The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-08

In spite Of the artificial hilarity
which Captain Garth and his com pan-
ions Ind succeed IN promoting snbee.
quent 70 tho dangerous fragment OF
alteration that took place just after
had entered. could not help feel.
| ing q sensation as OF coming misfor.
tune. l., can not explain why this
shanld attack me; but, on more than
one occasion, disaster has sent me
telegraphic announcement OF it's iney.
liable arrival. Il may bo that my
/ profession 10 such as % stimulate the
perceptions 20 high degree OF sensi.
tiseness. We physicians are ~ no.
customed 10 study the minulost ehad.
ows OF expression, tho tones Of the
/ voice, the gestures-in short, every
movement OF the individual from
which to form our diagnosis, that our
senses became, as il were, prclernat.
urally sharpened. Our lives are
passed, so TO speak, on Tho qlli .vire..--
A glance Of the eye, tho twitching Of
n muscle, will often reveal 10 us that
which weeks OF stady would still
leave US nnacquainteds with. saw,
therefore, IN an instant, that strng.
gle OF some nature between these
young men was at hand; but con.
Tess ] little anticipated the fatal course
events were about take.
To the rest of the sompany the NJ.
fair seemed 10 have entirely blown
over. Otis Renshawe and Frank
Cadelle clinked their glasses, aud
each We'd with the other ia the bois.
tercusness OF their hilariiy. Inapite Of
the latenrSs Of the hour, / could not
tear myself away. The forcbodinga
OF which | have Just apa<en ssemed 10
weigh me do~n and chain ms TO my
seat. Notwithstanding my fatigue,
and the professional necessity for my
keeping early hours whenever was
able, ] still fingered aL the table, sip-
ping my Burgundy, and listening 10
the gayeiy OF these young men with a
ieyerlsh, walchlal ear.
''Wtat q jolly ball that was nt Mrs.
Stuyvesant'sw cried Captain Garth,
To whom our American society was
quite fresh. -By Jovei lSenshawe,
You Americans manage to give most
delightful parties. | don't think 10 all
my European experience / ever saw
such u number OF pretty women"
Il think our American women
dress better IN a ballroom than even
the French" said Cadelle. "And As
To the English women, although they
are very lovely, they always seemed
To me To- feel rs stiff in their clothes
as # they were inade of wax, aud were
afraid to beBl lest they may crack.
Our women have nohd style Of
dress, certainly" answered Garth,
laughing good hntnorediy at this al-
tack On h,S eountfynien "but then
they are NJ least appropriate in their
s'oasume. You wIil never see IN
Eaglish lady waking in Regent
street, by 'lay or night, IN what might
| be u baIl-,iress IL tie bonuet aud man.
tilIA were OF
by Josel7 cried Mr.. Eames, =
young English artillery lieutenant,
who was with Garth, sBy JOve |
never save Hny one who was either
l,rettier or better dressed than Miss
DE lsupa, the other night, ~ Mrs.
Stuyvesanl's. II you are the happy
n,an. Renshawe, l really envy you" !.
Garth cast lightning glance NJ the
unfortunate Young lieutenant, whose
ill-timed speech was at that moment
tile very ucDe Of stnpisliiy Il was.
however, too late. The mischief Was
done, and the conYersaiion turned
once more on Miss De Lnpa.
"Ieenshawe, believe. hatltFs him
self that he 10 the man" quickly said
Cadrlie, N reply 10 Eames' unlnoky
speech. ''But you know the words OF
the song,
Hops told aatteF4ng taie-'s
sCome, CadelIe,H answered Ren.
shaw. ''Some Of us have perhaps NJ
much, ii not more, 10 boast OF than
you. You were always eonceited
fellow 1t college; but rest assured
that y6a will never be anything %
Miss De Bhpa beyond q mere &C..
quainlance.p - s.a tgsfa
"On my word, Otis, you have q
pleasant way OF settling matiers,n cried
Cadeiic, rather loudly, for by this
time the fiery Burgundy had begun
qnire," he, continued, in sDeering
tone, "If Sou are 50 far in Miss De
Lhpa's cohiidence as 10 be enabled 10
pronounce SO decisively upon. the
claims oil others. or are you simply
boasting by implication ?''
u u never boast, CadeIIe; particular
~ about such matters as this. Once,
for aLI, | say yon have no chance" ~
tHow dare you, sir How dare
yoa say SO p shouted CadeIle, hvid
with fury, and rising from his cbaif.-
.Wbht authority have you, sir for
this yain-glorious asserlion2 Pro-
duce il r.
II have The authority Of Miss De
Lnpa HERSELF" shid 0tis, calmly.
Its a lie ~ cried CadeIle. @Otis, /
ReusIlawe. you lie l's r
Renshawe remained perfectly i'm
movable for a few seconds. Every
one III The table had half risen the in
stant the insult was given, thinking,
no doubt, that the next moment de-.
cantefs would be flying, and we all
now renlHine.i giving Ia perfect aston.
ishnent a. Olia, whase countenancs
expressed no more emotion than it
be had been the Memnon sitting in
the desert.
At first / lIiought,p he said At last,
IN very quiet aud dvIiberats t0ne--
AT first 1 thought of tlinging this de-.
cafter as he spoke; but replacing il
iH a moment, lie continued, II reflect.
cd, however, Rthat l 'fnight miss him,
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