud that Miss Stuart aud Colonel
ST. Stephen were engaged. .'
May brought reyolutiou in that
fort. Regiments were mustered out,
and new ones ordered to the garrisou
toawait orders. just at twilight one
evening, Col. St, Stephen was seen
going into Major Stuart's quarters.
Miss Stuart had bee little iudis,
posed all day. She sat in home dress
10y tho window, aud saw him across
the piazza. Ii auy Que had been
looking at her they would have seen
a change pass over her face, as if a
sudden light had passed over it. But
the room was so dusky st, Stephen
could hardly SEQ her face at all, A
little light streamed between the par,
ted curtains OF the window, aud show
ed the falling folds of her crimson
wrapper, aud her white hands loosely
clasped in her lap.
"Carmine ?"
"Yes. Excuse me for not rising;
am sick, you know. Will you eome
aud sit hereg'
lie found seat beside her.
am mustered out"
My brother told me this after
noon"
Z" [ leave tho fort to mowrow. -
Carmiue, let me put your chairs Out
upon tho piazza, it is such charms
lug evening You will not take cold
will get you shawl"
40, no, shall not take cold
He swung open the window aud
placed her a seat, with an affghau
! huuS NNNA ~ NlNh NhN llaAAat NAcu
he brought her foot stool
"Aro you comfortable"
AYES" she smiled,
lie stood leaning against a post o
the piazza.
ait has been pleOsanter here thar
| expected this winter, observed th'
| Colonel.
She was silent, He had toUohe,
the soft braids Of her hair.
"You have made it pleasant 70
me, Miss Stuart
Never since has Carmiue S,uar
ceased to remember that moment
The moon had como up. The illu
> limitations Of houses had flung on
red steams upon the argent light
abroad, Two horssncn were ridipI
quietly along the shaded street. Th
air was balmy aud southern.
al am very glad, Colonel 81
Stephen, il | have have helped yol
TO pass your stay here pleasantly