The Portland daily press., 1868-01-25

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thinks for yisitors,l smoking ourselves
"seedy." Ted, who did not care to give in
TO adverse circumstances, used to try what
singing would do toward enlivening US.
He composed little song, really beautiful
IN its simple truth and earnest fervor. Here
it is:
And now another day is done.
And when we see to-rnorrows's sun
Well know another days begun,
Let's hope that too, will soon be done"
There was not a girl ia the place, or VIC
should have allowed her to make two con
quests, thereby doing our little best to in
crease her girlsh vanity, and render her III
supportable at home.
Such was the state of affairs on the first
day, but towards noon, on the second day, we
saw rainbow Tor one thing, and for another
TWO gIlish figures on oar walk, dressed both
alike in brown carmelite dresses, made loose
to the figure and large, brown, salad bowls
Tor hats, neatly trimmed with brown ribbons
Anything more hideous it is impossible
TO imagine. When had the frghtful ap-
partitions come, and why did they haunt
our only walk. We had wished for girls, like
the bad queens in the fairy tales; but-we ap-
pealed to each other--had we wished for such
as these 2 We both politely replied we had not
and continued our observations from dis
rance.
III tell you what" says Ted, after short
pause, I'm blest ii I'll yield up our walk to
them. If they don't like our being here they
can do the other thing, and go Off. But
Oyercourt is not London, and il we give It
up to them we shall have nowhere to 60 be-
sides, even then We should meet at church.
Quite so. Always considerable, Ted is, am
not virtuous myself, but l admire virtue in
others, particularly in Ted, and should think
it wicked to put any difficulties in his way,
when he is ready to sacrifice himself So
down we go to the sea, under the delusion
that we are going to astonish them, even as
they had astonished us, though we fattered
ourselves in a rather different manner.
Not at all. They looked not to us, but at
their hateful, brown carmelites, very much,as if
they didn't like them, and dexterously gave
the salad-bowls, Which were doing service for
hats, pull which made them, if ANYTHING,
uglier tfan before. But they took no more
notice OF US than If we had been q couple of
caterpillars. -..-.... ....
Very slowly we walk along. Tied putting
on his Regent street airs,l throwing less and
less expression into our eyes every time we
pass them, they appear to be unconscious OF
our presence.
l began TO think Ted's most unmeaning
cOuntenance.
SO the morning passes, until it seems that
we are lated not to see their faces, they keep
them so religiously turned away. When sud-
denly the wind, which had before been help
ing these girls, now sides with us, and blows
one of the salad bowls over the cliff into the
sea. And there Is the damsel all forlorn.
Such pretty girl, such bright, piquant little
face, such charming addition to Overcourt,
which alter all. is not so bad-Ender certain
conditions.
Need say that l rushed frantically on to
the beach and secured the frishtfll hat, while
Ted stood staring helplessy above like an
utter fool? To those who know us, feel it
must be quite unnecessary to say so. But
perhaps it may be a, well for us to mention
that when l returned hat in hand, to the
summit of the cliff, found Ted and the pref
ty girl as fast friends as il is possible to be-
come in three minutes, which indeed exceeds
the time was away.
She thanked me in 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's driyclings. I
never saw such fellow! Intelligent enough
with men, you have only to hand him over
TO woman, and he undergoes TRANSITIONAL
ton, appearing as idiotic as if he had been
born downright fool. He always declares
he wasn't. l don't know; should like to
have asked his mother.
We all say goodbye, for the little beauty
puts on her huge extin9uisher, and hiding as
much Of her pretty face as possible, makes
another set speech about "goina home" and
papa" and, giving me her hand at parting,
(charming little girl, but she need not have
gwen tito Ted am afraid she has not much
discernment,) takes possession OF her sister
and decamps, looking, the moment we lose
her bright and pretty natural manners, as
preposterous little figure as one could wish
10 see.
That's my styler says Ted, with great
satisfaction, after watching her disappear in
The distance. "a jolly good looking girl, with
bright good tempered face, and eyes that
looked straight at you, with no sort of affec-
tation ofssyness, yet without afIrontery. Too
prude."
remark, dryly, that's nay style, too; but
Ted has become suddenly deaf and doesn't
hear me. We agree, however, that Over
court improves on acquaintance, and each of
us has serious thoughts OF visiting it again
heA' year.
The Queen Of SPANS daughter came to visit
me,
All for the sake of my little nut tree.
The next day she dawns upon our horizon.
with papa this time as horrid cloud to play
proprlety and with the little sister, who IS
also very pretty, but somehow not so taking,
not so piquaat and original. NV little beauty
u
The curly brown hair all tied up with blue
ribbon to match her eyes, and floating upon
the brown carmelite; the saad-bcwl is in
shape again, even though the shape is afro
cious, and is trimmed with blue ribbons like
those in her hair.
The other is not troubled with shyness; she
introduces us to papa" who doesn't pretend
10 look glad to know us, but remarks that he
lhilks ~ is going to rain"
We will tell him x,o -. ID .E.o1- .
course but both at the same time so that it
is quite impossible for him to hear either of
us, Whlch MS daughter peIceWing. looks wick
elly up at me- 81 '00N" "'0'>
very foolish her, if she had only known
IL. never can answer for myself what 7
may OF "hat may not do with a pretty oirI
gianclng up at me with the innocent bIne
eyes curlousiy sparkling with wickedness that
belongs not to the sweet face and lanobi,o
rosy mouth. Fortunately, that is fortunateIS
Tor our future intimacy, not fortunately as re-.
gards our present qualification, Ted chime.
in. and by causing her TO drop her ewes, de-.
liverS me from sin, or banishes it to an nm
known future.
How intimate we all grew in the course Of
that long summer morning. Long before its
close blue eyes had revealed to me MANY
charms beside her pretty and natural, unaf-
lecteo ways. 1t didn't do TO treat her to our
Pit'Sc OttiiN onC saw III
az once, and quietly showed that she did so
t tt " Iew qulet remarks very prettiIy turned
ohe was not In the least clever in the light OF
saying sharp things. She was TOO thorough
y klnd-hearted TO be sarcastic. and the ouaiot
little speeches we've as natural to her asmas
reds clumsy, laundering ways are to him.
versed in the provincial small talk Of the w., "en
One OF the things she told us was hall 80 hn
given at Harwich, to which both she and her er
sister had agreed to 60. only they didn't feel
quite sure OF their dress.
You see," she said, we shave nothing here
o .t THESE brown carmelites, and don't think
they would look we'll"
:. didnt think so either; but wasn't going
" 'e"Ner So praised the hideous attire,