The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-21

brown hair in massive plaits-and her
expression!
We did not speak during the quad
rifle. The pink-faced youthrconfound
MS impudence--struck up an acquaint-
anceship with her, and treated the vul-
ture-looking woman badly. felt in
,lined to hurl him at his partner, impale
him upon her nose, and rush frantically
from the room.
The charming disdain with which |
was treated by Miss Blake rendered me
more miserable, and it was only when
she laws of society compelled her, at
vhe conclusion of the dance, to take my
arm, in order to be conducted to the
place from whence she came that ven
tured TO EXPLAIN
Il implore of you to forgive mel did
DOT know what / was saying-I am
worse than boor. Hear me for one
moment;n and in a few eager words /
honestly revealed to her the irritated and
milamed condition of my mind. upon
finding myself stranded in scene so ut
terly at variance with my mood, and
compelled, as it were, to drink the Bit
ter cup to the uttermost dregs.
My pleading was full Of the redeem
inc influence of earnestness, and sue
ceeded in achieving her forgiveness, -
She danced with me again and again. !
saw the candles snuffed out, beheld the
tallow-faced green grocers paid, met
the morning milkman without ilinching
and returned the playful banter of the
cabbies in mood so different from that
which / had pictured to myself few
short hours previous, that
Pshaw who can control the inner
mechanism of the hearth
The car was pretty well crowded and
upon one side among the occupants was
a sergeant of military regiment pro-
ceeding to the depot station at Galway
This brave son of Mars was seated be-
side very good looking young girl, to
whom he paid the most chivalrous and
marked attention Now it was the SER
eeant's habit, at intervals along the
road to bound gayly from the ear, enter
a shebeen, remain there a few minutes,
and then rejoin the vehicle, betraying
all the symptoms Of having 'taken' a
little refreshment during his temporary
absence. His attentions became more
marked as we proceeded on our journey
and such EXPLANATIONS as ''Gelong ow
O that sargint,n Lave me alone, y
"Single yer freedom an double yer dis
lance" tended to prove the gallant war
rior's rotations were carrying him be-
yond the laws of conventionalism. At
length, after a playful but elephantine
effort to snatch a kiss, the young lady
Indignantly appealed to the driver.
"Misther Dempsey, I'd have We to
call this young man. He's insultin me,
sir
Thus appealed to, Mr. Dempsey quiet
ly turned in his seat, and eyeing the
sergeant rather sternly, exclaimed
"See here, now, sargint, av you don t
lave that young woman alone, I'll take
them three stripes off yer back.
A roar of laughter from all the occu-
pants of the vehicle followed this sally,
in which the sergeant joined in with a
hearty good will that demonstrated how
he enjoyed the observation, although ii
told against himself.
Are We expected at Boljolderun
sirP"
"Well-yes oh, yes, certainly" ! re
| piled somewhat confusedly.
Eyer an English gentleman by yer way
av talkin', STRIP
Eyes, I'm English"
"Maybe yer from London, sir?"
II am
''An' seen Miss Kitty over there
Whew!'
Here he gave prolonged whistle
which might have been intended for The
horses, but | felt that it bore direct ref
erence to myself.
"Troth, thin, you are expected, sir
an there'll be bright eyes and REQ
cheeks at the crossroads whin we raci
| there, or I'm boccagh-Miss Kitty vii
be there, sir, in her pony carriage"
really did not know whether to be
amused or annoyed.
"You seem TO be very well aware O
Miss Blake's movements, Mr.. Demp
sey."
'Arrah, didn't she tell me herself, The
crayture? Didn't she say to me, says
she, 'Dimpsey, take care of a very hand
some young gintleman that's coming t
see me from London, says she. Is i
the gintleman that | posted all the let
tiers to in Westport, missP' go ow o
that, Dimpsey, says she. Binran layers
why didn't We tell me We wor Misthel
Brookley and I'd have reused the grid
die for We, an no mistaken
could have taken Phil Dempsey Il
my arms and cherished him
"Begorra' there's the crossroads anC
there's Miss Kitty in her basket shan
dradan like pitayteecreel. Didn'
tell We, sir, how il wud beP'
II TUX good care av him, miss, OBJ
served that worthy, in tone known a
pig whisper, "but he was as wild a.
young coult in me hands; but he's 8
nice man, and nice-mannered man anc
Iwish ycz joy
Stupid creature! | never can under
stand him, said Kitty Blake, with q
saucy toss Of her head; II am afraid h,
has been taking the mountain dew AS he
came along"
AT this crisis we were joined by Mr.
Blake perc u splendid specimen Of patc,
tdmidaS who welcomed me to Come
mara, con omore; my portmanteau was
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