The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-01

anu on ueafl u 10 80 uncomfortable there
The face turned up to mine was that OF
]. spoiled child.
snow / had q fine English rug, which
had used at night, for you know ever,
thing at sea Is so horribly damp. It hal
been great comfort 10 me, and l knew
Q that ! should miss II. But what Of that
. l couldn't see the woman loved suffer
So / got II, and tucked her all up In II
Her delicious smile repaid me for the sac
rifce.
ooh, how nicel' she said, as she put hel
hands ander the warm rug. IT seems Ia
me, MIR. Remington; that you have every
thing to make one comfortable. never
heard Of such man. am SO glad that
, came under your careI'
II was so love.stFiCken that | did not
reflect upon her apparent unconsciousness
Of tho fact that / had deprived myself oil
these comforts In order that she should
be made comfortable. She seemed to take
Y for granted that was a sort Of travel.
ling missionary, with extra wraps, state.
rooms, chairs. and any thing else that one
might need; and ] was such slave to
her iascinations that, had she asked me TO
do the impossible, l should have attempt
cd it.
Every day l had It upon my lips to tell
her OF my love. Each day courage for.
sock me. We walked the deck day alter
day. She would put her little soft hand
on my arm in the most confding way,
look up from under her curls, laugh her
low, sweet laugh, and ask the most child
ish, innocent questions.
I'VE were walking this way on the sixth
day out had carefully rehearsed my
part, and was about 10 tell nv story. Her
conversation seemed 10 lead 1t, for she
said,
are in New York, won't you, Mr.. ROming-
ton?
Nothing l said, would give me
greater pleasure
"'Yon will come oitenP Promise to
dine at our house once week. Yeu won't
forget meT and the bIuet eyes sough
mine.
~ looked into them, and my look told
what my tongue refused to say. l press.
ed the little hand close to my heartr and
after pause said, below my breath, For.
get YOU! and l was about to pour forth
my love when she gave little scream,
and cried, oh, my yeilp There, sure
enough, was the Oolfolnled blue thing
sailing before the wind, and all the pas.
sengers, It seemed TO me, after it. OIL
course had to go too, and make believe
try to capture 1t. never hated anything
so much as ! did that yard OF blue sau1e,
| couldn't go back and continue nv story
from where It was suddenly broken cd,
and indeed the widow seemed quite shv
0f me-. .,,... =,
an opportunity to speak TO her, and when
! joined her (without the veil, for it had, l
hope, struck bottom) she was surrounded
by a group OF pooplo. had no chance
that day, nor the next, to get her to her
self. ! tried TO think Of something that
could do or show her that would anuse
and detRin her. It seemed rs though /
had exhausted all my resources, when at
last brilliant idea occurred to mel |
would show her the presents had brought
for sister Nell. They were all in my little
sea trunk, and l knew that she couldn't
resist their attractions. She came up on
deck bright and beautiful as ever.
Isn't it delightful, she said, Ito think
that tomorrow We shall be at home? I
can hardly wait for the time to come; and
yet'-and her voice dropped into the
dearly loved soft tone-the voyage has
boon most charming one, owing to your
kindness, she added, brightly,
II longed to launch forth my tale OF
love, but thinking it more prudent to
wait until had secured her wholly to
myself, l asked her, in the most ordinary
manner, II gha wouldn't enjoy looking at
some little trinkets that had picked up
in Paris. Her eyes sparkled.
eyes, indeed she said. Nothing
could be more delightful than 10 get
glimpse OF Paris while at sea-
II went below. and got all my pretty
noaredates, and brought them up to her.
Placing chair, in quiet corner, and well
hid from the other people, then drawing
mine up beside her, l began showing ono
by one my collection Of odd things.
"'Wliere did you get them Mr.. Reming-
ton? hunted all over Paris, and found
nothing half so pretty. What exquisite
porte b0nheursr and she slipped one after
another Of my carefully chosen bracelets
on to her little plump wfisLs, and turned
them first on one side and then on tho
other. ta
81 knew Eell's taste, and had searched
for something uncommon, and was well
pleased with what / had bought. But
Nell and everything were forgotten with
this bewitching creature by my sIdo, and
when she made move to take them of,
said, laughing, Of course, oh, don'tdisturb
them they look so we'll where they are,
and 1t Is 90 pleasant, you know, to gad
glimpsec Of Paris tnltle at sea.
"She kept them on, and opened the
other boxes. There were rings, crosses
medallions, chatelaines, and many other
ornaments OF curious design. The widow
deCked herself, and was in high glee. A
child could not have enjoyed It more. /
watched her with loving eyes, told her
where each one came from, and helped
fasten them on.
i ~ feel like an Indian princess she
said, and ought to have throne and
q crowd OF kneeling courtiers, and the
picture would be complete
"'Can't you imagine throneY Isaid,
and take me for kneeling courtiers.
Wouldn't my love compensate for the I'D.
/ miring crowd2
"she looked up quickly, and was about
} to answer, when one OF those eternal old
, bores that, no matter when you cross, arc
always to be found on shipboard, came up,
and began telling Of his carly reminis.
/: cences; what the sea was twenty wears
: ago-as though the seq had ever changed
! -and how, when he had first crossed, hiI
. friends never expected to see him again
He had made his will, and they had part
cd as though he were to be forever lost Il
J them. assure you that silently wished
in my heart that he had never turned ut
again. Without saying word, l got up
3 took my boxes, and leitmy Indian princess
4 l was thoroughly angry with the old fel
low for interrupting our tete.G-lete, and seri
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