South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-09-16

remaining by sufferauce.
Queer thought the hotel proprietor
'He certainly had money enough when he
came, for be deposited a cool S. 900 in the
safe. He hasn't been fast, / am certain.
aud his habits have been SO good that the
young bloods have rather played off from
bin. But he has been avorite. No.
belle in the room but would have dropped
her best friend for his attendance. Hang
me if can understand it.
Watson, hailing from Baltimore. had
been n season guest at the Cascade Friends
he had plenty. He was courteous, well
bred, good looking, intelligent, and appar.
emily, rich-what more could be asked
Among the ladies, he had moved quite
prince and many were the gossamer webs
woven as tolls to catch him, but to all he
proved a very incorrigible recusant-hc
would not be any ones prize The eKquis-
lite charm Of voice, manner and sentiment,
the beauty of person, the elegance of attire
all were agreeable to him deeply so
for he seemed to enjoy them all immense.
ly but not the brilliant poetess, Miss
Mountjoy, nor the coy and artless Miss Du-
main, nor the rattle headed Miss Lambert,
nor the naughty, elegant and exclusive
Miss Percy, nor the very rich Ormanes, ap-
pcarcd to command him. He was to all
alike, the agreeable companion, the candid
friend, the shrewd resistant of all arts to
lead him into loves labyrinthine mazes.
How could all these beauties of the salon
receive the announcement sure TO be made,
of his altered circumstances p as the Ma
jor expressed it.
Evidently Mr.. Watson was not indiffer-
ent. lie still frequented the piazzas aud
pArlors giving every friend, male aud fc-
male, ample opportunity to 'cut his acquant-
ance,' or otherwise to express themselves.
1t was some what curious to note the pro-
gress Of his decline, not his fall, for Wat
son had ;hlt in his characteristic construc-
ton which, even in poverty and trial,
would preserve BIN from sacrifice Of
personal dignity and sclf-rcliance. But
! that be ,cas Oh the decline became to him a
sorrowful fact.
Sorrowful, did we say That is, judging
| by the usual standards of human felicity or
misery. TO lose ones friends, to behold
your position in society gradually slipping
/ away, to realize that no longer you are held
in coveted consideration by chosen few,
| is ordinarily, source Of SORROW But, in
/ Watson's case, 1t was difficult to deter
mine how kecnly the knife cut to the quick
OF his sensihiliticS, for while every acquaint-
auce was given full facilities for doing
/ the disagrecabe Office of giving the 'cold
shoulder the Blltimorean appeared like
| dislntercsted spectator, and was as unmov-
ed when passed by supposed friend with
out the slightest notice, as if he were a
a newspaper reporter, anxious to see the act
and note the fact
Into the plrlors, during the evening, he
/ particularly pressed his way. If bevy of
young fellows surrounded Miss Mountjoy,
he worked his way to the circle, and at
last, received from that lady of Seppho- ike
/ lips his discharge. She did most graceful
Iy and crushin.ly turn her back upon him,
not three days after his removal from the
second floor
Miss DImniu he sought, confident that
. one so nrtlcss certainly would be above the
hollow hearted crowd, and still give him
/ her kindly greeting. Vain conception the
ar'Iess girl was coy, indeed aud, when at
/ length be corncred her, it was to his dis
comii'ure. She suddenly turned and fore
/ ell Der way past him, without even one Of
. her t0wncl,t clances On the contrary her
+ eyes were fixed fully on his face, aud plain
/ y said, Sir, We are strangers
Next he ried rattle headed Miss Lam
4 bert, and She ratified on quite as usual !;
. but Watson soon discovered that the rattle
was not for him
. Strangely enough, the proud and exclu-
/ sivc Miss Percy unbeni somewhat from her
/ lofty carriage and gave him . welcome but
/ over % all was shadow fear parently,
which mode Miss Percy shy, rather than
/ naughty and Watson began to catch
eIimpsa- Of % character beneath all that
/ conventional veil, which he had not expect
ed To- fnl
. OF course the wealthy Miss Oromancs
would s..rl bis further friendly relations
+ Her rooms were near bis own second floor
apartments She daily, all the season, had
encountered hjm iu bis walks through The
long CORR ..r, and must havc been one Of
iha Dust Q. learn ofLis fallen fortunes. In
decd Doe Laf surmised that her dressing
Wa'l bod m.l. special Inquiry into bis
clse, .irr l.r in confidential couiab with
,Le floor ,.ewlrle,s aud room girls So
W a',.n, wi.Isrcs.rvc prilcu1t entertain
'1 WITH Others kept apart from Miss Oro-
names
90 Chat 'hirl evening Of bis changed
fortunes oh'o Che Sippho Of the Cascades
anIiulate5 BIN, greatly 20 The pleasure Of
iHe young b'oJIs around her Watson
wandered away at length upon che piazza
'hsn up through The long, deserted
halls. restless, thoughtful digesfing the
notes which be bad been taking Of human
u----- - -------- = q IL $780, H.