The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30
LETTLE B1UE EYES.

circulating library, to which no one SUBJ
scribed, and which did not consequently cir
culate; there was croquet-ground, with a
total absence of hoops, balls, and mallets
there were little boats (possibly for row
ing) with the bottoms out, and there was
shop which sold worse cigars than are
to be found at Boulogne.
Gentlemen, | appeal TO you. Can ]
say more Still, being there for week,
and with no money to take us elsewhere,
there it was necessary to remain. [ trust
make this reasonably clear.
1t was our nightly custom. and our one
amusement to walk up and down the only
promenade Of the place (for whom it was
made has not yet been discovered-Ted
thinks for visitors) smoking ourselves
'seedy." Ted, who does not care to give
IN to adverse circumstances, used to try
what singing would do toward enlivening
Us.
lie composed little song, really beau
tiful in its simple truth and earnest fervor.
Here it is:
And nov another day is done:
And when we see to-mOrrow's sun,
Well know another days begun,
Let's hope that, too will soon be done"
There was no. girl in the place, or We
should have allowed her to make two con-
quests, thereby doing eur little best to in
crease her girlish vanity, and render her
generally insupportable at home. Such
was the state Of affairs on the first day );
towards noon on the second day We saw
rainbow for one thing, and, for anothe.
two giriish figures on our walk, dressed
both alike III brown carmelje dresses,
brown carmelite jackets made loose to
the figure, and large brown salad-bowIs
for hats, neatly trimmed with brown rib
bons.
Anything more hidcous it is impossible
TO imagine. When had the frightful ap-
partitions come, and why did they haunt
our only walk We had wished for girls,
like the bad queens in fairy tales; but
we appeal to each otheT--had We wished
Tor such as these? We both politely re-
piled, we had not, and continued our OBJ
scryations at safe distance. "I'll tell
you what" says Ted, after short pause,
I'm blest Is III yield mp our walk to
them. IF they don't like eur being there,
they can do The other thing, and go off
BIT Oyercourt is not ike London, and if
We give it up TO them, We shall have no.
where to 90; besides, even then We should
meet at church"
Quite SO. Always considerable, Ted IS.
I am net virtuous myself. but | admire
virtue in others, particularly in Ted, and
should think it wicked to put any dilfeul-
ties in his way, when he Is ready to sacri-
fee himself. So down We go to the sea,
under the delusion that We are going
TO astonish them, even as they had aston
;shed Us, though we hattered ourselves, in
rather different manner.
Not at al. They looked-not at us,
but at their hateful brown carmeiites, very
much as il they didn't like them, and
dexte-ously gave the saladbowls, which
were doing service for hats, pull which
made them, if anything, uglier than they
were before Bat they took 10 more no.
tice Of US than if We had been couple OF
catterpillars.
Very slowly re walked along Tied put
ting on his Regent street airs(, throwing
less and less expression into our eyes eve
~ time We pass them. They are, or APP
pear to be. utterly unconscious Of our
presence.
Ibegaa to think Te'ls most unmean-
Ing counteuaEce.
So the morning passes, un.il it seems
that we are fated no. to see their faces,
they keep them 50 religiousy turned away.
When suddenly The wind. which had be-
fore been helping these girls, now sides
with Us, and blows one Ct the salal-bowls
over the cliff into the sea. And there IS
the damseI all forIorn. Such a pretty
girl, such a bright. piquant little face,
such charming addition to Oyercourt.
which, after all, Is not so bad-under cer-
tain conditions.
Need | say that rushed frantically on
the beach and secured the frightful hat,
while Ted stood staring help!essly above
like an utter foOl2 To those who knew
Us, feel it must be quite unnecessary to
say so. Bat perhaps it nay be as we'll to
mention that when / returned, hat in
hand, to the summit Of the cliff, found
Ted and the pretty girl as fast friends as
it is possible to become in three minutes
and half, which indeed exceeds the time
was away.
She thanked me III very steady little
voice, and in set speech which believe
she had composed during my absence.
Very sensible Of her, too anything
must be better than listening to Ted 5
dwellings I never saw such fellow
Intelligent enough with men, you have
only to hand him over to a woman, and
he undergoes transformation, appearing
as idiotic as if he had been born down
right fool. He always declares he wasn't
dou't know should like to have asked
his mother.
We all say good bye, for the little beau
iy puts on her huge extiDguisher (not q
whit uglier for having been in the water.
aud, hiding as much of her pretty face as
possible makes another set speech about
''going home" and papa" and, giving
Inc her hand at parting, Charming little
girl. but she needn't have giving it to
Ted an afraid she has not lhuch dis
cerrmenD. takes po session Of her sister
l.