Democratic messenger., 1881-10-15

da, among them being one to the effect
that deal-topped tables, with mahog-
any legs, wonld do very well for the
first year" / am told also that she has
secreted in her bedroom q copy of the
House Register, and has set q pencil.
mark against an advertisement of q
"small unfinished house, in a subur-
ban district, suitable for a young mar
ried couple" She says she brought
away the paper from her Aunt Sarah's
with whom she took tea few nights
ago. For myself do not at all approve
of young girls visiting a relative who
was separated from her husband in
three weeks.
.June 14h.-I do really begin to fear
that matters in this house are assuming
somewhat serious complexion. Mr..
Lindsay 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 cannot ask her to speak
to any one else, although a word of
counsel and advice is, / fear, needed
elsewhere. Less work is got through
in the study than was being done a
fortnight ago, although we are fort
night nearer TO the examinations. 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 visi-
BILE change. Mr.. Lindsay has taken to
frequenting the study, and has 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 it? But he is attentive to
each, and, so far as one may judge. to
none more than to another. Yesterday,
just as entered, he left the study, in
which I found Mary alone. Mrs. Will
liams and have spoken together, and
expire within two weeks. Still, there
has been, so far as [ and Mrs. Williams
have seen, nothing that could be called
love-making but though we have dis
covered no cause, the effects are unmis-
taxable. Mrs. Williams will not speak
to Mr.. Lindsay without positive reason
of complaint, but ought not to speak
to Miss Grindle?
Jttne 18th.-To-day Mr.. Lindsay has
taken Ethel and Lola on visit of in
spection to his ship Wellington. 1t had
been arranged that we should all go, but
an unexpected engagement with my
class detained me, and Mrs. Williams
(who, however, very unwisely, as l
thought, was unwilling to let the visit
be postponed) was confined to her room
atk nf lovto
plant from, am sorry osay, sheis which
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 Mary's refusal she
made use of a slang expression which
my brother Charley is in the habit of
employing when skeptically inclined
toward anything that is told him. She
calculated Walkerl"
June 19th.-Lola, after coming home,
told me that she managed to get sepa-
rated from the others ON board the ship,
and that while she was lost among
forecastles and binnacles and things !"
Ethel and Mr.. Lindsay were alone to-
gether for an hour.
June 21St.-I will tell Miss Grindle
tomorrow. A 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 friend of her
mother to concert at st. James's Hall
in the evening; and accordingly, at din
ner, Mr.. Lindsay appeared with hand
full of hothouse flowers, which he begged
to be allowed to make into bouquet for
her. Ethel had hardly said, with a
smile and blush, that she would be
very pleased to accept them, when Lola,
without word of warning, got up
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 hanson. Going to search for
Lola, found her in her room sitting
ON low chair, with her heels on the
dressing table, sobbing violently. 1
ought to have scolded her, and did make
the attempt, but she cried so passion
ately that was first obliged to comfort
her and dry her tears. By way of rous-
ing her, 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" It was late before had brought
her to a reasonable frame of mind. Yes,
1 will certainly tell Miss Grindle to-
morrow.
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 1 had lent him.
He stayed for half an hour, and we
talked the whole time about the battle
of Thermopyl@. He seemed to me more
animated, earnest, and interested than 1
had seen him before, and gave a most
intelligent opinion on the conduct of
Leonidas in that memorable engage
ment. On going away we shook hands,
and he said that it was genuine pleas
ure for him to talk on any subject with
one whose mind was well informed and
impressionable.
l thought of this after he had gone,
for he seemed in whst he said to have
let new light in upon his own charac-
ter. He has always shown himself
pleased to talk with me, and he seemed
at his best last night. when we talked
uninterruptedly alone. May it be that,
while he enjoys a laugh with Lola, he
finds higher enjoyment in rational
and intellectual converse? There is a
point in the character of Leonidas 1
think could make more clear to him.
| should like to pursue the subject. /