South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18

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spitefully. Don't you love him, Gyp"
! Upon which the poor brute would
whine, and would break out with my
song f-s-'-
J. ''Tell me. ye Jealous pated swainsl"
i The reason why Jack Romiily came and
dwelt st Boxley was two fold. fondly be-
lieve he cIme down to Boxley TO see me
partly, of course, There was another
reason. He was in love with young lady
of-what he called-'.a charming exterior,
and good workmanship, admirably finished
and thoroughly well furnished" l gath
cred from this, that Lucy Spoforth was
well built, and had good education; and
! was not mistaken.
Clear hazel eyes-very keen, very merry
and honest-an oval face, and what Jack
termed an Austrian chin; small, capa
BILE forehead, the hair brought down some
what low and worn very plain; clear,
fair complexion, and dark, chestnut hair !;
"a throat very white, and beautifully set
upon well formed shoulders; q height five
feet four; aud movement st once quick,
graceful and dignifed, distinguished Miss
! Lucy. But mofe than these, her sweet
manners; her open, frank ways; her sweet,
resonant voice; her address-so kindly
that it put every one st his or her ease,
yet so ladylike that none ever took, OF
thought of taking, a liberty with her.
Such was Lucy Spoforth; made both to de-
light and to plague Jack. She would no
more have dreamed of being jealous than
she would have dreamed of rivaliDg Mrs.
Crummles, and of standing on her head
on the top of pike,staf, and in the midst
of fireworks.
Whatever Lucy did, seemed proper,
graceful and natural. Jack was deeply in
love with her, and showed it in the mod
ern way-hy staring at her for hours after.
he was accepted; signing; walking with
her in dull silence; remsrking that it was
AN uncommon fine day." and that he did
SO wish she had been with him to the
Opera or the MOO"
"Why, Jack" she would say, Boxley
is ever so much better than Lool Sse,.
what breeze we have? Acres upon acres,
and thousands of cherry orchards, OF straw,
berry fields, or raspberries and currants "
"But think of Downy ones" he would
saw. "Oh, Lucy, you should have seen
the dresses at the Zooi"
$50 gayl so fine i cried Lucy. why,
should have looked quite shabby thing,
and you know, Jack, l should have had to
have new dressl" s fu5 -
"Pshaw wl-nonsensel returned Jack;
"you always look rell-dressed, Lucyi"
"That's what you say" laughed Lucy.
"every man in love thinks the woman he
is in love with well enough dressed, be-
cause she costs money!" 80.
"Now, don't say that, Lucy, don't say
tbati You know l would dress you in
gold. if / could; and" he added soberly,
q if thought it would please you'll"
LUCKILY, you know itwould not, Jack,
she answered. "You belong to noble
profession What would please me Is for
you to succeed in it-moderately, of course,
and to become the most noble and the
most learned soldier in the world. Look
at the number of marks that you gained,
after being st the head ofso many aspirants
as clever and as good-as many were, no
doubt. JackI you never should be second
to any man. Nubi Secundus! Is that
right, Jack?"
Even the soothing and gentle pinch she
gave the lobe of Jacks red ear did not
reconcile Jack to that reference to his pass
ing. That immense number lay heavy on
his soul
"Why, Lucy, you know it was all
cram"
"Others crammed, too, Jack; but you
were firstp .-
Thus Lucy settled the whole matter.
In her ewes Jack was hero She was In
love with the young Lieutenant, and de-
termined to urge him to fulfill her am
bition.
And thus it was at Boxley Down that
these innocents found again taste of
Paradise. Jack was to be married as soon
as he got his company, and Jacks father
was already in connection with Craig's
court; and, no doubt, by judicious mix
ture of purchase, allowed by our virtuous
and happy country, young Romilly, who
was well connected, would not have to
wait long. . p,
Dick BuIliman was dreaming of max
ing some wonderful discovery In chemis-
try; he had already evolved curious salt
of no use TO anyone. Katy Bulllman was
busy with her school, and with making
her mother comfortable; and was dream |
ing of-no mstter; not even the, DoWny
ones of Boxley shall know. a-.....
One day not far from Chrlstmas-so
said many of usl-when matters were
proceeding in this pastoral manner, Jack
Romilly came in, silent and depressed.
He gave Gyp cuff because the poor ami !
msl fawned on him, threw the Saturday I
Reyieto to the end of the room, and threw
himself upon the sofa. -
whats the matter, Jack?" / asked.
Jack groaned plaintively. 7 .a
'Is it so bad as thatp
"Worse!" he said; "as bad as bad can
be. My dear boy, never place you heart, |
as have done, upon SO frail thing as
woman"
Jack" said 1, "don't be foolish.
al may be foolish" said he, bitterly, |
"when Lucy is false"
"Pshaw, my dear fellow; you will be |
angry with yourself for saying So What
do you meang"
In answer to this, Jack took out his
watch, sighed heavily, and told me that in
a few minutes we would be ableto see.
"At four o'clock, every other afternoon,
that false girl,p he said, "goes courting-
absolutely courting-Dick Bulliman."
Lucy was a favorite of mine, and
would not hear her abused. told Jack
so; and he, soberly sad and full OF argu-
ment-so certain that he was right-heard
all that said with calmness, and again
drew out his watch.
"Now" he cried, "now's the time.
Come up into my bedroom-we shall not
be observed there-and from the WINDOW
we can observe Buliman's garden
At four o'clock precisely, Miss Lucy
SpOH0rJn Openeu DuIllnlan IOu6 gave,
walked through the neat little forecourt
they dignifed by the name of garden, and
we heard-Jack heard as if it were the
crack of doom-her neat, little, aristocrat
ic double knock on Bulliman's front door.
Jacks nature was, as Lucy had assured
me-for was in confidence with the two
"a large one. I don't like "large" F" ma
lures, if they are anything like Jacks. l
bava heen assured that Lord ByrOn's was
large nature; and T have found, as rule,
that these large natures are generally of a
poetic, tumultuous, greedy, ambitious, not
to say selfish, kind; and that the poor and
wretched "small natures are expected to
do all the kind work and selfsacrifce.
Jack, therefore, directly he saw Lucy,
and heard that knock, turned sort of
green; and, treating me as an extempore
Iaun hissed literally hissed-the herOics