The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-01

a journey into the air. .ah
All this took less than two minutes
and j saw with pleasure that Wynd-
ham had been equally prompt and had
rescued the other lady, aud two of the
gentlemen, the other having swan,
ashore, and was now sailing toward
} ns, the wind carrying him with fearful
velocity. an iatfs5.i @asa
t"'Haul down these sails,nh cried to
: tho two men, cor veil pass thcn,."
The men we're equal in pfoinptitude,
and the sails came down the mast, and
Mapped over The side, nearly upsettina
the yacht, bnt at the same time i,npe-
ding its speed, so that both tile lady
and l were easily pulled aboard. OF
course, she tainted after the danger
, was over; and, of course, she proved
to lie Mary of the umbrella; and, OF
course again, | had the pleasure oil
I making her acquaintance, which, Of
course, did not fail to improve; and
of course, fell in love more than
lever t.aa Aia s'A 9's& - -'
Well, things were in this state for
some weeks, and at last 1 thought
| that the time had come when I would
know my destiny from her lips; SO
7 telling Wyndilam l was going away
for stroll TO take q few sketches
things / knew he illuminated just
walked off to Mr.. Graham's house
that was Mary's father-hopihg to
y meet her alone g ''2 q i.. '.h'.''5
! Taking a shady wood path which
led up to the rear Of the house, stalk
1 ed along for some distance, thinking OF
what was about to 90, when happen
} ing to glance up, I noticed on tie
I rocks of the shore my inevitable cot
. ton umbrella expanded in all its glory
That umbrella haunted me then
ana I rresagcd evil from its appear
ance; but, nevertheless. I went to-
, ward it, thinking Of course that Tic
wind and tide had driven it ashore
Which they had, but not Just there.
Tlierei it lay, wide open, its top to
/. ward me; and when I reached it,
: seized it by the projection of the sticl
: and lifted it toward me.
BY Jove! when l think of the re
srlt I always wonder how I got
through it at all; fer, as lifted th,
; umbrella, What was behind and under
it was revealed, aud there, comforta
} bly, seated on the.roclk, was my Mary
> lands derced good looking young fel.
, low. III was astounded, they were
Eabout as much surprised. Mary blush
ed, and looked at me as if to reproacl
: me for such an ungentlcmanly action
while the young fellow looked as If he
was about to eat me up, and muttered
'"What dye mean, sir ?"
81 beg pardon, Miss Graham"
, stammered. "But seeing this umbrel
: la, to which I have a slight claim, ant
, not noticing its occupation by any one
of course thought was recovering {
, lost article of my own"
"0h, them" said Miss Mary, 'syoy
) are the gentleman who lent us the UNI,
brella so kindly some months ago ii
London 2 Harry, this is James and my
, escort. Don't you remember ?"
: This familiarity may have been
pleasing to Harry, but it by no means
followed that it was to me; SO l re.
| marked, as coldly as possible, ''Misl
Graham, 1 again beg your pardon fol
the. interruption and as the umbrella
, is pleasant for your use, allow me ths
pleasure of transferring the ownership
TO You.
: "Gentlemen," she said, "allow nue. IL
9 introduce you to each. other Mr
Thornton, this is my cousin, Mr.. Harry
e Graham, brother to the young lad,
, who was with me that day. Harry
1 Mr.. Thornton, the gentleman WIZ
G saved my life the other day"
? Did she not accent cousin pretty
+ strongly9 | thought she did, at least
and it made me take heart, aud &C
s more pleasantly; and in five minutes
I l had the pleasure of finding tha
t though the young lady was on thu
| freest terms with Graham, it was only
on account Of the relationship between
, them.
y To explain my appearance, gay,
+ the same excuse as | had to Wynd
ham, and was forthwith put to woIl
q to make sketch of the umbrella, an.
with them beneath it; which, ofcours
| did, only wishing that Graham wa
i'll my place, and | in his.
d After while noticed old Til
Hayes, the fisherman, launching hi
k boat from the point, going of for a
s afternoons fishing, and Graham seein
the same, it suddenly struck him tina
t, he had promised to so with the oil
: man that afternoon SO, begging tn
e young lady's leave, he placed her one
e more under my escort with the nm
Q brella, and need not tell you the re
: suit, for here comes Mary, and sll
!, would be angry if she knew that ha
hee., div1luiflor orr love affairs eva