The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-31

Il ltlAe gasp, ana looked al MIS-. BuI
q lington as If to say that she did moi
b recognize him.
j May renew our acquaintance by
r 4 waltz, Miss Gilbert 81 said Mr.. HaT.
4 ~ Currsn; and Daisy said, "Yes;'
q and they left Mrs. Burlington, and in
D an Instant his arm was around heI
e supple waist, and of they went, al
fire and grace and beauty, in spite Of
: the meiOdeOn and trumpet, exciting
4 admiration even in the stupid loutS
e around them. So well did Mr.. Harry
q Cunan waltz that Daisy went once
l and half around the room before she
7 stopped, and then she said, "Of course
you must explain your conduct, Ser.
!. geant."
, 81 owe it to yon, I know" said
{ Mr.. Curran "but l wish you could
e trust me enough, and believe 1 am
I sufficiently q gentleman for you to
= forget my real position. 1 came over
: here without leave of absence; and,
If 1 am discovered, I am disgraced.
saw that those men troubled you,
and | hoped to help you out Of your
! difficulty"
"What did you come over here
} fOr@ said Daisy.
"FOr the same reason that you did, +"
said the sergeant, "aud yet that was
not my only reason"
"What was it then ~ said Daisy
} impeIiously.
because you came" said the ser
geant boldly; and then he c0lOred.
''YOu are no sergeant" said Daisy.
DAT least you talk to me as 1 have
heard ether young gentlemen-nO,
don't mean that, but-whO are you ?'
Don't ask me, please, Miss Gil.
bert, '-sald the sergeant. My life has
been a'Fuin and 8 waste; my brilliant
hopes and prospects have been worse
than crushed; and now / am simply
Sergeant Rutler-eXcept tonight,
when try to forget what I am, and
return to what l was. This waltz is
over, may l dance with you again p"
"But Mrs. Burlington will detect
you, l am afraid" said Daisy.
'iNOt bit" said the sergeant gaily.
Introduce me and see." And
straight away Daisy did go.
"Let me see," said Mrs. Burlington
reflectively. "Curran, Curran. Your
face seems familiar. Are you any
relative of Mrs. Joseph Curran, of
Philadelphia charming woman,
and very dear friend of4ine ?"
'I am her husbands Nephew" said
Mr.. Harry Curran, with bow.
"Dear mep said Mrs. Burlington;
al thought your face seemed familiar.
General, how much he reminds one
of Joseph CurTan."
"Very,n said the General.
"You must take good care of Daisy,
| tonight" said Mrs. Burlington bland
ly. ''The child is passionately fond
of dancing, andenjOys the picturesque
element she finds among these peO-
pie. Only the other day she quite
went into raptures over such COM
mOn-place looking sergeant at the
camp-said he was handsome; SO ri
diculous, you know"
The child upon this blushed vividly,
and hastily said it was time for the
next dance upon which Mr.. Curran
checked the flow of Mrs. Bullington's
conversation by carrying Daisy off.
care you really Mr.. Joseph Cur
rams nephew?" asked Daisy.
Certainly" said Mr.. Curran.
Daisy looked carefully at him. He
seemed handsome; but she fancied
his look had little exultation in it.
''DO you know who the handsome
sergeant at the camp is ?" she asked,
and had the satisfaction of seeing a
shade of doubt appear in his express
sion.
"No, 1 do not" lie said. "Has he
a mustaehe?"
"Oh, nor' replied Daisy; "a full
beard, and taller and darker than
you are. And 1 only said he was
handsome to tease Mrs. Burlington"
"Will you do me favor" asked
Mr.. Curran.
"Perhaps," said Daisy. "What is
it?u
"When Mrs. Burlington is ready to
leave delay her little" replied Mr..
Henry Curran; "until we can start
ahead of them, and get back TO the
camp in time"
Now, at this moment, the wrath of
AIrs. lISftJI ~ ..Srnnsed. She
mingled not with them. Now, be-
side the "caller." who stood mounted
on a platform behind the melOdeOn,
and beside of the trumpet, was bottle
and q tumbler; and in the bUttle was
the national beverage, whisky. Agree
ably exhilarated by the national beY-
erage, the natural wit and humor OF
the caller of figures began to find
vent. Accordingly ne varied his calls
from the dull and stereOtyped routine.
Instead of, Lady forward, and
swing opposite gentleman, and bal
ance fourth gentleman" he cried,
'Lady forward, and swing the hand
soonest man in the room, and then
balance to the one she loves best"
This filled the bosom of Mrs. Bulling-
ton with disgust and when Daisy
and Mr.. Curran returned, she annOun.
ced her intention of leaving "this dis
graceful scene" But Daisy teased
for lust one more dance, and Mr.. Cur
ran seconded her; and so she went
out for the Virginia Reel. Mrs. Bull
lington saw the figures of the ungain-
ly men and calico-dressed bellies go
spinning about, and grew thoroughly
glad that Mrs. Crestle was not pres
ent to exult in her discontinue. We
ry long indeed the dance seemed to
her, and very much astonished she
was when Daisy appeared alone be-
side her.
"Why, where is Mr.. Curran?" she
asked and Daisy explained that he
had been called away. Then Mrs.
Burlington rose to go but Daisy was
such long time getting ready that
she grew quite impatient, and the
General quite sleepy. And then,
when they were all seated in the am
| bulance, Daisy found that she had
forgotten her fan, and it was absolute
4 Iy- 3aaasaarS--tzS so back and get IL.
it-SSuT at last they reached the camp and
Daisy broke the silence which had
quite oppressed them with the
! Words
"Quite safe! Oh, 1 am so glad"
"Of course we are quite safe, you
foolish child" said Mrs. Gen. Bulling-
ton. ''YOu have been dancing too
much tonight" And Daisy thought
that perhaps she had, though she did
not say anything, but went slowly,
very slowly to sleep.
Tomorrow morning" =" she thought,
"when he comes, as he probably will,
/ to the generals cottage with some
message, he will not find me there,
and that will disappOint him. And,
when he does see me, he will smile
from under bis mustache;-his mus
taehe is certainly very becoming
and / shall look very blank. How
disappointed he will bew And so
Daisy began to dream.
The next day found Daisy very fret
fnI and discontented. Cause,-her
plans had been frustrated. In the
first place, he did come in the morn
ing; in the second place, when he did
come, in the afternoon, he did not
smile from under his mustache, part
ly because his mustache was shaved
Of, and partly because, having fiirted
occasionally in his life before, he was
prepared for feminine reaction on
the part of Daisy, from the gracious
ness of her behavior on the preceding
night.
But the next day Gen. Burlington,
who had made a pet in every way Of
Daisy. blindly became an instrument
in the hands of Providence.
"My dear" said he, az have found
a horse in the camp that will just suit
you. Horseback riding will do you
good"
"Oh! it will be lovely" cried Daisy
EjOyously; and then, IS an after
thought, added, shut 1 can't so alone.
General"
"That is true" said the general, 81
have told Sergeant Butler to act as
your escort. He is a good sort Of a
felIOw-very trustworthy; and while