The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-07-14

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with voice, and that, I take It, IS
rare combination. You've heard o
RoysloB, 190th man-K. G.. for tha
BalaclaVa busiRessZgOod fellow h
was, too-well, she's his daughter
He died about two years ago, and
though very well connected, theri
hasn't been much money going in he
branch of the family since his death
She's an Independent little person
and chooses to turn her talents to &C
count; and she has falents, let mt
tell you. She has also a mamma
ifyou have been constructing a littlC
comedy in which yeu are to sustain
your well-kuown character of the eay
Lothario, the performance isn't H-e.
| ly to come Off"
Indignantly disclaimed the sug.
gestion.
eyes, you look serious, oil fel-
low" Harding continued. ard
hit, eh 1? Liver wing and hat
sort of thing. Well, ifyou are really
so anxious to know her, IL just hap
pens that / can perform the necessary
ceremony. The La ST Society," Of
which, as you are aware, am an
! humble but enthusiastic member,
sing 'Acis and Galatea,' at the Apol-
loniai Hall, on the Both. Miss Cuth-
bert sings the soprano, Damon viii
| be rendered by one in whom a de-
voted study Of the works of Handel
| is seconded by the possession of an
! organ of volume, compass, and as I
| believe is generally admitted, of
sweetness allude to myself, We
| have a rehersal on Tuesday, and if
you like to be Pythias, and accompa-
ny Damon on that occasion, l shall
be delighted tomake YOU known to
| one in whose eyes Glove sits PLAYING,
and she-eds delicious death, I" and
in WhOm-as you seem to have dis
coVered-"NO grace, no charm, is
Matchmaking to set he-a-art
on fire !"
Tuesday was considerably longer
iii making its appearance than is Usu-
ally the case with Tuesdays. but it
came at last, and presented myself
at the time appointed, at Harding's
chambers, finding him as usual, at
the piano, struggling with b natu.
raj.
"HGIad to see YOU" said he, "You
know you ought to sing, with Poly
hemuA, 0The feeble god has slnOte
me to the heart I say, though,
what are 'kidlings,' TO which refer
ence is made in that celebrated song
Presuming that the poet alludcs to
little goats-for which presumption
have no evidence in my dictionary
what warrant has he for APPLYING
the adjective 'blithe and merry to
them? Are killings invariably
blithe and merry And if so, why?
Have a glass of sherry, or shall I
make you a cup Of coflec-it won't
take a minute? Rather not? There
some weeds in that box, but you know
l must not smoke. Bad for the voice.
Bad for the voice. Eight o'clock
We'd better start"
We sailed forth, and soon arrived
at the Apolioniau. At the piano,
singing solo, was the fair Galatoa,
and treat it was to hear UandePs
glorious music rendered as it was by
her glorious voice, Near the piano
was seated a nice-looking old lady,
who, Harding told me, was her moth
er, and by her side, with an earnest
gaze fixed on Alice CUthbert, was q
man-Ought Ito say gentleman-who
knew to be q Mr.. Thomas, a plan
list. a sinistcr-looking old man he
was, and Of a disagreeablC CCUnte-
nance, aud l didn't approve of the
way in which he looked at Alice.
Her song concluded, the wished-for
introduction took place, and III a
short time l found myself seated by
her side, cOnyersing with her and her
mOther-a dear old lady, who ] hope
your mother-in-Iaw may resemble.
That evening first made me ac-I
quainted with Mr.. Thomas. Ger
tainly very strange in his MANNER"
as he was afterWard described to me
by Mrs. Cuthbert, or, | should say,
Mrs. Boyston-''but he has been very
kind to Alice since she Joined the
profession, and has many opportuni-
ties of being of service to her. ] am
sure he looks on her as he would on
his owu child"
] smiled genialIy on being intro
duced to him, but he didn't seem in
clined to look on me as he would on
his own child; if / had been, / fancy
from the expression on his eounte-
nance as | sat by Alice Cuthbcrt, he
would willingly have carried out
SoIomon's advice with regart to spoil
ing me.
1t is not necessary to recapitulate
the whole story of the progress of
my attachment. The more l knew
of Alice, the more l liked her, aud L
then believed, and now know that
the impression was mutual. Moth
| ing could exceed the terms Of coTdi-
ality on which / stood with her moth
CT, and the course of true love seem
ed in our case inclined to make one
I of those exceptions which are said TO
! prove the rule, for it ran very smooth
} ly, the traditional rival being con-
/ spicuous by his abseRce-unless ]
may class Mr.. Thomas under that
/ head. AS one who had shown kind
ness TO Alice, l had every incIina-
ton to be friendly with him, and
tried hard to believe in the theory of
| his looking on her as his own child /;
and as he was nearly seventy, the no.
/ ton of his being in love with her
seemed ridiculous, butmany circum-
stances persuaded me to believe that
/ he was, and was convinced that his
animOsity 10 me had its origin in
/ jealousy. He thoroughly imposed
on Mrs. Royston, but Alice was not
( equally deceived, only, being 4 kind
hearted little girl, she endeaVorcd to
/ believe that he had shown her disin-
terested kindness. That he really low
ed her 1 don't doubt, but he was a
mean old wretch, and knew that her
voice was a foTtRne-hOweycr, it is
useless now TO pursue these reflec-
tions.
j In the course of time We were en-
gagged, and it was settled that as soon
: as money matters were satisfactory
Qor, although / was heir TO good
: property at TRe death OF an aged
! cousin, my income then was SMALL,
j we were TO be married. The badly
/ concealed veXation of Mr. Thomas