Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-11-19
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An Alpine Adventure.

W nai Dcen SLOWLY ascending
ior some time, we got out Of the car.
rage, thinking we should get on quite
as iast and perhaps more pleasantly
on root and by taking short cut.
across the ligzags, we soon got ahead
Ol our conveyance. had Eeen over
tillo same pass twice or thrice before
when happy, | mean an unhappy,
bachelor, and | remembered the by.
paths pretty we'll; and we were soon
IN sight Of the Inn where we intended
10 pass the night, not very far from
the summit of the pass.
As VIC tOiled on, We overlook a
gentleman apparently an Englishman,
and little boy. believe that, feel
ing pretty sure, from the general ap-
pearahce Of the man, that we were
compatriots. ! said something 10
him, remarked that it was a fine eve
nIng, Or that the scenery was grand
i forget what he, however, made
some monsyliabic reply, and did not
! feel inclined to fratcrnize, so we PASS
cd on. Still | took a hasty. note of
HIM. lie was man apparently of
some twtnty-eight or thirty wears of
age, OF delicate frame and almost
feminine countenauce. One thing |
particularly noticed, he had slight
but peculiar mark under the left eve.
what Box or Cox might have called a
strawberry mark. The boy that was
with him, a child OF not more thau six
years old, was evidently his SON for
both | and my wife traced o strong
resemblance between the pair; and
the little fellow looked very pale and
tired, as his father dragged him up
the steep ascent.
We soon left them far behind, and
my wife remarked that ii was curl.
Gus circumstance that those two
should be thus going over the pass :;
for we had seen no other carriage on
the road which could belong to them,
and she naturally thought ii very hard
that such young child should be
iorced to make such a tedious journey
on foot
However, when we reached our
destination We thought no more of
them ; and after pleasant and appe-
tislng supper, in which red trout
read them now in the bill--lormcd no
unimpOrtant item, VIC strolcd out
again and watched the white glorics
of the rising moon, spreading over
the highland valley in which VIC were.
I When we entered the hotel again.
and Went into the Sai!c Z Maager for
some coffee, VIC discovered the young
or of our fellow toilcrs sitting meckiy
b! himself, in one corner of the room.
4 table was spread for supper before
him, and he was then awaiting the
arrival Of his father
His large blue eyes looked tired and
sad his golden curles hung tangled
over his shoulders no tender hand
had cared for him after his weary
walk and saw the tears stealing in
my wiIe's eyes, as she whispered to
inc "llc has 10 mother TO take care of
him This, | thought. was hastv
conclusion to arrive at, and ! said 50.
My wile-wiscr than !. suppose
shook hcrhcad, and entirely disagreed
with me.
We fingered over our coffee for
some time longer than necessary.
The patient child sat silent in the dark |
corner; now and then the blue ewes
wandered inquiringly toward the |
door, but found no answer there. An
hour passed away; but his father-ifI
the man we had seen was his father,
and OF this we have no doubt-never
came.
1cau't stand this, John, said Laura
TO me, Indignantly. "lt somebody |
dent give that poor child his supper
III do it myself
! demonstrated mildly, IL don't
.hink we have any right to interfere,
NY dear. No doubt his father is
aking nap up stairs, and he will
wake mp and be down directly"
NAP, indeed" retorted Laura,
ather Savagely. Indeed, had no
dsa till then that my sweet bride j
.ould be so savage if she chose. {
Nap, indeed ! with that darling starv- '
ng in uncOmplaning silence Eve half |
mind to ask which is his room, and
i've him a rousing he won't easily I
Orget." s
This, | thought, would bC highly f
improper proceeding on Lauras part
nd | venturcd to say 50. She con- ?
,nted herself with repeating with fl
reater vehcmencc than before, NAP, 5
Idecd. Il
AT that moment We heard the heavy 4
Jund of the diligence, and the gay b
ngling of the horses bells, as ii stop
cd at the door Of the hotel. Bold b
nd mutflcd passengers, for We were u
,mc 1000 or 900 feet above the lev u
OF the sea, came into the room and h
lrlcOk Of various drinks; but they II
ION cleared ont again. The horses Il
I'd been changed and, with 4 great b
9al of smacking ot whips, and loud 8
ealing Of the bell, the huge diligence y,
Irsued its onward road 10 Italy. bl
The pale faced golden haired child AZ
i'll eat quietly in the dark corner
nee or twice the tired head sank up I'll
/ the little shoulder, and for a mo- L
ont or two he dropped asleep. sa
ben he would wake up again and a
are at the unkind door, which at no W
Dening brought him relief. th
After the diligence had been gone
me twenty minutes, and Laura had hi
Il into a state of lldget- which di
reatencd to pass all control, the sli
ndlord and head waiter came into W
c room, looked at the little boy, and an
en- talked together vOlublv in a 70
lisper and shook their heads in q an
rstcriOus manner. Then the land M
"a advanced STRAIGHT TO where We ey
,rc sitting. Sc
. A thousand psNlons for asking be
; question, but do monsieur and tai
ldame know anything OF the little W
ntlenmn yonderr' tn
= No, nothing beyond that monsieur vi
L madame passed the little gentle fO'