The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-09-15


bet, for he assumed, with a yawn
that it must be so, seeing that the
smaller of the two had shown in pass.
ing a very petty foot and ankle; and
girls with lots Of money were almost
always sure to be ''beef to the heels. d
Phil Pembroke thought that as the
taller girl passed him he had caught
through her veil the gleam of two very
bright eyes; and he hoped these be-
longed to the heiress, although, sas
he said, rather grimIy, within him
self, it didn't much matter to him; g
woman with beauty and fortune
would not be likely to give herself
much concern for a poor devil like
him.
The French waiting-maid and the
cOlCred man both were seen fitting
about the saloon, and from this state
room to that, during the evening. Col
onel Sharpe privately interviewed u
them both, and came back to his tel
lOw-passengers triumphant with his
news. The tall young lady was the
heiress; she was immensely beautiful
and aWfully rich. The shorter girl
was only a travelling companion, a
school friend of the heiress's convent
days, now taken with her out of kind
ness and charity. The father was a
quiet old gentleman, who didn't
amount to much anyhow. The daugh-
ter ruled the party. AS Colonel Sharpe
expressed it, she " bOssed the whole
lot"
The morning rose beautiful and
bright over the yellow waters and the
rich green shores. The heiress and her
party had emerged from their state
rooms, and were graciOusly mingling
with the general company. The heir
ess was really very handsome girl
tall, pale, quiet, with a transparent
complexion, long, straight nose, and
magnificent fair hair. The other girl
was a bright, pleasant little thing,
without much pretensiOn, or any pre-
tension to beauty, but with a pretty
and compact little figure-just the per-
son to be very trim and agreeable
teacher or mistress in q Well-kept
school, apparently. The father was
rather handsome, very gentlemanly,
gray-haired man, who talked willingly
and agreeably enough, but had, every
now and then, an odd, uncomfortable
way of looking uneasily about him, as
if he had something on his mind, or
were in fear of some manner of detec-
tiOn. Our trio of travelling companions
observed these facts at first from a dis
tance, at breakfast. 1t was dc rigltelt1'
on the boat that gentlemen travelling
without the escort of wife, daughter,
or sister must not sit at the tables
where ladies ate their meals. On deck,
all was liberty and equality;
and it was not long before each of the
three gentlemen had made the ac-
quaintanPe of the heiress and her IA
ther.
Captain Decides made his way to the
lady through the papa, to whom he
offered a cigar as prOpitiatOry sacri-
fee. Colonel Sharpe disdained such
timorous and roundabout ways He
boldly approached the young lady
with two green volumes of Mrs. South
worth and the latest number of Go
1ey's Lddy's Book in his hand (theI
Colonel was not great on literature),
and, taking off his hat with a splendid
and looking wonderful things
out of his beautiful dark eyes, he bland
Iy offered her those masterpieces of the
modern school, and presently he was
seen to offer her his arm, and, to use
an expression adopted by himself,
&c tote her up and down the deck.
He came back, however, to his COM
panions after a while, and though he
proclaimed the young lady " too splen-
did for anything" and intimated that
he had made wonderful progress in the
work of captivation, there was an un-
derloOk of dissatisfaction, or, at least,
Of doubt, perceptible upon his face, and
be drank two sherry in quick
succession.
Phil Pembroke, now piqued into try
ing his fortune, easily found way of
an acquaintanceship with
the heiress. Her name, by-the-Way,
be had heard to be Miss Rosetta Alex
ander. Now Mr.. Phil was fond of
pretty names for women, and the ''Ro-
5etta" preposSessed him. ROsetta's
face was certainly very handsome, and
she received his advances-evidently
those Of q gentleman-with ready
and apparent gOOd-humOr.
She had q bland, sweet smile, which
she turned freely upon the young man
as they talked cOmmOnplaces tOgeth-
eT; and Phil began to think she was a
girl, and that he was very
likely indeed to fall in love with her.
That sweet, gentle smile How win
ningly it turned to him How it
and transfgured a COM
as a mOOnbeam does pud-
die!
Still the young man began to find
that they were only talking common
places. That was a waste of power.
That white forehead, those eyes, that
smile, must have a fine intellect be.
hind them. PIltLO n1GjOTG-he soon
began to try higher themes. He talk
ed Of the scene, of lovely scenes in
general Of nature, the ocean, the des-
nrsE no snf rato he aA
and places he longed to see. Miss RO-
setta turned her sweet smile on him,
and blandly assented to all he said.
"Whata glorious sunset % the half
enamOred youth exclaimed (; and he
gazed at the burning west.
Beautifully replied Miss Alexander,
with her sweet smile; and she glanced
first to the east, and then to the steam
er's deck.
Phil felt q little disappointed, but he
tried another tack. He turned to
books.
"This," he said, apropos of some
thing, any thing, "remfnds me of a
part of 'The Earthly Paradise"
4" Yes" replied the sweet smiles ::
" which part?"
"In THE Land East Of the Sum-
Do you know it?n
''No" with the sweet smiIe); 81
never was there"
"Oh, mean the poem Have you
not read it ?'
"No. Is it nice ?"
Charming, think. Fave you not
heard of it 2''
"No.n The same delicious smile.
"But you are fond of poetry ?''
tOh ves.n The winning smile
anew.
" And you read poetry, / know ?''
"Oh no; indeed l don't" smile re-
peated.
Who, then, are your favorite au-
thors ?"
"My favorite-?D Smile equally
sweet, but interrOgatory this time.
" Authors" Phil little disheart-