Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-06-24

loved her dearly, andthat he ought t
have known 1t long ago. and Should
if he had ever before been alone wit
her, as he now found himself. HayinI
settled all this to his own satisfaction
he took courage and bold step:s -
"Miss Lucy (rather shakily s"sr
you comfortabie?'' aA II .Ra.
"Oh, perfectly" a s3a'f 2
''Not cold?" .sRsd ,8aGlia
''No, indeed.'' ~ eat
Now what he wanted was, that sh.
should say she was cold; and he con.
sidered himself a little ill-used beeaus,
she did not. But he would not be be,
reft of his idea; SO gathering reins II
one hand, he cautiously disembarressed
the other, and sweeping bis arm around
the back of the sleigh, caused the va
grant member to encircle the big bun.
die of buffalo bandages which confined
the gentle form beside him. Not 9
word of remonstrance, but a silence
dangerously ominous, if he had known
it. Incoherently mumblng a repeti.
ton of the inquiry concerning COM
fort, etc., he permitted the arm to ven
ture upon a faint suggestion of a
squeeze. This time the little face, now
sadly flushed, came round square upon
him, and disconnected him horribly =
But with desperate impudence, he re-
marked quite carelessly, and looking
earnestly at point in the road at dis
tance OF half-a-mile ahead-"Pleass
shut your eyes minute" Down wen'
the lids. g7a
The calm was over. First came !
torrent of reproaches, very limited as
to duration, but of crushing weight;
Their an intrusive little tear, which had
better have stayed away; then dead
silence. Mr.. Henry Langford was
sorely afflicted. eff she did not want
me to kiss her, thought he, "ther
why did she shut her eyes?" As ht
could make nothing of it, he endeav
ored to effect quiet pacifcation, bu
all encouraging response was withheld
Hardly a word was vouchsafed him
and the few hego were by no means Of
a character to fill him with rapture
In tie midst Of his anxious argument
there came cry from the side of the
road. fs1fai9h
Harry pulled up, and saw a melan-
choly looking woman, not well clad,
not strongly framed, standing with a
child in her arms, by the sleigh. She
asked how far it was to Linville.
"How far to Linville, Miss Bran
DOM" inquired Harry, in blissful ig-
norance.
"Four miles"-(rather pettishly).
The woman of melancholy mien
furthermore desired to know the direc-
ton. "Was it straight on?''
"ls it straight on. Miss Brandon~
'.Yes, > stiff and short).
The lugubrious female murmured a
thank and the sleigh moved off. In
about a minute Mr.. Langford olutched
the reins Isavagely. and uttered an ex-
clamation which would have satisfied
any listener Of his innocence of theo-
logical tendencies.
Miss Lucy emitted high D, head
register, staccato.
81 think | am brute" quietly re-
marked Mr.. Henry Langford.
Miss Brandon now assumed an air of
resignation, as if expecting an apologet-
ic explanation of the recent rudeness.
She was disappointed, and when the
sleigh began to turn about, became
perplexed.
1.-The woman is going to Linville,
wherever that is" continued Harry.
"Of course SIZE is. She mustn't walk
four miles through the snow this wealth
er. And loaded down with big baby,
toor'
Miss Brandon gave out symptoms of
uneasiness. you are not going all the
way to Linville," said she.
Certainly l am, Miss Brandon
and he drew up besides the pedestrian
of dolorous aspect.
81 do not see that there is room,"
said Miss Brandon, ungraciously; and
the poor woman shrunk back at the
words.
Harry's eyes flashed in a very unciv-
il manner, | am afraid, as he said rather
roughly, "We will make room," spring
ing out at the moment, and hurridly
lifting the lachrymose traveller and her
child into his place. Then, without a
word, he quartered himself upon sec
ton of the slelgh's floor, and drove
ahead.
In a little while Mis- Brandon said,
softly,-"I think there is room up here,
Mr. Langford"
81 am doing very well down here"
he answered; and then, in low voice,
leaning over toward her--'I could not
have thought, Miss Brandon, that you
would transfer any part of the resent
ment you felt toward me to this unof-
Tending and unfortunate person" :"
Lucy began to cry, but this new phe-
nomenon escaped his notice. The wo-
man of woeful countenance, who heard
nothing but saw everything, sat on
thorns.
Now here was most unhappy mis-
understanding, for Lucy really deserv-
ed better of this goodnatured, but too
hasty young knight-errant. The fact
was, that Just at the moment when the
pedestrian episode began to interfere,
she had discovered that she was not ir-
reconcilably offended, after all, and was
longing for an opportunity to give
fraction Of hint to that effect, Hav
ing, after much wagering, heroically
resolved to do this unfeminine thing,
she was naturally disturbed by the in
terruption. So the cause of her pique-
was not at all unhattering to her caya-
lier.
Presently she bent forward, and said
timidly, but with inexpressible sweet
ness
"Won't you forgive me, Mr.. Lang
ford?"
Harry looked quickly up, and saw