Smyrna times., 1869-08-18
.MiSc eta 10 e o as.
A MODEL ROMANCE.
BY GEORGE ARNOLD.

bI AhNOLD.
l have been down in the country for nine |
days wonder. .-..s. ......
You will be interested in learning that the
grass Is getting green, and that the arbutus
and liverwort are blossoming respectively pink
and green. e.. -
| l amused myself with the athletic spade and
the coplOus watering pot in friends garden,
and have waxed fat and saucy thereupOn.
| But gardening, pursued constantly for some
days, creates desire for rest and tranquility
so | varied my exercises, during the latter part
of my stay, by reading sundry old novels and a
batch of back numbers of Harper's MdQazine.
| From these works l discovered that yeung
ladies of refined culture whose parents die, and
whose guardians fraudulently deprive them of
their handsome fortunes, become governesses
at once. .-, .. -. l., ....-..t i.
l believe have limited at this fact ia a pre-
vious paper; but my recent studies show me
that the frequency of such cases is much greater
than had supposed. ...t ....t ... .
Indeed, all the old novels, and four. .fifths of
the magazine stories, were founded upon that
fact. = .r.-t 90.
The mortality among parents and the deprav-
ity among guardians is really alarming Some
thing ought to be done about it. #. t..
| While perusing the gentle and highly moral
efforts above mentioned, it occurred to me that
|, as literary person, had never fulfilled my
duty to society by writing romance wherein
the heroine became goVerness. .-t
At the same moment, with that supernal
cleverness of inspiration which has ever distin-
guished me, i constructed, on the spot, an en-
|. tirely new and original climax for such story.
; 1t will be difficult for you to believe that even
the mind OF a McArone could find a novel de
nouement for a theme so frequently used ; but
beg yon will simply read this tale that follows
and to candidly own whether or no the swee
r and inDocuOus :olerably young woman who
a writes for magazines, or the austere Southern
e matrOn who used to throw off novel a year
d ever brought their governess to the startling
q position in which leave mine when the curtain
e falls ~.
ssrr Here goes -.
d CHAPTER I.
1t was night of August, 1904, that gray
haired aud respectable lieutenant of the IriSl
navy sat in the forechains of the frigate Sun
: burst, keeping watch. .-. ...
11s The vessel lay in the harbor of Havana bu
= the city lights we're almost hidden by the snov
be aud sleet that drove thick upon the pitiles
c, blast, and the thunderous crash and crackle G
iy the ice against the sterile Cuban beach.
Day at last broke upon the dismal scene.
The aged lieutenant arose from the fore
he chains, shut up his telescope, blew but the biz
hs nacle lights, and called:
he Watch? watch! watch -
az Tie dog watch came, and the wearied Office
retired to his cabin to refresh himself wit
. sumber.
r. ALL little did he know of what was about
he befall him in the next chapter.
in .-.@ CHAPTER H.
Ter During his sleep he died-cruelly murdered
The same hand that slew him then fired Il
goodly shipi .- ...a
Ice She was soon a sheet of flames, went on he
Of beam ends, burst her boiler, burned to 10
pc water mark, and sunk. Vessel and cargo
its total loss. Insurance unknown.
All Turn we to other scenes.
:Sf CHAPTER III
red A gentleman Of wealth and distinction, livir
fSSs fSs near Patchogue, Long Island, was walking l
A, and down his apartments, clad in splend
10 dressing gown of gold brocade, and slippers
md md sleeps fur.
ess @ He passed his jeweled fingers through Il
sns curls that clustered about his lily-white brc
ted and murmured convulsively:
am the guardian of Lady Eveleen! FL
father was murdered I bad charge of her fo
tune. i have lost it at draw poker. Il now
of tend to mary her, in order to conceal the los
r5o hisis the dreadful mystery that embitters
due life. Not soul must know it. That's why
sTS speak of il now, aloud, to myself"
lem lem At this moment the door opened as If
sp; magic-the usual custom Of doors in romance
bey 1ps1 and young man with auburn hair and bu
'r of terrier pup entered ta
letk GOOD morning, John" said he show Q
.ls b you now p = -
'ssaSy 81 am wretched, Adolphus.!" replied t
, , fn- in- other. ~ ~. ~. + !
:, ."You have, then, a secret sorrow2"
oart- :" have" In vain dance and sing to DIR
Tfss riss away dull care / go a fishing, and the
don't bite. 1 seek nepenthe on the road,
= it's hard road to travel; | hoe in the gard,
IN o, but it s a hard row to hoe l whistle to I
,oint plow but the pillow won come. All is empty
y'cs OF Adolphus gazed at black bottle chat rep
That .St ed on the etegere. ''a 80. - ~'t !
Port sit 81" said he mysteriously 4a- s"ca
: Sis6 tn 'ttNow what would you advise me to do
tory asked John. a.i.is' II 4'a r or -.
SlGi1 osias ''By my troth," responded his friend,
: mdD. IN. should say that the charms of hymeneal
emit might dissipate your gloom. The Lady Evel
ne Is is more than passing fair and is of age to W
'hs d Why nor fling your name and fortune at
sfsn- fairy feet, and bide the issue at her smil
'sra asa lips %Goodsoothf indeed it is meet to wi
" 4 gladstone prize !" ''hiis'- ~ 7'@i2i1 %
s-s He didn't know precisely-what he meant
?, ain this last expression, but like other charac
Il In in novels, he thought he might say anyth
,f the that sounded well. ssh ] modw .D.aieu4
I any "Adolphus,'' said John, 81 will do il ~
les q The friends stood long in silent embrace,
Sins rsss tears coursing down their noses while the
twsn terrier pup nIppea the calves of their legs
to be. fuly.1smlJeYos yiia rig dtiw b3,,aaro. =
is, en- s.tttffs-ts dsf4 CI pTFp ...t..
hun ~ - 80 - w. .''r -f'
iy,ays The Lady Eveleens sat In second story bo
by the with folding doors. Vases of purple porph
eh ubeee .9e CLEANED dsry through the weird obsou
rthsT which fell from the dead sheen of the erin
u ae curtains, and he.bubal, in cage OF gol
Of the fla oysa SANG naeurufrl m, of thA :,
his act mag NOi SaoS aiOo VI 1hC u
fights gardens of sunny Labrador A crystal chi
a Of pellucid water hung by the cage, and fro
i the bulbul occasionally sluiced his molod
e Uni COB. q ssoH tH} bnA liaA "'%H>i aHdw qt
e Cen - How are you, bulbul?v said the Lady
lives OF leen archlvy 8 aif3 S1iB8d1 iAWe r ui.F .
~ s@eet And the bird, who had just heard of tn,
2 % ss1 s9 Of Richmond cleared histhroat, and wit
for tie apology. sang. y h4ssH 3lH stftft e.1 IL
Sta STATS e Hardly had the feathered warbler hishe
! 'os exquisite strain, when the door of Evel,
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