National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-05-20

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Here Capt. Dolgnan laughed, and
endeavored to lead his companion
to laugh, but it was not to be done.
The train entered the Tunnel.
Miss H.-'Ahp
Capt. D.-'What is the matter 2
Miss HI am frightened
DOlignan (moving to her side)-
pray not be alarmed, | am near
you!
Miss H.-'You are near me, very
near me, indeed, Capt. DoligHan.
Dolignan.-'You know my name
Miss HI heard your friend
mention it. wish we were out Of
] this dark. place
Dolignan.-'I could be content to
spend hours here reassurlng you,
sweet lady
Miss U.-'N0nsense!' =
/ DoIignan.-, Pweep. grave reads
er. do not put your lips TO the cheek
of the next pretty creature you meet,
or YOU will understand what this
mcanS)
Miss H.-'Ee. Ee. Er
Fricnd.-'What is the matter !
! Miss H.-'Open the door. open
the door,
There was a sound of hurried
whispers, the door was shut and the
/ bliNdpuIled down with hostile sharp
/ ness.
If any critic falls on me for pIt.
/ ting inaIticulate sounds in a dia-
lOguc as above. answer with ali
/ the inSoleuce can command at
present, 'Hu boys as bIg as yourself,
( bigger. perhaps, such as SophOclcS,
{ Emopidcs, AIistophanes they be-
gan it, and | learned it Of them,
Sorely against my viii.
Miss Haythorne's scream lost a
part OF It's effect, because the engine
Whlstlcd forty thousand murders at
the same moment; and fictitious
grlr. makes itself heard when rcaI
CaWot.
Between the Tunnel and Bath oul
y0ung friend bad time to ask him
self whether his conduct had beer
marked hy that delicate reserve
which is supposed 70 distinguish :
gentleman.
With a long face, real or fci.ucd
he held open the door,-his late
friends attempted to escape on the
other Sldc,-impoSSible they must
pass him. She whom he had insult
cd (Latn for kisSed) deposited some
where a. his feet a look Of gentle
bIushing rcproach the other whom
hc had not iNsuItcd, dartcd red Ao
daggcrs at him trcm her eyes, az.
SO they parted.
Il Was, pclhapS, fortunate for DO
Iiguan that he had the grace to b,
friends with Major loSkNns, of hi
regiment, a veteran laughed at by
the Youngsters, for the Major wa'
: too apt to look coldly upon Mlliar
halls and cigars, he had seen cannon
balls and linStocks. lie had also
to tell the truth, swallowed goo,
bit of the mess room poker, but Will
it some sort OF moral poker, wlicl
made it as impossible for VI jo
= lioSkNhS to descend to an ungeitit
d manly word or ac,ion as to bruS'
i his own trousers below the knee.
:. Captain Dolguan told this cen
u tlcmau his story in glcrtuI accents
: but Major IIoSkyns heard Linn cold
", and as coIdly anSN ed that Il
J., had known a man 10 rose his lite to
the same thing. That is nothing
, continued the Major. but uuiortW
~ atcly he deserved to lose it,
Attbis thn Lloud mo,uf.i - IN
!. yonuo.r mans tput,lrs and his 80,
1t iur nddrd. i moan to say h.. vl
Z" thrty i've vou. mr,n,ur. ar
: tvruty.our'
II .TTrnty Gyo
" Thai i murh fine Same t,,iuo.-
vI,l Won he advised by mo =
" III von will adN ise me.
~ Speak 10 10 one Of this. and sen
~ White the C.. tl.at he may thin
you have lost the bet
.Tlat-is lard. when won il :
.Do if. for ali that. sir
=, Int tur disbeliryrrs in humo
" urrtrctjhiljty know that this Dir,
=, noon enable of a blush did tn
!, yirtnous action. albeit with violer
!, reluctance and this was his fir.
\ dnmper. \ week after these even
u he was at a ball. He was in tn;
II e,,,o' 'or f,o,itious ,1iso,,tont vhio