The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-12
LOVE ON SKATES.
AN ADVENTURE IN CANADA.

Bellemere is little town in Canada,
near the region Of perpetual Indian,
and they have frightfully cold weather
there, and splendid sleighing and skat-
ing. Wolves and other wild animals oc-
casionally skirmish around the outposts,
and altogether it is more like place
right out Of q story than spot where
real people are expected to live.
Bellemere, however, knows just what
it is about, and it has worn "pull-
backs" and Ulster overcoats. The men
are tall, fine-looking specimens of man
hood, aud the women dress and adorn
themselves after the manner of femininity
generally. Dancing parties and skating
parties are very much in vogue, and
moonlight nights in winter are made the
most of.
To this gay, enjoyable little place
came quite suddenly one bright winter
day Miss .Maude Eastwood, from Bos-
ton. The clergyman g wife was cousin
Of hers, and it struck her all at once
that an entirely new sensation would be
agreeable. So she made hegira to
Bellemere, and presented herself before
her cousins astonished eyes with a
three-story Saratoga trunk, and all
proper appliances for an unlimited stay.
But Mrs. Nall was much-enduring, and
she made the young lady welcome, and
even got up sort of pleasure in her
arrival.
Miss Maude had come primarily to
skate-an accomplishment in which she
excelled, and of which she was passion
ately fond she had also covert pur-
pose-of appropriating a few Canadian
scalps. For this young person was &C
customed to come and see and conquer
and although by no means beauty, she
managed to produce the effect of beauty
in a very delightful manner. Besides,
she had her hair long, abundant, gold
colored, and every bit Of it her OWL
raising. If beauty draws us by single
hair, what may not be accomplished
with a cheuelure like this9 Maude
Eastwood knew full we'll that be,
strength, like Samson's, lay in her richly
flowing locks, and she valued them &C
cordingly.
Female Bellemere criticised her, oi
course, pronounced her devoid of {
single good feature, objected to her style
altogether but it could not get ovel
her hair. Those of the opposite per
suasion went daft generally, after the
usual fashion OF male idiots over 6
pretty face and Miss Eastwood began
to have good times forthwith. Those
grandly built Canadians, with their fine
open faces and frank manners, their un
disguised admiration aud pleasure il
| her society, were new revelations to the
Boston girl and as to her Canadian
sisters and, their plainly expressed
jealousy. she just laughed at them, and
showed them how to do so many pretty
things in crochet and Berlin wool thai
she quite won them over.
By far the incest OF Maude's admirers
was Alfred Glentheal i; there was sc
much more in him than in any of the
others. He was q fine skater and dancer
and read Tennyson and Rossetti de
ightfully in rich musical voice he
was decidedly, intellectual, and had 6
physique which enthusiastic young Ia
dies called "splendid." He also hae
that most excellent thing in man,
| genuine modesty and distrust OF his owl
deservings. He appeared to hover IL
the background from the first wherever
Miss Eastwood was to be seen anG
that young lady soon discovered he