The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-07

other young Spaniards, as they were
called in the village, and the rest OF their
comrades, and gave them to understand
that if they chose to enter, the race was
free and fair, bit there was to be no fool
ishness, since for his part he meant to
carry the girl with the corn-silk hair
overseas with him and the priests bless
ing; and he appeared next day with a
tassel of corn silk from some late field in
his button hole, and as many days there.
after as there was any to be had.
He did not wait for an introduction,
but climbed the fence one sunset, and
accosted her in the garden with such an
air OF alteration and reverence that she
could not be offended; but as he could
then only speak Spanish, and she could
only speak English, all she could do was
to retire with great dignity: at which he
was by NO means abashed, for that, he
knew, vas her proper course, and he
considered that he had now made her
acquaintance, and he followed it up. A
| few weeks later he was heard to COM
plain to young Juna that he had learned
all the English he wished; he had
learned "No' and 'Nevare,' and he was
going home in the next brig. -.
Unnecessary to say that the brig sailed
without him, indeed, but never without
the transaction of little high tragedy
| on his part previously. He was leaning
! one spring dav, over the rail of the YER
anda, the lazy roller creeping under
neath-tor our house was close upon The
sea, built so by grandpa's whim, the sum-
mer parlors almost, and the veranda quite,
overhanging deep water, the solld old
stone foundations belonging once to a
lighthouse that had been removed--when
the brig rolled out again with all sail set
'Some day. said he to Chrystie, looking
back at her, "you will be sailing out in
her with me, and never back" If Chrys-
tie had nodded, he would have been con-
tent, and have asked for no more Just
then, beng strenuous that she should do
nothing unbeceming; but she shook her
head. He so took it all for granted
that dissent on her part seemed absolute
rebellion, and then he snatched his hat
and stalked off withouta word, and meet
ing Leon at the gate, pitched him clean
over tho fence and into the ditch. OF
course challenge was the result, and a
duel was arranged, and have no doubt
would have come off but for notes that
flew from the naughty Chystie to the
combatants. in consequence of which, and
in total ignorance that each note had
been counterpart of the other, they
both appeared before her and bound
themselves over to keep the peace.
But Leon was tickle youth, AMI it did
not much 81 gnify. AS for Fenallosa, we
rather wondered at Chrystie, for he was
like nobody else in the werld. and with an
Irresistible personal charm, it seemed to
us-such eyes were never seen except un-
der Spanish brows, the fine black hair
| lay in great locks on forehead that had
something infantile in shape and hue, but
the rest of the face was an unbroken
bronze tint, except for the thin curved
lips, and the teeth which made his laugh,
the whole face breaking into dimples,
dazzling. If Chrystie we're not in love
with him, the rest of us barely escaped it.,
John Allen in the number. OF course as
| soon as the danger of the duel was over,
Chrystie took occasion to quarrel with
Fenallosas attentions, and to tell him to
visit us no more it he could not cease an
noying her. We expected him to take
her at her word but it was only the next
day that he stopped on horseback under
the window, having seen her face framed
! there, and having ridden up the garden
path, as he told me on her disappearing,
to ask her If ''she have not changed her
mind" for he never made the least secret
of his suit. AID seemed to feel that lie
had Unlisted US all as his auxiliaries be-
cause he had rights, and success was but
his desert. He really rode up that day,
though to display himself and horse, for
he rode like a young centaur; out it
seemed that that was 10 way to win
Chrystie. She had quite different ideal
some little middle-aged, griet-worn
hero, with iron gray hair, perhaps who
had struck her fancy in novel, but
would have been fearfully uncomfortable
in housekeeping; and she consequently
regarded Fenallosa as boy, than which
nothing could have been more madden
ing to him, for he regarded himself rather
as knight of old Spain. 81 have the
blue bluod!" he cried to me, who hap,
pened on that day to be his confidante
Il asked her no beggar. It is the blue
blood of CASTLE. See!'' And I presume
We should nave seen, had I not snatched
the penknife whose blade in another sec
ond would have pierced the white wrist
"a knight of the Round Table," sale
John Allan. "For all his nonsense, there
is something Of the Sir Galahad abou
him."
When he came again was crossing thu
lane myself, and at the gate we saw
Chrystie, sitting on the roof of the yer
anda in the sun, aud reeling some fnt
linen thread for her lace-work With
her fair hair and color, her work. and thu
background Of the sea behind her, she
certainly did look uncanny and like some
lovely witch: all the more as, just at tha
moment, her voice began carrolling
"Hark! bark! the lark!'' sweet anc
strong as the lark's itself, in all the rip
! pies Of melody running up and dowr
between heavens gate and the low nes
In the corn field. Fenallosa stopped, an6
| put his hands over his eyes. "Alas alas
he cried. $50 young, so beautiful, SC
sweet, so wicked! QuelastSm0!"
"What dc you mean9" I exclaimed
l "Ah! you know--you know" he an
swered, in solemnity, turning and releas
ing the great eyes, "that of all things the
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