Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-17

spitefully Don't you love him, Gyp
Upon which the poor brute would
whine; and would break out with my
song r-..-t ...s --
- "Tell me, ye jealous. pated swains!''
The reason why Jack Romily came and
dwelt at Boxley was two fold. l fondly be-
lieve he c,me down to Boxley to see me
partly, of course, There was another
reason He was in love with a young lady
of-what he called "a. charming exterior,
and good workmanship, admirably finished
and thoroughly well furnished" l gath
cred from this, that Lucy Spotforth was
well built, and had good education; and
l was not mistaken.
Clear hazel eyes-very keen, very merry
and hohest-an oval face, and what Jack
termed an Austrian chin; small, capa-
BILE forehead, the hair broughtdown some
what low and worn very plain; clear,
fair complexion, and dark, chestnut hair
throat very white, and beautifully set
upon well formed shoulders; height five
feet four; and q movement at once quick,
| graceful and dignified, distinguished Miss
| Lucy. But more than these, her sweet
manners; her open, frank ways her sweet,
resonant voice; her address-so kindly
that it put every one at his or her ease,
yet so ladylike that none ever took, OF
thought of taking, a liberty with her.
Such was Lucy Spolf ,rth; made both to de-
light and to plague Jack. she would no
more have dreamed of being jealous than
she would have dreamed of rivaling Mrs.
Crummles, and of standing on her head
on the top of pike-staff, and in the midst
| of fireworks.
| Whatever Lucy did, seemed proper,
graceful and natural. Jack was deeply in
love with her, and showed it in the mod
ern way-hy staring at her for hours after
he was accepted; signing; walking with
her in dull silence; remarking that it was
"an uncommon fine day." and that he did
so wish she had been with him to the
Opera or the ZOO"
why, jack" she would say, "Boxley
is ever so much better than Zoo See,
what breeze we have? Acres upon acres
and thousands of cherry orchards, of straw
berry fields, or raspberries and currants :"
| "But think of Downy ones," he would
say. "Oh, Lucy, you should have seen
the dresses at the Zoo!"
| $50 gay so fine!" cried Lucy. "Why,
| I should have looked quite shabby thing,
and you know, Jack, should have had to
have new dressl"
"Pshaw !-nonsensei returned Jack /;
"you always look well-dressed, Lucyl"
"That's what you say," laughed Lucy.
''every man in love thinks the woman he
is in love with well enough dressed, be-
cause she costs money!"
"Now. don't say that, Lucy, don't say
that! You know / would dress you in
gold, if I could; and" he added soberly,
"if thought it would please you'll"
| Luckily, you know it would not, JACK" I"
she answered. "You belong to a noble
profession. What would please me is for
! You to succeed in it-moderately, of course,
and to become the most noble and the
most learned soldier in the world. Look
at the number of marks that you gained,
after ing at the head of many aspirants
as clever and as good-as many were, no
doubt. Jack! you never should be second
to any man. NulH secuaadus! Is that
right, Jack:" .--
Even the soothing and gentle pinch she
gave the lobe of Jacks red ear did not
reconcile Jack to that reference to his pass
ing. That immense number lay heavy on
his soul
why, Lucy, you know it was all
crams"
"Others crammed, too, Jack; but you
| were firstr'
Thus Lucy settled the whole matter
In her eyes Jack was hero. She was in
love with the young Lieutenant, and de-
termined to urge him to fulfill her am
bition.
And thus it was at Boxley Down that
these innocents found again a taste of
Paradise. Jack was to be married as soon
as he got his company, and Jacks father
| was already in connection with Craig s
court; and, no doubt, by a judicious mix
ture of purchase, allowed by our virtuous
and happy country, young Romilly, who
was well connected, would not have to
| wait long.
Dick Bulliman was dreaming of max
ing some wonderful discovery in chemis-
try; he had already evolved curious salt
of no use to anyone. Katy Bulliman was
busy with her school, and with making
her mother comfortable; and I was dream
ing of-no matter; not even the DOwny
ones of Boxley shall know.
One Gay not far from Christmas-so
said many of us!-when matters were
proceeding in this pastoral manner, Jack
Romilly came in, silent and depressed.
He gave Gyp cuff because the poor ami
NAL fawned on him, threw the Saturday
Reoieo to the end of the room, and threw
himself upon the sofa.
Whats the matter, Jack?" l asked.
Jack groaned plaintively.
Is it so bad as that"
"Worsel" he said "as bad as bad can
be. My dear boy, never place you heart,
as have done, upon so frail thing as
woman"
"Jack," said I, "don't be foolish"
I" l may be foolish" said he, bitterly,
"when Lucy is false"
"Pshaw, my dear fellow; you will be
angry with yourself for saying so. What
do you mean ?"
In answer to this, Jack took out his
watch, sighed heavily, and told me that in
few minutes we would be able to see.
cat four o'clock, every other afternoon
that false girl" he said, "goes courting-
absolutely courting-Dick Bulliman."
Lucy was a favorite of mine, and
would not hear her abused. / told JacE
| SO; and he, soberly sad and full of argu
ment-so certain that he was right-hearC
r all that said with calmness, and agaiI
) drew out his watch.
( "NowI' he cried, "now's the time
Come up into my bedroom-we shall no
. be observed there-and from the window
we can observe Bulliman's garden.
At four o'clock precisely, Miss Lucy
Spofforth opened Bulliman's front gate
walked through the neat little forecour
l they dignified ByeAe name of garden, ant
we heard-Jack heard as if it were tn
/ crack of doom-her neat, little, aristocrat
ic double knock on Bulliman's front door
4 Jacks nature was, as Lucy had assures
!! me-for l was in confidence with the tw,
"a large one. I don't like "large" ma
> lures, if they are anything like Jacks.
, have been assured that Lord Byron's wa
q q large nature; and have found, as a rule
u that these large natures are generally of
poetic, tumultuous, greedy, ambitious, no
3 to say selfish, kind and that the poor an
wretched "smail" natures are expected t
do all the kind work and self sacrifice.
Jack, therefore, directly he saw Lucy
= and heard that knock, turned sort {
IS green; and, treating me as an extempor
t Iago, hiss d, literally hissed-the heroic
II of the stage being but faint copies of tn
exaggerated passions of these large nj
e lures. .r,