The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-01-21
CHAPTER V.


table. said Harry, Ed, you know whst
leII to 90 to the Post Office tbiu morn.
ing
Certainly, remember yon telling
me to wait until you came bach, IWsu
into The psrlor and pAsssd | am sure
foil lEo hours sul a half, when | be.
came alarmed aud started 10 hunt yot.
'IWilltell you what detained me-
! Proceed. | am all Oltention,'
/ When / Was returning from the Of.
fec met lady, apparently ShOu
cigbtcen years old aud | swear / never
saw Such gloriously beoullful face
never dreamed Of such blight Visior
ESinro I yrs born. 'Twero vain for nc
10 desOnbs or even AIlerht tt description,
Imagine the most beautiful woman in
existence, and then picture to your mind
one sill moro lovier ihdn shO and you
have her face. Her form was iaulLlcSn
10 all its proportions, 1.-THE, graceful,
perfect, ItesPted | my eyes upon her
until she cro5sed to another Siroet, when
| took soma old Ietlets from MY pooket
and started after her al a business pace.
Being stranger people would of course
think | was on business. and uevCt
dream was fsloUiog a lady, l got
one more glimpse Of her, aud then Loaf
her. | wandered around the spot | hsd
Isst soeo her, (botitg to catch one
mora view, for full Two hours, but twas
all in vain. Al length my appetite was
rendered kccner by my uuusual exercise,
aud upon consulting my watch, found
that by the tina | would roach the hotel
it would be the hour Of dinner, SO | re-
traced my steps, and nov you see me,
But | must have your company for a
stroll this evening. We will try and
fud whero Ghs lives. am determined
to have an introduction to that augaI
before I loaveihiS place
'Hesrt-smashed again. by Jove,
Oh, Edi you ought to have seen heL'
'YoG will DO making love TO her
next,
y fear could no, help adorins such
a being, AMI yet | think l would be of
raid to .meSiiap tLe pbject Of love, even
II ! w5ss Well'acqaainiod. @
What style of beauty vas shs, HSr
ry"
DO not ask me. | hardly know now
whether | was awake or dreaming
i cco you are regularly into it this
time
In the evening the ,uo friends ssun
tered forth end walked until their we'll.
fitting boots bad' them cease but all TO
no purpose.
The neI, cveniog they met With the
same hard fatO, and the next, and it
vas not until the ffh day of their stay
,ba, they again saw her.
Standing in front ofthe hotel Harry
said, Ell, 4 will go up to the cigar
stora and get Us some lIavSuas. Wait
here Ill! return.
Ala little distance from where the
young men were standing. was young
gentleman of rather prepossos'ing ap
pearapce, dressed finely yet with greit
taste and neatncss, 10 whom Harry ad
dressed himself as follows: Stranger, |
am aware it is rather singular request,
but will you take dribk with me? ]
feel like | would enjoy o gleH. My
friond has gone up town and could
never drink By myself, so you will OBJ
lige me greatly il you will aCcede to my
proposal.
1t very seldom | ever drink with
an entire stranger, in fact, never re-
member of having done so, but sioce
you so earnestly desire it, will accom-.
modate you
They soon reached the bar room when
Harry asked him what he would have.
You may mako mo hot whisky
punch. bar keeper -.-,-
Give mo strong gin cocktail, sail
Harry, Then turning to tho stranger
said, DO you reside hers?'
Il do sir. and allow mo 10 ask you il
you are not either a Virginian or Ken.
tuckian?'