New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14


shocked at the ungener0us daring, turned 1t on by
SAYING " should ike 20 hear more OF HIM feline
| what YOU know of his history or belongings
Il know nothing. except that ne was poor Is
ourselves that whatever he should become IN lie
must be his own achievement; that he was friend
less and alone.
Was lie not gentleman! Was not every word,
every opinion he uttered tie soul Of honor aud high
feeling When he spoke OF what ne reld ne knew
how 10 praise all that noble, and truthful and
worthy aud ~ dccry whatever was ignODle or
mean. When be helped beggar on the road, he
o ,vc his aims like one whose happier fortune 10 was
10 and a hrotber aud vino might himself accept
tbe world seemed like some iowery meadow. where.
If we would might stroll or stretch ut ease each
haDnv with each
WAS he ambitious
II Won mean OF honor fame and good reputc,
YES rs never heard Of any one; but OF that sue
cese that includes wealth aud state. luxurious yine,
and the rest OF it, be could not have been, for be
has said over and over at Our h0mely board. That
Is indeed what delights me IL Is mere begin 10
feel how unworthy are the vulgar slayerIes nch
Ike hal, then, some experiences Of the lie he
i don't know that he had, except from hearsay;
but he had read. and C0nyersed almost as much as
he had read.
Had he served as a soldierT
40; he could not bear any settled career. He
called il bondage, and that all men who ioli0Ned
any distinct illing loss thcirdentty IN the Graf
he would laugnugy say. they become smaller
IL loved you very much. Marion, and
Why has he not returnedp said she, as her eyes
flashed iercciy. Say out your words. or # you
have courage for them. lei me- say them. II was
tins YOU would nave asked
! had not any ughc'
'Of course yOu had not; but viii give The right.
that | mas shame the quesjioner II he has not
come back will you be prepared to say he may not
come tomorrow This very mghtf At first, in
every football on the road. ~ every voice heard
/ have crowd wiser now. and can wait
such trustfulness honors You said l. thought
IL Is no more than l owe him. There, lool,
therer said She: there IS q Levanter coming IN
already. and bat q moment back thai sea was Ike
q mirror. is NOT life Just such another ocean, ana
can BE who plans voyage be more certain oil MS
weather. IloW cam know what difficulties ne IS
now combating, what barriers oppose him
4 should De glad to Tee. that some one would,
one day, trust me I'm thai fashion,
50 she Will, if you inspire her with ina same
love. Wom3u's heart can be as GOOD or rs bad as
Won like 90 make 3. she mas Out thc keeping OF III
tn. culture Is anothc;'s'
Tins was tie tone OF many conversation VIC had
| together through all OF which could gather hoW
70 grl Of strong VIII and an mtUcd nature hag
been gradually moulded TO opinions so new and
strange 10 her bV ore whose Temperament, ana cfar-
az. er were stronger than h.ro8u.
She felt toward hm that almost Worhp with
which iorvlt IMAGINATION VIII NspT' DTS ouJtc.
of deyOtiOu-Wa5 clear cnouEh. hui Own thar
NV olaqfcr anxiety was to learn. . could, who
was thIs man, what was no, and h"" ne CAME H't"
IL was 40, dltdoall to b.heye thai even man oil
cultura aHd refinement might nave i'i'cn iH .oFC
with this airl She was. VITA certain u.is OF
delicate hrith and r-ior, 81 great beauty; her
Ii~oa lu.frou. ewes, more cLpTy~ isc rom thD daik
co.orof rhe orbits round them, could chance from
a melting soitu. So 20 "a Ela@c.. Oh wa ciiHlce
and hor mouth. al Whlcl lnc lt'lh iH'il.t" s"4i'N
inward had % char3ct rot Winning sweet ueS> th're
uasuorcsistng. Her figure might be- called liuli-
!c..: an had ever a. ..alu -quc in shnhl Try
Wlss.aliZ.j lE that Htuc and gr"ceiui itr!n "hlcR
even under the coarse dt"Itfl ahr wore nt It-t '
ia cyerv pose aud moycWcuf tie perfection OF form;
Aud lbs a. the colsclOa. grace o. tlr beautiful
wo,n4n blended with tao bounding elasticity of the
80 Iu a q
th1u htful moods OF reflect W mind with the
fresh. wild impu. ias Of thc child.
i know, sad she 70 m" on" day, see 10; you
aro puzl cd abou, William Hope.
