Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-29
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CHAPTER ~.

LnoNv what II Is u SAID lose hngiesDyt 1s 80
aat AT the breakfast-table In her nding-nae9siy ~
eating her mullins and drinking her eollee t,,
nth ihe air Of martyr. 81 hate scenery
W. Mis, ,,o,,ns heretic went on viciousy "and OF
.hS vi, G;nds of scenery think hate cascades
.1,ns, al There is no end TO the shoes have
ms, lls~ ont over those abominable rocks-you
noed mo MT laugh, papa You really haven't an
;Saa ,,hai il is TO be made victim In this
"'y NV dear child why don't you stay at
ho,na then ?" asked Mrs, lnglesby, mildly.
,STbat is lust like you, mamma, said her
daughter. h1pelessly. ''lf'I did stay ut home
Won would be the first TO say that II was aW-
fnlly unciyil to let Alice go alone, especially
since the party was made up Tor her. l
fancy she is nearly as much bored as ! ann
only she takes good care no. 70 say s5 81 a. ,,,o
beauties of Nature as you are, Rosie said
her father. "Ive no doubt Alice will enjoy
the cascade very much
..Well, perhaps she may" returned Rose
the skeptcal. 81 forget that sic Is gong IN
MIR. Deyereux's new dog-cart, with MIR. Dew
ereuy himself to talk the sublime, the heroic
and Mfr. Carlyle, all the way. These things
NAV season the cascade for her Not pos
sessing them, they naturally don't season 1t
il for me"
,.NIr. Anson is very pleasant, Rose, said
Mrs mglcsby, in deprecating support OF the
gentleman who was to have the honor OF r.
ding at Miss Inglesby's blidle-reln.
''lIe tods pleasant six months back, said
Rose coolly; shut | exhausted him long
ago-most men are not good for more than
t6ree months-and he tires me TO death now.
On, dear! !"
This apparently rather irrelevant sigh was
addressed To the memory of kennon. III
he were only here! I" Rose thought In that
case II Is probable that her martyr excursion
would have worn very different seeming.
Mrs. Henry Inglesby entered just here,
and her appearance ended the conversation.
She was dressed In driving. g.costume, and dis
played pair of wonderfully strong boots for
the colonel's admiration.
"They have told me so many frightful
things about the rocks" she said, "that |
have shod myself as If for an Alpine ascent.
am afraid am late. Rose, isn't it nearly
lime TO startr"
Indeed, don't know" said Rose. 81
only wish | had been there and was safely
back again.
1t may be well to premise that the excur-
sion which Miss lnglesby regarded with so
much discomfort, was one that no stranger
visiting NOrthorpe was ever suffered to neg
lect--to wit visit to certain famous cas-
cade near the town. On the present occasion
the excursion was to take the form of that
most tiresome of all social amusements-a
picnic At the DevereuX entertainment The
plan had been mooted. Mrs. Reynolds, who
was the most obliging of social purveyors
said at once that she would chaperon any
party desirous of visiting the falls; and
party was forthwith arranged. Of course,
Dir. Devereux placed his equipage at Mrs.
Inglesby's command and when this atton.
lion was gracefully accepted, Northorpe, of
course, nodded its head more sagely than ever
and said, ''What suitable match it will
be y" .-"..
1t is one thing to drive with man, how
ever, and quite another TO marry him. Mrs
lnglesby found the first very pleasant as she
bOwled along In the early freshness of the
bright, summer morning; but perhaps it was
because she had not quite made up her mind
with regard to the second that she kept the
conversation steadily on the smooth ground
Of ordinary subjects. Those topics which
Rose included under the general, or rather
vague, head Of I" the sublime, the heroic, and
Mr.. Carlyle" served very well for the five or
six miles of moderately good road traversed
before they reached their destination.
" believe we must alight here, said Mr..
Devereux, drawing up his horses on the sum-
nit of a hill, where the road they had been
following suddenly came to an end in the
midst of some woods "You see the eques-
Hians have dismounted," he went ON, point
ing to several horses fastened under the trees,
"and the best thing we can do is to follow
their example. Now" after they had aliglt.
ed, ''shall we make the descentf"
" Had we not better wait for Mrs. Rev.
noldsp' said Alice, who felt indolent and
ready to stay where she was, at least for a
time
The others have not waited for us, said
her companion, in reply to this land 1t is
case OF every man for himself in the matter
OF descent. Mrs. Reynolds has three OF four
people with her; but, if even she were alone,
am sure | could not render assistance to
any one beside yourself"
Wait and see if | need it, said Alice,
smiling, am trained in the matter of
mohntaln-climbing- the only time ever
ansoiutely needed help was in ascending Mont
Blanc. That was terTiblel Is this the way
we go? Then lead on, and let me see if /
cannot dispense with the assistance of which
you speak"
4op surely will not be so unkind as to
ntpnve me OF the pleasure of rendering It,"
sal1 lie, with great deal of seriousness In
us eyes, despite the jest in his voice,
- VIII make no rash resolutions" she an
swered. Lead on, and let me see
=. hlthout another word, he obeyed, leading
lhe way along narrow path, and, after a
moment, down an almost precipitate hillside.
lhe way was very winding, so winding that
IL was hardly possible TO see more than "A stem
IN advance, and Alice soon found herself sin.
ping and sliding from one steep rock TO an.
oller, with the least possible amount of per-
ahal Volition, and the least possible idea
S where she was going next. Before very long,
she came to a halt
l think you will have to helm me over
tlls place, MIR. Deyereux," she said, In hesI.
ANA Mr. Devereux, who had been listening
Wilh painful Intensity for this sound, turned
III an instant.
thought you would find 1t very rough.
ne ~, SAID, as If apOlOgizing for the roughness.
linen, with thrill of pleasure, he took the
small, gloyed hand Outstretched to him. and
carefully assisted her along the descent,
"hith momently became more difficult.
surely we must be nearly down, now. e"
she sad, at last and, as she spoke, they made
sudden turn, stumbled over some sLarn
LOCKS e tor about twenty feet farther, and then
,Duhu ,L themselves on smooth ground with
tle cascade before them.
NOW, there can be no doubt that there are
many cascades far more beautiful than This
S,iu %iiicil was the pride and boast Of Northorpe
nlill II was beautiful enough to warrant a
considerable amount of enthusiasm from en-.