The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-10

joicng IN titles painted on their stucco
pilars-sucl as "Marine Terrace"
.Sea View" etc. Small rain Is falling
steadily, and the mountains are quite hid
den In thick white mist. | scarce
" meet soul, only one or two Of the
Coastguard enveloped in oilskin, creeping
up and down. With my hands In my pock-
cts, pursue my way by the sea, and
wonder, with little smile, what Hum
phrey will say when he finds that l have
gone out. tu 5,.ll .0u}-1s,
A wind is getting up. and the sky shows
symptoms of clearing. There are q few
ragged riffs in the clouds, and the green
sea is tipped with white crests. In a
few minutes shaft of amber light breaks
through, and the world is smiling through
shaft of shining rain. Wind, waves, and
sunshine combined makes glorious pic
tuye as gaze out seward, with the wind
blowing my hair into my eyes,
With a reckless disregard Of health, /
presently seat myself on the shining wet
stones and watch the waves throwing up
the brown sea-weed at my feet. The wind
is frcshening every moment, and fishing
boat goes leaping past, dipping her brown
sails into the water at every plunge. The
mountains can be seen now, and the mist
is rolling out to sea and piing itself up in
great white bank.
But my thoughts are with the life have
left behind, and that goes on without me.
can see it all. There is Helen, grave and
Quet-almost head of the house now that
mamma is failing. Poor Helen! Long
| ago, before we grew up, she lived her life,
Il a nd txE ,,I
a grave between her and this worlds hap
piness forevermorc. And there is Lena,
gentle and pretty, looking out for Prince
to come some day; and Bee-dear, darl-
ing Bee, warni-hearted and mischiei.loy-
ing. She and Jack and | were ever hand
in-g0ve in every mad-cap scheme. The
others in the school-room--Dora, Isabel,
and Regy-had nothing to do with u.s.
Oh, the dear, happy, untidy old home. In
the whole place there was none so happy
as the Curate's family
A wave larger than the rest rushes up,
and spring to my feet laughing, covered
with spray, and then turn to 50 iivme,
walking slowly.
In the dim distance descry a figure adj
vancing slowly 1t is not tall enough for
Humphrey. When look at my watch /
see it is one o'clock-time for luncheon. |
have been out two hours, and Humphrey
will think am lost, so ! quicken my pace
little. had not meant to stay out so
long. The wind is blowing strongly
Then comes a sudden gust, and my hat is
carried away out to sea, bobbing up and
down.
"Can assist your" voice is saying in
my ear; and turn to meet the dark eye
of the young man that Humphrey and l
saw few evenings before.
81 am Arid it is gone" | answer turn
ing to look after my poor hat.
"Perhaps can get it for YOU" he says
in very pleasant voice; and he is without
doubt gentleman.
The wind is working its own sweet will
with my disordered locks, and | know that
must look very ridiculous, standing with
out my hat in the wind and rain.
Ny hat is sailing up and down on the
tops of the waves. One Unexpectedly
brings it very near, and my companion
dashcs in up to his knees and tries to hook
it in with his stick.
"You will get wet! Oh, please don't
mind." call out, but cannot help laugh.
| ing TO see him making desperate and inef.
| fectual attempts to reach my hat, which is
| bobbing not more than yard out of his
reach.
The tide must he going ost, for ii Is be.
ing carried away every moment, farther
and farther out to sea, and my champion
returns dripping and smiling.
81 am so sorry; but the waves seem to
have obtained undisputed possession" he
says, in his pleasant musical voice. 81 am
afraid you will take cold. Your hair is all
wet"
look at him and laugh.
"You will take Geld too" ! remark
He is wet to the knees, and water is
pouring from his boots.
"Thank you for helping Inc and then
the improperly of talking to stranger
strikes me, and hastily say "Good.day."
He looks as If he would like to accompa.
ny me, but speed away, the breeze play
ing riot with my hair; and quarter of an
hour later fly up the stairs at home, and
with glowing cheeks burst in upon Hum
phroy, standing bareheaded and laughing
before him.
"Have you been in the sea?' he cries,
gazing at me in surprise, but evidently
relieved at my temperance; and | hasti-
lyexplain.
81 went for walk, and my hat blew
away, and that gentlemen we met the 9th.
er night waded in aud tried to get 1t out;
but it was carried out to sea, and | came
home as fast as could"
"Quite an adventure! And how bright
you look my darlingw Humphrey says
fondly, passing his hand over my tumbled
locks. "But, Madgie, your hair is all wet.
Go and change your things, my child"
He pulls offmy ulster, and ! hurry away
to change my dress; and presently he
brings me hot wine.and-water, and insists
on my taking it.
laugh at his making such a fuss, but
am grateful for and touched by his kind.
ness; and thank him shyly when |
return to the drawing-room, having dut-
fully changed all my things.
"You are sure you don't feel a chilly"
Humphrey asks anxiously. 81 have or.
dered fire this evening; it is always chill.
ly after rain"
"You forget how hardened and weather.
beaten am" answer laughing, Why,
Humphrey, l enjoy thorough drcnch.
ingw
"That does not make 1t good for you"
He Is still unconvinced, :. thinks me
veritable exotic that will wither and die
at the first drop Of cold rain.
II Is something new TO me to be taken
such dreadful care Of The summer before
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