Town 49, said J. half -'H,Wi1l'Y.
Aud you cannot imagine hoW tn's man OF 't'ne-
his creature of gifts and glaa $50 iAi clin mt
gentleman, for know your comprehensive Phrase
c,u.d have loved such as mc.'
Far from ia, Marion; my wonder Us mo" he could
tear himself away from tou' even ioI (" A''''l''
'Tlat was duty.
Eat what kind of dutyl lie had no tics-no cares
of any caliinH YOU say he mad no relatives % dlc-
tate to him how could he explain necessity where
there was no pressure ., 81,
What he said was enough for me- And adheb
She. atier q pause, 1T would have been bo.acr
than either yOJ on nc would have drei 80 question
him.
This chance speech explained in full The ascend
aucv tJaf ms more powerful nature A.d gained over
her and how 1t was easier to her to 0ec'e tLah TO
Dos h. write to yong
.Nor you to him 2
No: he did NOT ask it y
And still Won know he will come back 2
i know il and She nodded twice, with little
smile tnat seemed TO say how sure she teit III tue
ayowal
II there seems scant delicacy in the way 1 dared
10 oue .ion her ia IN hasten 20 say tlat oar li-
macy warrontci the freedom, which her manner ne
Side. invited; for ! nave not given mere the details
of those converse ions that occurred between us ucr
told how we were led on from word 10 word 10
closest 0:Iirs,OnS.
strange i,iri in every wayi she would suffer me to
walk with my arm around her waist, ana VET Wouu
fire Indignantly if dared to car her Marion hon'
as ~ Greek phrase Hope had called ler. ..
Anything more hopeless thdn the aithpl !"
gain her affections could not Imagine; Dut the
convection. rs II was, aid not save me from
feeling desperately III love with her In honest
fact the ghmpscs had caught oil her nature, WncA
revealing to M her love for another, had com
siyert-,rg faith and her sustaining pride in the
man she loved, needed less loneliness tlah heIS 10
make her prize TO be strlyen tOr.
And so II was. | did love her. dreamed OF her by
/ night, and canvassed ~ my NINA ny day What way
to win her. There was not living a man Who ndI
less count 10 render TO his fellows than myself; l
was actually without kiln or KIN or belongings OF
any kind. That should marry girl III the hunbltst
con.ltiOn was purely my own affair There was not
one TO question me; but, above All TINS ana beyond
- | owned thc one great difficulty how should !
cain her loves The very mode IN which my init
macy with her had been effected would MAKE II n
sort of treason were 20 try TO win her affections;
and | could fancy that scOrnful banter IN which
Size would meet my addresses ana ask me what SORT
| Of memory was mnei could picture her ralliery
too on the na that could deliberately RAISE IT'S
homes on the foundation OF affection iad by another,
and mako what, 80 an honest mind would be lcal-
ousv minister 10 his own passion,
If was all true, and-excOpt some advantages Of
p,Irrlv worldly kind, and for which ] knew she
would have little value, had nothing IN ny favor;
The only question then that remained was should
hctter break the spell that on me by mourning
= di>tmc refusal; should iy at once and leave
| the place forever
Thr latter seemed the wiser resolve, and came
| toitasI slowly walked homcward % my inn az
nilht Instead of gong 70 bed srnt for the land
/ Iori and engaged with INN 10 furnish me horses
! and a nuide 10 anywhere on the coast by winch
might fake shipping for Italy on tine shores 81 he
A3riatic There was q return caravan with . strong
/ armed party bound for Salonica e. start 90 mid
/ night ] made my bargain and within two hours