The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-04
A Long Branch Romance.


honest comley gIrl from the pacifi,
slope. with natural complexion, truth
iul voice. AMI naive manners. She wou
the L jonis Of the bach under the con.
cregated sncers 81 ali trained racers IN
IN the matrimonial contest She il the
one II whom told yog AT the begin
ming of this letter, who went into the
surf for bath. She had read names,
( also newspapers. and she supposed il
was nothing 70 do il Her father. who
knows that he j. precedcutable in
I fine society, having spent has early days
IN mining. and hislatter ones in doubling
up his money over and over again,
secured for her the chaperonage of a
less crude family, which was making
the fashionable round of summer re-
sorts. There is daughter in this fam
lily She is nice enough. but not too
beautiful, too accomplished or too
agreeable. Ii was announced by the
journal Of fashionable intelligence that
ali heiress was In this family, and SOME.
how this reputation became misplaced.
The family, who discovered the error,
did not contradict il, and their daugh-
iStdilC ttEt NtfAltt vi uGSOIkDDs
which were multitudinous aud complex
Indeed, IT IL did not mean love it did
signify business which has come to
stand for the same thing in general
way.
The miners daughter received what
ever Of adulation was left over Il was
offered 10 her "a side censor of incense
tnfandal shu aartr.t L.,
did not happen to be accessible to her
devotees when there was crowd Of
candidates for smile The pretty
tngenue Of the western SLOPE did not
know why she was placed down at
the side of the altar, and even if she
thought of it at all she supposed it was
because she did not yet know how to
please the fashionable world. Of course
she wished 10 be worthy of admiration,
and she was not such All idiot AS not TO
know how much more lavish nature
had been to her than TO the daughter of
protecting friends Whatever faults
Of style she possessed she was deter
mined 10 eradicate them just as soon
as she knew what they were. Adonis,
who is at hear. right manly fellow,
and whose faults of manner are not
blemishes of character, but just such
little concerts as have been cultivated
by the women whom he admired, but
neither lover or respected. endeavored
to divert himself with the pretty girl
until he should find the heir ess suffi.
cieutly at leaSure To feel the full effect
of his facinations when he brought
them 10 play upon her senses. The
more be tried to amnsc himself the
more he liked it. He had never before
met with this style of lassie. She did
not know what q sham was composed
Rs RearSSof Sef t2la shs truth bg o the most un
was as full of pleasant worldly thoughts
rs wild sweet briar il of fragrance.
Before his time came 10 level bewitch
ments upon .he heircss he had ceased
To desire the opportunity. He was
really in love for the first time In his
bis life. His young lady friends chatf-
ed him, derided him, and even eXpostu-
lated with him upon his crueities To an
unsophisticated girl who swan like
duck, rode like Jockey, danced rs If
SIG fthllN llhtd H. bthAb tthtl' ht'
lavi.hment of ruddy locks, nor wear
trained dresses for evening, unless she
tclt like 1t Nothing reformed him,
or brought him back 10 civilization.
He even made love to her. and when he
discovered that she was neither greedy
for all engagement, nor especially proud
of her conquest. but very serious. and
disposed 10 consider herself untitled for
his circle of acquaintances.o he became
wretchedly in earnest. He believd that
ONLY the airs If the Pacific could have
developed and uourished SO enchanting
"A blossom. CT course the father was
no: far oil. He would not wait beyond
call from his idol, although he refused
To shadow her pleasure by his stupid
awkwardness, albeit she had not the
slightest suspicion Of what detained
him away from her Adonis was re-
ferred To the father. lie went 10 town
directly. and saw, and worse than all
he heard. and such English as it was.
too At the first call he fsltered.
lie said he called well-because lie
| knew be Was IN the city. Then Adoni>
slept over il, or rather he laid awake
over il. He could not give her up.
| tie WAS not helped To escape by the
! father. who said: There ain 20 bet
ter, nor tempered gal in Gala
veras county, no. nor ON the hall Pacific
Coast than my Kitty. She's been =
/ powerful comfort TO me sense her moth
| er died. and ef ever a fellcr don't treat
her right, I've got bullet watin' fol
/ his liver" Adonis would have been les,
or more than human if the style Of til,
ps,a had not tried the temper OF bl'
affection. and the same may be said i
be had not been tue least hit glad tha'
| IN case he could not cure his heart 81
its loungiug after Kitty. there was n'
I uncrsmatical mother IN law IN the ia
,ure. Adouis could not help himself
SO be informed me Tie weut 10 sc,
the papa again iu the morning. H.
told his love. He showed his creien-
t,.ls. He said that kis;y loved him
He also explained that lie could sulpor
her plainly and comfortably. but no
luxnriously. and probably, with hi
,emperrmeut aud capabilities he shoulc
never be a rich man. You be = gen
,leman. anyhow. answered the father
with tears in bis eyes and that i wha
iI.if't. leastwise not on the outside: hu
If Kitty loves you, and what You say o
vour character and s,andin' is true
here's my hand, aud there's Kitty
The dsv you marry her Ill give be
5000 600. The money shant miss
bu, the eivin' as the child will max