The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-19

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her. She Is Bostonian; and Hunter
heard DE Haas, the noted geologist, say
that her intellect would do credit to any
man.
Hem! She's spinstcr. then, with
corkScrow curls, and look Of general
blueness about her."
"Oh no, indeed She is not exactly
handsome but there's not woman in
the place who can copy her style. De.
cided air OF culture, you know, and all
that But she has away, mctaphorical-
ly speaking, Of sitting down suddenly
on one that is anything but pleasing to
a fellows vanity-and, say, old boy,
she don't like men,
Young, cultured, and averse to male
society," summed up Steve reicctivcly.
"why, she must be a curiosity! ri
make her acquaintance. And he did.
As have before minated, Stephen
Lander possessed more than the average
share of good looks; added TO which, he
came Of good old Quaker stock, had
Travelled, and read little in desul.
tory way; could sing in a mellow tenor,
and repeat bits OF poetry in voice
equally musical. Moreover, he was an
immense success with ladies. and bis
pretty cousin Lefty has already fallen a
victim to his manifold charms
Poor little thing" he had often
thought during the lapse OF his eight
weeks absence. ITS too bad to think
that have not written to her as prom
ised; and she has so little company in
that slow.coach of a place Well, she
can amuso herself by concocting some
new dish TO tempt the palate, or By talk.
ing religion to tho pale.faced curate till
| get home. The idea Of mother worry.
ing about hor going of as a prize in the
matrimonial market"
Young Mr.. Lander would have held
Miss Winthrops worsted, but she never
INDUCED in crewe-work He would
likewise have read to her but she pre-.
ferrcd to do her own reading. II can
digest the ideas better she had replied
calmly to BIZ, protiered offer,
Sometimes they wandered together 10
the beach and rs they watched the
treacherous white foam crawling over
the yellow sands or the moonlight gilt
tering on the snowy caps ofthe inrolling
waves, be would venture on Que Of his
favorto quotations, hut he never heard
in reply the familiar verdict that had
fallen on his gratiiied ears from -omsuy
q fair ones lips:
"Oh, Mr. Lander, what lovely sen
timeUt, How poetical Won are
Instead Miss Winthrop would be gaz-
Ing far out oror the sea, with look on
her face that he could never understand
6ut seeing it he inyoluutarily fell into
silence too.
Rambling over tho cliffs, he would
have whispered soft nothingS in her ear
but, with the clear grey eyes looking at
him from behind those crystal barriers,
is was a harder task than he imagined
so he contented himself with picking up
curious stone and risking his neck Ia
procure rare specimens OF wild flowers
that grew among the rocks, to please
the taste Of bis divinity, who invariably
thanked him with the frank smile that
was Miss Wintbrop5 greatest charm.
Now To us blind mortals, forbidden
fruit is always sweetest, and when Steve
| Lander paused on his way from thc
post-oflice 10 read bis mothers letter
he realised that he cared very much fol
Miss Winthrop; and when he cant
across her sitting in the willow rocket
with her dark bair all ruifled By The
coquetiug breeze, be determined t.
win her aud battered himself that il
would be no very difficult task; fol
who had ever said nay to Stephen Lau'
dor?
Miss Winthrop will YOU take u
stroll over the cliffs TO Mormen'
! Cave?n
Il was wcok later, and the girl, en-
sconced in q shady nook Of the hotel pi-
azza, looked up from the book she wa
reading and rose with alacrity.
with pleasue, Mr.. Lsndor," she res
pended, "aud we will hunt for some
more of that curious crystal. sent tn,
specimen we found to Professor do iiaa'
aud | sould so like another Tor my owl
| cabinet
Steve bit his lip, Thi,was not exact,
ly the reply that he had expected, but
beggars cannot be choosers, so he walk
cd with hor along the stony road in hi:
most gracious manner, and helped he,
down the rocks half angry at times tba
she did not lean moro heavily on his
protecting arm An acute observer o
human nature could easily have aeol
that Miss Winthrop was more than suf
tcient unto herself,
There was strip of glittoring sand Il
be crossed before Mermen's Cave coul,
be reached and they stood still to watcl
q white sail that in the distance wa
Swimming over the blue water like ,
snowy bird,
Miss Winthrop began Steve, sud
denly taking courage now that the gro,
eyes were looking out seward, "
brought you here to ask you question
and | hope to receive favorable an
swer. You have won both my admira
ton and my love, VIII YOU accept m
as a suitor?3a n
His tones were easy and assured, ant
he already saw in imagination glisten
ing diamond on the shapoly hand, BIZ
gift.
Miss Winthrop removed her gasefron