The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-01-30
VOLUME XIV 4

ANNl WlbAOAb AAhNAtA5 AAhN VAAS AANAAN~ ~ -
introduction, runs the risk of being mis-
taken for bagman, I naturally hesitated &
little a.
"If the goddess wished to enter int
conversation with me, was determineC
she should have an opportunity of giving
me hint-the slightest in the worlC
would have been sufficient-that such pro
ceeding would not be displeasing TO her
AecOrdingly,I / walked behind her as close
| ly as / could, and prayed that she would
drop either her handkerchief or her glove
If it had even been her parasol,
wouldn't have called her awkward-that
might rush to restore 1t, and commence Q
conversation, of which had an irresisti
pared. ~
al watched for the fall of one of these
objects as eagerly as the sportsman who Il
expecting the rise of the game. But the
treasure did not come perhaps she thought
l might keep it at all events she did not
give me the chance, vr
"What was 1 to dor l could not have
the impudenee to walk before the girl, and
drop my own handkerchief 1t would
have been rather too much in the sultan
style, and she could not have been ex
pected to pick it up. 1 threw myself on
bench for few minutes, and, upon
looking round, saw that the object of my
thoughts had reached the gate of the gar
dens which leads into Hyde Park. / fol-
lowed her, and, upon looking back when
| was at some distance from the entrance,
perceived the evil spirit hurrying towards
it. at once understood that she had
been expected there some time pre-
viously, and that it was by the merest acct
dent, and one very unlikely to occur
again, that the goddess was at that moment
walking by herself li. ' .i ..... ,
My resolution was taken Immediately.
l would address her but what was to
sayH might have said thought l had
had the pleasure of meeting her at Mrs.
Johnson's, or that fancied She was 4 lady
l had been introduced to in Timbuctoo
but these modes of address were common
place. Should l ask her boldly whether
she would have any objection to my
smoking cigar while she was in the park
The very leYity ofthe question would have
saved my vanity in case of rebuff, but it
also appeared somewhat disrespectful, and
l theregOre resolved not to putt More
over, now saw that the chased goddess
was walking at a pace the quickness of
which was little tlattering to me, and in
order to obtain any chance Of converse
ton with her, 1 should have to run con-
siderable distance, and speak to her in a
series of gasps My resolution was there
fore abandoned would not address her
at all for the present.
Ofcourse, however, / was not so igno-
rant of the first rudiments of the London
art of love as not to follow her home. She
lived close to the park, and, as she stopped
abruptly at her house, / had to pass the
very door. Out of sheer kindness to my
vanity, persuaded myself that she smiled
gracefully as she glanced at me, although
it subsequently appeared that she had
done nothing of the kind.
mot being a dramatic author, did not
dream of getting up a Irritation with the
Diva's maid, and paying her far larger
sums than the postal regulations could re.
quire for transmitting letters to her mis-,
stress lit is process which does not al.
ways succeed even on the stage-but ]
loitered about the house from day to day
and probably was mistaken by the po.
lice for burglar Of superior attainments
until at last l ascertained the hour at
which my enchantress made regular
sally from her palace. l followed her for
some time as faithfully as her spaniel
indeed rather mere so-for the animal
once put himself completely in my power,
and l was only prevented by the recent
act against dog-stealers from walking of
with the quadruped, and calling the next
day for the reward, which, If | had seen
the owner, would have been great indeed.
Nothing came Of all this, until one
day Florence Wilton-Which / had as
certained to be her name, and which, ap.
peared to be somewhat theatrical-was
observed by her ardent admirer to enter
a music shop in company with her evil
spirit. On their leaving the shop, l en-
tered it, and, finding they had been pur-
chasing tickets for q concert which was to
take place that evening, / immediately
bought one myself, and had to pay twice
the ordinary charge, because Jenny Lind
was to appear there, as if she were the
person wished to see. .,..f..fr
"When the time for the concert arrived
luck and the box-keeper placed me next
to Florence, so close that could have
squeezed her hand if | had thought
proper but / thought it improper, or at
all events that she would not allow it, and
l therefore pretended to listen to the
music Next to Florence ON the other
side, was the evil spirit, and behind her
sat Florence's father, gentleman whom
at atoncerespected as one respects the author
Of a favorite work. After the first part OF
the concert old Wilton withdrew for few
minutes. At this moment Florence
dropped her programme, but unintention.
ally, and even unconsciously, Did / at
that juncture stoop to pick II up, and pre-:
sent it? On the contrary, I covered it
with my foot, and waited anxiously, but
confidently, for what was to follow. on -
How exquisitely Belp ddorata was
sung said Florence; and Studdini, how
was his romancep 7
'Studdini, though his upper notes are
decidedly harsh, and his lower ones much
wanting In mellowness, is, nevertheless, q
pleasing vocalist, returned her companion.
What is the name of the air he sang9',
"0h,' replied Florence, 1t was some
thing about love and ingratitude. What
was the name of Studdinis airY she ex-
lOOhAlB III Ndlu lUI inc pIO-
gramme had dropped. slsatarB
:" Pour tdnt G'a1aott1' ne 8oyez pas i1sgrdte,'
! said markedly, as her eye caught mine,
"She bowed her thanks in q confused
manner,and proceeded to inform her friend
of the title.
"The next thing had to do was to
apologize for my politeness, and to hope
that my speaking uninvited to Florence
had not given offense.
"She informed me that what / had
hitherto said could give offense to no one.
But her blushes, as looked inquiringly
at her, convinced me that, In spite Of her
pretended unconsciouaness, she was aware
that had been addressing her personally,
while, at the same time. uttering the mere
name of a song. believe that, under pre-
text Of further apology, | was going on
10 attack the prejudice of society, which
conversation between two Der.
desirable such converse
lion might be on the one side lin all cases
where an introduction had not been OBJ
aimed, when | was stopped by Miss VIII
ion, informing me that If imagined ] had
blended her BY utterine few words, 1t
was strange that should endeavor to i'm.
prove my position BY making long
sueeches Thig observation stuck il my