Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-22


and left tho place, feeling rather as though
| deserved a Victoria Cross myself, for bad
not stormed the reserve of a respectable
British family? | rather wished that they
had gone sway first, and 50 afford me an
apportunity of looking at the VISITORS
book, and finding out what their names
were; especially the Christian name of the
elder of the two young ladies', who had a
peculiar droOp of the eyelids and certain
Jimmie ON the left cheek when she smiled.
which made mo feel that perhaps | had
been wrong to put off from year to year tho
crsning of the cdefice by the election OF n
Mrs. Stomps Pooh-poOh absurd; was
as old as her motherl but o. nay heart ~
an evergreen" and would not be pooh
poohed-
But however fresh the heart may be. il is
apt. after beating for forty years, TO ina g
nowerful rival in the stomach, and | Ger
tainly forge. nj, aboCt smiles ani dimples
when the table napkin WAS across my
knees. Tibbit has not many merits, bnt he
Dies understand how 10 order dinner.
and the artist of the Apician can execute
that order in manner 10 satisfy the most
exacting gourmet In the smoking room
afterwards, however, these dropping eye
lids came back upon me, and l spoke OF
the acquaintance had picked up to hbbit.
s.VeHv curious, their showing such read
iness to be friendly with complete stranger,
was il nst2" observed.
very" replied Tibbit. "The younger
man said nothing about the game of skit-
ties, supposer
sAbsursi y
s.Neither did the cheerful father propose
subscribing seventy-five pounds to hospi-
tai, if you would put down another twenty
Ave to mako up the hundred - eh p
Iibbit has most absurd conceit of the
superior wisdom of dwellers in cities, and
suppos,a; that a nan who. like myself, is
for the greater portion OF the year ''bur-
| ied," as he calls it. in the deepest vilds OF
tho agricultural counties, must be ready to
fall an easy prey to the first sharper who
chooses to bait hook for him. But.> ok
cept in gastronomy, Tibbit is shallow.
| NY reason for making my home so faI
| from London Is, that l cannot afford tc
graiify nv passion for field-sports on any
other terms The hire of q moor is alsc
quito beyond my means, so, when front
fishing ends. il is n dead season for me tli
Septemb r; and at the time 1 am speaking
of. I was therefore con the rampage" This
unsettled period comprised a month a
Scarborough (spent), three weeks IN Lon
don, two of which had also expired, anC
the rest of the time in Paris, or of one o
the gay German baths. SO seven days af
ter Tibbits dinner, / went to Londor
Bridge Station to catch the tidal train, and
in consequence Of three separate and dis
tinct blocks on the road. nearly missed it.
Look sharp, sir and III manage it fo
you. First class ? All right sir. Take th'
4 &r., Nit
Two places, here you are"
Moralists may wriie What letters 10 th.
Times they like, bat that porter deserved
his shilling. should certainly have hao
to 90 back ingloriously to my hotel. an
remain there till next day, If he had no
been remarkably spry. The guard wa
whistling shrilly, and some official wa
calling out to another, that all was righ
behind as the tipped one showed my port
manteau under the seat, and when Jump
ed down, spanting. and he slammed tn
door to, the train was actually in motion
When I ceased TO be fnrried package
ard grew capable ofobserving. discoveret
that the four occupied seats besides IN,
own were filed by my own acquaintance
of the Victoria Cross Gallery, MINIS tn
young man with silky hair. I greete,
them, and they returned my salutation
most cordially. The drooping-eyed on
WAS sitting next to me, and was faced b,
her mother, to whom, of course, / directe,
nv conversation, not. however, with th
same complete success which had attend
ed my efforts TO interest her on the forms
occasion, as her mind seemed to be mucl
occupied with peculiar class of phenom
ena.
Il beg your pardon, she observed, 500
Iafter we were clear of the station, lyon ar
next the window, can you tell me If th
smoke from the chimneys is going straigll
!, upw
Not quite" / replied; cit il wavin
about, as smoke usually does"
!, Soon we were in the open country. an
then she put another question Are Tia
trees still or swaying to and froY"
"They seem pretty quiet, think. sal
| I, wandering
And then PaterfamiIias leaned forward
and spoke of some matter about which h
had been readine.-a Times article.
His wife soon interrupted us- There
q Windmill somewhere about here" 81
} said, '.on the left"
80 yes; can see it," / replied, iookir
out of the window.
] 'Tell mo, Oh, do tell me, is il goii
I round ?"
, NO." said /, beginning to think h,
4 rather cracked; at is quite quiet; no griu'
: ing going on to-day"
, suppose that the young lady sittir
| next me saw a bewildered and curious 6
: preston on my face, for she offered an i
l terpretation. Mamma breads yea sic
I ness during the crossing so very much
e she said, ''and takes great interest in Il
: wind"
90" cried /, much relieved in min
0 'then ] am glad to say that it seems to
Q very calm"
: 'Thank goodness" exclaimed Il
y mother.
y What brutes husbands almost invariab
Q are. A man standing in any other RELATE
1 to this poor lady would have let her II
g what encouragement she could from q
: motionless windmill; hut her rougher hs
!, must needs blurt out: ''You cannot tell i
Z land what the weather is on the seq; I a..
/ say it is blowing half gale of wind at ID
d yer."
L Prophet of evil !" said his wife, II W
e not listen TO you"
IT "You think too much about it, and frigi
Ie en- yourself into being ill.," continued 4
r; 'sAre you, sir, n good sailor"
10 "Stumps,-Mr. Stumps," added /, O
sr serving that he paused.
ii There seemed to be a prospect of q
n- travelling together, for / was qnite alo
'k and unfettered, and glad enough of th'
7, company, while they apparently liked min
{, So, as it is very inconvenient for peoI
81 who are thrown much together not TO knt
At one another's names. / was glad TO ha
the opportunity of at once avowing min
l. But could not imagine why it shou
{, give them all an electric shock, which
as did: If they had been joined hand in har
IN and the word 'Stump" had been the bra
or knob of a charged Leyden jar to (Which o
r of them had advanced knuckle, th
he could not have started more simultaneous
N OF course the involuntary movement "
70 very slight, and might not have been {
served, but that WAS somewhat thit
O. skinned about my name, and therefore
TO the watch for the smile which il sometin
,e evoked but there was no smile, only tn,
"a Of surprise which was Immediately 81
4: pressed.
I'd 20, indeed" said Paterfamilies, 81 Z
u not mean to-to 10 inquisitivs; but since
O. in short self-introduction- name is d
lie per. that is Mrs. Draper fbows): this ia !