New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03

| remarked this to you, and you suggested
that perhaps she thought Lwas gong to
| marry him, and meant to make the be st OF
1t. This made me draw back little, and
think that l might be committing myself
too far. As you know. i had BY no means
decided to marry Mr. Sa vage. What is the
good OF being woman who is not ugly il
one may not enjoy ones self little before
one Sc ties down for good
| Well, we,met him at Alexander's. When
the coach stopped, was delighted to see
his face at the door, for. after all, he is
plea ant and really quite handsome. Be-
sides, one needs an escort in travelling.
Mamma greeted hun cordially, and whs n
he asked me if / would not come on the top
Of the coach, say ing that it was shame to
| travel down the French Btotd shut up in
the inside, she did not obj-c as | iully ex-
| pected she would. So WAS hoisted up on
top, and oh, my dear. it VAS heavenly The
gorge is perfectly splendid, and Mr.. Savage
| was charming! l wish you could see that
magnificent river whirling and toaming over
| It's r, cks, and the great cliffs towering over
head hundreds of feet.
| | never imagined anything so wild or so
| beautiful.
The journey to the Springs takes whole
| day, and during this tune Mr.. Savage was
| very entertaining, SO much so, in fact, that
| am not at all sure what my an wer would
have been if he had asked the question
Luckily, he did not, probably because the
driver was just in front of us aud heard
every word of our conversation, in which
he seemed much interested. When we
reached the Springs were met by my
sister. Mrs. Temple; YOU have heard me
speak OF her. She is nv half sister. and
great deal older than l am-fully thirty
five, l should think. She was great.
beauty in her day, and married for love a
| man with no toltane at all to speak of
He left her widow with one child, and
now she is engaged o General Develin, who
is one of the richest men in Louisiana
l said that she was great beauty in her
day. My dear, don't believe widows ever
grow old. She is just as pretty now as she
ever was, and just as fond of admiration
l saw that at once.
OF course ! was jaded and tired when /
arrived-who would not have been after
sitting on top of a It ,gecosch ell day $50
did not Look pretty, and l felt absOlut ly
incapable of saying decent word tor my.
self. Therefore did not bear romparis,n n
with Marion very well. who . ,ked per-
fectly lovely in gray silk, llack lace and
jewels. She went in to supper with us,
though we were late, and l saw that Mr..
Savage did little besides look at her. She
was as pretty as a picture, certainly; and
she knew it She did not notice him much
bat once or twice, when sho turned and
spoke, it was in a way that can't describe,
but that men would probably consider fas-
Cinarng.
After supper, when we were leaving the
room she put her hand in my arm and told
me that "O-car"-this is her future step
son-was desperately anxious to meet me.
But know how one feels after travelling"
she said, $50 told him he must restrain
his impatience. Now. do you feel equal to
u toilette tonight, or will you 60 to your
room and rest until to morrow :"
decided to go to my room-in fact had
no alternative, for | had been jolted and
banged about until l ached in every limb.
Not even the music from the ballroom
could inspire me with any desire TO make |
toilette. But. although was tired, Was MT |
especially sleepy since my room was on the |
ground floor, and the hotel was echoing |
with sound and movement. My window |
overlooked the long pi Zzd up and down |
which people were pass ng. Hearing voices |
and laughter and rusilipg dresses 80 near | |
grew restless could not sleep. and pres.
emily tmy light being OUT opened my
blinds a little, and amused myself by OBJ !
serving the passing couples. After a !
while lady and gentleman came |;
around the angle OF the building and
advanced toward me- AS they passed. the
light streaming on them from several open
doors and windows showed Mr.. Savage /
and Marion. L was amused, and thought l
would Listen to their cOnversat on, which /
had ample opportunity to do, for they were
walking very slowly. This is what heard:
Marion lin that low voice of hers which
seemed charged with sweetness and mean
ingl-''So you are an artist! What pleas
ant surprise. like artists so much-tho .s
whom have known-and dabble little
i'll art myself. That is, try TO sketch from
nature"
Mr.. Savage lin tone expressive of the
deepest Interest," )-"indeed! The surprise
and the pleasure are mine, then, for sketch
ing is the most beautiful as w-ll as the most
interesting accomplishment a lady can pos
81 S." IN. b. can not forbear inserting
here that he told me one day, when said /
could not draw two sticks, that amateur
was ga simple abominatiun from
IN art point of view" So much for mems
,inceritSD II should like very much to see
your sketches, if you will allow me-"
Marion Laughing sOftlyj-"I shall be
your candid opinion of my capabilities
There is no use IN spelling paper if l can
never hope to do more than caricature ma.
,ure. NV latest and, think, my best sketch
q OF a scene up Spring Greek. will show
he sketch to you Tomorrow, and then, if
you like, we will go to the place represent
ID, and you shall tell me how have sue
,eeded.''
Mr.. Savage eagerly III shall be delight.
did not hear any more than this, for
hey passed out of earshot, but l thought
What l had heard enough. l closed nv
blind, and said with Mr.. Weller, beware
# vidders !" [
The next morning looked nv best; and
'ou know what my best is | wore that
ovely blue organdie which is SO becoming, 1
md chip hat trimmed with blue silk and {
link roses Notwithstanding this captivat-
ng attire, l saw change in Mr.. Savage |
It breakfast. He endeavored to look l
md talk as usual, but his attention
wandered, especially whenever any one G
ed SO often that finally l told him
darion was always the latest of risers
nd he need not look for her. He started, i
Olored, disclaimed of course. but still | I
aw the preOccupied look in his eyes and {
IL ard the preoccupied tone in his voice. t
After breakfast we went out on the piazza, +
nd then he asked me if l would not walk t
own to the river. l declined. sit is too 1
arly for exercise" l said nonchala ntly, q
and would advise you to reserve your.
elf for the walk up Sprng Creek with Ma 9
You should have seen how surprised he 6
1oked. But before he could say anything
larion herself appeared, attended by
Dung man who proved to be Mr. Oscar 4
)evelin.
"My dear, there is vast deal of truth in l
no old statement that "birds of feather r
Ock together" l discovered very soon Il
nat Mr. Develin and myself are birds of a
,ather. Although it was too early for ex- b
rcise, it was not TOO early to 90 out on the 9
Iwn and sit under q large tree with the 8
plendid river rushing and chatting by, and Il
Dmpare our resDectlve tastea and avuno | 4