The Republican journal., 1880-09-02
IlIarpers New Monthly Magazine for August
A Boating Adventure.

his toilet, was standing in front of bis
mirror admiring himself. The face was
rather pleasant one broad forehead
brown hair parted nearly in the middle
straight nose, and smiling mouth under
a delicate muStache. Mr.. Warng contenl-
plated the mustache with an expression
of satisfaction, but looking more mtently
observed two undeniably gray hairs in it,
and went and lit a cigar, and sat down
in an casy-chair, and sighed.
1t was hard for Mr.. Wuring to face the
melancholy fact that he was no longer i
Young fellow Nobody told him so, it
was true. and he was still one OF the
brightest stars OF society. he reflected
but there were the two grey hairs, and
the sight of them WAS depressing He
had recently had other sources of mental
depression. He had lost heavily at the
races, where he had backed the wrong
horses, and had been compelled to part
with Il considerable slice out Of his bank
stock. This had caused Mr. Warng to
fall into reflection. He wanted money,
and the question was becoming serious
how TO supply the deficit. Atter mature
consideration, lie thought that to marry
%ad SnInrfod norSon ,'H IN Ie.tinn t'l',7 ,,,d
natifrn. @ Urn,rrnSi l and nn~ Tlt ,'e D h
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he had caught sight OF those two unluckl
grey hairs. which reminded him Of the
terrible fact that he was forty
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MT. dllng reached his lodgings, and
sat down. and fell info reflection He
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dreams If thn ,mn,'nt of Uafisf,ctio, r.
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pt ueIiNtu from SFauuaIly spending lndl
sum. The prospect of things was charm
lng. Miss Two Hundred Thousand an
peared to have made up her mind. He
would 60 and see her again on the next
day, and on all the days after that, and
His eyes fell on two letters lying on his
table, which his servant had brought
from the post-ot1ice. He opened the first
which was in Il mans handwriting, and
read :-
"The Reeds, October 10Th, Is7-