The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-21

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presently our captain looked out OF the
window and laughed; this elected an en-
quiring look from Miss Haythorn.
We are only mile from the Box Tun'
nel.'
DO you always laugh q mile from the
Box Tunnel p said the lady. RI.
Invariably '.'
What for9'
Why. hem! It IL gentleman's joke
Captain Dolignan thus encouraged. TO
counted to Miss Haythorn the following:
"A lady and her husband sat together
going through the Box Tunnel-thero was
one gentleman opposite IL was pitch
dark after the tunnel the lady said,
George, how absurd Of you TO salute me
going through tho tunnel 'ldid no such
thing .You didntr 'No!why? because
somehow I thought you did,
Hero Captain Dolignan laughed and
endcavored TO lead his companion to
laugh, but It was not to be done. The
train entered the tunnel. .
Miss Haythorn-ah!
Dolignan-What Is the matter?
Miss Haythorn-I am frightened.
D0lignan-(moving to her sidc)-Pray
do not be alarmed; I am near you.
Miss Haythorn-You are near me-
very near me. indeed, Captain Dolignan.
Donlignan-You know my name
Miss Haythorn-I heard your friend
mention IL. / wish we were out OF this
dark place.
Doiignan-I could be content to spend
hours here, reassuring you, my dear Lady.
Miss Haythorn.
Dolignan-Pweep! Grave reader, do
not put your lips to the next pretty Great.
ure you meet or you will understand
what this rneans.)
Miss Haythorn-Ee! Ee! Ee!
Friend-What is tho matter?
Miss Haythorn-Open tho door! Open
the door!
There was n sound of hurried whispers,
the door was shut and tho blind pulled
down with hostile sharpness.
If any critic falls on me for putting In
articulate sounds In dialogue rs above,
Ianswer with all the insOlenco can com.
mand Mt present, "Hit boys rs big rs
yourself; "bigger. perhaps, snch rs Soph'
ecles. Euripedes and Aristophanes: they
began 1t, and learned 1t of them, sorc
against my will.
Miss Haythorn's scream lost most Of Its
effect because the engine whistled forty
thousand murders Mt the same moment;
and fictitious grief makes itself heard
when real cannot.
Between the tunnel and Bath our young
frien,l had time to ask himself whether
his conduct had been marked by that del.
icate reserve which Is supposed to distin.
guish tho perfect gentleman.
With long face, real or feignod, he
held open thu door; his late friends ut.
tempted to escape on the other side-im.
possible they must pass him. She
whom he had insulted U.atin for kissed)
deposited somewhere ut his feet n look ol
gentle, blushing reproach; the other whom
he had not insultcd, darted red-hot dag
gers mt him from her eyes, and SO they
parted.
It was, perhaps, fortunate for Dolignnr
that he had the grace TO be friend to Maj
or Hoskyns of his regiment, a veteran
laughed ut by the youngsters, for the
major was too apt TO look coldly upon bill.
liard.balls and cigars; no had seen cannon
halls and linstocks. He had also to tell
the truth. swallowed good bit of the mess
room poker. which made 1t rs impossible
for Msjor Hoskyns to descend tn an un-
gentlemanlikc word or action rs to brush
bis own trowsers below the knee.
Captain Dolignan told this gentleman
his story In glecfnl accents; but Major
Hoskyns heard him coldly. and rs coldly
answered that he had know man lose
his life for the same thing.
That Is nothing continued the major.
but unfortunately he deserved to lose It.
At this, blood mounted to the younger
mans temples, and his senior added, j
mean to say no was thirty-fve; you,
presume. are twenty-one
Twenty-Five
That Is much the same thing; will you
bo advised bv me?'
If you will advise me-
Speak tn no one of this, and send White
the Is that he may think you havo lost
tho bet rH..
That Is hard when won it.
DO 1t nll for that, sir
Let the disbelevers In human perfecti.
bili.y know that this dragoon capable oi
n blush did this virtuous action, albeit
with violent reluctance; and this was his
first ,lamper. A week after these events,
he was Mt ball. lie was in that state OF
Fictitious discomfort which belongs to us
anliable English. He was looking In
vain for lady, equal In personal attrac.
tions to tho idea ho had formed OF George
Dolignan rs man, when suddenly there
glided past him most delightful vision
u lady whose beauty and symmetry took
him by the cycs-anothcr look; 1t can't
be! Yes, It isr Miss Haythorne! (not
that he knew her name) but what an
apotheoeis!
The dick had become q pea hen-ra.
diant, dazzling. she looked twice rs beau.
.iful and almost twice rs large as before.
He lost sight of her. He found her again.
She was so lovely she mule him ill-and
he, alone. must not dance with her. speak
to her. II no had been content To begin
her acquaintance the usual way. 1t might
have ended In kissing, but having begun
with kissing, II must end in nothing. As
she danced, sparks of beauty fell from
her on all around. but him-she did not
see him; Il was clear she never would sec
him-one gentleman was particularly rs.
slduous; she smiled on his Assiduity; he
was ugly. but she smiled on him. Dolly.
nan was surprised at his success, his III
taste, his ugiincss, his impcrtinence. Do
lignan Mt last found himself injured
who was this manP and what right had
he to 60 on SOP He hal never kissed
her. SUPPOSE said Dolly. Dolignan
could not prove Il, but he felt that some
how the rights of property werc invaded
He went home and dreamed OF Miss Hay
thorn. and hated all tho ugly successful.
He spent fortnight trying to find out
who his beauty was-he never could en-.
counter her again. At last he heard Q!
her In this way: A lawyers clerk paid
him little visit and commenced . little
action against him in the name OF Miss
Haythorne. for insulting her In arailway