The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-20

bear the idea Of my friend going entirely |
alone, and you Of sll Others, will kno0
best how to take care Of her.
"We then began to make our plans.
Mrs. - intended making a visit of |
few days to some friends in London.
was going direct TO Liverpool. Mrs. Lee
and drove down to zee our friend on, !
and looked forward to the pleasure OF
meeting her on board the steamer. My
last days in Paris were spent in saying
'goOd-by' TO old friends, and buying
presents for sister Nell and the children.
l got every aoaUeavfe that / could find,
and felt well pleased with my selection.
At last | was on the steamer, and stood
looking at the ship moving away. BY
nv side was the widow, and | thought
that had never seen her look so lovely.
| exulted in the knowledge that she
knew no one on board. / was her only
friend, consequently l should have her
ali to myself; this was ESQ | said to my
self what l had for weeks been longing
for. Was l in love? That question had
not occurred to me. | felt supremely
happy, and thought the situation delight.
full. Twas ready to do anything for this
fair creature. She had only to COM
mand; / was all eagerness to obey. /
soon had opportunities of showing my
devotion
The following morning came out
on deck very early, and was surprised to
find nv little lady already there. She
looked very miserable and very pretty
The morning sslutations over, I asked
her how she had slept.
"'I haven't slept at ALL she said,
a fretful, childish way, which l thought
charming. Snch a noise all night she
continued, 1 could not set to sleep
and the smells are simply dreadful.
must hsve another room. I'd rather sit
up here all night than sleep in that hor-
rid place again. Don't you think, Mr..
Remington, if you asked the captain or
somebody, he would give me another
ssateroom i? and her big eyes looKed in
quiringly into mine.
"' Certainly l said. L will go at
once and see about it, and if there is no
other, you shall change with me. Take
my room, which is good one, and as l
don't mind either noise or smells. your
room will suit me we'll enough"
Here. Hugh leaned over his chair to
knock the ashes off his cigar, and said to
his friend must have had it pretty
bad-eh, Williams ?-to have said that,
for you know that can't endure either
bad odor OF q loud noise. But | forgot
everything when under the influence of
those eyes, and when she exclaimed,
'Oh no; couldn't let you do that l
felt that my fate WAS sealed, and thst l
should take the noise and the smells.
The next thing that l discovered
was that my lady had no sea chair.
There was only one LETT. and that had
been spoken for; but paid double the
amount, and the chair was mi
&c You are so kind, Mr. hem1ng OIL,
she said. Il don't know what should
have done without you. l am not fit to
travel alone she added in a childish
voice.
Il longed to press her to my heart
aDd tell Of my love: and # she would
but let me, it would be the Joy OF my
lie to care Tor her. looked all this; /
> am sure 7 did. But there were too
many people around me to speak. She
sat with her hands folded in her lap, and
looked li7irelv unconscious.
"The third day out the weather be-
came bitterly cold.
g 4 am almost frozen,' said Mrs. -.
What shall l do? have nothing to
wrap around me, and shall have TO stay
below, and, oh dear it is so unc0mfort.
able therer the face turned up tC
, mine was that Of a spoiled child.
&" Now I hsd fine English rug, which
b [ had used at night, for you know every
J. thing al sea Is 90 horribly damp, 1. had
been & great comfort to me, and knew
, Z should miss it. But what OF that?
couldn't see the woman I loved suffer
So I got it, and tucked her all up in it
Her delicious smile repaid me for tbs
: sacrifice.
p "'Oh. how nice !. she said, rs she put
t her hands under the warm rug. i
seems to me, Mr.. Remington, thst you
). have everything to make enc cOmtorta'
Bile. Inever heard of such man. an
= so glad that / came under your care
4 q was 50 love-stricken that l did not
q reject upon her apparent unconscious
ness of the fact that had deprived my,
self of these comforts in order that sd,
r. should be made comfortable. She seemed
a to take it for granted that was sort @
:. travelling missionary, with extra wraps
/. state-rooms, chairs, and anything elst
Y that one might need; and was such ,
!. slave to her fascination that, had sh,
r. asked me to do the impossible, l should
u have attempted it.
p Every day had it upon my lips t.
n tell her of my love. Each day courage
5 forsook me. We walked the deck day