New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-22

being at an early age that peculiar shame OF Celtic
origin which belongs among our curiosltes VI i ~;
grafton. His wages were meagfe. ahu NE
hours OF work numerous. Tonight was precious
interval of relaxation. He had been released az uicS
o'clock that afternoon, ard had gone hcaVy -nuuou
to tiny cot in a garret-room, wnere lie nau siopS
the exhausted sleep of one who is always III arreas
to the drOwsy god. Not long ago he had Waktu'
highly refreshed and pierced with the exPeclaiiIo,l
of soon meeting his beloved JOSIE. lie had louI
dollars and seyenty-hve cents IN his pocket anu y
the possession of this sum gave him hrm sense oi
peculiarly security. The strong faith that no T us
finely dressed too, increased his conhlence' ne
had little low hat of black felt. tipped SIDEWAYS
on his ungainly head. an overcoat OF tnuduy cln'
mon-brown, with broad black binding along Us
lappnls and edges, and a pair OF boots so cspaDs
polished that their lustre dssuaded you
from too close scrutiny OF the 20. 1ot-
Joint bullying from, either clumsy oa aoct
He was entirely satisfied with his general eHect'
He knew that nature had not made him comeiy,
but he felt complete repose oil conscience IN .n ny
matterof having atOned artstically ior thls peIsoa
slight. ,,a Tn q
Josie's tidIngs left him almost speeches.. Al .
trice his glowing hopes had crumbled to ashcs' ne
had long known Clare by sight, ne had, IN
admired her. But she was not OF his n1ohde, anu
he saw with woe and dsmay that for TINS redson
her company would prove all the more zen
nainfni p obi c,ons New drafts must be made upon
his limited capital All his past calculations werS
suddenly rendered null Who could saywhat hnahcIaI
disaster might overtake him. If he should now asplI
to three after three seats at the
Would his four dollars and seyenty-nVe cents NOV
pass ITS powers Of elasticity # subjected to this un
foreseen stretchlngprocessI Nlare, nr' not
was wholly UNCONSCIOUS of his distress III was ~
till they had embarked on the ferry boat that ,ne
thought of her escorts possible poverty occurred
her Hurried mind. 80, JOSIE" she soon found
chance 10 whisper Il am afraid / shall be great
expense to your friend ! | would have thought Oh
If sooner if you had not pressed me so, without any
warning beforehand. Ana ! pave only H''''
But here Josie interrupted her with magnihcent
murmurcd fiction to the effect that they were undsr
money hand over fist; and Claire. believing this
handsome falsehood, let Josie talk with her gaahI
while she relapsed into silence.
They were all on the forward deck OF the steam
boat close against ITS wooden railing. Clare was
"A little apart from her companions; she hau III
stInctvelv withdrawn from them. Inc night hau
now woven its web TO the full. Overhead the STARS
beamed more richly; below, the black river sum-
mered with CLASSY lustre where 1t met the sides oI
the speeding vessel. and then rolled on
again into darkness with great swollen waves
Long points Of light pierced the gloom
Below the opposite shore like golden Plunmets
that were slowly iathomlng its OPAQUE tlde iere
and there scarlet or green lights moved over tne
waters given by the yiewless harks that Doro rhch
the look of weird wandering jack lanterns lheSo
were simply fantastic they held no human ana'o
giea sloOp. thus brilliantly decked, move on
sudden into sight, not many yards from Cidlie
peering gaze Its expanse Of canvas tense I'D lnc
sharp breeze caught amOmentary unearthly pa'ioI
it slipped into view like a monstrous phantom, anu
like a phantom u vanished again. mis- too' was
merely elm and quaint appauiion; no SENSE Oh
vital reality lay behind II. But fhe J3nrh1yins
fcTry-boats that voyageg to Their several goHis y"
either side the river took with their curved lines OF
small kcen-lt windows and their more liberal llIu-
atoms at various other points the likeness OF sale'
galleys gliding after nightial to some opueht poI
All their horrors of nautical architecture We're ueau
ened by merciful shadow. Claire felt the qulet
splendor of the suggestion. Her varied educau2hai
past made this fully possible. bnt the wnoie cn'o,
of Transformations OF magic, of mystery anu oi
beauty winch follows the advent OF night along
ali the watery environs of our great metropolis
appealed to her with deep force
She had fancy thai the hard prose had left her
life forever: that she was now being softly swept
into luxurious and romantic surTountingH; that
the fcsta and poetic look OF CITY ana rVer sympo'-
ICED falrer and kindlior intnre ne indulgence
of iutoxication: she no longer felt culpa-
bic. unfllai she leaned her graceful young head
far over the hoarail. though to gam by ms act
a stronger intimacy with the sweet uI""sy "ICeI-
les that encompassed her.
