The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-01
GAN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NO.
BODY GOOD"

BODY GOOD"
With the exception of Mr. Bruce, who,
with an interest in the Ice Company, was
going out to India, accompanied by his
wife and two Children-with the excep-
ton of this fanily, Miss Serena Selden
and Mr.. Arson Surrey, there were no
other passengers on board the Fairy,
bound for India and Japan. Indeed,
Mr.. Surrey had no idea that they num-
bered so many souls, and was quite
stunned one morning, when they had
been some weeks at sea, at the sight of
real live young lady sitting on deck,
crocheting and talking with Mrs. Bruce
as If she had not rained down overnight
Where in the deuce did that heavenly
creature come from, Bruce?". said he,
tossing his cigarette away. "Have the
skies fallen that we catch larks?"
"That is our friend, Miss Selden," re-
turned Mr.. Bruce She has been too
i'll to leave her berth before since we
started-Tom and Amy's governess. Let
me introduce you, Surrey; it's pity not
to embrace all the advantages of travel
We're small family on board. We
really ought to know each other; it's Il
duty we owe society" and Mr.. Surrey
was Immediately presented in due form.
could hardly believe my eyes, Miss
Selden, when | saw that we had another
passenger just now" said Mr. Surrey.
g 1t is most agreeable surprise, l assure
you"
Thanks" she returned 81 hope you
will have no occasion to change your
mind They tell me that long voyages
are trying, and betray ones natural in
irmities Of disposition. We shall prob
ably discover all of each others weak
points"
Mine are at your service, if they will
amuse you," laughed Mr. Surrey, not at
all certain that he had any.
" You are really too generous! Don't
expect to hold out SO good-naturedlv
We are all pretty sure to quarrel and
hate each other before the voyage is
ended, you know. Doubtless Mrs. Bruce
and l would be at swords points this
minute if my illness hadn't postponed
the entertainment"
When my lessons done, Miss Selden,
willyou play cat's-cradle within please?"
interrupted little Amy. Its such long
day"
" You see the demoralizing effects of
travel already, Mr., Surrey" she said
Yes, Amy, anything to pass the time -"
Well, it's done now, this minute.
Three tums too is six, three tums three
is nine" rafting off her table in a breath.
" Have you got string?" Miss Selden
offered the ribbon on her fan "That'H
do splendid. We won't leave Mr.. Surrey
out, will we? He might feel misble, !"
suggested Amy.
" You might pass the compliment to
him"
"O-h, don't like to do that"
And why not?"
"'Cause heard mamma tell papa not
to give her such things-before people. ="
" Complimentsw laughed both listen
ers; and by the time that Amy had wearied
of cat's-Cradle" they We're established
on easy terms of conversation, and had
found mutual acquaintance to discuss.
" How narrow the world is, to be sure"
said Serena. at seems 50 odd that YOU,
total stranger yesterday, should know
some of my friends, perhaps even better
than do"
eve were speaking of Prof. LON
bard. / believe his nephew, Ned, is in
India somewhere; perhaps you will meet
him out there"
"Who knows?" murmured Miss Selden,
struggling with knot in her thread, and
smiling to herself. Have you ever seen
him."
" We were classmates at Yale. We
played many foolish prank together.
He used to swear that he should die a
bachelor, in those days"
Like Benedick, perhaps, because he
didn't expect to live to get married. Tell
me about your foolish pranks' at Yale"
and as everybody is aware that these
stories have a family resemblance to
those of Scheherhade, one being only TIE
sequel to another, it was luncheon.tim
long before MIR. Surrey had finished the
recital. On shipboard one naturally
grows into closer acquaintanceship in a
briefer season than would happen else
where. A handful of people drifting
about together, cut off from COmmunica.
ton with the rest of christendom. con
tract the habit of relying on each other
for comfort and entertainment, and be-
come more intimate with each others re-
sources than would happen in years of
social intercourse on terra fyma. Thus
Mr.. Surrey came to know great deal
about Miss Selden's thoughts and habits
of mind, the sentiments she expressed,
the opinions she formed Of men and things,
and he took great deal for granted. In
the meantime they spent their leisure