The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-26
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nay ,.,osn You ought 70 NC c'i'e'
CtH', ,"i n,rr;can History EX'faetoF' o.
nc 'f.s>,' rvtrac.or; FOR il there Is q ISftlc
It Il. n, 100, in anything OF anyOodv, IA
~ 49, whore you happen to DC, go" a1e 'ui'
"a scent It OUT ,,,o.,.;c,h,c
~ noe hunter. She was always rHNl"H
e.. sit,mtions where the romantic p,co',''.
rntcd. Size would have s"ccSFu'. ,.os az
dranati-t, without dou,'. ~ ,n nn ~,
n1!crtlr rs happy as moI'a, COW. ,'', i.nths a,
13orn;,,y in question, nestled III III; hat 81,
NV scarlet lounge, pcr.'rl'! ,,rcen .tre,,-
Io.tcl picturesque III her a., ,
suit. relieved by the da'n,c't s'.'ar ,d -, ,o,ncl
rnn,. here prt ;" said she: ana "''n.
,s,,,,;," wool witha blue ribbon t'cu a. o..
tn5 ~ !, marking spot wherein "oo
,,',,. w.o,,d bc troitrd mystcil,n''' '"M IihI
h.r Whit y.npcllin& power to- r"'a nn,,If
=, ,i,o s!.n,,,r thin" was 4 woi'"'' oo,.e
III ''c N''|SSs s''' l,I,t somehow it managed &c
No., ?,,o Nq~'s arms, and then the silence
.ta ,II.s me that my story was expected.
;'nn SURROUNDINGS were favorable ior s1oi.-
..,i;,,o, i 10 true. The room heavily WALL
...,trd with dark wood; the cases OF doom
~ III times and Of all varieties; the ioiiS
,r.ndow. richly drapcd with scarlet hrocao'
ind with cyoni,itc lace; the thlck, sou car
,,t nj ,nofflcd green: the Turkish lounges
70 nn.;nt chairs. luyurior.siv upholstered
ia lronz,s on the mantcl and III lllciscs III"
cIvnrrs--hronzcs that told Old stories OF my
tEoInov: the cngravinsS on the wall; INC
little CONS in oil selected for their "ohuel-
Cul coloring--in autumn scene o"lii'nC
sim, q gronp Of German peasants; t,' sloW
in ire Of sc.-coal and the po!5teo lit.t t,-
and frnder-all appealed to the love OF th'
Il 1,IrfI
cold rnccqSiug rain, the bare, Salln' trees.
lr.n,rg shr,ll,hcry and the bEnciita grass,
Ir.'yr the thoughts within for soiacc ait,
amusement. 49,. .ac,,.,,1
rn" inE~tand that Mag Hastings referred
- WA, Il pretty affair in Swiss carving. Il
...,cyaYtrdtw0 little peasants carrying wafer,
f,I, l,,kcI. si!,pcndcd from pole resting IN
= hand .! each. Of courS: Tie water lH"'>
,r[-c tie ink rcccpt:.cics, and the roIc was
reu-rack. II was poetic and rcailslic al
,',o same time, and aS pretty t!lle lof Il
library table rs one would wish TO sec.
.,I'hc story is sad one, Mag" said /, "if
v..n rive you the blues for the rest OF tht
day"
= 50 much the better" she answered, with
a t,,1c dramatic love OF the horllDlc--"so
Inch tho better. I'd like to be stirred up q
lut!c. I fear Pm too comfortable. Ltllt
dash Of imaginative sorrow Is necdcu 10 re-
lave this perfect enjoyment. y iitt!c Shauc
tnr.ws out the good points OF anythlh%, YOU
know. Isn't it so, pct :" ana she plhcHeu
trr lille aupcndage digni;cd by the name o.
:. t.,il till sharp yclp cane out OF thc SOL
I,.:,;tr mass in her arms. "Therc, | told yol.
