The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-13
SOUTHBAY SOCIETY.
A Romance of the Prince Of Wales
Garden Party.
from London Society.]

CHAPTER II -(CoNTNUED.)
A certain admiral of her acquaintance,
who returned home short of leg, grew
Himply unbearable while the wind was in
the east; while she remembered Water
loo veteran, of whom his relations said,
when ever his over-night's potations had
been too deep and too strong, he always
declared, That bullet is troubling me
again
Perhaps Captain Arkley grew at times
unbearable; perhaps, indeed, he was al
ways unbearable, and preferred his own
temper to any other society. Miss lie
Deene had met with two or three eccen-
trio people, who, though sound of limb
harboring no bullets had preferred their
personal company to the best which
could be offered them.
Poverty did not cause the Arkleys to
live away in such an out-of-the-way spot
as Southclife; of that Miss LIE Deene felt
perfectly satisfied, The interior of the
cottage was furnished in the mort expen-
sive manner; nothing in the way of COM
fort or luxury, for which the modest
rooms afforded space, was absent. Rich
hangings, rare china, exquisite pictures,
. magnificent piano; thousand little
mck-nacks that must-so she silently
appraised their value-have cost small
fortune.
The tea-service, in its way, was daintily
elegant; and every thread'-I quote
Miss LIE Deene's statement verbatim, as
made to her cronies afterwards-'of Mas
ter Son and Heirs dress would bear the
closest inspection
As for flowers, the place. said Miss
lie Deene, is like horticultural show
banks of them, inside and out; a perfect
waste of money, call it; and on the
top of Southclifte, too, where there is not
q creature but themselves to see the ex-
hibition. But she is the fairest flower of
them all; and | do say it is a thousand
pities her friends let her marry him, that
/ do
And whatever might be thought of the
latter part of Miss LIE Deene's sentence,
there could be no question but that, as
has been said before. Mrs. Arkley was as
sweet flower as a man need desire to
zee in town or country, in crowded
rooms amongst Others rare and lovely,
or blooming in sweet simplicity on the
lonely mountain side.
While her visitor was exercising her
austere mind in wandering over all likely
possibilities threading her devious way
through pros and cons innumerable, Mrs.
Arkley's thoughts had also been upon a
journey. Backwards and forwards they
had strayed, now over the past, again
looking hopefully into the future, finally
Ieverting to the present; and, when they
did SO, she found that few minutes
silence, which appeared as she woke from
her reverie to have lasted much longer
than was really the case, had fallen up
herself and her visitor, whose eyes, with
no hint of speculation in them, were now
fastened on the blue sea, which she be-
held through tracery Of leaves glitter
ing in the distance.
On the air there came frequent whiffs
from the hedge of sweet-brier that bound.
ed one portion of the lawn. The scent
was not constantly perceptible, but at
intervals it wandered into the room, fol
q moment putting out of court the fra.
GRANGE of roses and the odor of lilies
Ever after, even in the dead winter.
time of the year, when Miss LIE Deene
thought of Mrs. Arkley-which was often
the vision of that charming lady ap.
peared surrounded by wealth of flowers,
while acrosss the waters Of memory there
stole subtly and gently the perfume Of
sweetbrier borne on the breath Of faint
west wind.
Who amongst us has not some associa.
tion of the kind? Heaven grant, friends,
that yours may be as pure and pleasant
rs that which brought the memory OF
Mrs. Arkley waited to the heart Of rug.
gedly-looking elderly lady!
you must excuse my preoccupation,
said Mrs. Arkley, blushing little, as if
she alone had been engrossed in thought;
but began marveling why you asked il
my husband were proud; was it'-she
put the question with slight hesitancy
and yet archly too-'because we were not
present. at my slsCer WeudllS!
Good gracious, mop answered Miss
lie Deene, in blunt astonishment, putting
down her cup that she M ght stare the
better at Mrs. Arkley. It'll this mo-
ment was not aware that you had 6
sister,
Not aware that / had a sister, repeat.
ed Mrs. Arkley, laughing outright.
No; how should | know anything
about her? Now that do know, l con
gratulate you on the occasion OF her mar
rage, if it be matter meet for congratu
lation. / hope she has made what the
world calls a good match?
4 call it good match in every re
Spect,' answered Mrs. Arkley, the dim
pies in her face ripping owes with fun.
But I dare say you are romantic.
should not like to take your opinion ex
actly on question Of this kind. Is the
gentleman-has he, in word, plenty O.
money!
well, yes,' was the reply. lie I
young, rich, handsome, lind, generous
considerable
"A goodly list Of virtues remarked