Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-14
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glimpse / had caught of her nature. when
revealing to me her love for another, had
completely enraptured me: her warm
fidelity, her answering faith. and her
sustaining pride in the man she loved.
needed less loneliness than hers to make
her prize to be striven for.
And so it was | did love her, dream
Of her by night. and canvassed in my
mind by day what way to win her There
was not living man who had less count
to render to bis fellows than myself:
was actually without kith or kin or be-
longings Of any kind. That should mar
rya girl in the humblest condition was
purely my own affair. There was no one
to question me: but, above all this and
beyond it, j owned the one great difficulty
How should | gain her ioves The very
mode in which nv intimacy with her had
been effected would make it a sort of trea-
son were I to try to win her affections
and could fancy that scornfni banter in
which she would meet nIy addresses, and
ask me what sort Of memory was mine.
could picture her raillcry. b,o. on the m
ture that could deliberately raise its hopes
on the foundation Of affection laid by
another, and make what to an honest
mind would jealousy minister to his own
passion.
II was all true, except some advantages
Of purely worldly kind. and for which
knew she would have little value. had
nothing in my favor The only question
that then remained was: Should | better
break the spell that was on me by incur
ring a distinct refusal; or should fly N
once and leave the place forever?
The latter seemed the wiser resolve,
and came to it AZ slowly walked home.
ward 10 my inn at night. Instead of 20
ing to bed sent for the landlord. and en-
gagged with him to furnish me horses and
a guide to anywhere on the coast by which
! might take shipping to Italy or the
shores Of the Adriatic. There was a re-
turn caravan with strong armed party
bound for Salonica TO start ut midnight.
made my bargain and within two hour
afterward was on the road.
! have little more to add. We were
near three weeks on the way, and | was
thoroughly exhausted, weather-worn and
very ragged, when entered at nighiiall
that dirty seaport which am now told is
to become the greatest commercial mart
of Levant. One of the first sights that
struck me as ] came in was n party ri
Yacht sailors with the word "Narmion
on their glazed hats.
The marmion was the crack yacht oi
Cowes--thc fastest cutter it was supposed
ever built, and lately bought by the Duke
of R. whom | had known intimately
at All Saints. Having learned that he
nd d, no of. H.,
lines. asking. il not utterly inconvcnient.
that he would give me II passage to
Greece.
4 letter from the Duke. with most
cordial invitation. answered me within an
hour He was on his wedding tour, and
had small party of friends but ample
room, and a hearty welcome tor me.
If were painting picture dc gcHre,
might linger to sketch some of the scenes
and one or two of the characters of that
yacht party; but though there was very
pretty and attractive bride. and more than
one bridesmaid of striking beauty and some
half dozen very assiduous young men Of
great fascination and faultless costume,
was too much under the shadow of nv
late discontinue to emerge into the broad
sunlight of their gay converse.
''What is the matter with volio" said R
to me one night, rs we walked the deck
alone: 81 never saw YOU before in such
low spirits"
| made some pretext of health, and
changed the theme when he asked me
where | had been. and how had come to
that lttle-visited spot. Salonica
AS tor that" | said. II have been So
journing in scores of places not fit to COM
pare with it: places you never so much as
vesa"
"Prevesa the little bay opposite Cor
IN P"
Yes; how do you know it?''
because ! passed three months there
II was in that little drcary fishing village,
where lived on sar,lines and boiled rice.
i wrote marvellous state paper that the
fellow at +. o. used to say made CRYING
shame for me to leave diplomacy. Twas
then attached to my uncle's embassy ut
what year was that -
I'm IS. | seldom can recall date.
hut have n clew to this ONE He paus-
ed for some seconds and added: There
was good-looking girl there that
'spooned' and got very fond of. too
That's the COMPOUNDED part of those bar
barous places. 1t is not only the onions
and the black bread YOU get used to. but
You conform to the women too and if YOU
remain overriding. You end by marrying
one OF them. Shake your head. old fellow
but il might happen all the same" He
paused for a moment or two. gave a faint
sigh. and then. with sort of shake, like
throwing off load. said Come
down below. and let's have a glass of
brandy and water ~ thnl.I ci.r