The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-01-04
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0Ol. Ten in his bachelor sane
,tuu, where the rays Of an April sunshine
s!oNcin liues Of glittering gold among
the NeappliIan yioleis in the window, and
drove the little canary half wild with joy.
p Tile room was Uttered NTH misc: lanc-
Gus confusion OF n4eersebaun: III different
stages of color dressing gowns, cigar
boxes, newspapers, and gorgeous velvet
slippers he contracted his brow mooliIy
over letter, whose very delicate scent of
foreign perfume bctokentd a troublesome
lady correspondent.
"Dcsr Silpey,'-- I'm always
dear when Bertha wauts d;sagreeable
commission executed. What hypOcrtes
women are, to be sure, An eligible
house somewhere, in some nice locality.
1t surely can be no trouble to engage one
for u.s. No trouble, quc.ha. That's
jus, woman's idea. No trouble to rush
from pillar to post, house hunting,
Where's the indemnity of bachclorhool,
I'd like to know? I nigh. as well be a
married man, in good earnest, if I'm to
he saddled with all the responsibility of
the thing won't be imposed upon
I'll writs to Bertha at once, and tell
her" 4g" n ~,
Col. Tcmplar gave his jet black nous
tache a savage jerk, and pulled his wri-
ting desk resolutcly forward. Then a
softer mood seemed to dawn athwart his
mind-he hesitated. biting tile handle Of
his pen meditativcly, .b eai,as
"PCor little Bcrlha-she always waa
my pet cousin, and l suppose it is rather
announcement for her to come all the way
here to look for a housc-and Ter lus-
band will be in India until the middle of
May, and-well, the upshos OF the whole
matter is that am doomed to vic.imizc
myself, and the sooner the better
Heigho! where's the newspaper. III
. just go over the ITO Let's first, and then
llrgo to the estate agencies"
The sun vas pccping from behind
masses Of flying clouds, like shy beauty
who alternately smiles and hides her face
the air was full of faint spring odors,
even in this brick and mortar wilderness,
when Col. Sidney Tcmp!ar brayely sailed
forth, armed and equipped with various
references, directions and addresses, 10
engage in the momcntous business Of
house hunting: 4
He was not handsome man vet
you would have turned involuntarily 10
look at him as he sauntcrcd by, attracted
hy the deep smothcred fire of his dark
eyes, and the firm outline of his lips No,
Col. Templar was not handsome, but he
was what the ladys term Interesting
Moreover. he carried IN empty sleeve
where the left arm should have been-an
everlasting memorial of'thc rcd clouds Of
battle. ..., -. u .ru.a.
1T seems eomical enough for me to 60
house hunting" unused Templar, as he
strobe OH through The dusty street. "For
me, the solitary homeless rcclusc, of one
and thirty years old. -Four years ago
things appeared differently to me--four
years ago might have dreamed Of
house of my own, with Marion Caryl's
bright eyes to light up the hearth
stone" ? .s
"Ab ! thisis world of change care
less word-a little misunderstanding
and here ! am, crippled old soldier,
whilo Marion is probably making the sun.
shine of some other mans life. Hold on,
| am getting mandlin audHronlantic-eh,
Sidney Templar 7 This will never do,
old fellow" ID
The Colonel gave hi, heavy black locks
backward toss, as If i'm aatient Mt his
own folly. and vigorously directed his al
tcntion to the list Of eligible residences in
his pocke.-book. d.
"No. Il -: here's The very Mace
Wants painting badly on the outside but
NAV presen. more PROMISING nnnoorance
within. AT all events. we'll try.'
lie rang the bell, and after brief
skirmishing Of servants in the hall n ia.
ded lady, in dyed silk and bnir in Grimm.
ing pins, appeared
nis tL;s tbo Lonso ~ II. ,u,a,.o ."