The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-13

terribly; and that lovely air is sure to
do you good. Where are you goin ?"
"You remarked that the l0vely air.
would be sure to do me good, and now
you ask me where Pm gotng," L replied,
with bitter sarcasm filing my heart and
falling TO express itself in words. |
have always been rather fond of Mary,
and | felt rather hurt on this occasion
to perceive how utterly the prospect OF
my prolonged absence from town faile d
to move her."
III take it for granted that you
wouldn't 60 away from London just
now, when everything is in full swing,
unless You were going to place where
the air was lovely" she rejoined,
promptly "But don'G cavil at what l
say; you won't hear my words of wis
dom much longer. Tell me-where are
you going, and what are you going to doP
MarryP .......
"Certainly not" I said, in dgnitied
tones. "l'm going down merely on an
intol NAL visit to some very old friends
at Charchester."
"Uharchester! she interrupted, with
a laugh. ''Well, l hope you'll like it.
Wouldn't like to 30 there for few
weeksl Oh, Jackl l wish l could go
down with you. What a. bore it is that
l.
L were, we'd run down together, and
give Charchester something to gossip
about"
"My dear GIRL" l interposed, in my
most superior tone, "Charchester is not
at all place alter Mary Beifer's heart,
or in which Mary Belfer could shine! l
have friends who have been living there
for years, and it was quite amusing to
me to see the impatience with which
they hied them back to its purer air,
after a months experience Of the way
we live IN now London"
"Ips always delightful to see the
patriotic spirit displaying itself un-
necessarily, in small as well as big
things" Mary replied with laugh.
"Well, we shall hear Of you, presume,
while you are blowing the shepherds
reed, and leading a quiet flock to feed,
and all that sort OF thing-goOd-byV ~
And Mary glided down the staircase in
the wake OF her chaperon, giving me one
kind glance as sne went, the memory OF
which took down with me to Charches.
| ter.
My train was LATE; I learned after
ward that the trains were always late
| in arriving at Charchester. Inc coun-
tfv is SO lovely tor the last fifty miles
| u
engine.drivers eat lotus, and give the
| passengers plenty of time to enjoy the
scenery. However, Harwood was at the
station to meet me in well-turned-out
| mail-phaeton, in which he was driving
couple Of handsome, Wel4-matched
| horses. . .-
| 81 latter myself that not many things
pass me on the road about here," he re-
marked TO me as we dashed away from
the station, and took the road that led
right through the bright, gay-looking
town toward his house, which was em-
powered in a wooded dell between two
cliffs on the coast.
You pride yourself on your cattle, l
lsee," remarked, not knowing what
else to say. ......
The subject OF another mans stable
was not an absorbIngly interesting one
| to me. My chief acquaintance with that
noble animal, the horse, had been
formed from my daily observation OF
those that are drawing me When l am
perched on the knife-board of an omni-
tDus. ,.,.. ~,
| "Rlther," he answered dryly, in the
ldissusted tones OF one who has trOtted
out his hobby and failed to win admlra-
ftion OF It's PAGES. tWhen you've seen
Maggie's mare, and the pony she drives
Lin her little dog.cart, and my hunters
vou'll acknowledge that l nave some
reason to take prlde III my cattle.'"
| Mrs. Harwood was as beamIng, bright
and charming hostess as the heart O
the most eXactiag guest could desire
The dinner was excellent; the house
grounds, and all the appointments were
in beautiful order and admirable taste
.IHere is peacep 1 said enthusiastically
to myself, as l smoked my last cigar ou
OF my bedroom window that night, g
see the lie OF Luxurious retirement thel
Head is exactly Lne one TO restore tn
tone to my. faded system; l shall hay,
nothing TO disturb me-
"No doubtful balance of rights and wrongs;
No weary lawyers with endless tongues;
But low OF catUie, and song OF BIRDS, -
And health, and quiet, and loving words"
: I rose up in the morning, feeling reju
| venated by Ithe prospect. 1t would b
such etfortless enjoyment. There wa
the lawn, with its groups OF droopln
, trees shading comfortable seats; ther
was the billl4rd-room, with its low di
l van running all round the room; ther
, were the horses, Waiting my orders, i
. 1.-THE stable; aud there was the pretties
] l. little yacht ever built, dancing at an
t chor in the bay, ready to take me
4 cruise, at any moment liked, round
A | a splendid bit OF coast. L counted u
my privileges, and resolved TO enjo
, them. .....,. ..... s.f.
Let us take turn down to the club
/ | HarW0od said to me alter breakfast
Y lust as had settled myself in shad
t nook on the lawn, with three newspa
b pers and hAlf-a-doZen dogs.
b "rhe club1 You don't mean to sa
r you 20 to one hereY You mighG as we
: be in London," urged, discontentedly
The fact is, Jack, l must go down
/ there's u row on about the last regatta
: and several OF the mem bers are trying t
make it too not lor me; beside, want t
;. show you the town, and some Of GU
9 rosebud garden of girls Com
!. alongw ... .......... -.,.
t 1 went. along, feeling that I Nigh
q almost as well have been making III
J. way to the Garrick. However, it wa
J. easier to obey than to revolt. Accord
q ingly, Jack and l strolled down to th
|, club, where several Of the member
n Hooked blankly black at him, and b
t kindly enlightened me as to the antece
ldents Of a lew more. .- $780,.
q "Look at that fellow over there, wit
t the boots and CATERS" he Muttered
: .'looks like mlddle-class Norfolk fal
: mer, doesn't hef Calls himself .Duc d
: Lasmes,' forsootA, and has cooked up
8 pedigree and put it in Debrett. NJ
r good fellow, that isle OF the free