The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-06-29

shGusd have accepted MS arms Bu
as sic did Sit there, and looked aat
and weary, and yet IS beautiful a
dream, I took his aFnn ard march
ed him sta glt aeross 10 her. sag
ing, beEoIe be had tine 70 easeh al
linking Of my inte8tions -
'i1fiss addison, do oBlise me by
szaltzihg With Captainsefeg6ry. -
have promised s6meBods that
woula not waltz Win aaSBoay b
night PIsass do take him sH 81,
hands!s
Issas q little Bit frightehe a
thelie I had told, blIt sa1F, 4osms
satisfaesion. tha51I 1Iiss Addison vsas
coldly rising and taking his arm
and they haunsedsao@n the aparlor
They madeR Raahdsome couple.
and1I saw him 8hers hnr face was
averted, look down Upon her with
all the tenderness and pride of bis
strong nature. and oace, sas they
paused to rest, 4 saw hereye assh
upward and rest spon hin iwith
something like idoiatfy visible il
.their dark depths. ae
Themusie played q long while
and they paused many times and
stood silentlss looking at the oBhsr
dancers. - Al 1t ence1I heard the
furious russle, bf garments near me
and ansindignant ezelamation, aud
te mE Consideration bebeldthe Vin-
egar-faeed aunt, or what ever she
might be, steaim across the room
and snatch Miss Addison,s hand
from her pREtner'sz arns literally
dragging her from theeroomzs The
blood erspt from the ends of his
moHstache up to the roots Of his
hair, and he event away through the
longs windowl out upon the piazza
into the cool air. aa1B as ~
When he walked afouHd near the
window where I sat, L walked out
tozhim and caught his arm.
@You are q brave one! I've q
mind to pull yoltr ears. The idea
of a captain being frightened BY an
old xixenish Wonan. as
sssIiss L0ttie, allow me to say
that you don't know what you are
talking about he replied sit is as
mEeh her work as her aunt's."
s.You are q noodle. I've no idea
who Miss Addison is, but Of course
Tn bright enough to see thatthere
i. something between you two and
that yonare both very much in love
and both very afraid Of old Mrs.
Addison, which is very silly Of
you."
He held me out at arms length
and shook nae like bundle Of old
clothes.
@Do you thipk 50, Lottie2 You
believe its tha.-that old wo-that
is Mrs. Addison, who rules Marion?
Do you think that she is at the bot
tom Of all this misehief2'
1 replied, between the shakes,
that I had no means Of knowing to
what mischief he referred but that
/ had no doubt she was at the bot
tom of the whole Of it; at which
he gave me a shake, and left me in
a very rumpIed and miserable CON
dition.
For few days Miss Addison re
mained in herroom. guarded by the
griffin, as we younger and more
wicked ones had christened her,
but as the weather grew remarkably
fine she again made her appearance
and joined the dancers, the prone
naders and bathers.
It was a beautiful morning. the
beach was covered with men. wo-
men and children, IL bathing cos
tunes; I coaxed Miss Addison
away from her aunt, We went down
with our bathing dresses upon oar
arms, and were soon equipped and
Stumbling and foundering IN the
surf. A wave, with Captain Greg
ory's head on its top, vas the first
thing I saw when ] emerged from
the deep water and had cleared my
eyes, nose and mouth from the sal
ty liquid, and is bearing down to
ward us. h4t 14 - aies silz
Here comes Captain Gregosy,' =
I said 70 Miss Addison whoa was
splashing the water around hes; and
we viii nave 1somesfan. He dOa't
mind a ducking." -
But Miss Addison gracefully
turned away, and sailed OF into the
water, as smoothly and evehIy as a
swan. She swain straight past
Gregory, and away from the others
who were houAdering as we had
been doing. think IsAould have
watched her, but for Ralph Tnger.
sob. who came up looling ike the
hero Of dime novel, in his scarlet
suit and We threw water in each
ether ssSes, and swala cut a little
way wish . spray 6f seaWeed be-
tween as. and / fergos her
We had come back into The seE
water and he vas SCATTERING great
drops, With that same spray Of sea
weed on every hand, when, across
the waves there came q succession