New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-14

pictures ct their house IN the country. ana lneIes
being 40 difficulty on this point an engagements
WAS made for the following autumn. subject 10 my
writing TO fix tho time when ! might be abe tS
leave town for the purpose. This beina aoJus,eu'
the gentleman gave me his card. aid they loi.
Shortly afterward, on looking at tue card ieit Dy
the strangers. was sImswhat disappointed W unu
that though IL contained the name OF MI ana ars;
Kirkbeck. there was no address. tried 20 nnu ~
by looking at the Court Guide, but IL containeu no
sucn name, 30 put the card IN my writlng-deSA'
aud forgot for a time the entire TRANSACTION
Autumn came, and with II series OF engage
mrnts had made in the North of England To-
ward the end of September. looS: was one VI e
dinner party at country house az t naytv VAS
numerous one. and as the meal approached ts ,eI-
inination and was about to subside INTO tne ues,
sert. the conversation became Reheral SUI al
here mention that my hearing IL GeiecuNe, ~
some times more than at OF hers, ana on TINS par
tcular evening was extra deaf-so mucn 30, tua'
the conversation only reached Inc III suo heard
continued DIN. At one instant, however ncald
"a word distinctly pronounced. though IL vas SUI Ut
tered by person at considerable ois,ance from
me. aud that word was-kirkoeck. IN we pas,n sh
of tina London season had f0rgptten all about inc
visitors of the spring who had left their card with
out the address. The word reaohing me under sucn
circumstances arrested my attention and imDe-
distly recalled the transaction to my req embraice
On the first opportunity that offered asked
person whom was cOnverslng with IL family Oh
the name in question resident IN the neis hbor
hood. | was told i'll reply that MIR Kirkbeck
lived at A. at the further end OF the county.
Tue next morning l wrote to this person. saving
that beiev ed he called at my studio III the spring,
and had made arrangement with me which i
was prevented fulfilling by there being no address
on his card furthermore. that should shortly Do
In his ueignboIhOoi on nv return from the norm;
but should be mistaken In addressing hlm,
begged he would not trouble himself TO reply 10
my note. / gave as NV address. The Post once;
York On applying there three days afterward
resolved note from Mr.. Kikbeck stating that BIS
was very glad be had heard from me anu , asnnt
the pictures; he also told me TO write Jay before
| proposed coming. that he might not otherwise
engage himself 1t vas ultimately ARRANGED thai
should 20 to his house the succeeding saturday.
STAY till Mcnda, morning. transact afterward what
matters had TO attend to IN London and return III
a fortnight to execute the commissions
The day having arrived Tor my VISIT, Directly
after breakfast | took my place In the morning
train from York to London Inc tam wHuan stop
where should have to get out III order 10 take Tue
line through Lincoln TO A: The day was coid,
wet. foggy anG every way as disagieeaHg uae
over known a day to be III an English October
The carriage in which i was seated mac no other
occupant than myself, but at d. ncaster "a lady gol
in. Ny place was pack 10 the engine ana heAt W
Pm, door As thai is considered the ladies seat.
oIiered it to her; she. however, very gracIously
declned 1t aud took the corner opposite. saying,
IN very agreeable voice. that she liked 10 fee the
breeze ON her check. The next lev minutes were
occupied in locating herself. There was tie CLOAK
to be spread under her. the sRir ol ln uiess ~
arranged, the gloves TO bc tightened. and snch
other trIlng arrangements oil pluniage as lsuios
are wont to make beiove settling themselves com.
fortaby ut church or elsewhere the iast anu most
important being tue placing Dauk over ner nat tue
veil that conceal 81 her features. cOnd tnen see
that the lady was young, certainty not more than
two or three and twenty; bat being inouer~'eH
tall rather robust IN make and decided III expires
sion she might have ben two or three years
yodnger. 1 suppose that her compiexloa woulu pe
termed medium one her hair being oil bright
brown or auburn while her eyes ana ratner ue
cidedly maj ked eyebrows were nearly BLACK. lhe-
color of her tbeeR that pale Transparent hue
that SETS off TO such advantage large expressive
ewes and an equable. firm EXPRESSION of mourn.
