The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-07-04

| EOol1 WHICH ls gOOd one, ana hB dOn
mind either noise or smells, your roor
will suit me we'll enough
Here Hugh leaned over his chair q
knock the ashes Off his cigar, and said {.
his friend: T" must have had it prett-
bad-eh, Williams? 10 have said that, fo
You know that / can't endure either
bad odor or loud noise. But forgo
| everything when under the influence o
those eyes, and when sho exclaimed
oh, no; couldn't let you do that
felt that my fate was sealed, and that
should take the noise and the smells.
Tho next thing that discovered wal
That my lady had no sea chair. There
was only one left, and that had been
spoken for; but paid double the amount
and the chair was mine.
You are so kind, Mr.. bennington,
she said, don't know what should
have done without you. am not fit Ia
travel alone, sho added in a chill iish
voice.
- longed 10 press her to my heart and
tell Of my love; and If aho would but let
mo, it would be the Joy of my life 10 care
for. / looked all this; am sure did.
But there were too many people around
mo 70 speak. She sat with her hands
folded IN her lap, and looked divinely
unconscious.
1.-The third day out the weather be-
came bitter cold.
i am almost frozen, said Mrs. -.
What shall / do2 l have nothing TO
wrap around me, and shall have to stay
below. and, oh dearl Il Is so uncomfort-
theref The face turned up 10 mine was
that Of u spoiled child.
Now, had "A fine English robe, which
| had used at night, for You know every
thing at sea Is 50 horribly damp. 1t had
been o great comfort TO me, and knew
should miss II. But what Of that?
couldn't see the woman loved suffer.
So got II and tucked her all mp in it.
Her delicious smile repaid me for the
sacrifice.
"sOh, how niccr she said, as she put
her hands under the warm rug. II
seems to me, Mr.. bennington, that you
have everything to make one comfort
able. I'never heard Of such a man. I
am so glad that came under your care.
" ] was 10 love stricken that did not
reflect upon her apparent unconscious
ness of the fact that ! had deprived N.Y.
self Of those comforts in order that she
should be made comfortable. She seemed
10 take IL for granted that / was a sort Of
travelling missionary, with extra wraps,
state-rooma, chairs, and any anything
else that ono might need; and / was such
q slave 70 her infatuation that, had she
asked me 10 do the impossible, l should
have attempted it.
" Every day had II upon my lips 10
toll her Of my love. Each day courage
forsook me. We walked the deck day
after day. She would put her little soft
hand on my arm In the most confding
way. look up from under her eurls, laugh
her sweet low laugh, and ask the most
childish, innocent questions.
" We were walking this way on the
sixth day out. had carefully rehearsed
my part and was about TO tell my story.
Her conversation seemed to lead to II,
for she said:
"'You will come 10 see me when you
nre in New York, won't you, Mr.. Rem
ington2'
Nothing said I, would give me
greater pleasure
"'You viii come often9 Promise to
dine ut our house once o week. You
won't forget me and the blue eyes
sought mine.
CT looked into them, and my look
told what my tongue had refused to say.
! pressed the little hand close to my
heart, and after pause said, below my
breath, Forget you p and was about
20 pour forth my love when she gave q
little scream, and cried, oh, my yeill
There, sure enough, was the COMPOUNDED
blue thing sailing before the wind, and
all the passengers, it seemed TO me, after
it. OF course had to go too, and make
believe try to capture it. never hated
anything so much as / did that yard oi
blue gauze. couldn't go back and con.
tinue my story from where it was so sud
denly broken of, and indeed the widow
seemed quite shy of me.
"The incident had given the passen,
gers an opportunity to speak to her, and
when I joined her without the veil, fol
it had, hoped, struck bottom) she was
surrounded by group of people. had
no chance that day, nor the next, TO gel
her to myself. / tried to think of some
thing tnat I could do or show her thai
would amuse and detain her. 1t seemed
as though I had exhausted all my re
sources, when of last q brilliant idei
occurred to me; / would show her tht
presents had brought for sister Nell
They were all in my little sea trunk, ant
/ knew that she couldn't resist thei
attractions. She came on deck brigh
and beautiful as ever.
Isn't it delightful said she, t,
think that tomorrow we shall be a
home can hardly wait for the time :,
come; and yet and her voice droppe,
into the dearly-loved soft tone. tn
voyage has been most charming one
owing to your kindness, she adde,
brightly.
'sI longed to launch forth my tale o
leve, but thinking it more prudent +
wait until I had secured her wholly t
myself, asked her in the most ordinar
manner if she wouldn't enjoy looking q
some little trinkets that had picked u
in Paris. Her eyes sparkled.
So Yes, indeed, she said. Nothin
could be more delightful than to get
glimpse Of Paris while at sea-
went below and got all my prett
nouveautes, and brought them up to hel
Placing chair in quiet corner, an
well hid from the other people, the
drawing mine up beside her, I bega
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