:, mt. now You'll know what true rcpo$c
is
II should scold you. MAJ" s2id |, eli 1t
were il... least use in the world, but YOU arc
iuro,rj.illc: 50 will 20 Oh. Time Will give
,,u shadow enough, without doubt"
"Nncn l was in Venice / COM
Ia Venice" exclaimed Mag, sittin9
l,ir upright, and giving the little dumping
O: . noodle Il push that brought out moss
.rit.!Gl yclp. "Whcn were YOU ever Ill We
Aitr:>
"Why, you know, Mag, that was abroad
Wore. than Two wears. In fact, l had just re-
f.ynod when YOU and became acqu:'lnlcd,
replied, wondering little ut Tic l'lus'"!
iA.rrcs. she appeared to take III the com
:Aanccmert of my story.
ooh, knew that" she replied. but
never heard YOU say anything about e!lcc
AGAIN reclining and closing her eyes, us n'!c'
a, 10 .ay. $50 on. | ana 1T loss 10 co'lccif'
what uia,ic INC SO foolish rs to disturb myself
Ter 80 St!.il IL 'ltiti- a. eiS A1'|A'''N'- -
iyrci.u and dc!tnct city.
..Wr,l, which was in Eenicc--I believe il
w.s the second month Of MY stay There
Charles came in one day Charles Is my htl>-
s,tnO from Il long tramp about the Palaz"v
Lyrct!tn. the ca d'Oro--you Know Wlich
r,u9n-;hc one built in the sixteenth cen-
tiry, in the Oriental style, and restored
hv Nademoi>cIlc Tag;ion, the celebrated
Unnccr-"
..rh, YES" said MAJ. impticntly, 4" | know
MI alutli It. haven't l been there: wasn't
| horn there: Invent always lived there:
,,;,tn't The dpcc of Venice christen me Gidnt
/ draw my first breath on the Bridge oi
Sirlls? and wasn't one OF Madclno>clle
Tls!;oni's pupils? Go ahead, ANA tel! what
CAlr.es said when he came back from M
tramp about the ca d'Oro. But never Elinu
tie :r,hitccluTc; I'm not building at pre-
sent
| have seen Margaret in mlny strange
moods, but never felt Lcl to he so utterly III
c,rrigihc us upon this OCCASION. However,
! resumed without Appearing TO remark H..
Charles came in, ana S:lu hastily, Ncll,
tell Pedro to ctup Il nice lunch Just rs quic';
as 80 can. | have brought an invalid home
it'll me, and il | can shall persuade him 10
re;ualu a while with lis. | have taken Il
strange fancy To the fellow, and should like
t. have him where we could take little care
OF him. He will certainly die if somebody
don't take an interest III him. So hurried
around, aud after Il little Pedro and -
sob, never mind about the lunch!" inter-
runtcd Mag again. without opening her eyes,
and with q little trcmolo in her voice, which
! could not understand. "Procced withthe
man. Animals always interest Inc more
than food"
You would not call Austin Benedict an
animal il you could sec him once" repled,
q little indignantly, and was about 10 aga
that I didn't wish Charles mixed up WIN
that species either, when over Went inc Mir
dog on TO the lounge, and Mag saAu, Hti'
tally. ,,., h,ra
II believe that animal thinks l have
nothing to do but to make my zap ihto pc''
for his convenience. Go on, Neil. -N"s'n'
Ra,nI;ct, Austin Benedict is good name.
II has cot the right kind Of ring to it..
IN net nv new solitaire against three cents
that his character was as stony rs bis coGno-
men 4 man called Austin Benedict would
do what lie considered TO DC right if by so
doing it killed him and everybody he was
acouainted with! / wish you would ring
for some wine, Nell. / am as cold us death.
Don't get up, though--and please go on"
"Ycs,"I resumed, "you are quite right
about Mr.. Beucdicts character. | believe
there is something in names. But for all
that the fellow was dying for love"
"a very interesting case" said Mag, turn
ING deathly pale. ado you know the cir
cISnstances:" and then, with the slightest
nerceptible sheer, added, " \ man must be
very Strong to admit such thinsabout lini-
self"
"OD,nI answered, ait was long time be-