The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-10-12
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From tho Overland Monthly.
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and the absence of cigar-smoke
and bootheels. at the windows of
the Wingdam stage coach, made
it evident that one of the inside
passengers was q woman. A dis.
position OIL the part of loungers, at
the stations, to congrcgatc before
the window, and some concern in
regard to thq appearance of coats,
hats, and collars, further indicated
that she was lovely. All of which
Mr.. Jack Hamlin, on the box seat,
noted with the smile of cynical
philosophy. Not that he depre-
ciated the sex, but tha, ! @ recog
nized therein a deceiifuI element,
the pursuit of which sometimes
drew mankind away from the
equally uncertain Establishments
of poker-ot which it may be re-
marked that Mr.. Hamlin was a
professional exponent.
So that, when te placed his mar
row buot on the wheel and leaped
down, he did not even glance at
the window from which a green
veil was futtering, but lounged mp
and down with that listless rnd
grave Indifference of his class,
which was, perhaps, the next thing
to good breeding. His closely
buttoEed figure, and selfcontained
air, were in marked contrast to the
other passengers, and their fever.
ish restlessncss and bois.erous
emotion; and even Bill Masters, a
graduate of Harvard. with his
slovenly dress, his overflowing vi.
tality, his intense appreciation of
lawlessness and barbarism, and his
mouth filled with crackers and
cheese, / fear, cut but an unro.
mantle figure beside this lonely
calculator of chances, with his pale
Greek face, and Homeric gravity.
The driver called "all aboard"
and Mr.. Hamlin returned to the
coach. His foot was upon the
wheel, and his face raised to the
level of the open window, when.
at the same moment, what appear.
ed to him to be the finest eyes in
the world, suddenly met his. lie
quietly dropped down again, ad.
dressed few words to one of the
inside passengers, effected an en-
change of seats, and as quietly took
his place inside. Mr.. Hamhn nev.
er allowed his philosophy to inter.
fere with decisive and prompt ac,
ton.
L fear that this irruption of Jack
cast some restraint upon the other
passengers = particularly those
who were making themselves most
agreeable to the lady. One of
them leaned forward, and appar.
emily conveyed to her information
regarding MIR. Hamlin's profession,
in a single epithet. Whether Mr..
Hamlin heard it. or whether he
recognized in the informant dis.
tingnished jprist, from whom, but
a few evenings before, he had won
several thousand dollars, can not
say. His colorless face betrayed
no sign; his black eyes, quietly
observant, glanced indifferently
past the legal gentleman, and rest.
ed on the much more pleasing tca-
lures of his neighbor. An Indian
stoicisln Said to be an inheritance
from his maternal ancestor stood
him in good service, unit! the rol-
ling wheels ratified upon the river
gravel at Scott's Ferry, and the
stage drew up ut the International
Hotel for dinner. Tie legal GEN.
tleman and member of Congress
leaped out, and stood ready to as.
sist the descending goddess, while
Colonel Starbottle, of Siskiyou,
took charge of her .parasol and
shawl. In this Multiplicity ot at.
tention, there was a momentarv
confusion and delay. Jack Ham.
lin quietly opened the opposite
door OF the coach, took the Iady's
hand-with that decision and Dos.
,tiveness which a hesitating and
undecided sex know how to ad.
mire--aad In IN instant had dex.
teronsiy and gracefully swung her
10 the ground, and again lifted her
to the platform. An audible chuck.
le on the box, l fear, came from
that other cynic, "Yuba Bill - the
driver. "Look kecrfnlly arter
that baggage, Kernel" said the
expressman, with affected concern.
as he looked after Colonel Starbot.
tie, gloomily bringing up the rear
OF the triumphant procession to
the waiting room. B."
Mr.. Hainlin did not stay for