The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
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tI must have some kind of q carriage, for
| q sailor on horseback is like a fish out OF
water, and you must try Abdaflah's mettle
with me to morrow - railsn '1''i12 i,'.'.,
ls1t tgFo morrow is Sunday..r, izg7o9sT 'a5-i q
l ftsNeyer mind. we will drive to church and
| hear that new minister who has turned all
your heads. He certainly breaches as II ne
meant it, and he is not lil[looking Tor one
| who has to be cooped up between four walls
| all his days. You admire him, q course,
| Miss Clifton p .,,,,is,s <sa. Ea9
: i do not see the of course Mr.. OlneyI
Epergfonet etwho sees him must think him not
only not ill looking, but decidedly handt
some, ,rcsaid Nellie, withfsaA little flush OF
wrath in her cheeks, which added another
touch to her beauty .iuIa Go2sa lH5 a1u4 /
'sThere, L knew itla Every young woman
| in the parish is his devoted admirer, and alas
for them, only oneef them can have him
for her owns nOrr II
| & 4 suppose girfmay admire a manwith-
out wishing to marry him. ~
"May she2 I live and learn. For my
part, l think minister has no right to be
handsome; it is, clear robbery of common
mems property. Women have such a taste
for martyrdom that ministers have charms
sufficient in theirspirituaDcailing no matter
how ungainly they may be 10 the body.
| You have no idea, Miss Clifton, when We poor
sailors put to sea in the full faith that our
own Mary Ann. will wait a lifetime for US, if
need. be, how often the ministers take the
| wind out of our sails y
81 have heard" said Nellie, roguishly,
| "that sailors were not remarkable for con-
s.ancy" -. -. -'.''' sssS ySsSS
..sThen you have heard an unmitigated
SANDER Constant as q sailor, ought to be
a proverb.n
i "But it isn't.n
There was Randolph, the best hearted
\ fellow and the handsomest in our mess, who
Il lost his heart on shore to the sweetest girl
\ in the world as he assured me sosoftenst that
4 almost got to love her myself. It wasn't
A an engagement exactly, because she was SC
young, and, viii you believe it2 there came
1 letter to Randolph, before the year was
out, saving that She, had discovered that he
was not her affinity, l, and she was actually
married to theis :hew minister; one Of. The in
tcresting kind, liee Mr. Gfay,- imagine
She managed to- get on the injured side, a:
women always vii, and reasoned away Ran
dolph's claim on her so logically, thatTI an
| morally certain the minister composed thu
letter. Women think nothing of breaking
| the eighth commandment in that way, an6
since then 1 have setniy face against them a.
| flint
sIs that all p said Nellie, interested agains
her will. What became of Randolph"
(Which would you prefer, a comic O
tragic end to the story p
4 sITI,o +r,,a o,1a xt.,t,. r,looc.lD y
swell, the true end partoek of both, Il
my mind. Ned was all in the downs a
the song has it, so long as he stayed in port
he wasted to a'skeleton, late little and slep
less, which was tragic enough; but he go
exchanged into another ship, salt waite
cured him, and the last time / saw him h
showed me the picture of little black-eyec
f beauty, whom he had married off-hand thi
, | time to make sure of herr
"A sailors heart is tough enough, accord
, | ing to your own showing, to bear goo,
many hard knocks" p
| 'That is a mereiful provision in our case
Miss Clifton; otherwise that necessary orga
, in most of us would be in very bad way
indeed. But must really tear myse1
away. Good morning, and pleasant day
t dreamsn s
, And Fred departed with colors flying.
