The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-04
VOL. XXXVII.
The Tnwny Musiachr.

She SAW him first on the corner o!
Main aud Chippewa Streets. This Is how
it happened 1t was in a heavy snow
storm she was in the cutter with Della
llowc,aud was driving They were dash
ing around the corner; he crossing the
street. The wind was blowing the snow
into her face in IA binding fashion, so she
never saw him until her horse was siopp.
ed By a strong hand on the bride. 1t
was done so suddenly. it almost threw
Della and herself from the seat She
had come very near running over him.
OF course it was her place to beg pardon ;
but, instead, She flashed an Indignant
glance ai him, for having presumed to
lay hand on her horse and saw heavi-
ly built gentlcmau, whose great coat and
fur cap were completely white with snow.
He still hnd his hand on the bride. as if
waiting for her to speak /; as She did not
do so,he coolly twirled his tawny mustac-
he, with the hand 1ot employed, and said
''Yorr apology j. accepted! - then walked
on.
The horse, as suddenly released ss he
had been stopped, dashed ahead at II iuri-
Gus rate she did not succeed in getting
him fully under her control and broken
into an even trot, until they had struck
Delaware Avenue. Then, for the first
time, the two girls looked at each other
"Did you ever know such unparalleled
impudcnce ?" Her checks were brilliant
her eyes flushing with the excitement of
tanning her inluriated horse,
lie came near being our death : gasp.
ed Della, looking as it she was going to
faint.
II should actually ENJOY running over
such man. said llagar to whom the
unparalleled impudcncc' seemed the all.
absorbing theme
"IIow we did dash around those cor
ucrs," and Della very voice tremblcl.
j don't feel as if | could 60 home
without giving it to him, from llagar
i remembered every iib ever told,
from Della.
Il should know him anywhere he had
a tawny mustach". from Iiagar, ana She
| oosencd her sable boa IA il the ;ccollec.
ton OF the cool manner in which he had
twired said mus,achc m1de her warm
90 dear, expected iully to he laid
ont in my new white silk.
There is no knowing how long they
would have continued this random con-
versaticn, each cnlarging on her owr
thought, without PAYNE the slightest at.
tention to the other. if it had not been
for this last rather worldly remark o
Delia'f. IIagar heard t,aud laughed
'On the whole, Del 1t is pity diln
let Dandy take his course, we could hav,
gone out tf this world in style. Iiadley'
party wonl1 Of course have given up, anC
[ would have made last dying reques
10 be buried in my gorgeoa' new pinl
silk. Wonldn'i have cut gay iisur,
in my coffin %
-, lIagar! How can you talk 50 reck
lcsslv, When we have but just escape,
with our lives? And the little color tha
had come into Della, face receled la
gar laughed
Why, Del i, pink -ilk any wickcde
then white? Bosiic~ you lilly it'll
thing, We weren't any place ncnr on
death Dandy wouldn't have Jared xii
me =
'Wh, p asked Della.
'Recau~r he knew very we'll, that If h
did, on my way mp, would dispatch
message down bclcE for h- satanic mai
esty to kindly sind a handful OF smal
imps to haunt his stall, and mix nlphu
and powdered birthstone with his oats
/ There was mischcvou- twinkle in he
black eyes though she spoke in he gray
est tones.
'Ilagar Sou,hcy, how can you p
At that moment she drew rein belor
Mr.. Howc's residence. IIagar saw tn
girl safely on the sidewalk ; then said
sarcasticlly. Never mind, Della, whe
Lent comes you will see how good | vii
be : and drove on, while Della went int
; house, saying to herself i wonder wha
makes Ilagar Southoy so ironical Sh
turns everything into sarcasm, and is fu
as wild as Dandy
The next time she saw him at liadley
grand party on Delaware Avenue. Sh
s was robed in that gorgeous new pin
silk" gotten for the occasion. 1t jul
suited her marked brilliant style. On
would have singled her ont the instaI
one entered the room She was, as usui
1 holding leyce ; the centre of group
gentlemen, made up partly of exquisite
who live on the froth of life, and part
of sensible, dignifed men, all he'd by II
y charm Of her conversation. She g;
: witty and sarcastic she made them fir
!, laugh, then think. 1t was wonderful no
n many homely truths, and pointed HON
j thrusts, this girl covered with the gui
Il of fun and irony Her voice wa low al
cultivated, and never changed its so
:, musical uttcrancc. no matter how anima
+ ell or di'cordant her theme.
T. lie was standing outside the circle, Il
q parcnty giving unbroken attention to 4
y insipid plalitude7 of n pQSse belle. II
a. orgaus of hearing mus, have been rcmar
in ably keen, for h. answered correctly e
l. cry time, ana yet heard every word III
passed in the circle. At length glanei
- up she caught his eye The recogniti
S was instantaneous. Her face flashed
cody twirled his tawny mustachc, a
b contralicted some tri1ing remark Of t
, pqssc beauty's who looked at him
OF blank amaze
,r- At that moment one Of Strau
e. wali2cs foated through and filled
rooms lie abruptly excused himself
his asiopishcd companion, who nad be
counting on his asking her to dance So
ing, as he did not waltz, himsclf,he mig
be the means Of Ireventing her. AS