Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-05
eel begins 10 affect you he said, with :
smile. Il. S#g So. ~

Seems as IL NdtuIc never heAh'
| leave the land Of our faihers-the place OF
our birth, as the song says, eh! Ever peen
across before." 1ssa
ayes. twice." I said, sharply and then !
walked away, for now, closely yelled, had
seen the figure Of my lady friend emerging
from the saloon door: and upon my going
mn and asking concerning her welfare, she
made no demur about taking my arm and
walking up and down the deck.
| Unjust confess that / thought very little
of the scene around, though kept, on the
strength of old recollectiOns, pointing out
the various familiar objects we We're pass
ing: for hid the idea in my head that
the remark my companion had made was
not the truth in short, / did not believe
that there would be any husband awaiting
her mon the quay at New York, and that
afler all il was but bold stfbterfuge by
which single and unprotected woman
wished to STROUD herself III the respect
paid to the married of her sex. i $50
That she was respectable was undoubt-
ed but there was timid, shrinking way
about her, so different from the quiet, calm
selfposession of married lady; and |
felt assured that no one whose husband
awaited her upon the quay at New York
would 80 readily lay herself open to re-
mark by accepting my arm upon SO short
an acquaintance %
isis that IA friend Of yoursi" sud
denly asked my companion.
"Friend friend of mincs' said, in a
m,zzled way. mo; / have no friends on
! board--at least, only one, hope, added,
meaningly.
! IL thank you" was the hesitating re-
] = al. 10 nf
( peIIed as we are to rely upon the society
OF so few during sea voyage, friendships
dosoon spring. up @ ST., -,
| Gut . whom, were you alludingY' ]
said.
/ ,"Oh, it is nothing I-but am very
weak and foolish fancied that the man,
the gentleman you were speaking to, was
watching us rather particularly"
"Yes. YES. dare say. think, though,
| il is his habit. He looked just as earnestly
at me short time ago, and he has been
staring AZ every one in turn You don't
think he is looking after a runaway young
lady, do your" / added laughing.
In an instant my arm was dropped, and
though the veil was down, my compan-
ions ewes seemed TO flash fire as she half
turned round toward ne. ..
but / was keen enough to see that | had
touched upon chord which kept bent the
two ends of bow OF mystery. | saw too
that. but for careful management, the adj
vance had made in the good graces Of an
admirable woman would be destroyed in an
instant.
"Pray excuse my impertinent remark, |
exclaimed, eagerly. THE words were
meaningless, and uttered without fore
thought efuu5.. Eta essa
My companion, apparently treasured, took
nv arm once more. and uttered little low
laugh.
Meaningless, indeed; but for moment
l thought"
She did not finish her sentence for at
that moment my commercial acquaintance
passed close by us, gave me a familiar nod
and smile, wasted cloud Of smoke into
the lady's face and walked on.
T "Such consummate impertinencep
said. "You would hardly think that |
had never seen that man before today
Acquaintanceship do spring up rather
rapidly sometimes" was the meaning
reply and ] glanced down, but the, speak
er' 3 head was slightly averted, and 1t seemed
to me thatshe spoke in husky tones.
For the next three days the number of
passengers who showed on deck was strict
ly limited, in consequence Of the state of
the weather, and really the offices OF
steward and stewardess could have been
no sinccure. For my part, can only own
to being qualmish on the second day, and l
paced the deck hopefully in anticipation of
the advent Of my lady friend. But go on
deck when | would / was certain to en-
counter tho cool, easy assured nod OF the
bagman, whose consumption OF cigars
must have been something enormous. He
! was as free and obtrusive rs ever: but one
| evening, just as II was turning dirk, II had
| the pleasure of smoking my pipe in peace
| for / saw him in deep conversation with q
man had hardly noticed before, from the
| fact of his being one aof the second-cla
passengers.
To my great establishment, though, after
| | had gone into the saloon, the bagman
came strolling in, followed, short time
after by the man TO whom he had been
speaking, and this latter seated himself or
the opposite side Of the table in an alb
stractcd manner, sat thinking for while
and then slowly walked passed me and on
Of the saloon door, softly shaking hi
head. .. N a,s +
The next two days passed pleasantly
enough; for. though unwilling to come OF
deck, the lady passenger was nearly recov
cred, and many pleasant tete-a-tete en-
loved. ! found her most lady like, ant
| thoroughly well informed; while, as on
acquaintance warmed, ii l may use tn.
term inta-s4saeetsAl4iissa,. tft was Ur Teas
friendship, l was delighted to find tina
mine had indeed been true surmise; TO
she confessed to having determined L
travel as Mrs, Sayille. there being no hus
band to meet hdr at New York, only
brother
! Perhaps / did plume myself on m.
shrewdness at all events, that night afte
winning from her so singular az avowal,
was considerably elated. Il listened tina
evening to the remarks of a passenger re
specting the tedium Of the trip with |
sense Of lofty contempt; for l began t
feel that was very far gone, and the AT
lantic seemed to me the. brightest of seas
oyerborne by the bluest Of skies. was
in fact, in such state of ecstasy that,
went on deck to look up at the stars 70
an hour before seeking my berth; 70
Miss Savill--Savillel what an old an
aristocratic name Miss Saville had RI
tired, or how glorious it would have beer
! in that clear, diamond illuminated nigh
To have watched the SPARKLING of the spra,