Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-05-13


1ef of very Iale date and AZ HEr.
iiartley Was Obliged 70 be away from
Town q portion eft eFefY week 0il ilrss
poFlaHt business connected wifi lis
lnYes slments ii New England. ansf ael
John RuEleilga was III old aeauaia.
lanee md aevefybod We friend. there
had been as yet none of tic scandal
customary il such cases onaceoans 81
hls frequent visits ID The house. of lifaA
appearances with Miss I slllie III public.
AT precisely lhfee oseI0ek Il lhe af.
isrnoom of the day whose events We
are cllr0nleling the Boston express
train Lett the depot and proeeedesI
duly on Its journey, but IL any FREUD
0f Mr. George Hartley iHad been seek
|ing him among iss passengers, he
would have sought III vain, f0R WI
have II 0h tho best 81 evidence that
Ie failed TO put iii an appearance III
Tint time and place.
Az the same hour The bright and
dashillg little yacht Fairy bet sail
from one gf The uptown pfers on thc
North RlveF, with q faiRWind, glidcd
beautifully ont toward TIC bay.
On The quarterback of TIE yacht
were grouped in picturesque and mu.
tually agreeable attitudes about twcn-
w young ladies and gentlemen, while
II the bows charming band made
The air nael0dlous; and aInkIsllipe 4
heterogeneous gathering Of wine,
hampers uf provisions, and boxes Of
cigars promised even more than sfeast
Of reason and d low of s0Hl n and
seated on aT afghan, and leaning over
the side of the yacht IN friendliesE
communion, were Mr. John Rutledge
and that Wickedest Of young cOQuctfes
Miss Lille Gordon.
II is not the design of Tile present
writer to condone Miss Lilies fault
IN thus comforting herself during fhc
absence Of her lover from her side
but We may privately state that that
young lady had been seriously dis
pleased nt The GOODNESS of MIR. HART
ley's manner In the matter Of break
ing engagements on several occasions.
and had chosen this method designed.
~ with the hope Of bringing him to
book and indicating ohm 4 path fOr
his future pursuit moro congenial tO
her own feelings. Add to this tic
iaci, known to this writer, that Mr..
John Rutlcdge had by bis good con-
duct, taken position iii Miss Lille
esteem of no tritiing importance, ats
though sllc-herseIf was hardly aware
~ Il, and there are but few of our
young lndy readers who viii not he
able 10 find excuse for her particn-
larly when they have read tile re-
mainder Of this story.
The day wasfuIi of tho beauty 0Fcar-
lyautumn. The clear blue sky framed
n the fleecy cloud pictures; the soft
and tender sunlight cleaned siIyery
and bright upon the pure white sails :
the great city, with iTs hundred stee-
pies, faded away in the distance /:
Staten Island and itspIeasant IgEaoz
stcads delighted the eye; and 20
down the Kills the Fairy ii0aled
swiftly and gracefully toward tlae
spot which was to be the scene Of
their afternoon mefr y-making.
a couple OF hours sail brought flln
yacht in front Of d dense grove 0f old
forest trees and there, hauling III to
the bank, the anchor was thrown
over, The sails came cIalieFing down
On the deck, and the party discrn-
baFked, full Of glee, and making tho
ancient grove reeound with laughter
and with song Seated under tie.
brave trees. while the fresh western
wind tIembled inusfcaIiy among the
branches, and Tie many -huet leaves
came flufterlnz down Into theiK LAPS,
they Diseased wine and Viands, drank
tOnsts and sang songs, and were AZ
merry and happy Us could be rcason-
ably expected, John Rntledgc gave
lsifnsalf up with daaF delight 20 TIE
gelter0Hs pleasure of re passing NO (
IiIeiiis and If At times tito black vis-
ion 0f thglr deelinane came To dl6-
tnfll him. ~ pnt # aside and dWelE
only Oh the bslssEnl present. consider
Ing not That this must doubtless -
thp last occasion wIlen be could thus |
TRANQUILITY enjoy 70 is fuIIness TIE
rllaFEn that the graceful girl 30 snlltIv |
ihreW about him.
1 loud whistle apparently pro-
eeoalng from i locomotive, 1t length I
.tarllnd the MI aud caused one u the |