Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-05
"PersOnaI.o
BY MRS. S. A. WEISS.

"What's in the wind, now, Gus ?"
l had observed that for some days past,
my friend, Augustus Garnett, ESQ, had
appeared abnormally absent and preoccu-
pied that in Office hours he was oblivious
of business at luncheon, destitute of ap-
| petite; and that when l met him on Broad
way, in his hours of elegant leisure, he
was gotten up in a style of even more
than habitual exquisiteness. From all of
which signs and symptoms, /, being but
two months married, drew conclusions re-
flecting upon the state of my friends
affections. Hs & - aa
Gus turned slowly around on his office
stool, in answer to my affectionate inter-
rogatory, and remained for moment with
his dark eyes fixed on the ceiling, and his
white fingers giving his moustache a
downward curve which added materially
to the poetic melancholy of his counte-
nance.
"John," said he, at length, desperately.
"I'm miserabler'
"Why, what has happened ?" respond
ed 1, laying down my pen in some alarm,
while visions of debt, forgery, and I know
not what other horrors, fitted across my
mind.
"The truth is--I-I-may trust you,
John ?"
"Augustus," said I solemnly, and with
a culver of emotion in my voice; you and
[ have been close friends for upward of
two months we have shared in each 9TH
er's bachelor amusements; and if, since
my marriage, we have been less to-
gether-"
Here Gus grasped my hand and shook
it so energetically that between physical
and mental agitation was unable to pro-
coed for the culver in my voice.
John" said he, with emotion, you're
good fellow, and will trust you"
A solemn pause succeeded. His courage
was evidently failing, seeing which, l
thought proper to encourage him.
my friend, do not fear to confide in
me. and should it be in my power to assist
| you"
Indeed you can, John - interrupted
he, eagerly.
"Let me know at once what is your
trouble, and what pecuniary amount will
suffice TO relieve"
ooh, bother nonsense, now" responded
Gus, peevishly.
"Mr. Garnet, excuse me if say that
do not comprehend such remark under
| the circumstances"
"Fiddlesticks money indeed As if it
were anything so base and contemplate
that allied me y
"Then what does all you?" inquired I,
with severe dignity.
"Why-the truth is, Saunders. Tim
in love-
COIL
"With the loveliest, most graceful, and
elegant creature that ever on earth wore
the form of woman - resumed Augustus
enthusiastically.
"Ah where does she live ~
He shook his head monrnfully.
"Of her local habitation am ignorant"
"And her name p
The sweetest name-R0Sa2jHdGi Did
you ever hear any thing lovelier ?"
why, yes" said /, thinking of my
Christabella though Rosalinda isa very
pretty name. I have cousin of that
name-a sweet, blue eyed, fair haired girl
of sixteen"
My Rosalinda is nothing of that style, "
responded Gus, with an air of superiority
Fancy an exquisite creature of perhaps
twenty; heavenly dark eyes, angelic
mouth, and a form to which the Venus
de Medici would not presume to hold a
match. That's mig Rosalinda ~
"Her other name ?"
Gus again shook his head mournfully
'That's the trouble, John. I don't
know her other name; neither where she
lives. IL met her on Broadway.
picked up her handkerchief with that
sweet name embroidered upon it-and, as
presented it, she turned her ravishina
eyes upon we with such smile, my boy
: By Jove! l felt almost as il struck by 9
flash of lightning. I've met her again
and the way she lifted those lovely orb:
in my face, with a sort of blush and 8
half-arch, half tender smile-by George
its enough to set fellows brain on fire,
concluded Augustus desperately
Sand what do you propose to do ?" in
CURED |, philosophically.
, 'Find her, of course. | feel that | cam
exist without her. | must find her, my
friend and you must help me-"
| need not deny that my sympathie,
|, were fully aroused by this artless nara
tive, and the evident emotion and distress
!, of my friend. / promised him hearty
| cooperation in any plan he might form
u for the discovery and the name and abode
of his unknown love; and for the presen
suggested an advertisement among tn.
s Personals" of some respectable paper
k plan upon which he Immediately acted
The notice written and dispatched to tn
office, he appeared more calm, and my
: self experienced sense of relief Sine
! my own marriage it hadzbeen my SINGER
desire to see my friend Garnet settled
down, like myself, in the serene enjoy
s ment of matrimonial bliss, and here wa,
q the first prospect which had been present
q ed of such consummation. I knew ht
n could not be mistaken in his iudgmen
of the female he had described being