Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-10-19
THE W0 COUNTS.

Beach. j he IlHHJS IGOlu tEc BISd
Governor House" stream down even
into the water that comes swelling
up, swelling up with short, musical
rythm. All back of the white capped
waves that are rolling in, is one dark
CLEAN: but the moon lifts her silver
horn-a white line streaks the water
the brilliant galaxy of stars-but
hold should speak Of other stars
the living beauties at the Governor
House" on Grapnel Beach.
The hotel was Illuminated from tor
To base. Inside all was festivity anC
Joyful hum. Nursery maids III pla
toons were marching upthe stairs with
babies faces laying over their shout
dcrs. Babies and maids were almost
tired out. Musical instruments were
being tuned furiously Now 8
natural G would hop out, anon a gut
teral flat somewhere down in the
vicinity of a trombone's deepest bass,
and then would some Squeaking a
row of line fiddle tones, the whole
being suggestive of spi rited hops and
small llirtations.
The dear, delightful" men stood
'tDouL III BIodpSj 'olhC pulHuilIE bIlc
digniiied employment of sucking their
cane tops, others admiring the respec
tive neckties of their neighbors and
their own, all of them looking with
eager eyes over to the place where
their beauties were expected to meet
them.
The dancing had fairly bcgun-al
was fun and frolic. The young ba-
boons-l beg pardon, | meant men
slipped out between the dances to
imbibe their brandies and flavor their
precious breaths with odoriferous
tobacco, and the young nimshies-
pardon again, mean ladies-iirted
with the sentimental Augustuses and
the moonstruck Toms, to their heart s
content.
Out upon The balcony, with their
arms lovingly about each others
waists, stood two young girls, orrather
two clouds of muslin gauze ana laceS,
with wax like faces and ilaX-likc hair
on top.
"Whcrc is John, Lettic2" asked one
of them, playing with the long ring
let's Of her friend.
Don't know, dear; haven't seen
him for an hour or more. O Minnie
doyou think there is really live count
coming to Grapnel2 DO you think
so?'
"Thcy say it is true" replied the
other; 'all the girls arc dying to see
him. You know that plain little
thing'
"Ccrtainly, dear"
Well don't you think she affected
to cara nothing about the rumor; pos
tive she shouldn't care for all the
counts she said would think no
more of n count than II good Yankee
farmer un!css he behaved as well.
Did you ever hear of such nonsense,
deari'
Never; I'm sure ! should die con
tented if could promenade with a real
count, and as to Waiting with him,
q I."ttic dear, wouldn't it be heaven
ly2'
Eyes, indeed" said Lettic. For
my part ann determined he shall no
tee me. do hope that forlom John
Gordon won't follow me about every
where
'John Gordon is ri.h, remember,
dear, and everybody is Jealous of his
attention to you. Besides, he's hand
SOME and do believe he loves you. "
"Dh, yes, there's no doubt but what
he loves me but mercy what is John
by the side of count2 q Minnie? !
have such feelings sometimes. | do
believe | was born to be great per
6onagc, somewhere. | don't like this
dull American life, where one has
to notice everybody. How delightful
it would be now to say on every side
my lord oh isn't it noble! isn't it
grand, ~
"Nes, dear, but isn't the dew fall
ing Hadn't we better go in
So they went in. And the from
bones groaned, the adde's squcakcd,
the flutes made charming music, and
there was a sound rs if the great hotel
was keeping in a periodical shake,
and even the ocean was dancing
well, llallct, wasn't that talk de
lightful now :"
Wasn't ii rich. by George, the
little svclls, Is there IA count COM
ing
Coming, there's one here, been
here these two days, but the girls
don't know it. He's a gentleman,
too. and no mistakc-that plain, grave
man in black suit-looks like an
American citizen more than anything
else. He's iucog; wants to study
manners here At our feeding places"
"Ah, So that is a count We'll, |
must say hes n fine looking fellow.
He's paid considerable attention TO
that Miss Jennie Phillips, whom Let
tie Grovellen called that plain little
thing. presume she meant by that
plain dressing, as she has one of the
sweetest faces | ever saw,
"llallet. did you see those two
foreign fellows seated on the bench
by one of the lower doors, tins even
iugi' asked John Gordon.
YES; they are organ grinders.
They are going to stay here tonight,
So one of them told me -Quite an in
tclhgent fellow"
"Will it pay, think you, to have
some sport with thcmt" asked John
Gordon.
Il think take, cried Hallet, with
heavy laugh. III put an \ in,
and V on that, for the sake of that
fun.
Come ON, then; We shall find
them somewhere.
The organ grinders were in compa-
NY. They were Italians. brothers,
men with tine eyes and full boards,
long noses and ragged clothes. They
could talk just little English, and
understood more When found they
were closing a bargain with one of the
servants to play for them in the great
kitchen. but when John Gordon call
cd them aside and made them tempt
ing offer, they, with many grimaceS
and ShrugS, pleaded an engagement 10
the people below stairs,
IF you manage it well, we'll give
you fifteen dollars apiece, and you
shall have our tickets for the grand
supper tonight"
''Ia'as!" said the delighted foreign
ers, their eyes sparkling.
Hallet laid down the programme.
John Gordon went down to secure
the organs in case they should take
a rover's fancy in their new broad
cloth, and to prepare their wardrobes.
The fellows dressed quickly They
looked like gentlemen. As to the use
of lorgnettes, finger-rings and per-
fumed handkerchiefs, they needed no
instruction. An intuitive grace made