The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-08-06

2 ed to see how lovely she was and
q must say j suited her-not that
have any vanity, you know, but =
: accorded, as musical people say.
"Do you know" L said as I
i. stood listening TO the surf irplliI
heavily in, THAT to me q mig
like this seems to speak direct
e and with authority of that fiT
; great Cause whose messenger it is
TThe above was the opening In
e slightly inverted form of one OF my r
!; Gently composed essays.
gThen you do not believe in the th
! ! ory of Deseartes ?'
! Il "Certainly not I lfearlsasly r
! sponded. (By the way, what is De
: cartes's theory? 1 meant to haI
: found out, but somehow forgot it, .
ITYou speak decidedly. And oh
that / could do SO too But that beaI
> tifuI expression of human faith, 'Or
: Father is TO me iDcomprehensible.
I felt myself going. Ten minute
more and should be overwhelmed
theology and exhibiting my ignorane
in a frightful way. 80 l ansEere
4quite sternly, "You should not thin
of these things. Life is too beautifI
to be wasted In IDLE pleasure, but it
quite as bad to fret and mar it will
useless sophisms or weaTisome striy
ings after light denied US by infinit
wisdom. All, Miss Maynard, (sh
started, for IsUppose that involuntari
ly l had spoken her name tenderly,
have seen so many lives, the pures
and noblest lives, those which shoult
have been the heppiest, darkened an,
perhaps made miserable IN this way
1 shall be sad indeed if you suffe
yours to be shipwrecked on this rock.
"You are very kind. 1t is very pleas
ant to have you talk to me earnestly
and frankly. I had not thought tha
men often spoke so to women.n }.
''I hardly think they do, unless they
! particularly like the woman. 1 bel
your pardon, !" / added, as somethinG
in her face told me / had said tol
much, "but you must remember tha
I have heard so much of you from
Miss Denvers, you know, that 1 find
myself talking TO you as il had-and
in truth have-known you for Ions
! time.n u
"Do you talk SO to Miss Denvers p,
said she with a shadow OF smils
lurking in the corners OF her mouth.
'I feel that 1 might without rude.
ness, if / conld truthfully." The smile
wandered about, until it nearly lost
itself id her dimples, and then deep
ened intO. s merry laugh.
''I cannot handle the foils with you;
you are too clever, and I suppose ]
ought to be angry with you; but then
Pm not, so / won't pretend to be-"
"You ought not to be cngry, and
the pretence would do no good. / fan
cy you are rather honest" ri
"Yes! Ihate dishonest people,"
"Do you know I think tricky peo-
pie, and people who can't get mad,
are the most despicab.e OF human
creatures ~ 81
"Do you ever get mad,' o gentle
knight? ?" laughed she.
"Do 1. Yea, it was not very long
ago that your faithful knight over
stepped the bounds of all politeness
and nearly tore down the very roof un-
der which we stand in his wrath"
ltWhat in the world was he doing il
for ?' .sr. o... .a-ea -.-ll~ SO
i'He was defending his fair name
And who was the 11-rt,ts,I,. a,,I 81,
"The name, o Queen, me- not be
spoken, but the accusation WAS that l
was fiirt.n
ga fiirtI" she turned on me quickly
and Indignantly. $50 you are fiirt. I"
"Before heaven! l deny it, Miss
Maynard" len
Again she started. $3.50
"Do you know" she said after lit
tie pause, ''I believe you. / have met
very few gentlemen, but am sure you
are honest and good.". -r 81
81 thank you more truly than you,
perhaps, can understand for your trust
in me. I shall never, never betray it,
Miss Maynard" eL
"Hush! You mustn't call me Miss
Miss Maynard"
"May call you-p
"No, sir, call me nothing, It is
cold, let US go in. Your arm, sir ,
With an imperious gesture.
l was little provoked, so we walk
ed back in silence, and for the remain
der Of the evening 1 devoted myself to
the old lady, in whose hands my tenn
per grew worn so rapidly that when 1
rose to go 1 was furious, ard only Of
fered old Maynard my horses because
1 knew Miss Denyers would never for
give me il didn't.
But the next day 1 drove her out,
and she was gentleness itself, with the
soft grace of her delicate gravity DASH
ed every now and then with q gayety
that 1 did not fancy she possessed, and
which bubbled up out OF her own soul
" ith no assistance from my poor wit.
And after that we met often.5 On the
whole, incline to think rather too Of
ten. She received no visitors and
lived in great retirement. Mr.. May
nard was absent for s)me time, so thatI
naturally was at the cottage every
or with Miss Denvera, and OF course
We were great friends. +st13 = p
One day we had a sailing party, the
Oenvers, the Maynards, and myself.
We-Miss Maynard and I-were sit
ting apart from the Others, silently
watching the boats motion over the
sweIIs. Suddenly she said, "YOu must
please not send me any more flowers"
I had been sending them for the last
week. Oh those bOuquetsl grieve
to think of them. There was but one
florist in the place and he lived as far
off as possible, in order to charge extra
for the distance. Moreover, the fellow
had such execrable taste that had to
ride over every day myself TO have
them look decently.
"Why not ?D 1 asked in some sur
prise.
"Why not? Is this jest, CT is it
possible YOU do not know? But you
must, and it is neither courteous nor
kind in you to ash" --a FslS
1 leaned over and let my hand touch
hers. "Lulu"-I got this out with con-
siderable difiicuIty-"I implore you to
tell me what is the mystery in your
life. You shudder to hear your own
name. You live in q continual state
of restIessness, as though you feared
some evil was about to fall and crush
you. Surely 1 have 8 right to ask
this, and il you have any regard for
me L beseech you tell me what it Is
that so haunts you"
s, HSh',-her face flushed, but her
voice was steady-"thisis Is the extrem-
ity of rudeness. 1 had thought that
at least you ure-re-reSpeeted me. Oh
OH! OH" and to my horror she put
her little head down and began to cry
bitterly. . ..a..r
Lulu Lulu 20 1 cried. 1 was utter.
ly unconscious then of what 1 was do.
ing. Now, by JOye, recollect every
little circumstance. "You must not
weep, dearest" .gr s-....
'Leave me, sir, Instantly v' She
stood up and looked me full in the
face. "Instantly :" she repeated.
i remember now that 1 did not no
tiee any OF that rsdness Of the eyes
which Is the usual penalty OF weeping.
1t escaped my observation at the time.
'Not,n / answered, ''untiI / know
what I have done to deserve your un-
kindness" Now thought, or rather
I think now, that this remark, accom-
panied of course by an earnest look in
the eyes and a tender and slightly
tremulous tone in the voice, was rath-
er effective. But il failed. In fact it
failed out and out. For she quietly
rose, and replied, Then shall be
forced 10 20 to my aunt w and before
1 cCuld utter word she was gone.
The whole thing was a horrid fail
ure. I had held ali the cards and play
ed them like a Juvenile ploughboy in
a hay-loft. / had q eheckmate in GER
tain view, and single false mOYe had