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

snow fakes. sc scarcely s noticed. rested
upon the horses back. Five minutes
more, and they had deposited their
passenger at her destination. She
flung out aprofusion ofthanks. favored
| by tear. The recouciled twain
started homeward, each little doubt
full as to the exact condition of the 9TH
er's temper. Prelimiuarily, they con-
versed upon very remote topics-agreed
that as LinYille was eight miles from
Winston, they had now about eight
miles TO overcome; and that as 1t was
already late, il would probably be later
before they reached home. The in
creasing snow furnished new subject,
and this very soon acquired positive
interest. asit steadily gained strength.
In a. litrlel while gusts of wind came
surging along. keen and icy, and inn
pudently whirling the light snow in the
faces of the shomeward-bound. With
any other companion, Mr.. Harry
Langford would have said disagreeable
things. Miss Brandon acknowledged
to herself that if she were now under
the guidance of any of her professed de-
votees there might be words as bitter
as the wind.
When they were four miles from
Winston they came to sudden turn in
the road. The new snow had drifted
here; and the way was difficult to pass.
At a touch of the whip, the horse
plunged forward and trace snapped
This was serious. Langford sprang
out, and discovered that the difficulty
might be temporarily arranged by
splicing For this he needed twine.
Together they searched the sleigh but
found no consolation there. Ten cheer
less minutes passed. Harry tried a
dozen expedients, all unsuccessful.
What should be done? There was no
house near. 1t was becoming very
dark.
Atlast he proposed, not without hes
itation, to draw the sleigh to the side of
the road, to wrap his fair charge in
impenetrable folds, and start off on foot
in search of twine.
At this point all trouble vanished in
an instant. In a faint voice, Miss Lucy
unexpectedly chirped forth from her
pile of buffalo robes-"Will this do!"
and instantly hid herself from human
view.
She had let something fall upon the
snow that lay like half-coiled blue
snake In answer to her frightened
question, she was informed that it did.
Harry, laughing himself to pieces in
ternally, but specifically solemn and
calm, repaired damages, resumed his
place, and drove cautiously onward.
After a while, he said--"Think now,
Miss Lucy. of woman walking to
Linville in this tempest"
Lucy looked appealingly into his
face, and gave signals of great distress.
"You are cold" he said; and, as she
was silent, he took it for granted that
she wasl
AS they passed through the long av-
enue to Mr.. Brandon's house, an elec-
trical experiment took place, without
the same explosive result as before.
The next evening there was sewing
circle in Winston. A sewing-circle is
popular needles and thread assem-
blage, at which fannels and reputa-
tioDs are pitilessly punctured; at which,
under garments for infants and scan
dal-cloaks for adults are manufactured,
and all made to fit. The duties of the
occasion having been worried through
early in the evening, the masculine ele-
ment was suffered to mingle socially,
and the sport began. Mr.. Henry Lang
ford was admitted with the rest of the
hitherto excluded. He looked mis-
chievously at the center of attraction.
The center of attraction smiled at him,
and folded its front upper teeth over Its
lower lip.
Did you ever notice what depth
and variety of meaning is conveyed by
that very curious contortion OF the fe-
male face? 1t signifies amazement,
amusement, grief, anger, reflection
almost any thing according to the viii
of the exhibitor.
This time it meant remonstrance and
exhortation.
A divinity student was talking very
loudly about the Atlantic Cable, and
descanting on the ingenuity of man.
Mr.. Langford asserted that the inge-
nuity of man bore no comparison to the
ingenuity of woman; and proposed to
substantiate his position by slight
narration and a-simple apparatus he had
in his pocket.
From the center of attraction there
came again a high D, head register,
this time staccatissimo. Miss Brandon
broke recklessly from her circle, spill
ing all sorts of work-box treasures as
she ran-spooIs, needles, pins, bodkins,
scissors, hooks, were scattered around
in inextricable confusion.
Harry, give it to me-" she pleaded,
very softly-"please do, dear Harry"
The "dear" was of at least ten Sec
onds' duration. Long before the prom
inent adjective was exhausted, Harry
Langford was lost man.
"There it is" he said, "and what
shall 1 have in return?" Can this
very softly.)
"Everything"-(more softly still.
but with smile that was worth dozen
orations.
In the course of week, the youth OF
Winston heard something that TOOK
away its appetite. 1t considered that
its confidence had been abused. ltre
garded Mr.. Henry Langford as an IN
truder who had exceeded the privileges
of hospitality.
A little while after all this, In the
course of retrospective conversation,
Miss Brandor made the following mys-
terious remark, with all the extrava-
CANT emphasis peculiar to young Ia
dies.
Nothing of the sort, Harry. It
was horribly old fashioned, and it was
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