The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-13
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Remington, 1 am so glad I couldn't
bear the idea of my friend going entirely
alone, and you of all others will know
best how to take care of her..
"We then began to make our plans.
Mrs. - intended mixing visit OF o
few days to some friends in London. I
was going direct to Liverpool. Mrs.
Lee and drove down to see our friend
off, and looked forward to the pleasure
of meeting her on board the steamer,
My last day in Paris were spent in say
ing goodbye to old friends, and buy
ing presents for sister Nell and the chill
dren. got every nouveaute tina.
could find, and felt we'll pleased with
my selection. At last was on the
steamer, and stood looking at the ship
move away. By my side was the widow,
and thought that had never seen her
look SO lovely. 1 exulted in the knowl-
edge that she knew no one board. I
was her only friend, consequently 1
should have her all to myself this was
ESQ I said to myself what had for
weeks been longing for. Was I in love
That question had not occurred to me.
i felt supremely happy, and thought
the situation delightful. was ready to
do anything for this fair creature. She
had only to command; was all eager
ness to obey. Isoon had opportunities
of showing my devotion.
"The following morning I came out
on deck very early, and was surprised
to find my little lady already there. She
looked very miserable and very pretty.
The morning salutations over, asked
her how she had slept.
"'I haven slept at ALL" she said, in
fretful, childish way, which / thought
charming. 'Such a noise all night
she continued, Il could not get to sleep;
and the smells'sre simply dreadful. I
must have another room. I'd rather
sit up Lere all night than sleep in that
horrid place again. Don't you think,
Mr.. Remington. if you asked the cap
tain or somebody, he would give me
another statereom p and her big eyes
looked inquiringly into mine.
{" Certainly 1 said. I 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 I
don't mind either noise OF 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: "I must have had it pretty
bad-eh, Williams ?-to have said that,
for you know that can't endure either
bad odor or loud noise. But forgot
everything when under the influence of
those eyes, and when she exclaimed,
'Oh, no; couldn't let you do that ]
felt that my fate was sealed, and that /
should'take the noise and the smells.
"The next thing that discovered was
that my lady had no sea chair. There
was only one left, and that had been
spoken for; but 1 paid double the amount
and the chair was mine.
"' You are 70 kind, Mr.. Remington
she said. # don't know what I should
have done without you. am not fit to
travel alone, she added, in childish tones.
"I longed to press her to my heart
and tell of my love; and if she would
life to care for her. looked all this; ]
am sure / did. But there were toe
many people around for me to speak.
She sat wita her hands folded in her lap,
and looked divinely unconscious.
"The third day out the weather be-
came bitterly cold.
"I am almost frozen said Mrs.
-. tWhat shall do9 I have moth
ing to wrap around me, and shall have
to stay below, and, oh dear it is so up-
comfortable there' The face turned
up to mine was that of spoiled child.
Now had a fine English rug, which
I had used at night, for you know every
thing at sea is SO horribly damp. 1t had
been great comfort to me, and 1 knew
that should miss it. But what of that
1 couldn't see the woman I loved suffer.
So got it, and tucked her all up in it.
Her delicious smile repaid me for the
sacrifice.
"Oh, how nice!' she said, as she
put her hands under the warm rug. 1T
seems to me, Mr.. Remington, that you
have everything to make one comfort.
able. never heard of such man. I
am 30 glad that came under your
care
ST was 80 love-stricken that did not
reflect upon her apparent unconscious
ness of the fact that I had deprived my
self of these comforts in order tn It she
should be made comfortable. She
seemed to take it for granted that was
sort of travelling missionary, with
extra wraps, stateroOms, chairs, and
any ything else that one might need and
was such a slave to her fascinations
that, had she asked me to do the i'm
possible, / should have attempted it.
"Every day had it upon my lips to
tell 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 con-
fding way, look up from under her
curls, laugh her low, sweet laugh, and
ask the most childish, innocent ques-
tions.
"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 It.
for she said
"'You will come to see me when you
are in New York, won't you, Mr.. Rem
ington
"'Nothing, I said, would give me
greater pleasure
"'You will come often? Promise to
dine at our house once a week. You
won't forget meP and the blue eyes
sought mine.
81 looked into them, and nv look
told what my tongue had refused to saw.
l pressed the little hand close to NV
heart, and after pause said, below NV
breath, Forget you I and 1 was about
to pour forth my love when she gave a
little scream, and cried, 'Oh, nv vail 7
There, sure enough, was the confounded
blue thing sailing before the wind. and
all the paSqenpars II saapoa5 A.