The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-03

did you expect me to shout out Captain
Allan Brewster"
"Thankful, hush!"
Captain Allan Brewster Of the Con-
becticut Contingent" continued the girl
with an affected raising of n low pa
thetc voice that was, however, inaudible
beyond the tree. captain Brewster,
behold mo--your obccged and humble SER
want, and sweetheart to command"
Captain Brewster succeeded, after n slight
slSirmish nt the wall in possessing himself
of the girls hand. At which. although still
etruggling she relented slightly.
1T isn't every lad that I'd low for" she
said, with nm affected pout, land there
may be Others that would not take IL amiss.
Though there be fine ladies enough at the
Assembly bells ut Morristown as might
think 1t hoydenish -
"Nousouse love-" said the Captain, who
had 10y this time mounted the wall aud en-
ciroled the girls waist with his arm.
"Nonsensel you startled me only. But"
he added, suddenly taking her round chin
In his hand aud turning her face toward
the moon, with an uneasy half suspicion.
"why did you take that light from the
Window What has happonedf'
1--WE had unexpected guests, sweet
heart said Thankful; Tho Count lust
arrived"
"rhat Internal Hessianl" He stopped
and gazed questioningly into her face The
moon looked upon her at the same time
the face was rs sweet, rs placid, ms truthful
~ her own. Possibly these two incoustauts
understood each other.
Nov Allan ho ia mol n Int N
exiled gentleman from abroad. A noble
man"
"There are no noblcmen, now" shifted
the trooper, contemporary. Congress
has so decreed 1t. All men are born free
and equal
But they are not. Allan" said Thankful.
with pretty trouble in her brows, Even
COWS are not born equal. Is yon calf that
was dropped last night by Drindle the
equal Of my red heifer whose mother came
by herself in II ship from Surreyi Do they
look equalr'
Titles are but breath" said Captain
Brewster, doggedly. There was an omin-
Gus pause.
Nay, there is one nobleman left" said
Thankful, land he Is my own-my ma
lures noblemanl'
Captain Brewster did not reply. From
certain arch gestures and wreathed smiles
with which this forward young woman ac-
companied her statement, IL would seem to
be implied that the gentleman who stood
before her was the nobleman alluded to.
At least he SO accepted it, and embraced
her closely, her arms ana part OF her man
tie clinging around his neck In this atti-
tude they remained quiet for some mo-
ments, slightly rocking from side TO side,
like metronome-a movement, | fancy,
peculiarly buoolic, pastoral, and idyllc
and rs such wot observed by Theoeritus
aud Virgil.
At these supreme moments weak woman
usually keeps her wits about her much bet
ter than your superior reasoning mascu-
hne animal, and while the gallant Captain
was losing himself upon her perfect lips,
Miss Thankful distinctly heard the farm
gate click, and otherwise noticed that the
moon was getting high and obtrusive She
half-released herself from the Captains
arms, thoughtfully aud tenderly-bHt
firmly. Tell me all about yourself. Allan
dear" she said, quietly, making room for
HIM on the wall-"a all, everything"
She turned upon hun her beautiful eyes
eyes habitually earnest and even grave IN
expression, yet holding in their brave
brown depths a sweet, ehild-hke reliance
and dependency; ewes with certain ten
der deprecating droop in the brown fringed
lid aud yet eyes that seemed to say TO
every man who looked upon them. II am
truthful, be frank with me-" Indeed, am
convinced there is not one OF my impress
sible sex, who, looking in those pleading
eyes, would not have eijured himself on
the spot rather than have disappointed
their fair owner.
Capt. Brewster's mouth resumed its Old
expression OF discomfort.
Everything is growing worse, Thank
full and the cause Is lost. Congress does
nothing, and Washington is not the man
for the crisis. Instead Of marching TO
Philadelphia and forcing that wretched
rabble Of Hancock and Adams at the point
Of the bayonet, he writes letters"
"a dignihed formal Old fool" inter
rupted Mistress Thankful, Indignantly,
land look at his wife Didn't Mistress
Ford and Mistress Baly. aye, and the best
blood OF Morris county 20 down to his Ex-
celiency's IN their finest bibs and fuckers
and didn't they find my lady in a pinafore
doing chores' Vastly polite treatment, in
deed. As If the whole world didn't know
that the General was taken by surprise
when my Lady came riding up from Vr-
ginia with all those fine cavaliers Just to
nee what his Excelency was doing at these
Assembly balls. And fine doings, dare
say"
This is but idle gossip. Thankful" said
Capt. Brewster, with the faintest appear
Rnce OF self-consciousness, "the Assembly
balls are conceived by the General to
strengthen the confidence of the towns
folk, and mitigate the rigors OF the winter
encampment. i go there myself rarely
Ihave but little taste for junketting and
gaviotting, with my country in such need
No, Thankful What we want is n leader
And the men of Connecticut feel it keenly
II have been spoken OF in that regard
added the Captain, with a slight imitation
Of his manly breast, ait is because they
know of my northumberland as New
England yeomcn they know my devotion