MV! amt IL reel chilly out here. though - sad
Josie. wed ought to "a stayed inside. hddh We
Miss Twung =
THIS bali b,oke the spell with Claire. 81 like IT
so much better out here she answered. Inc ar
isu't too sharp for me. and then everything IL 40
beautiful and strange She slightly waved one
hand toward the brilliant city as she spoke.
Josie did not understand at all. How could there
be ANYTHING beautiful ia lot Of boats screaming tO
zach other after dark with steam whistler Bat
she said yes" and east a glance at Mr.. AacNab,
which was meant 20 veto ~ him the
ir't symptom OF surprise Claire's shprnonlJ
ipon IL. IL would never do 10 encourage Mr. Mac
Sab in undertaking. the compliment OF her COM
The boat soon landed. and all Clares lovely u
usons fled Stll here the CITY. noisy, popu-
ous aIuring. Alter d sembaTkinR AT The Terry
hey were yet far away from N'nIG9' anu rIns
anne a walk of considerable length, Hrety taken,
or thew were little late by Mr. MacNabs silver
imepiecc which aiterward proved 10 30 iaN.
Mr. MacNab was meanwhile IN a sort oil nervous
rance He had made what for him was "A tour De
orcc in mental arithmetic though ne SIM re-
natned insecure about the exactitude OF hi- cal
.nlation. HOwever.hc felt cOnident 81 one thlng
bree seats of a certain KIND. would cost three dol
ars dollar would solidiv remain To him. though
hn precise amount oil sutpluS oh1"E" Nv" :" i.n
,ocket dehed all his mathematical modes "i as
oycry. Pride forbade that lac should tako out inc
aver bits aud count them. but his residual d3i'at
ould az least pay the homeward iares. o"id hs
his comfort NAV have been, II took. no doubt
crtain relative warmth when contrasied with DIRE
JeCuniaTy exposure. .
Ihev at length reached the theatre, and easily
procured upstairs seats that commanded an excel
rnt view OF the stage. The curtain had not Yet
isen. Claire was glad of that; she had the desire
rot 10 miss "A gle detail Of the coming perform
nee She was inteutly examining her playful.
Yhen. on sudden, mans voice. close al hor HSh''
poke 10 this effect: ~
Hello jimmy. IL that yersclf3"
Tie next moment Claire perceived hand and
rm to have been unceremonionsly thrust IN front
IF her, while young man leaned ms BODY very
much sideways indeed. She receded herself, not
without annoyance. . =, -,
Josie sat next to her. and then came Mr. MacNab.
Who now permitted himself 10 he shaken hands
With acrOss the laps Of the two girls.
Hello, Jack" no responded, at the Same time
What you doin' herop
Come SOC the show" said tho person called
ack.
=" Is that sol" 40
"'Course. Nuthin' strange bout 1t, is there y
"Thats all right" -.
"S'pose you're on the same racket yerself. HeyT
lyon bet, ole boy"
All these utterances were exchanged in tones Of
he most easy cOroiality. The two young men had
easrd 10 shake hands, but were leaning each !
oward the other. apparently qIite unconscious OF
ne Inconvenience which they inflicted upon both |
oslo and Clare
" got sold might" Jack continued, with blend |
wink and gIggle.
Z" I0w's thatf
Jack gave n demonstrative jerk Of the elbow, |
leant TO indicate vacant seat on his further side.
Ne Az my gal was COMM tgcthcr, but she gimme