Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-21

property which made me independent of
the service, [ resolved to cut it''
swell, Mr.. Saurin,' replied the Colonel,
II cannot blame you, for [ did much the
same thing myself, only rather later in
life"
"And [ want to follow your example in
another matter, also" said Saurin, "and
that has brought me to Soyle You are
Colonel Of the militia of this county, and
| am going to ask you for a commission
in it. [ have a theory that man who has
been in the service ought to turn his expe-
rience to some account, though he may
find soldering all the year round and an
Indian life too irksome"
"Quite right, quite right" cried the
Colonel, whose hobby was pricked.
"Where are you staying?"
81 have got bed in this house"
ooh, that must not be; you must shift
your quarters to my place-to-morrow"
The Colonel remembered, just in time,
that Mrs. Rayner did not like a guest be-
ing brought in to sleep without due notice
being given.
About dinner she was not so particular,
and the hospitable old gentleman invited
him for that evening"
by -the-by, Robert he added to me,
you are coming to us tonight; that is
capital; you can drive Mr.. Sarlrin over"
For two years of my life [ loved in 81
lence. 1t is stupid sort of thing to do,
unless you are poet, and can make beau
tiful verses about it, and even then I think
1t must be better to get another fellow to
love in silence, and be beautiful about
him. But in my case it was exception
q W ahc nd Of oil
to know better than to let his capital lie
idle. [ did know better, and determined
daily either to get some interest for my
affection, or transfer the stock; which de-
examinations were never acted upon, as
could not summon sufficient resolution to
tell my love. Nature and education had
combined to make me timid in the pres
ence of women, and People Rayner was
such an imposing specimen Peep5e!
Was there ever such an absurd name for a
girl five feet nine in height, set up like
grenadler, with the figure of Juno, an
aqulline nose, eyes that could flash, so
that the rashest of men would hardly have
dared to trust her in a powder magazine
People! Parents and nurses are. so per-
verse; it was affectiOnate for Perpetua.
which was the name she was christened
by, and was quite suitable [ have often
wondered why, in these days when thrones
are going begging, 10 one thought of
making a Queen of her; she looked
the character all over; so did her mother,
whom they might have found another lit
tie monarchy for, too. [ don't think the
Colonel would have minded; I fancy he
grew tired at times of being the only sub
ject. [ have heard that Colonel Rayner
was rather a martinez when he was in the
army, and that in his dealings with Asiatics
who did not appreciate the British rule he
was very severe. AS a dashing cavalry
officer and terrible swOrdsman he had
won great reputation, slicing his enc
mics like cucumbers, while retaining the
GOODNESS OF those vegetables; vet Mrs.
Rayner ruled him.
1t was warning, for People was a sec
ond edition of her mother, and had never
had any brothers to teach her the rights of
man. But men in love don't take warn
ing. | was prepared for any amount Of
servitude, and [ thought sometimes that
she would not object to take command of
me only, If | asked her, and she refused, I
should lose her society altogether, and |
could not bring myself to risk that
When lover is accepted and feels safe,
he generally likes to introduce another
man to his intended but when in doubt
he hates it. [ hated it. Not that [ intro
duced Saurin to People; but [ brought
him, and therefore had the air Of doing so.
And he made himself very agreeable, not
to me, indeed, but to the ladies. His man
ner with women was quite different from
that which he had with men, He was in
turns deferential, suggestive, admiring,
enthusiastic; that is, he had TACT And he
had no accomplishments, which is an ex-
cellent thing IN man. A man with an
accomplishment poses himself before a
girl as a rival instead Of an admirer. IF
he is superior, he damps and snubs her;
II inferior, she despises him. Again, so
long as you discover no merit at all, YOU
get credit for a great deal, on the princi-
pie that you must have been created for
some purpose Or another; but once show
your talent, and you are at as great dis
advantage as the card-player who shows
his hand. IT you have fistful of trumps,
or surprising genius, of course you can
carry all before you; but average hands
and mediocre attachments should be kept
dark Now, [ played little and sang
little, and Saurin patronized me in
such a manner as to leave the impression
that he could do far better if he chose
though | don't believe he had any more
ear IMAM toad. lie talked to Mrs Ray
ner OF her son, to People of her brother,
until he found out their hobbies, and then
he talked of them. Mrs. Rayner went in
heavily for idiots While travelling
abroad the year before she had been shown
over an asylum by an exceedingly polite
phllanthropist, and had fdgteted after a
similar establishment in her own country
ever since. Saurin took an intense inter
est in the subject at once
LEARN to like to be washed, and to make
mats You don't say sol" he exclaimed.
"Have you many in the neighborhood?'
"Well, yes; there are so many of our
Sunday School children on the extreme
verge OF idocy that a certain average must
pass the line, one would say One poor
creature [ have seen, in neighboring vii
lage, dancing about and prosecuted by the
boys"
"Dear, dear, yes [ have witnessed SINH
lar cases myself. Not converted to wash
ing, and incapable, [ should say, of MAX
ing mats. [ am sure you deserve success.
Have you begun yet to raise subscrip
tions?"
I'VE have already got a few names.n
May be allowed the privilege of add
ing mine?"
Presently Mrs. Rayner called to me in