Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-22

Surrey read aloud during long after
moons, and chatted in undertones dur
ing long twilights, or sang her little love
songs full of tender sentiment and re-
greet, while they watched the shining
wake of the ship. Sometimes they
sighted another craft, which, like ghost,
trembled an instant upon the " far horl-
IONS rim," and vanished; sometimes
they spoke a homeward-bound ship. and
felt as if the strange ships crew aud
passengers were dear friends whom
they would like to hug; sometimes a
storm crept upon them like painted
Pawnee, and shook every stout cable
like ribbon, and again they swung in
ATTITUDES of calm, and watched strange
fish dart like sunbeams through the sea
and during these seasons Mr. Surrey and
Miss Selden must have grown either
desperately weary or desperately in
terested NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. during which
the flight Of a sea-bird, the plunging Of
some restless sea-monster, the floating
fragment OF some wreck, was an episode
and an excitement.
Dear me!' yawned Mrs. Bruce;
even a water-spOut or a tornado would
be welcome change. This is utter
stagnation, isn't it, Mr.. Surrey?'
"Do you find it so, Miss Selden?" he
asked, RELOCATING his reply to that young
lady. Would you welcome the sea-
serpent, or a piratical crew swooping
down upon us from no matter whereY'
"I-Ishal be very glad when we reach
Calcutta" said Serena. In the mean
u-h11o T on, not ,,,,ho,,,,x- -
Il don't believe we shall ever reach
Calcutta" groaned Mrs. Bruce q think
we are just like that phantom ship which
sails on and on for ever and ever
Il, for one, shouldn't object" said
Surrey, lightly.
Certainly not You are going round
the world pour passer lie temps merely.
Heavens! | can't understand any one
choosing this everlasting voyage of his
own will for pleasure It's a perfect
marvel to me that Serena consented to
come"
'And perfect godsend to me-" inter
polated Surrey.
$50 some other people ought to think.
But wonder you're not more impatient
to reach Calcutta, Serena; do indeed
[
wouldn't carry me there day earlier -
"Well, 1 wasn't so philosophic at your
age" as if that were a feather in her
cap of peculiar lustre; and taking up a
novel, Here's a goose of aheroine who
doesn't know which Of her two lovers
she prefers. I would like to set her
adrift with them on a voyage like this. y
and the consequence would be that
she would hate both, you Think" asked
Mr.. Surrey.
The following twilight Miss Selden
and Mr.. Surrey were pacing the deck
| together, and he was opening his heart
to her-a sanctuary always pretty Sc
curely closed to most people-telline
her of his boyhood and his travels, his
Irritation, and his first hobbledehoy
love-making.
"And where will you go after you
have done up Japan?" she asked; land
after you have made the worlds tour
will you not long for more worlds, like
Alexander"
After all, may not go to Japan" he
began, drawing camp-stool beside the
deck chair she had just taken. cit
depends-it depends great deal upon
yourself, Miss Serena, he said, boldly
and leaning forward to look into hel
eyes.
Upon me, Mr.. Surrey" repeated
Serena. "How can [ possibly have
anything to do with it"
1t all depends upon-upon-whether
rena, as have learned to love you.
Love you. Mr.. Surrey2" rising and
withdrawing the hand he had taken in
his own, while the light that broke in
upon the proceedings of the last few
weeks showed her no fattering picture
of herself in the attitude of firt
"Love you? Oh, Mr.. Surrey, don't you
know? Has Mr.. Bruce never told you
Don't you know that / am going out te
Calcutta to be married."
"To be married?' repeated Mr.. Sur.
rey, in stifed voice-"to be married
l give you my word, Miss Seldom, that ]
never dreamed of such thing. Per.
haps it would have been well to have
mentioned it yourself. [ supposed you
were Mrs. Bruce's governess-Mr. Bruce
will pardon my confession, and forget it
| OIla1l take you W Nils. DIuCo!
Yes, thank you. [ ought to have
mentioned it; only [ thought you knew
or it wouldn't signify to you," said Sc
rena, humbly. You will pardon me
for taking SO much for granted. Inevel
meditated mischief, believe me- l was
Mrs. Bruce's governess before-before
my-engagement, or rather till I decid-
ed to take this journey. Goodnight .
Then, hesitating, and offering the hand
she had Withdrawn, ave are friend:
still, Mr.. Surrey?'' timidly.
Only friends the merest keep much
that [ resign" he quoted. ~ don't
feel disposed to verify your prediction
that we should be sure to quarrel before
the voyage ended, though it might prove
a diversion. Pleasant dreams, Miss
Seldom"
In community SO small, imprisoned
in space SO limited, two people could
scarcely avoid each other without re-
mark, especially two who had been al
most inseparable the day before; there
| fore, by tacit consent, they fell into the
same apparent intercourse in the pres
ence of others. To be sure, embarrass-
ments and annoyances waylaid them
h,,t ,,oonla who will fa II In love or in