E Il don'tlike him bit" said Nellie, ian
i, believe he made that story out of whol
cloth.n i lsToi 7''al 7l 7H
e 20 no,n said l; ''he hides a very earne:
: character under light way of talking. b
thinks women are all firts; but if he coul
n find somebody who could win his respect,
e should have great hope of him. But, Nell
n to change the subject, Ihaye set my heal
/ | on your being our minister S wife How
a you like him on better acquaintance 2"
Y II don't wish to be anybody's wife, if yo
! please said Nellie, with dignity. And wit
: | that she left me- 1l' 2. 1r' 2" a.,'-- 70
"It's safe to clap my performance now
h said Fred, putting his head in at the doc
Y 'Isn't she bewitching? and such foot !
d could think of nothing but old Herrick
b notion: zIa -l l7ad1-s,i... i5rHn
"Her little feet stole in and out,
e Like mice beneath her petticoat."
Il "Save your compliments. You may nee
a them when you CONE to close quarters G
y Fred went to church with me next da
but Mr.. Grays fire discourse was wasted Z
II him; he was wholly occupied with countin
$. the little flowers on dainty lace bonne
= which could adern no head but Nellie
)" Welcomed her on the way home. sldT
g at seems to me,n said Fred, Innocent
b THAT Mr.. Gray breaches mostly to our co
u ner of the church Is it that we most nee
his ghostly counsel, or is the movir
le spring of his eloquence situated in our r
a. gion Z" ..stfrr., n, .7,,s,, l--.,,5, 7-r,f 4
lie He stole look, at Nellie and again e
re undeniable blush reddened her cheek F.
the first time some one had taken her oN
role out of her hands, and was playing
~ skillfully to her discontinue j. slIrfl.
le d" You conldn't make an excuse to ca
s. there tonight, could you?" said Fred, VIII,
a we had left Nellie at her own door. h =
re DOUBTLESS could" llIi 10 3es- r.l.. ,ai "
r. =" Good for you!" I will leave you som
yh thing in my will. 5a-r i.7rf -i,i 10 d
m 'Then you will take it back in codic
in for should by no means take you with m
7TI Mr.. Clifton is of the "most straitest sect
ge and don't believe in young people making
SO playday OF Sunday. lHifl, 10 z-.c1sG
5" We are permitted to do works of nect
sss sity and mercy on Sunday. and courtir
al comes under both heads, Think ,'-'-.
,e, Not a day passed after this that Mel
IN. was not be found in my sitting room, al
Sc; the only proof that a stone had been dro
ess ped into the still waters of her life was tn
at she now always gave an elaborate excr
rs, for coming SO often, when before she need
in none 20 SO i-1la as2. eaE -s.'1aiHiIa f
Fred was more changcable than o woma
ral now her most humble slave. and devot
in to her least caprice, and again = on hi
nd thoughts intent" he scarcely noticed |
ch coming in, and had no words for her 1
i sarcasms. She grew to be actually me
lie, in these days, and her first look when
er met him asked palmer than words, 90 II,
ng will you treat me this time 2" % 9l D1-
,et Fred often asked her to drive with hi
Ii and Abdallah ought to have been a wi
er if not better horse for the various int
to views at which he assisted. If horses hs
iy any preferences. it seems to me they mi
es lean to young lovers above all others
o they drive SO slowly, and at critical momel
I'd have been known to stop altogether, VIII
u, their steed uses his opportunity to take
d, short repast from the grassy roadside. III
er But if Nellie's mind was tossed and fir
. ted with doubts about Fred's feeling for h
ne she had none at all about Mr.. Gray, W
,u followed in the beaten track of the rest
o. her admirers with all soberness and 90
Q. faith. If Nellie went to ride with Fred
s. the morning, she came home from meeti
II with Mr.. Gray in the evening, and SO b
n anced her account with her two lovers.
<, II think Mr.. Gray is charming in conv,
sation, don't you?p said to her one da
y when she seemed restless and out,of sor
ii Yes, l suppose so; but sometimes he
q actually silly. To tell you the truth, 70
$, cousin is the only man ever knew who b,
r no nonsense about him. ] can speak 4
:; mind to him without having COMPILING
81 Strung on me aboGt1ny hair .. eyes,
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