Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-08-03

BX CHARLES READE.

BA CHARLES hEADEs
The 1915 train glided from Padding
ton, May Z, 1917. LII the left compart-
meut OF certain firstclass carriage were
four passengers of these two were worth
description. The lady had smooth,
white, delicate Srow, stronglys marked
eyebrows, long lashes, eyes that seemeu
TIA change color, and gOod-siZed dell
cious mouth. with teeth as white as milk.
A man could not see her nose Tor her
eyes aud mouth = her own sex could and
would baye told us some nonsense about
it. She wore an unpretendlng graylsh
dress. buttoned to the throat with lOzen-
ge-shaped buttons, and Scottish shawl
that agreeablys evaded color. She Was
like duck, so tight her plain feathers
fitted her, aud there she Sat. smooth,
snug, and delicious, with book i'll her
hand, aud snupcon of her wrist just
visible as she held it. Her opposite
neighbor was what call good style of
man-the more to his credit since he be-
lOnged TO a corporation that frequently
turns out the worst imaginable style of
young men. He was II civilry officer,
aged %. He had mustache, but not Il
very repulsive one not one of those
subnasal pigtails on which soup is slis-
pended liNe dew OH shrub; it was short,
thick and as black as a coal. His teeth
had rot vet been turned by tobacco
smoke to the color OF juice, his clothes
did not stick 10 or hang to him he had
AN engaging smile, and. what likei the
dog for. his vanity. which was inordinate
was i'm its proper plac'. his heart, not In
his face. jostling mine and other peoples
who have nOne-in wOrd he was what
one oftener. hears of than meets-a young
gentleman. lie WAS conversing iii an
animated whisper with companion. "A
fellow officer; they were talking abOnt
what it is far better not tO-wOmen. Our
friend clearly did not wish to be over
heard tor he cist ever and anon furtive
I'll inces ut his fair VISA Wis and lowered
his voice. Size seemed completely absorb
ell in her book, and that treasured him
At last the two soldiers came down to ii
whisper Ohe truth must be tOld), the
one who got down 1T Slough, and was
lost to pOSterily, bet ten pounds to three,
that he who Was going down with us to
Bath and immortality would not kiss
either of the la,lies opposite on the road.
Done. tlone!' Now am sorry a man
whom l have hitherto praised, should
have lent himself. even in Il whisper, TO
such Il speculation "but nobody is wise
at all hours not even when the clock Is
striking five and twenty; aud you are To
consider his profession, his good looks,
aud the trmptati0ns-tcn % three.
After Slough the party was reduced to
three; at Twiiford one Lady dropped her
handkerchief; Captain DOlignan tell OIL
it like a Lamb: Two or three words were
on this OCCASION. AT read
ing the Marlborough of our tale made
one of the safe investments OF that diy.
he bought n Times and Punch; the lat
full of steel pen thrusts and wOodcuts.
Valor and beauty deigned To laugh at
some humbug or other punctured by
Punch. Now laughing together thaws
out human ice-at SwindOn it Was a
TALKING match-at SwindOn WHO so de-
voted us Captain DOli9nan ?-he banded
them Out-he sOuped Ihen--he tough
chickeAed tl,eui-he brandied aud cochi-
ne;i.ed one, ami he branded AMI burnt
sugared the other; OH their return to the
carriage, one lady passed into the inner
compartment TO inspect certain gentle
mans seat OIL that side of the line.
Realer, had it been you Or |, the BEAU
ty would have been the deserter. the
average one would have stayed with us
till all was blue, ourselves included; not
more surely does our slice of bread AM
butter. when it escapes from our hand,
revOlve it ever so Often allght face down.
ward oil the carpet. But this was bit OF
a fOp. Atoms. dragOOn-sO Venus re-
lnained in tete-a tete with him. You
have seen a dog meet an unknown female
OF his species. how handsome, how en-
presse, how expressive he becomes; such
n I'll
the dog justice he got handsOmer and
handsOmer and you have seen cat
conscious of approaching cream-such
was Miss HaythOrn she became demurrer
and demurrer /; presently cur captain
looked out of the window and laughed;
this elected an inquiring look from
Miss Haythorn.
1--WE are only mile from the box tun-
NEIL"
@Do you always laugh mile from the
Box Tunnel ?" asked the lady.
-Invariably."
"What for?"
why, hem it's gentleman's joke"
Captain DoligDan then reccunted to
Miss HaythOrn The following:
"A lady and her husband sat together
going through the Box Tunnel-there
was one gentleman opposite; it Was
pitch dark; after the tunnel the laly
said, George, how absurd of you to sa-
laute me going through the tunnel Il
did nothing of the kind.' You didn't %
No! why p Because somehow thought
you did p"
Here Captain Dolignan laughed and
endeayored to lead his companion TO
Iaugp. but 1t was not to be done. The
train entered the tunnel.
Miss HaythOrn-Ah!
Dolignan-What is the matter?
Miss HaythOrn-I am frightened.
Dolignan moving to her side)-Pray
DO not be alarmed l am near you.
Miss Haythorn-You are near me,verY
near me, indeed, Captain Dohgnan.
Dollgnan-You know my name.
Miss Haythorn-I heard you mention
it. L wish we were out or this dark
place.
Dolignan-I should be content to spend
hours here. reassuring you, my dear
lady.
Miss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!
Dolignan-Pweap. Grave reader, do
not put your lips to the next pretty
creature you meet, or you will under
stand what this means.)
Miss HaythOrn-Ee. Ee!
Friend-What is the matter?
Miss Haythorn-Open the door Open |
he door,
There was a sound of hurried whis-
,ers. the door was shut and the blinds |
pulled down with hostile sharpness.
III any critic falls on me for putting ar
iculate sounds in dialogue as above,
an answer with all the lnsolehce l can
Command at present, Hit boys as oig as
- bigger. perhaps, such as sop
locles, Euripides, and Aristopnahes
hey began it, and learned IL Oh .them'
ore against my will.
Miss Haythorn's scream lost most OF us