New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-27
POOR MISS BRACKENTHORPE
BY LADY LINDSAY tor BAIcARRrsl.

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II was an hour after the table fkofe dinner but
still too to 60 to bed. too early even for the
searly carly members of three dis
tnct walking parties, who were cOnversing in the
long low sale Of the small hotel at C.. It was
twilight. yet Of a dual kind. Outside the open
q gray tints, with broad streak of tender green
: where The red gold sunset had but lately fad ed
away; the mighty range of mountains had lost all
detail OF form, and was massed in purple, almost
Z violet shadows, the jagged outlines standing
psndly out against the pallid sky. Indoors, the
. flicker of half dozen miserable oil Lamps, that
soemed to throw curious shadows on ceiling and
y wals and to bling into startling prominenee the
this ftful light the group of English travellers
was conversing pleasantly nay, merrily enough.
Mr. and Mrs Grey Who were young coap l;f the
riiddle,agcd and Reverend Timothy Browne; and
orsos s oi M wa
tSs saass why ss hard 70 tell She %s.
the reverse: she was not pleased with remarkable
talents, but wo are not all born clever; she was
was not unlike good many OF her neighbors. Yet
sho was never spoken OF amongst her friends and
asnaintances except as poor Miss BrackenthOrpe.'
Tho members OF the second company were brother
ans; whilst the third walking party consisted OF
ing party on solitary excursion through swift |
erisnd; he had assembled most of the high peaks |
Snd crossed the most passes, and. having
ne was doing Switzerland for the last time. he |
said. He had favorite guide, o native of some
like his shadow literally following, though no was
called tho guide). and loved him like brother; at
least that was the young Englisbman's own YER
gesture his shoulder to the porch Of the hotel
which was visible through one of the open win.
included. stood smoking their pipes, and arguing
noisily in their horrible Swlss-Gerinan.
Awful NUTS, these guides as q rule, Quoth the
young man. stretching himself ont in the tortuous
combination Of wickcrwork, crcaking white wood
and leather straps that was by courtesy msnamed
Dyes at the great chain OF violet mountains his ten
toes had 90 successfully overcome. Miss Bracken
thorpe paused In her tatting to glance up at him;
manhood, she thought, unconscioilsiy Judging as
many DANES and damosels had doubtless judged
before. He was brown altogether except his eyes,
which we're brilliant and blue like sapphres as he
SAT staring at tho landscape; his hair was light
brown. thick and curly; his beard was dark
!brown dense and silken;, his complexion wac
tanned to 2 warm ruddy brown; and his limbs,
glorious III their strength and beauty of proportion
were cnsed IN garments of an indistnct brown hue
immediately classed him in her ardent mind as !
nothing less than dclnigod She gave little sigh
y ner Grant eyes returned to her tatting she
,hoppins or intellectual conversation is to others
3hv Couid tat &c breakfast during supper in tho
rain or OH tho mountains; Ii was harmless pur-
uit aud one easily carried about 1t interfered with
~
And yet young Mrs. Grey had said that very | ,
morning To her husband: =
~ positively gets on my nerves. John; tho old t
hing rcminds me OF one Of the fatcs, You know It i
just as II sho were always weaving her own | .
fr0ud. you know.
Yes. my dear, but tho fatcs really didn't h
now! ~" ~ ~
From whence 1t will be seen that young Mrs.
;iSs wss 2, se n natpre Il not always
Cpl LOT tc fnct that sho possessed two pale gray
s6s that wore altogether her own Miss Bracson Il
ns wss tall and angular slightly bowed In figure j
.nh .h,n ,wisps Of hair straying over her weary
n II was diihcult to guess at her age prob II
IVY no one took tho trouble TO guess much; she ai
sm dreamy solitary creature who seemed to al
s niS wandered With feeble. uncertain feet from
seSmAntood at ALL There was curious mixture Ii,
IA dy oa rd aEe sbeut her the features were worn
ba lot wh n',e was young and fresh the figure tn
y pssessea but every movement AMI trics In
Ike. was hesitatinF. shy and almost child u
AZ for Miss Braekcnthorno,. MI
,ssI;tsS mrs Grey. il viii pcrLans bc s,arccy ~
ne az fbis aoIiner was sdecided thorn in tie
oos Miss I @a.yo yet 50 II hel
that onaI,fv a my ahe was strangely dcfcicnt wb
BE- fatal tasmi 3, pelax unfortunately gifted with Ta,
rPortunity. ''s sne wrong thing vt every She
\, Wss 70. j (, called upon h., ono .v.n fs
.KinE nus wife for easy nis intention OF ma
~ tiest scenery II Sw{tze rlan through tc yO
lodYo had Suddenly bfiUj,fss wv Mss Dfacken- mel
How vefy very dslie.amseW. seel
,suod cntbuslasfic tonssx ,i. Sns nhd said In Bra
~ no too Joiul Lam ver. WISH you would she
eR wonder u epusIs ioi., os1nomical trav dem
darceay you could vas Inhyn yur and
linen sc had walked 10 fhs .in Snrt Icjoinder the
ana Sucked thv top Of his r,,, ann looked say.
sckeDtborpc sat biissfufly drsam,n niist Miss che
nntng pLtp1 Of pleasrlre Her Iod 'cains and
% aud hot the July sun nonrsd seemed 80 she
~ carpet on tho sftify wsollen ~ apoh the pent
kaudy paper lowers that dccor.ta =, ana on may
ye and which were the only snrrnsr a. VAC hic- SYM
34.ciad fOsoes whilst SwitzerIand sne straI
1f3ul Paradise on Garth fba hov wac ccol. derst
9tss aud fhe EdrlWeiss. there ,n n, OF the sadly
n and auRai,nQ streams i'' "c1e green preci
~ could / do nv dear % .rn... At