The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-09

| In shmmering patches on the grass
The first vehicle TO come down the steep
lane where the tangled dog-rcses nearly
| meet and trail their long branches against
| the blue sky, Is the dog-cart, driven ata
| break.neck pace.
| cat what rate Give has come ~ eS-
! claims Chris. "Look at the horse What
state he is inW
Captain DeIacourt lifts Bee down, and
together they come through the shlltlng
shadows to meet us.
GLOW cool it is herew says Bee. "Mad-
gle, we left the others far behind"
Captain Delacourt throws himself upon
the grass.
"a great difference this from the blind
| ING dusty roads," he remarks with sulky
| look on his handsome face, placing his arms
under his head and looking up ut the check
cred lights in the branches above. epic
mics are vexation of SPIRIT he says next;
one always gets with the wrong person"
Perhaps my silence conveys rebuke,
for he goes on
.Your sister is charming; but then she
| is a stranger, anc we had TO make CONVEX
saton."
| look over at Bee and Chris standing by
the clear cool stream. They evidently find
no difficulty in "making Conversations
Bee bends over the water, and, kneelng
down, dips her hand into the stu stream,
and, holding il up, the drops fall back
again, flashing, glitterlng, and opal-like in
the sunlight. Chris looks on hear my
sisters clear merry laugh, and then they
| wander away between the stems of the
trees. see Bees 1.-the figure disappear
with that other taller, broader one at her
side, clad in gray; and then look down at
| Captain DeaCOurt again.
$50 YOU have leG the Army" | remark
by way of saying something.
dyes" he answers shortly. al did not
fancy the West Indies. But | am half sor-
ry now that / left the service"
He looks cross and disconnected enough,
like a man dissatisfied with his life.
"HeIe they come" he says.
Yes, here they come; and the carriages
stop, and the company alight, and come in
twOs and threes through the light and shad-
ow, into the cool green, out OF the glaring
sunshine outside. Lena is with the Cav
alryman, and, to judge from his appear
ance, he is wel-looKing and agreeable
enough to make a summer day spent in his
society pass fairly well. Lena looks radi-
ant, and he appears we'll content. Then
come Mrs. Delacourt, George, and Sir JAS
per, all together-sir Jasper laden with
shawls, and giving his arm to his future
mother-in-law lastly, Humphrey and
Felicia, Humphrey looking towards me,
where | sit Oh fallen tree, with Captain
De!scourt at my feet
.Ouite safe, you see" | say looking up
as Humphrey comes near.
81 wish thought you were quite safe"
| he answers, in low voice, as Captain Del
acourt rises to his feet aud moves away.
s.Don't be cross" ! rejon, and 60 away
too to help with the luncheon.
Bee and Lena, aided by Chris and the
| Cavalryman, are putting the wine-bottles
upright by the margin Of the stream; Sir
Jasper is deep in the mysteries Of cham
pagne-cup; aud a little apart by himself
| sits Captain DelacOyrt, intent on slicing
cucumber.
All tender their valuable assistance in
setting out the repast and wonderful to
relate, no mistakes are made such rs are
common at pie-nics. No one uses cuStard
| for salad-dressing or puts salt on their
| Strawberries. Absolutely nothing has been
forgotten, and everything goes on too well,
| Bee says, laughing.
Bee is sitting between Chris and Cap
tain Deacourt; and the brothers seem to
be wing with each other in attention and
agreeablGness. Give seems TO find the
| making Of conversation an easy task now,
| and Bee holds her own gaily between them
| both, with smiling careless grace that is
winning in the extreme. Humphrey waits
on Ms. Dclrourt and me. He is silent
TO-DAY, in one OF his grave pre-occupicd
moods. But make up for his silence by
scheerful gaicty that is not assumed. For
are not Bee aud Lena happy.
Luncheon is over, and each one follows
his or her pleasure Sir Jasper takes pos
session Of George, and somebody suggests
visit TO the waterfall. All assent joyful
ly except Mrs. Delacourt.
al am too tired to walk 50 far" she says,
81 will stay here"
"And / will stay with you," | say
"Please do not say word would rather"
And | sit down beside her on the messy
ground.
Captain Delacourt looks back
care you not coming Mrs. Carstairs."
''No, am tired; and it is too warm to
walk.n
lie heSitates a moment, and then slowly
follows the others.
Humphrey and Felicia, armed with
sketch-books, approach next.
eve arc going to sketch the waterfall.
Will you come MadgieW Humphrey says
little wstiully alt Is not very far
ComeW
81 am going to keep Mrs. Dclacourt
company" | answer. "And would far
rather rest than toll all the way to the wa
terfallp
ado go, dear. Your husband wishes IT,"
urges Mrs, Delacourt; but shake my head
and laugh.
"Humphrey never wants me when he is
sketching," | interrupt; "thc drawing is
apt to 80 wrong"
"Come then, Felicia" says Humphrey
and they go away together.
"Mr. Carstairs is very quiet to-day. Is
he not well1" remarks Mrs. Delacourt and
j answer hastily
"He has not complained Of anything. !
think lac is quite well. He is always rath.
er quiet; do all the talking"
Then turn the conversation into safer
channel, and start Georges wedding as
good topic. SO for the next half hour we
discuss the troussoau, the wcddng-dress,
the breaklast--eyerything, and the long
happy life that is TO follow at the Abbey.
| "Who Is tbis" say.