Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-17


awake, and she looked up quickly and saw
pair of dark eyes cleaning Mt her, shaded
by handsome hand. 3
"Ah, you are awake!" she said. ''Have
you not had pleasant sleep? Am I moi
kind to watch over you in this way ?"
"You are my good angel" said he, falling
back on the style of compliment which is
looked for by most women in society.
"'You lie down to your shady slumber,
And wake with bug In your ear;
And the maiden who walks in the morning
Is shod like a mountainesr'"
quoted the young lady. ''Don't compli-
ment, please. Do we not have surfeit OF
that sort of conversation In town, Mr.. Lee
do, at least and l assure you that | did
not come to the country 10 hear the same
sort of talk"
Thanks" said Gabriel. 81 won't do il
again. No man can be more weary Of such
things than I. What has my life amounted
to9 1t is struggle to bring about state Of
things which can never exist. / have hoped
to see the world higher and purer, and il
seems to grow more sordid every day. AT
least, think 3d."
you are not the only one accused of be-
ing visionary, it seems. Ask any one in our
set in the city and they will tell you that Ella
Granger is a good enough girl, but she has
the most absurd notions in the world. And
and it is all because 1t breaks my heart to
see everything go on in the same way, no
change for the better or worse. But don't
let US talk OF that, Mr. Lee. 1t is sad enough
10 think OF when one wants to be melan-
oAoly. You hnve II beautiful haunt here.
When did you find il?'
=" think it was about twenty years ago, !
said Gabriel a1ait
" You are quizzing me-" she said.
g No. Did l not tell you that used to
live here? used to drive the COWS through
the brook yonder, and lei Them go home by
themselves, while lay down us | am do
ing now. l shall never be so happy again.
And yet, lying here, I felt strange sort OF
pleasure in remembering those dear old
days" MA
There was silence Tor II moment. She
was the first TO break ii in her Old, inpul-
sive way, putting out her white hand.
''Do you know that like you better for
hearing you say tl,at2' She said II used
to think you were proud man in the city.
l am glad you think kindly Of your old
home"
81 willbe frank with yam Miss Fila said
he ''I have been afraid If you ior months.
l am cured now"
She laughed gayly. Zone would think
there was little enough to frighten any one
in poor me. Butnevcr mind. Let us sign
a truce while here and be good friends"
They staid at the same house in the viii
lage, which stood upon the shore of the
great lake, Ontario. The hotel itself faced
the lake, and they used to sit together
on the high "stoop" in the pleasant summer
weather watching the passing craft, steam
ers, schooners and sloops. He was getting
over his fear rapidly, and wondered that
people should call her old or visionary. She
loved to talk of localities, TO be sure. But
she did 1t in such loving, tender way that
Gabriel was half in love with her before a
week had gone by, and wholly so in anoth-
er.
They had thorn in the flesh at the hotel
in the shape of an old maid, who haunted
Gabriel like his shadow. Miss Araminta
Jessup was a woman Of many trials. Ac-
cording to her account the men of this gen.
Grafton were q set of heariless scamps, who
did nothing but triHe with the hearts of
poor con6ding woman. How many times
the fossilized thing she called heart had
fluttered since Miss Araminta reached her
teens is not to be computed in any ordinary
way. 1t must be remembered that this was
some years ago, and that Miss Aramnta was
very susceptible to the tend + passion.
She met them coming in from the woods
together, and as Ella went singing up 10 her
room to put her flowers in water she drove
Gabriel into corner of the piazza, and
opened fire upon him after this nianner:-
81 really must talk with Ella," she said
"She is very imprudent.
In what respect?" demanded Ga.riel.
"When l was young LADY, mean when
I was young girl would have died be-
fore would have walked with young man
to whom was not engaged
"Then you did not walk much in those
days." said Gabriel, who was getting des-
perate, "or else you walked alonep"
Ia, 4, 1.
this as cut at her, but seeing him smiling
as summer morning she went on =
"People were more circumspect in those
Gays. They took their walks where other
people could see them, not in the woods
Show am to understand you ?" said he.
Gam to understand that you take excep-
tions to my conduct, or to that of Miss Ella
If the first, care nothing about it; ii the
second, assure that any slight upon that
young lady's discretion will be resented by
me.
&C. meant no slight" said Araminta, ele
waiting her nose at a lofty angle. "Bu
when was girl such things were regarded
in their true light"
| .."You will excuse me if say that tn,
period of which you speak was man,
yeors ago, and that society has differen
now" With which terrible cut at the ag
Of the lady be went In search of Ella. IL
found her in the parlor, looking out towar,
the lake.
1t looks threatening to the north, sh
said. "Dont you think there will be
stormi'
emo doubt. Do you see the cloud o.
the edge of the horizon? 1t looks ragge
and threatening; there is wind in tina
cloud. The boats must keep good wa