On the whole, ;ne ensemble was ral her nshdsone
this N beautiful her exprrssou having that s2fee-
bis depth aud harmony about 1t that rendered ner
face and features though not str ty regular, lnhn-
rely more attractive than II tney nal oeen ihou-
eIleIl upon the sfrictPst rules of symmetry. >,
liz il no small advantage on wet DAY snd uuil'
long Journey Ia have al agreeable toinpdnion; ono
who converse, aud whose conversation nas
sntiio,en substance in II to Quake o.e ioiget the
ls 9Th aud the dTelrDess OF the journey. In tnis
resnect had deficiency To con plain OF. tue Idy
boing decidedly and agreeablv conversat'"nsi
When she had set lied herself to her satisfaction,
SHE asked to be allowed GO look at my bratshsw'
and not being proficient I'D mat dlihcult "orh,
she requested my aid IN ssoe tanning at what tImo
the train passed through Retford again on It's way
back iron London TO York. The conversation
Jnrned afterwara oil general TOPICS aod some " hat
In INV surpri,e she led il into such particular
.ubiscts xs | might be supposed 10 lie more esPe-
caliy familiar with indeed. could not s'oid 10
marking that her entire manner. while u was any
thing but forward, that OF one who had either
known me personally or bv report There was In
ner manner kind Of confidential reliance wDen
she listened TO me that Is not usually accorded 70
stranger. and some tunes sue actually seemed 70
refer TO different circumstances Win " men hah
been connected in times past. Alter ahont tbfee-
Quarters OF al hours conversation tho Train arrived
at Retford where l was to change carriages. On
IN, slIghing add wishing her g"od-m9rnng. she
~ ade a slight movement OF the hand, a. II she
m, ant me " shake 1t. aud on INV DONG so she SAID,
by way of a,ien: daiesay we shall meet again;
to which | replied: " hope VIZ shall all meet
again." and 50 parted. sne going on tho line to-
ward London, and through LiDcolnshlro to A:
Tho remainder OF the journey was cold. wet and
dIeary. | missed the agreeable conversation anu
tried to supply its place 18th book had brought
with me from York, and Inc Times uewspaprr.
which had procured at RetioId. But The most
G,saurreabls Journey comes tn an end as last and
halt-past in the evening ionnd INC at the termi-
nation of nine. Aca'rIage was waiting tor ne 81
the station, where Mr.. KIkbeck WAS also expected
by the same train, but as he dd not appear. II was
concluded he wO1d come by the next-haii an hour
later; accordingly the carriage drove away Win
myself only
i BIO family being from home at the moment, and
the dinner hour beng :, | went at once 10 nv room
to unpack and to dress; having completed these
operations | descended 10 the drdwIng-rOom. IL
probably wanted some time to the dinner hOur. as
the lamps were not lighted, put IN tneIi plaoe
large blazing fire threw flood of light into every
conner OF the roOm aud more especially over y
lady, who. dressed in deep black WAS standing by
on the edge of the fender. Her face being turned
away from the door by which lad entered, ala
not at first see her features on my ADVANCING into
the middle OF the room. however, Tue 1901 was iii-
mediately Withdrawn, and she turned round 10 ac-
cost me, when, to my profound astonishment,
perceived that 1t none other than nv companion
prise at seeing Ue; OIL the contrary. with one OF
tho-o agreeable joyvus expressions that makes tile
plainest womsn appear beautiful she rccosted me
with: " said we should mo- again.
NV bewilderment at that M meut almost de-
prived me of utteIanre. | knew OF no railway or
other means Ivy which she could have come. had
certainly left her in London tram and had seen II
start and the Snly conceivable way IN which che
could have come was by going to Peterborough and
then returning by bi nch TO A, cironit OF
ABOUT ninety miles. As SOU as MY surprise Ell
aulrd ue to speak said that wished had como
by the same conveyance as herself"
That would have boe~ rather dlficnlt she
rejoined
At this moment the servant came with the lamps,
and informed ne that his master had just arrived
and would De down in few minutes.
IN. lady took up a book containing some eugrav
inpa aud having singled one out "a portrait of