The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-06
ELEANOR.
A Tale Of Non-Performers.


But why, if he did, did he rise the
hext minute, and throw himself half out
of the open window beside which Eleanor
sat Just behind silver streak OF moon
light? He was not thinking that he
liked being sung to. fancy his medi-
tations were rather of this sort: "What
an ass fellow makes of himself when
he can't do anything to help oft an even
ing! If it is to be always like this when
Igo any where, had better stay at
home. This girl, this widow, is laughing
at me in her sleeve, I suppose. My i'll
luck has sent me her way again, l did
not see her till it was too late"
He was surprised that she did not adj
4. dress him; that he was let alone to choose
his own entertainment; and by and by
he could even feel inclined to enjoy the
beauties Of the scene without. A full
moon was reflected in the still water OF
The bay; was lighting up the innumera-
bic herring-boats, whose brown sails were
stretched motionless to dry; and was
every now and then shedding its beams
upon rocky promontory OF iset, which
would for the moment stand out from
the darkness of the land shadow, and be-
come the central glory of the picture.
It was beautiful, q it was delightful.
He bethought himself of other such
scenes he had witnessed-of nights be-
meath the starry skies of Egypt, or amid
thu gorgeous forsets Of Cashmere-ot the
peace Of great wildernesses, and the
solemn stiffness Of midocean. In a
rpause of his reverie came the clash OF
a chorus from within-and it sounded a
discord intolerable.
Involuntarily he turned to frown; SO
did Eleanor; and their eyes met. glove
she has fine pairP' cried Anthony te
himself. But as she was star-gazing also
they did not interrupt each other-they
did not even exchange passing com
ment.
BY and by, however. Cecil took hel
naughty boy to task. "You might a.
least have paid the girls the compliment
Of thanking them, though you would moi
listen, my dear brother"
"What should / thank. them forw
"Their singing, of course"
9f'They did not sing to please me;;-ant
Iwould very much rather they had no
sung at all. 1t spoilt my evening"
"What did you want to do?"
"Nothing--watch the moon"
81 saw you; but that is Eleanor's pre-
sogative, poor dear. She won't be CRATE
full to you for disturbing her." =.
II did not disturb her-and she di'
mot disturb me-"
'No; you appeared to hold no com
munication. But still, l do assure you
she would prefer your going off with til
Others" s..
"But if the others 60 off without me?
"Oh, now" thought she, II undel
stand" But she must really lind ou
something that he could do-that b
could like to do. Even of shooting h
= owned that he could have enough, an
60 far we'll; but it was absurd that b
should be absolutely unable to take pal
in anything else. '.'
Oliver was 50 clever, SO handy, such
fayorite, that it was really almost
pity that he should have no Blatc]
worth to make it possible for him to b
come favorite to any purpose. b
would, to be sure, have been puzzle
which fair one to besiege, such was h
devotion to all; Kate sang his song
Julia used his pencils, Puss wore h
cricket-ribbon, and Dot played. his ma
let: but that difficulty could have bee
overcome; and for penniless young
, son who could do no more, he wasnce
tainly right to mete out his attentlo'
with such admirable impartiality. VIII.
with half his susceptibility, was he n
Anthony, or why could Anthony n
catch spark from the flame? So col
or 50 cautious, which was it1
"Ouite anti-matrimonial, anyway
said Alexander, rubbing his hands in t
plenitude of his satisfaction. '"Yo
plans have come to naught, Cecil; al
since it is so, l may say, suppose, tn
I for one am not sorry. Not but wha'
like YOUR brother. He is queer fello
and no trouble at all in house; but
should not have cared for people TO ha
had the chance of saying we had hi
here in order to knock up match"
lie naQ tuOuSlu VI bhAo Wv i@oos -
It occurred to him sooner it would,
now reflected, have been an unanswe
Ole reason for excluding Anthony frt
|. Crichton. However, it was as well P
haps, after all, that the thing shou
have been got over. Cecil would ia
giyen him no peace; and as matters b
turned out, he was not sorry ON
I whole that she should be quieted SO
4 fectually. Nothing bat this brothe
I presence aud indifference would ha
/ Knocked her care for his welfare on
| head; but now. she would perhaps
/ that he might be trusted to look aftel
. for himself. {LIn. t5fE. =,
Neither did his guests annoy b
I The rattle of Oliver was harmless; al
20 far from Anthony's engrossing
conversation, he needed to be drawn
to make him talk.
"Eleanor is the only one who can
it." continued Alexander, having
marked on this to his wife. "He shi
the others, think. He IS over tn
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