The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-10

| front OF the door; and while the drivers
avaied themselves OF the ''Green Drag
on's" hospitality; the large, broad backed
horses beat the miry roads with heavy.
hools. There was not much to occupy
mans th0pg hts in the dreafy little bar
| arlor. A great variety OF WHIPS hung
against the wall, and oyer the manLel-
picce was a'photosraph OF tine clesL-
| nut mare. Under 1t was written: Be
ingi Mr.. HunLer's faYoritei mares VINO
died in her fourteenth year, Ash0rt
way ON was "a photograph of Mrs. Hun
ter, in lull holiday costume. A. large
Binle and photograph album layauponi
tne tabes
| Seton mechanically opened the,aiburs
Here was "a tinted photograph or ayOungi
girl with proluse gold ring, ,ets, a large,
round lace, anc meaningless blue eyes.
Under it was written: s.Presented to-
Miss Hunter by her ctionates friend,
| ISABELLA Grant," Poor Isabellal how
many houest country hearts, i wonder,
had she caused to acne while the hair
| was gold and the buxom figure still
\ shapely T.,
For want Of something better to do
| Seton began to write a letter. but he
made SLOW way withtit. For minutes
| together he SAT holding the pen listlessly
in his hand, leaning ms arm wearly
upon the table, listening, as we all listen
when alone, to what sounds may be 60.
ling on near us, from a feeling which is
not curiosity, but more eoEerpoWering.
Suddenly what must have been q very
Hight vehicle dashed swiftly down the
lrOaul and drewup with great precision
at the door Of The "GEeen Dragpn,"
while the voice of a newcomer became
audible. Seton,s however,, could only
catch a, few disconnected, woras, sucn
as .sCaugbt in the acknowledgements
ter-C Chiselhurst--a closed carriage"
4 Then the door opened, the landlord
presented himself upon the threshold,
and said, ina very pointed manner:
IF you please, sir, young lady|drlV-
ling over to Sevenoaks in light, open
trap, has been caught in the rain, and
lher servant wants to know il l eau give
Iher stting-foom whle lie drives back
: to Chiseihurst Tor a closed carriage"
"And this is the only one you have?''
. reioiiled Seton. ''Ohl ask her by all
means. However, L am sorry the room
: smells so of smoke" he added, Knocking
the ashes from his pipe!
"Don't you mention it, sir, and thank
) you very much,' replied the landlord
retiring.
La another moment the door opened
again, and the unexpected intruder en-
tered-a lady, tall and very graceful
having a pale Madonna-like face, and
gold hair shiaing like an aureole round
"a small classical head.
Seton's face had grown white to the
lips, and his voice quivered perceptibly
as, extending his hand, he said
"Hhis is!aiyery unexpected meeting.''
Every unexpected echoed the lady,
removing her wet mantle, and sitting
, down onh the worn leather sofa. The
recognition had been mutual,i but wo.
men, as rule, are more self-composed
than men.
"Let me recommend this chair,n said
n Seton, laying his hand upon the one
from which he had just risen. l.
4 mo, thank you, prefer sitting away
from the fire" D44t
n ~ am sorry the room should smell &C
of TOBACCO" observed Seton, after a
patise, "buC you see L did not expect the
pleasure of a-visitur."
she smiled a. rather forced smile by
way of'answer, and Seton folded etab
, orately and put into an envelope shee
I of blank paper.
= "The country isvery beautiful arount
|. here" he observed, writing his owl
name, with great care, upon the envel
ope.
Il 1--WE have only been back from tn
: served, after pause. "Mamma ha
7 taken Il house near Chiselhurst. wa
driven over to Sevenoaks this morning
. and | was caught in The rain, and IN
:. dueed 10 ask tor-shelter here.o
. "And how is Mrs. Clarefied?"
: ''Mamma is quite well. thank you.'
a Theu, after a pause, in atull, sweet, loy
! connalto voice, which had ring OF in
finite pathos, "Are you stopping here?
] ''Hardly," said Seton, with an assuml
: tion Of gayety in his tone; 4'buJ PHI Uel
= you all aboutit. My friends kindly tool
4 I iJ into their heads that was stlckin
q TOO closely 10 work-that wanted fres
!, air and eXercise-so they bound m
= over, on my word OF honos, to waINfror
"a London TO Hastings in week. l acqu
a esce i'll everything now, so, of course,
y acquieSced in this, and this is my frs
y day OF hard labor and Imprisonment"
y ABut you used began the lady, the
!, she colored little. and seemed unwi
!, ling TO finish her sentence; "you used t
- be SO fond OF walking"
s "Bdt man changes a good deal i
;, three years." he replied, wearily.
n Then came u long silence, broken a
u last by the pop OF an ale cork, at whic
i they started as il au explosion had take
4 place. Falttl
II "Oh! you grow used to it in time," o.
!, served Seton. ai
d. 1t seemed impossible to imagine thes
IL two persons, more formal to each otht
% in manner than the most distant a.
: quaintanees, couM ever have been pa
IL slonate and devoted lovers. Win,
thoughts had they, wonder, as they S;
e together, and yet SO far apart, Of the oil
l. days wherein love led them, and all wa
lr weilP 1t would weary you, dear reade
II and 70 no purpose, were / to set dow
I'd here the dreary commonplacesi wit
[, which these two tried to beguile the tin
n for over an hour. At length, worn OIL
by the arduous effort of trying TO ente
o tain each other while their thought s wei
i SO far away, they TOOK refuge in silenc
7. and the wind roared, and tue rain lashe
e the window and the duck came ON DR.
y maturely, and Setop,y looking out on I'll
d cneerless prospect, shivered as with til
.eI cold. Then that other person In I'll
1t room rose very quietly and stirred IL
e hre,into blaze, and resumed her SO.
|. on the sofa. ii an .qAYi 10 ssss.t,..
al "No, you shouldn't really,v said Setol
Ell not turning round, however, though, wit
3 a look Of great pain upon, his tace. 1t
i wonderiul what suffering some sinai
'el commonplace. Word Of actIon may caus
al US. What 3yistas Iof impossible Joy
again, may they not open up to 'usl
! II SUPPOSE the carnage win soon /
III back.v said Alice rjreseatly anil 9 naa