The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-07-30


hope you'll write; but don't say any more about
that matter we referred to the other evening after
having dropped u FOR six months. I've made MP my
mind, and the moro settled grow the more know
I'm right, III send back your letter unopened "
find anything OF that sort In u ysnccrely yours.
EUs1ACE ENwOHtHY.
This she sealed and addressed and th cn
sat down aud thought about IL. Tom was
not at all the kind of man she wanted TO
marry. In the first place, she didn't want
to marry man that was tied down to his
business, as Tom would be for some years
yet. In the next, her husband must care
moro for society than Tom did; he always
looked so hopelessly bored unless he was
dancing with her, and, though that was
pleasant now, IL wouldn't he when that
bored him too. Then, they never like the
same books. Tom liked +" The Cloister and
the Hearth" and didn't caro- much for
Henry James, Jr. Oh, IL would never do
never do at ALL There was time enough
yet, and when the right one came he should
be made to feel as the right one should. Their
she proceeded to struggle with the kerosene
lamp. That kerosenelamp was Eustace's
nightly discipline.
Sunday morning came, and Bustace sat on
the front steps, idly watching the insects
and flowers and birds and sunlight Tim
certainly getting the pastoral feeling she
| said to herself &c feel so-sort of-natu-
raj. | don't care bit what anybody is do
ing In the city. This restless habit of never
| being able to feel without Analysing what
she felt was what prevented Eustace from
| ever being contentedly guided by feeling
| and played the mischief with her nervous
| system.
Nelly came out with her hat on. "Goin'
| to meetin' 7" said she.
Eustace looked at her. "why," said she,
| hesitating, cit hadn't occurred 10 me up
here, somehow. Yes, now think of it, I
should like to 60. Wait minute"
Nelly couldn't get used TO this boarder Mt
ALL She had never met any body before who
went to church because IL occurred to her
She had seen people who, rebelliously in
clined, had stated, with n certain touch of
bravado, that they were going to stay away,
but never anybody who hadn't thought of it..
Who does not know the country church ?
There were the four old deacons in the front
seat, who had heard the word of life so many
more years than the minister above them
had preached il that after few moments
indulgent attention they dropped off to
sleep, with n calm confidence that no heresy
| would he preached for their temporary mat
tentiou. Indeed, they had already begun to
doubt IL heresy was always as black as IL is
painted, SO near were they to land where di-
viding lines converge; but they did not know
this one only read IL in the softened old
faces. They walked up in time TO pass the
| contribution box in good order that was all
that was expected of them. Then, there
were the old women. They listened with
more attention. Parson Fields was good
man, but he was gettin' sort of unsettled, s"
according to few minds. and it behooved
that careful attention should be paid by tho
sisters to arrest the least sign of laxity of
doctrine, seeing as the brethren, whose
business it was, ''were SO l<eerless and neg
! lec'ful." There were pretty, conscious girls,
| and plain, unconscious, and uncaring ones.
Henry James, thought Eustace, says women's
| lives are fashioned out of what is left of the
piece when mems lives have been cut out.
Plain sisters honnets are fashioned out of
what is left when pretty sisters honnets
| have been trimmed. Among the young men
| who came in late, and whose boots made n
| good deal of noise, and whose hair was very
| nicely and enduringiy arranged, and whose
necktcs were of a particularly taking sort,
| one in particular attracted Eustace's atten-
| ton from the unremitting persistency with
which he turned his eyes in the direction OF
| the Mott seat. A glance at Nely's uncon-
| seriousness was enough to convince her of the
| state of the case, and she involuntarily gave
| him smile of encouragement to make up for
| this indifference, which caused him to sud.
denly SHIFT his feet, blush crimson with EN-.
| barrassment, and settle further down into the
pew, and, finally, to smile himself in q
shamed- faced manner, like child detected
| in stealing raspberry jam.
| That evening Eustace left the tea-table,
and, calling Nelly to come with her, seated
| herself on the stone steps.
| Nelly was more silent than usual. An ali.
| sent manner showed that her thoughts
were not at her own control.
!" He is very handsome Nelly"
| "Who ?' said Nelly, with a guilty start.
| " And he has the most delicious coat of tan
I've seen since came"
| "Oh-DiSk Willetts,' said Nelly, with
more indifference. "lIow did you know ?''
"Oh, knew. hope he isn't coming to
| see you tonight, for shall certainly fall in
love with him, and that would be 50 very
unfortunate"
| sob, Mis- Eustace!'' burst out Nelly, "I'n
going to tell you all about it, if you won't
mind"
| "Oh, no, | shan't mind. | shall like it
And the more obstacles, and the more cru ell
parents, and the more idle tears there are il
| it, the better | shall he pleased"
| There isn't any obstacle-that is if
wanted to-" began Nelly, with her ready
blush.
Certainly-if you wanted to. I've heard
of similar doubts proving quite serious oh
stacles,' observed Eustace, with retrospect
i've glance toward certain incidents in hei
own life.
"Only iust-one other"
cone other? Well, two obstacles arc
| sometimes better than one.
"And thats--Phlip Edison Cartwright
"On, my he sounds like a very large OBJ
stacle indeed Pm afraid that, taking the
fact that you don't want TO aud Philip Ed
son Cartwright both into consideration, til,
prospects for Dick Willetts are ather slender
In that case III take him myself, if you dom
mind; for he's quite the handsomest man maj
I've seen in a year"
"Rut yet don't mind; that's the trouble
i don't know" And poor Nelly, almost il
tears over her months perplexity, poured
forth her words with perfect confidence in he
hearers sympathy and wisdom which wal
most flattering. You see, Dick and well
Dick and have almost always kept company
and we've always been 10 school together
aud then he's walked home with me from
singin' school and meetin' and everything
and mother was pleased; she said the ole
lady herself couldn't find any fault with Dicl
Willeits, and so Just kind of let things go
not but what liked him. though"
"No," said Eustace; "lquite understand
cone night, about three months ago, alonl
in April, we We're at the sewing society ovel
TO Mis- Lanes and she had n nephew NJ
from the city-I wonder if you've ever me
him Miss Eustace Phillip Edison Cart
wright"
"No, don't think ever did. New Yorl
is a big place, you know"
Eyes, know; but thought perhaps you
would know him" And she looked littl
disappointed. GAN the girls thought Ii,
was splendid. lie talked great deal, anC
told You great many interesting thing
about himself; and Mis- Lane told mothe
that she never knew anybody who converse,
so beautifully" Nelly was evidently it'll,
afraid that Eustace would not appreciate tin
full force of Mr., Cartwright's attractions. II
had black mustache, and, OH he'd had s.
many things happen to him. and you coulC
see people thought so much of him, he'd secl
so much splendid society,"