St. Landry democrat., 1882-02-04

reply.
''Did 1 understand you to say that
your home was in M--?'
II do not know you understood me.
'sI am acquainted there. Doyou know
the Hollis family?'' - /
Eyes, SIR
els Ma pleasant city and pros
porous one?"
Eyes, sir''
Then the ubiquitous book boy came
along and offered us something to read.
He took up one of George .Eliott's nov
els, and asked:
"Have you ever read this?'
Eyes, SIR
"And like it?''
partly"
"She was woman of remarkable
genius. She read the very secrets OF
the human heart. Don't you think
sop
Here was ashamed to return an ldl-
otto : Yes, SIR" so turned around IN
the seat and commenced:
81 got on the cars at M, and am
going to Hammond, not for a two hour $
ride; | 60 there to give music lessons
have seven pupils there, all girls. | have
been at MaysVille several times; think 1t
very pleasant little town. like coun-
try places and solitude. It was the
State Insane Asylum which we passed
few moments since. 1haye never VISITED
it; find plenty outside who are insane e
enough for me. Do not know whether 1t
is full Or not; recommend you to Dr..
Jacobs to find out. I live in M -----
Have litedithere ,long time. MY
mother lives there. Ny father is dead.
| have two young sisters. Am a ! music ls 81
teacher by profession, and sing ainathe'
choir Sundays. Am acquainted with
the Hollis family. NJ is pretty,
city and prosperous one / have read
George Eliott's novels, and think she
wasSa remarkable woman. Admire her
genius, her wealth of language ma her
courage. think she read the secrets
Of the human heart,abnt not always cor
rectly. I think she was often morbid
anfhnjust, particularly toward women,
though perhaps she was right when she
said thaS most women are fool Aiod
Almighty having made them 20 rnatch
His face was a.. stud while talked.
Amuse ment, annoyance, mortified van,
ity, with q decided gratified look, az
shone il his countenance, and when ]
ended lie! laughed quiet laugh that had
no discourtesy though q little bit OF UT
: | continued: M, wu y, since hare az
swered all your questions, may. I ash
you one?'n' .f.:rr,,
ton Of my manner. F'@ '"u-''1 -
"Why, in the name sof. all that's
sensible, did you persist in talking tt
me, sin the face Of all the discourage
mentsI ofered?" aIesit.sl
.sBecauseI have a 'perverse fondnes
for overcoming obstacles, and because
, saw plainly that you could talk if yo'
would, and my persistence has prove'
i. that my intuitions were correct. But,
he added, seriously, 81 should be sorr
to have you think me designedly rude
If YOU had been in sorrow. OF had bee
, a Young inexperienced schoolgirl,
should not have annoyed you; but say
YOU were cross rather than sad, and tina
: your ridiculous syes sirs' and mo sirs
were the result of perversity rather tina
g diffidence. / am a gentleman, and EN-
: nently respectable. and you are very ia
from being afraid to talk with any on
o without the formality of an introduction
+ No, madam, you had not permitted tn
i sunshine of this morning to enter you
q soul, or you would have been more gem;
= and courteous. But have not thanke
T you for your very succinct account
q Yourself, antecedents and surrounding
= am lawyer, and cannot help thinkin
;. that you would make a splendid wi
> ness. Ipropose that you forgive me m
. inuuisitiYeness, and forgive you you
/ -your-well, your unsociality, and v
y make up o., more properly speakin!
It begin again.
# I consented, and for the next twent
n minutes tried my best to eface the fir
: hour's>work. / think I succeeded, ar
h I who never talked to mortal man 4
woman about myself or my affairs, -four
n myself talking to this stranger il q fire
V unconstrained manner, as rernarkablei
le it was pleasant.
' He was d cultivated gentle man, wi
+ a manner modest, and yet perfect
+ self-coflfident. I made some assertio
# or expressed someE opinion. hom viii
+ he dissented, SAY ing:
ID You are wrong. and if ( had time
a could convince you that have mo
a correct views on this subject than y
a have.'
Il I gave, him. q look of anazement.
q ttfouthin anna curious blendf
j; Of impudence and egotism, don't you
9 he asked. .4f''
II think you have wonderful &C
] fdence in yourself and your 0,
q eloquence; but have been call
10 an egotist myself too many tin
III to consider it at all te
B. of reproach. I find that one who !,
is derstands himself and his own abiliti
H. who nnssassns newer. and knows 1t,