Litchfield enquirer., 1880-10-21
turn mail. I wish I'd fetched you the letter

she wrote if it wasn't the spiciest piece of
literature ever read by anybody. Shed have
me understand she wasn't bar-maid nor
Quaker, and if didn't know what was due to
a lady in her position I'd better learn before
l aspired to her hand,' ect Oh, tell you
she's grit; no end O. mettle. So, you see, I've
struck Q bowlder, and 1t gets me bad because
/ want to zee the parson through with his well
here and then COON to Frisco and get married.
Now if you'll help me through and get me
into sand and gravel again, and your man de-
scides to settle In these parts, I'll guarantee
you number one well, good, even two-inch
flow, and no expenses but pipe and boardin'
hands. I'll do it by--some means.
''Oh, no, Colonel,"~I said, struggling with
laugh. 81 couldn't allow that. 1t gives
me great pleasure to advise you, only it is a
very delicate matter, you know-and-realy'
,-Iwas casting about wildly for an inspira-
tion-"wouldnt it be better to 60 on to the
city, as you intended, and ask the lady to go
with you and exercise her own taste in choos-
ing ring?"
My companion took step backward,
folded his arms, and looked at me admiring-
"Well, if it don't beat all how woman
looks through mill-stonel Now, that's what
I call neat. Why, God bless you, madam,
I've been borin, at that thing for week
steady, night and day, by--myself, and max
ing no Roadway. It makes me think of my
mother. Robert she used to say (and she
had very small, trembly voice., Robert, a
woman's little finger weighs more than a
mans whole carcass and she was right. I'll
be destroyed if she wasn't right !" l5L4 81
Escuiapius laughed rather unnecessarily
when repeated this conversation to him.
81 am willing to allow that it is funny" 1
said "but after all, there is a rude pathos in
the man, an untutored chiyalry. Nearly
every man loves and reverences woman. 1t
is old fashioned, / know. but it has breezy
sweetness of its own, like the lavender and
rosemary of our grandmother's; don't you
think sop" -. ...F r,- s.
There was no reply. l imagine that
Esculapius is insensble at times of his want
of idealitY, and feels delicacy in conversing
with me. So l went on musngly:
"With such natures love is an instinct;
and it is to instinct, after all, that we must
look for everything that is fresh and poetic in
humanity. We have all made this sacrifice to
culture-a sacrifice of force to expression.
Isn't it 80, my lover"
Still no reply. -
II like, to picture to myself the. affection of
which such man is capable-for mo doubt
he loves this girl of whom he speaks not' of
course, as you-as you 0uqlt to love me, but
with a rude, wild sincerity, sort of rugged
grandeur. Imagine him betrayed by her.
A man of the world might grow white about
the lips and sick at heart but he would find
relief In cynicisnl.- and bitter words. ~Ttiis
man would act some wild, strange act of
vengeance. The cultured nature is honey
comb, his is solid mass, and masses give us
our most picturesqe effects. Don't you think
so, my dear 2" ~
And stillSno reply. I'll
"Esculapius r. F 81
uWell. nv dear"
'Isn't it barbarous of you not to answer
when Ispeak to your" 7A@1
Possibly; at least it has that appearance,
but there are mitigating circumstances, my
dear: was asleep:35 = . = ~ AZ
Two weeks later the colonel brought his
wife to call upon me. She was snowy,
loud-voiced blonde. resplendently overdressed.
At the first opportunity her husband motioned
me aside. I..'
''Isn't she about the gayest piece of calico
you ever saw2" he asked, with proud conf
dence. doesn't she lay over anything
around here by large majority ?" -"
''She is certainly very striking woman"
said gravely, 'and one who does you great
credit. But I am little surprised. colonel.
No doubt it was a mistake, but I got the i'm
preston in some way that the lady was a
brunette" =
The Colonel's countenance fell CHOW look
here, he said, after little reflection, 81 don't
mind telling you, because you're up to city
ways, and you'll understand The fact is, this
isn't the one. You see, l went on to Frisco,
as you advised, and planked down a check for
$500 the minute got there Now, said 1,
Bob Jarvis don't do things by halves; just
you take that money, my girl, and get your
self ring that is equal to the occasion.
don't care if it's cluster of solitary diamonds
80 LII, T
call that square, don't you? Well, God bless
your soul, madame, If she didn't take the
money and slip out with another fellow
Some white-livered city sneak-beggin' your
husbands pardon-who'd been hanging around
for year or more. Of course l was struck
when heard of it. It was this one told me.
She's her sister. | could see that she felt bad
about it. SIT was a nasty, dirty trick" she
said and I'll be-demoralized if don't think
30 myself, and said so at the time. But, after
all, it turned out lucky thing for me. Now
look at that will you ?"
followed his gaze of admiring fondness to
where Mrs. Jarvis was bridling and simpering
under Esculapius's compliments
Isn't she nosegay? But don't you be
jealous, madam she just wrapped up in me;
and constant" hes added, shaking his head
rehectlyely -Ywhy bless your soul, she's as
constant as SIM" ~ 4.
w men 1 COl0 ESculapluS or this ne signed
deeply. q
''What is the matterP p" 1 asked, with
anxiety.
He threw back his head and sent little
dreamy cloud of smoke up through the
acacias. i -#f
II was thinking" he said pensively, "what
wild, strange act of vengeance it was 7" ''~
looked him sternly in the eye. ''My
dear" said, "don't think you ought to dis
tress yourself about that. / never should
have reminded You of it. You were dreaming,
what you dream. Besides, dreams are like
human nature, they always go by contraries"
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