Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-07
WHOLE NO. 2,247.

e&AS " AADAN Olkftn " " III
ugly aspect. Welli it was annoy
ing. But time plays havoc Will
Impressions. Eleanor would b.
sorry, doubtless, for her hastiness
l could easily put the matter In /
different light. All would be well
Meanwhile | returned to my owl
quarters, where, / presently found
events Of an exciting character were
under discussion. Miss Hartley,
was told, had come to pay a visit tC
her married sister, who lived i'm oui
settlement. AS we were not cheered
by the presence of any unmarried
ladies, this was of course an occur.
renee OF the first magnitude. But
further, a large dinner was to be
given at our club, to which all the
ladies and our newcomer were in-
vited. He had been persuaded that
the dinner was given in his honor,
and was to be beguiled into making
speech, from which much fun was
expected. l threw cold water on
this scheme. / was afraid, YOU see,
that Miss Hartley would see I'm 1t
another malicious trick and be
further incensed against me. But
once ball of such sort Is set rolling,
It requires a hand of peculiar force
TO stop 1t. Mine was not able for
the feat, and my friends arranged
their plan of action without me.
After all, think | was not sorry
that he should make q fool of hinl-
self publicly before Miss Eleanor.
1t wOulds be sure to destroy any
sentimental liking she might have
had for him, so j held my peace,
and the eventful day came ON.
How nervous was that evening!
| remember that / was obliged To
call in the assistance of one OF my
friends to adjust my necktie, and he
was obliging enough 10 tell me
looked as yellow as a guinea. A
comfortable assurance truly, when
1 wished to look my very best, for
L had not seen Miss Hartley since
my unlucky story, and | wanted to
make my peace with her. But
when, with an apology on my lips,
l drew near the sofa where she was
sitting, l found, to my infinite re-
lief, that no apology was necessary.
She was as friendly in her manner |
as ever. She was exqulsitely dressed |
that evening in--well, / can't ex-
dctly say what-some dead white |
that fell in white delicious |
folds about her stately figure. That
girl could always dress herself to |
perfection. She looked superb. Be- |
yOnd doubt, she was the queen of |
our party; certainly we all ielt as
proud of her as if each one of US had /
been her father or brother. She did /
not speak to our newcomer, and |
his relieved me. But at the dinner
able felt little more uneasy.
She and he sat at opposite corners Of
he table. 1t seemed to me that
The was quietly watching him, from
ime to time, and at such moments
here was in her face n wonderful
light of happiness and pride. / un-
lerstood ii all presently.
The long dinner passed /; desert
vas on the table; the usual tOasts
lad been given and responded to.
Then my friend rose, and in a few
erioIls words which, as some of us
Knew, yelled a real irony, proposed
he health of the youngest man at
he table, our distinguished guest,
whose arrival had been so long an
icipated and so eagerly hailed.
All drank the toast, and there fol-
owed an awful pause. Every eve,
eleanor Hartley's among the num-
'er, was fixed on our newcomer.
lie rose to his feet, and / Ventured
0 glance at her. All was explained.
"Oh, woman, what a strange be-
ng you are Soft and yet trium-
'hant was the beautiful face of our
.ueen. She was bending a little
her eyes glistened; YOU
would have said that she was
istening to some exquisite melody.
About him, too, there was a
hange. / was excited, and Of
curse what / saw and heard was
olored by my mood, but could
ave declared that the young mans
Drm had expanded, and that an
ndescribable dignity had crept into
is gestures. He stood upright, his
Oice was clear and unflltering, he
id not shrink from, he rather
Ourted the multitude of glances ,
hat were bent on him. As for his
peech-sir, / have knocked about !
retty much, as you know, and now ,
nd then at dinners and elsewhere
have knocked up against dis !
nguished men, but / have never
card speech to match this one.
n substance 1t was a review Of the ,
me he had spent in the settlement. ,
o hear him one might have be- ;
eyed that he had seen through our !
ractical jests from the first, and !
lille seeming TO be their victim, !
ad been quietly amusing himself ,
t our expense. Its manner. the :
elicate irony, the wit, the forcible :
lquancy, should be glad indeed !
reproduce, but of such an effort / !
N incapable, Here was a turning !
the tablesl Ny friends were be-
those not in our secret /,
Dplauded vociferously. / alone
new who II was had planped this q
iumph; and was not surprised =
hen, few days later, Ii was ru- 5
lOred abroad that Eleanor Hartley =
I'd our newcomer were engaged to !
? married, Rumnr, for once told +
true tale. Before that cold season 1
as over | was invited By Eleanor I
artley's father to his daughters \
edding. 4
"And / would wager" said the :,
entleman who had asked for the =
ory, ''that my lady kept him in
der" =
"On the contrary" replied our I
lest, "she was a model among !,
ives--devoted, adorlng. ] be- n
ave she thought that man half di- d
ne. Well, poor fellow, he was n
ways delicate, and, after two or q
rec years of happiness, he died" b
"And his wife ?" =,
81 think you have met her." n
"What! She cannot be-" Al
81 see that you have guessed. n
hank me for giving you a peep a
to the character of Eleanor Wal /,
ingham." :,
of the election of Gov. T.
oustOn, Of Alabama, to the Senate, t.
g Louisville Courier Journal says: ft
The result will be very gratifying y
Democrats in every part of the y
niOn. Gov. Houston is a man of X,
otless antecedents and character, u u
ID, withal, a statesman of most IL
and conservative 1pin- y
rs. He is clearly the choice Of q
@ people Of Alabama, They have - -