The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-12-27

thirds ofthe stories repeated were at va.
rance with my estimate of the man, al
though may add 1 was also doubtful
OF the accuracy of my own estimate. But
one quality was always dominant, his
restless, logged pertinscity and calm
lmpurturbsb sbility. He asked Miss MOntS
morris if she minded singin, little in
the second cabin to 'iven it up, and
added as an inducement, that they did
not know good music from bad, " said
Jack Walter to me- "AGd when he
mended the broken lock of my trunk, he
abthOlutely pT0pothed to me TO athk
Couthln .Grsth il thee didn't want
| 'koorier' to travel with her. to do me,
] chsnics' provided thee would take charge
| of that dreadfuIly deaf and dumb daugh-
ter of his. Wothn't it funny Really
he'th one of your characters" said the
youngest Miss MOntmorris to me as we
made our adieu on the steamer.
| am afraid he was not although he
Was good enough afterwards to establish
one or two OF my theories regarding
| him. | WAS enabled to assist him once
I in sn alteration lac had with a cabnan
re1rcs5ssyt sui4s F4Fe elss.assatsrrfi
cabman retaining r distinct impression
that the father had also ridden in some
obscure way in or upon the same cab
as he undoubtedly 8d-and | grieye To
say, foolishly. I heard that he had
forced his way into a certain great house
in England, and that ne was ignomini
ously rejected, but | also heard that
ample apologies had been made to a GER
tain quiet, modest daughter of his who
was without on the lawn, and also that
certain Parsonage, whom / approach,
even in this vsgue way with q capital
letter, had g'aeiously taken fancy to
the poor child.
But this il only hearssy evidence. So
also Is the story which met me IN Paris, |
that he had been up with his daughter
in the captive balloon, and that at an |
elevation OF several Thousand feet from !
the earth ne had made some remarks |
upon the attaching cable and the drum |
on which the cable reyoIved, which not |
only excited the interest of the passen-
gers, but attracted the attention of the |
authorities, so that be was not only given /
A gratuitous assent afterwards but was, | /
am told, ofierered some gratuity. But | |
shall restrict this narrative to the few /
facts Of which | was personally cOgnizant |
in the career of this remarkable man.
| was at certain entertainment given /
in Paris by the heirs, executors and |
assignees of an admirable man, long /
since gathered to his fathers in Perre la
Chaise, but whose Sheakspeare-li like bust /
still looks camly and benevolently down (
on the rotous revelry of absurd wicked
ness OF which he was, when living, the
patron saint. The entertainment was of
such g character that, while the perform
ers were chiefly women, majority of the
spectators were men, The few excep-
tions were foreigners, and among them
l quickly recognized my fair fellow
countrywOmsn. the MontmOrrises.
Don't tbav that you've theen Us
here" said the youngest Miss Mont
morris, "tor it'll only lark. Eth awfully
funny And that friend Of yourth from
Iuiianny ith here with hith daughter"
1t did not take ne long to find my friend
Uncle Joshua's serious, practical, Un-
sympathetic face in the front Ow OF tables
and benches. But beside him, TO my .
utter CONSERVATION, was his shy and
modest daughter. i really think
am afraid-"I began in a whisper, that
you have made mistake. | don't think
that you can be aware of the character OF
''Kem kere with Miss Montmorris
She's yer. It's all right"
| was at my wits end. Happily at
this moment, Mile. Rochiort, from the
Orangie, skipped out in the quadrille
before US, caught her light
skirts in either hand, and executed q pas
that lifted the hat from the eyes of some
Of the front spectators and pulled it down
over the eyes of Others. The Mont
m0rrises futtered away with halfhys
terical giggle and half contounded escort.
The understanding Miss Loo, who had
been staring at everything quite indif-
ierently, suddenly stepped forward, took
ner fathers arm, and said, sharply,
Come"
At this moment voice in English,
out unmistakably belonging TO the po- !
itest nation in he world, rose from be- !
lind the girl, mimickingly. My God !
t IS shocking. l bloosh Oh, dammit ! /
In an instant he was in the hands of {
{ Uncle Joshua," and forced back clam s
,ring against the railing, his hat smash I
d over his foolish, furious face, and l
ialf his short o'snd er8vat in the old /
mans strong grip. Several students s
ushed to the rescue of their compatriot, '
,ut one or two Englishmen and half =
Iozen Americans had managed, in come /
nysterious way to bound into the arena, Q
looked hurriediy around for Miss q
4ouiss, but she was gone. When we :
lad extracted the old man from the me- e
/
Oh, reckon she's gone off with Sir
Aurther, | saw him here Just as I pitch '
d into that darn fool" 7
" Sir Arthur? 1
" Yes, an acquaintance o'Loo's." v
Sues in my carriage, just outside" q
Interrupted q handsome young fellow, I
With the shoulders of giant and the I
bushes of & girl &" It's all over now, i
on know But this Way-thank YOU | n
,ae's waiting for YOU" and in another Q
Instant he and the old man had vanished. I
Nor did see him sgain uuti he step q
,ed into the railway carriage with me t
n Eis way to Liverpool. You see Pm h
ray'lin' first class now" he said, " but @
oin' home | don't mind trife extry I
Expense " " Then you have made your 4
our" l asked, "and are successful? ~ O
Wall, yes we saw Switzerland and q
taly, and if l heden't been short o. time r
we'd have gone to Egypt. Mebbe next r
winter PlI run over again to see Loo, 4
nd do it." 'Theu your daughter does /
lot return with you p | continued, in t
ONE astOnishment. "Wau, nO-she's 3
listing some of Sir Arhtur's relatives in f
Kent. Sir Arthur il there-perhaps you s
ecollect him p g He paused a moment, +
Ooked cautiously around, and, with the G
anne enjoyment he had shown on ship /
oard, said, 60 Do you remember the joke 7
told you on Loo, when she was at sea p T
Yes" !
Well, don't ye say anything about '
now. But darn my skin if it dosen't c
ook like coming true"
And it did.
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Cold Comfort.