The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-16
A DIST'RA HISkAR.

4 DISTRACTED HUSSAR.
",Gussie, darling, Sir Frederic Lutteell
is here"
Ia he: Oh, how delightful. I shall
go to him at once, You must excuse me,
Gen. Fraser, if you please, and allow Lily
TO finish the game with you. She plays
very we'll" Out of the room bounced
Miss Augusta Gaythrope, hurrying down
stairs with velocity which sorely jeop-
ardized the most lovely neck fair maiden
ever possessed. She had just been en-
gagged in realization Of the most quietly
humorous sketch that John Leech ever
drew" Playing eighteen to Frederic's
love-" Who does not remember it? In
this case the blissful Frederic was a hand
aome cornet in the Tenth Hussars, and
the fair and amiable cousin playing
eighteen to his love, was the young lady
who had just bounced out Of the billiard
room at Gaythrope Hail. A handsome
oornet was our blissful Frederic, the
owner of the pre-Adamite name of Fraser,
to which his sponsors, with whom he was
personally unacquainted, had prefxed Ar
chibald Henry. Archibald Henry Fraser,
cornet, was not a man to be elbowed
The moment that Augusta ran out Of the
room, the hussar laid down his cue and
gazed out of the window. In this posi-
ton he remained for three or four minutes
without speaking, apparently forgetful OF
LILY GaythrOpe's presence.
IL should like to sit upon that fellows
head and smother him." he observed, pres.
emily.
"Generalr' exclaimed Lily-he was
always called General or Field Marshsl-
General p
L oh =. = T.
grievous bodily harm that would have the
effect OF making him wretched for the
term of his natural life"
Field Marshal, am surprised to hear
you talk in this way. Come and finish the
game" sza ~
cannot, Miss Gaythrope, cannot, IN
deed. | am upset. am distracted-I am
Indebtedness incarnate-I am the most
miserable creature unmarTied-there are
few married men more to be pitied than
am. But tell me, tell me, please, is this
Sir Frederic myth ?-is he reality, OF
Is he merely a phantom called up every
now and then to distract and make me
jealous 80
"He is most substantial myth, assure
you; six feet high and quite as heavy as
papa" ~
And does your sister love him, Miss
Gaythrope?"
81 believe she is very much attached &c
him, and that he dotes upon her"
Archibald Henry Fraser looked wild
He had loved with all the depth Of pas.
slonate affection for months ana months
and various little ineXplicablenesses had
almost convinced him that his love had
found home in tie heart of her he wor-
shipped.
Its all up with me now. Oh, that !
were boy going TO be logged! Oh, that
l were scoundrel about to be hung Oh,
that l were anybody but Archibald Fraser,
writing on The hooks of hopeless love
Miss Gaythrope, must go-I must, indeed.
1 shall go mad if 1 don't got"
You will not leave this room, General"
replied Lily, locking the door, and barring
all egress with her pretty person.
Il must, l must, l must! / am half
mad Oh, do not plague me, do not
thwart me-; please unlock the door and
let me go"
81 shall do nothing of the kind, Gene
raj Let me explain"
No, no, no-Tm off-Ill leave this very
day, AID" the rest of his speech was
lost, for placing one hand on the sill OF
the open window, he sprang out and de.
posted himself upon flower bed. He
came down upon his side, smashing ross
thing that came within the reach of his
long, PROSTATE body. He was not hurt
the window was but few feet from the
ground, and he was only bit shaken
though covered from head to foot with we,
soil
III see the fellow, will; I'll just have
one look as his odious face before boil
forever"
He walked half round the house till he
came to one of the bow windows of the
drawing room. He looked in. He at once
perceived strange pair of arms and two
unfamiliar legs. These were doubtless the
property of Sir Frederic Luttrel, Bart.
NJ. +. There was no seeing his face as he
sat upon high backed sofa, and was hid
den by some very ample window curtains
The distracted hussar gazed at the strange
arms and unfamiliar legs, and with sn his
heart wished them long attack of govt
cramp, and rheumatism. Augusta sat by
the side of the lucky NJ Z and the merry ex.
preston on her lovely face made her look
IN the comets eyes, one million times
lOveiler than ever. Presently he shud.
dered and shook from crown to sole. VIVA,
was happening: Augusta now stood be.
fore Sir Frederic she lesned forward a
pair of arms encased in brown tweed were
stretched out; Augusta inserted her glo
Tious head and shoulders between the
brown-tweed arms the arms closed like the
ttntdcala of crab, and Augusta lowered
her pretty face to that angle-oh, what an
acute angle it was for the poor cornet :
at which no doubt it would be met by le
hideous visage of the odious creature whc
sat before her. The unhappy coruet had
no doubt whatever but that Augusta sui
tered herself to be tenderly embraced by
him OF the brown-tweed arms. There wal
not much doubt now of her affection fol
this anything-butmythical parsonage
Augusta stood up again, fetched an al
bum from the drawing-1oom table, anl
sat down by the high Tory gentleman OF
the sofa. by the way, what is low Tory
and by the way what sort of CRIME il
low treasonO She opened the album
turned over the leaves hurriedly, and a
length stopped at a carte of a gentlema,