Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-26
... s p, ASHTABULA, OHIO SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1873

onr ball, and wheu my arduous duties
were over, drove out 10 Villa Duval 10
see la belle Marguerite. IL was lovely
weather in early spring, and the delicate.
tender, green grass and foliage was an
inexpressi1le relief after the endless wea-
rying miles OF snow we had been gazing
on and walking over for months. The
SUI bad already attained considerable
heat, aud when i reached my destination
found the jalousips closed, the awnings
spread over the balconies, and some Of
1 the inhabitants Of the villa assembled m
der the col0nade, while the more venture
some were returning TO croquet with all
the zest that long interval devoted 10
sgit and toboggin was likely TO inspire e
them with. 'A
was received with considerable de.
gree Of enthusiasm, and flattering IN
crease of color on Maggie's fair cheeks
as she left her game aud came forward.
inailel III hand, TO greet me. ! was not
a little annoyed, however, when 1 dis
covered IN young man who was her
| partner IN crOquet, one of my brother
officers as | had hoped 1 should reign
supreme on this occasion and did not
fancy the espionage now and the chafi
afterwards, that would most assuredly
be my lot. therefore rather surlily re-
fused Marguerites request that | should
JOIN their party on the lawn, and throw
ing myself lazily on rug that was spread
under the colonade, devoted myself to a
younger sister OF my enchautress, who.
| htlrQ ar -;
fair idea OF flirting. Miss Eunice was
kept, as rule, in the background, and
how heartily she enjoyed on this occa.
sion being first instead of second l could
see by the dimples around the mouth
and the quivcr of the dark eyelashes, in
spite OF her efforts to look demure. NV
back was turned on the croquet party,
but could see the whole scene reflected
ponorama-like in. the plate glass of the
window in front OF me and in spite of
my excess Of temper | was not little
amused at the evident pique which Mag.
gle endeayored TO hide by apparent ab-
sorption IN her game, and | was as usual
irresistably fascinated by her grace, and
the perfect foot she displayed in the rap
id movements entaiied by the vagaries OF
cruquet.
Meanwhile Eunice did Ia belle ingeneu
to perfection, and while her little white
fingers moved rapidly through her tat
ting or some other pretentions work she
was engaged in. her ewes and tongue
were not slo,hful.
"And Won will Won nrom;se-ma won,,
YOU Mr. Manners fn she said ending with
these words a torrent, of yiyacious non
srnse about her frat hall and Ler tears
that [ should be too grand tn dance
"witb such a s,upid lt,lo thing as me
| you know"
Yes. Won poor little Cinderella T will,
! do ANYTHING in The world to nlease Won ,,
! replipd returning her soft Glance with
| interest aud in absurdly tender tones :
for could see in NV ,mpromptu look.
inp.glass that Magoie was apnroachiuo
and probably within earshot
| Emice 70 do her ;nstic. looked I;t,Ie
as, ,onisbed. and. fancy received an ad:
mon;sh;n,, lonk from h.r s;s,ar ior sba
pot up,and went into tho bopso sa,,;n,,
Something about ordering tea and lion
Magpie and | were left to a certain .x.
,enI alone. As.the house was so,are
surrounded by a piazza, The stem mr. Two
had taken in rising had carried me
around one corner Of il. a newly leafed
and ,bicklv-ornwing V;ro;ni. c,eane,
screening ns from ,he res, of tho ,,or,y
There was s;lencp for n mon,anr and
then she said oCome san3 see the mon.
.kev" .-
/ Dear me how many te,e.a.te,e visits
we paid that monkey and how very In.
lie attention that small representa.
tive of our former inpIorjous but ,up-
ftrammeled stale ever received l. In that
day Mr.. Darwin's theory had no, attained
its present beau,itul nerfeeriop. had such
been ,h.. case What inexhaus,bl',r ras,nrc.
of scientific arranyment would that l;i,Ie
animal have sugg.s,ed In us, A. !, was
| in NV fn,l;sb a,,d 7 n,r,, odd ;,soIan,
Eignorance of The close connec,ion he.
tween ourselves and that little oibberipy
uut-cracker. wondered how god. who
had created so f1ohtful n parody ON man.
could have devised SO beautiful crea'
ture as the fair " oman who stood beside
me. holding out her delicate suow-white
hand to be emptied of its treasure OF
uuls bv black nav with curyed nails.
aud hairy cuticl..