The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-10-27

Id dIlouudllU at our family LaUlG III Jne
evening. At first he made excuses as
that he wanted dinner in a hurry, and
the like but he now obeys the bell as
punctually as any one of us, and no long
er thlnkSlt necessary to offer explanation
or excuse for his appearance. [ am
bound to say that neither explanation or
excuse is looked for. | take curious in
terest in noting his manner in addressing
us. He talks to me as he talks to Mrs.
Williams, quite without hesitation or cir
cumlocution, and generally commences
with a question. Mary and he, when
they talk, are almost invariably en-
gagged in brisk, wOIdy duel. They spar
continually, and only stop short of down.
right hostilities. But | observe that he
defcrs to her, and generally manages to
come OFT worst in their rhetorical encount-
er. Also Inotice that Mary does not seem
to be more excited in talking with him
than when She argues with any of us.
To Lola, Mr.. Lindsay speaks with more
than confidence His manner to her is
buoyant, gay, and almost presumptu-
Gus. He addresses her as | could fancy
him addressing a bosom friend Of his own
sex. All his jokes are directed at her,
and be spares no pains III trying to draw
her out, that he may see her at her gay
est. When he speaks to Ethel it is a
softer and gentler tone, and his whole
manner seems changed. She also watch
es bis conversation closely, and brightens
sensibly when it is addressed to her. But
her responses, though cordial, have al
ways il them something Of reserve.
June Sth-Lola is really too foolish. In
the study this afternoon | picked up a
piece of paper that had fallen from her
botting pad, on which she had been max
ing variety of calculations relative to
the cost Of furnishing houses and in one
corner were some pencil memoranda,
among them being one to the effect that
''deal-t0pped tables, with mahogany legs,
would do very well for the first year"
| am told that she has secreted in her
bedroom copy Of the House Register
and has set pencil mark against an ad-
yertisement of ga small unfurnished house
in a suburban district, suitable for n
young married couple" She says she
brought away the paper from her aunt
Sarah, with whom she took tea a few
nights ago For myself | do not at all
approve of a young girls visiting a rela-
tive who was separated from her husband
in three weeks.
June II i do really begin to fear that
matters in this house are assuming a
somewhat serious complexion. Mr.. Lind
say now makes point OF attending every
meal; and Lola says she should be i'll if
| he were to miss dinner. | have had to
get Mrs Williams to speak again to Lola !;
| but | can not ask her to speak to any one
else, although word of counsel and ad-
vice Is, fear, needed elsewhere. Less
work is got through in the study than
was being done fortnight ago, although
we are a fortnight nearer to the cXamina-
tions Why is it that, within the last few
days, Mary seems to have avoided me,
While she and Lola have more than once
been on the verge Of an open quarrel
Ethel does not look at all well, and her
usually sweet disposition has undergone
a visible change Mr.. Lindsay has taken
to freQuenting the study, and mas met
Ethel and Lola more than once in their
afternoon walk, If he really has pref
erence for any one Of them, Why does he
not avow ii? But he is attentive to each
and, 50 far as one may Judge, to none
more than to another Yesterday, just
as entered, he left the study, in which
| found Mary alone. Mrs. Williams and |
| have spoken together, and both agree
that it is well his leave will expire within
two weeks. Still, there has been, so far
as and Mrs. Williams have seen, moth
| ing that could be called love making; but
| though we have discovered no cause the
effects are unmistakable. Mrs. Williams
will nor speak to Mr.. Lindsay without
| positive reason OF complaint, but ought
not | to speak to Miss Grindle !
June lSth-To-day Mr.. Lindsay has
| taken Ethel and Lola on visit of inspec-
ton to his ship Wellington. 1t had been
unexpected engagement with my class
detained me, and Mrs. Williams (who
however, very unWisely, as [ thought,
was unwilling to let the visit be postpOn-
edD was confined to her room with a Sc
we're attack of neuralgia, "a complaint
from which | am sorry to say, She is a
constant sufferer At the last moment
Mary excused herself on the ground that
she was late with her English essay.
When Lola heard Of AIarys refusal she
made use Of q slang expression which my
brother Charlie is in the habit of employ
ing when skeptically ilclined toward any
thing that is told him. She calculated,
| "Walkerm
| June l9th-LolO, after coming home,
| told me that she managed to get separat-
! ed from the others on board the ship,
| and that while she was lost among ''fore-
| castles and binnacles and things" Ethel
and Mr. Lindsay We're alone together for
an hour.
June 2lst-I will tell Miss Grindle to-
morrow. y scene occurred here this
evening which spoke for itself that the
present state of things ought not to con-
tinue.
Ethel had said at breakfast that she
was going with a friend of her mothers
to a concert at St. James Hall in the eve
ming; and accordingly, at dinner, Mr.
Lindsay appeared with a handful of hot
house flowers, which he begged to be al
lowed to make into a bouquet for her,
Ethel had hardly said, with a smile and
blush, that she would be very pleased
to accept them, when Lola, without a
word of warning, got up quickly from the
table, and ran out OF the room. Ethel
took the flowers and went to the concert
Mr.. Lindsay complimenting her on her
appearance as he handed her into a han
som. Going to search for Lola, found
her in her room sitting on a low chair,
with her feet on the dressing table, sob
bing violently. ought to have scolded
her, and did make the attempt, but she
cried so passionately that | was first
obliged to comfort her and dry her tears
BY way Of rousing her l told her of an
| engagement she had made with her Aunt
Sarah for that evening, but she entirely
refused to go out, and was disrespectful
enough to speak of her Aunt Sarah as an
"old fool" 1t was late before brought
her to a reasonable frame Of mind. Yes,
| will certainly tell Miss Grindle to-mor-
row.
June 22d-I had no sooner left Lola
last evening and returned to the study,
than Mr.. Lindsay came to give me back
the History of Greece | had lent him.
| He SfaiH for half an hOur and wn tall,a1