The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-28

book, tnu again the suDJeCt Pa970N Wv
Of his mind. f
1.-TWO or three weeks passed by
Visiting another friend-in Yorkshire,
think, near the Derbyshire line-Mr.
Heaphey found himself seated at dinner
next to gentleman of an old family
and of a good estate, in Derbyshire, who
had entered into correspondence with
himsome years before with an eye to
inducing him to come down into Derby
shire and paint a portrait there OF an
invalid child of his to whom he was very
much attached and who could not con
vicinity be carried up to London. Find |
ing Mr.. Heaphey, near his residence tins
gentleman entreated him to come over
at the end of his Yorkshire visit, pass
two or three days with him and paint
his portrait. 1t was not very convenient
for Mr.. Heaphey to do this, but such was
the urgency of the Derbyshire man that
he finally gave way, to the great delight
of the latter.
az shall be going home myself in
dav or two" said the Derbyshire man,
who was visiting neighbor OF Mr..
Heaphey's host in Yorkshire, and Will
have everything ready for you. You
will take the train Mt such a station,
! (naming it, change carriages at such a
| junction and in twenty minutes after
that you will find yourself at little
way-station, where my carriage will be
in waiting for you and bring you to my
house
ut was a gray, rainy morning when
Mr.. Hcaphey took the train to make@his
trip into Derbyshire A ready guard
found an empty first class carriage for
4 him, put his shawls and bags into it and
closed the door. Putting on his travel
ing cap and taking out novel from his
travelling bag, Mr.. Heaphey settled him
self back into corner Of the carriage
for comfortable, quiet hour in the
train. Long before the mishaps OF Col.
Valentine Baker startled and scandaized
. the world, the unprotected female had
made herself terror to sedate and soil
tary male travellers on the English rail-
WAYS. Great, therefore, was the disgust
of Mr.. Heaphey when, just before the
train was to start, another guard came
up, opened the carriage door and handed
t in a lady, with the usual paraphernalia
of umbrellas, bags and shawls. The train
\ moved off, and Mr.. Heaphey, after a
: while, CHANGING around from his corner
Y became aware that this lady was looking
0 at him fxedly through brown vel
/ which obscured and blurred the out
" lines of her countenance. 1t is unpleas
@ ant to be fixed in this way from behinC
l. veil, and Mr.. Heaphey felt UNUSUAL.
It and unaccountably restless under tn,
G affection. His uneasiness was soon re
Is moved however, only to be converted
l. into CONSERVATION, for the lady, throw
&c ing her veil aside, revealed to him tn
d face of his mysterious visitant OF tn
h summer. She seemed not in the leas
d surprised at finding him in the carriage
le but very quietly asked him whether h
y was going to such q place (naming tn
lie residence Of the gentleman whom he Wa
@ about to visit) and expressed her sati
r. faction at meeting him as composedly
1t if they were binary acquaintance WI
to had parted under ordinary cireun
A. stances week or SO before This CO.
c. demeanor aided Mr.. Heaphey in regal
40 ing his composure, and he met her
# tho same spirit as manfully as he coul
e. "'You have made sketch OF me, hay
d, you not, Mr.. Heaphey? she said SUI
ne denly.
in "Good heavens, yes! but how did yc
to know thatY
SIX Deigning no reply, she went on:
no "'Why didn't you finish it? You hi
to nothing to do next day ut such a place
rk naming the country seat at which he h;
gh really made the sketch.
lp "Mr. Heaphey stammered out sor
m excuse, which was cut short by her as
plf ing him whether the engraving had n
Of helped him, as she told him it would.
M every much, he said; 'but-but
Ter never knew how you sent that to me.
to "'No, | suppose not, she said; a
ms changing the subject began to speak
ma some book which she held in her hant
mo "The conversation went on until t
zen train reached the point at which \
NIX Heaphey was to leave it. The lady
.y.' parently meant to continue her journ
nix in the direction of London, for she ma
ter no effort to get out, babe Mr.. Heapl
he. good morning very composedly, and
ak- he got out of the carriage said to him
ian "Now, you will 60 on with the skett
his. and | will try and let you see me aga
! to I am very anxious it should be done
the Without quite owning it to him,
lea Mr.. Heaphey was greatly pleased to
for. himself in a different direction, fo
,sed was impossible to resist singular
ter uncomfortable impression that he
tbis dealing with profoundly mysterit
rter if not with an unearthly parsonage,
and yet, with the every day carriage and
meanor of the lady and of all the ex
he nal circumstances of the affair, it
peared to Mr.. Heaphey quite absurc
last indulge the Impressions He found
hosts carriage in waiting for him,
not was driven to the house and usheret
his room in time to dress for dinner.
tho 1.-The house was large, anci
self handsome country gentlemans home
mar. no wise baronial, but dating back
ipht or three centuries, with broad pass
sfed and stairways, dark, rich wainscotin,
tho carved wood; old family pictures, ia
roll try hangings, and all the details W
And go to make up one Of the thousand
ton one stately homes Of England thro
\ be out that pleasant land Mr. Heal
been found himself alone when he entered
tters great drawing room He walked al
the looking at the pictures upon the "
, his and 50 passed into second SIN