New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18

I nlahITIg lHUCn In love wltn ] WIS
| her, and of inducing her to elope, haunted me. A
dim hope It was, vague and thin yet it had kind
OF lurking life in me too, and so confess it. But,
policy! Heaven bless your hearts, l had none
never were chances heavier against man. Had
| had an occupation in London, all that am writ
! ing would have been impossible: should have had
| to return to my work, and there would have been
| an end to this sentimental spasm. But had moth
| ing to do: it was all the same whether | lived in
| London or Bristol. | was twenty five, an age OF
! immense resolutions and poetic fances had two
| cousins who goaded me on had met with no par
tlcuar hindrance in the young lady herself: above
ALL was deeply, honestly, enthusiastically in love.
| with an absolute scOrn of Hawkes. gold and with
other desire as call my conscience to witness,
than the possession of my Australian beauty. And
So mates, you have in few lines, all the reasons
offer for walking into Bristol to seek lodgings.
| found rooms better suited to my purse than my
| ambition in little house not far from College
Green. to which neghbOrhood had been directed,
possibly, by the memory OF the morning had spent
with Miss Hawke in the cathedral there | had to
choose with care as to the cost for had my Lon
don lodgings still on my hands; so that the two
rents together might easily mount into the charge
for a big house. The Bristol woman, who was a
gardeners wife, named Mrs. Chump-a person with
a severe eye, dressed i'll black-agreed to let me
have stting-rOOm and bedroom, together with
plain breakfast, for fifteen shlllngs a week inns
agreed to pay undertaking to shift for myself In
my other meals and il was settled that should
| install myself that evening.
As | stood looking about me in the little parl0r-
the furniture poor, though clean; a few prints OF
naval victories on the walls; circular convex
mirror repOsng like a shield upon the mantlepece,
and causing the observer TO TeCOil he remarked
the hideOus caricature of himself in i'll could not
help wondering whether was not making very
great fool of myself in lettering in Bristol instead
of returning to London. The poor bit OF room L
gazed at set thinking of the spacious and glitter
ing chambers of Clifton Lodge. / imagined Miss
Hawke passing along outside in her papa's fine car
Tage and taking peep at her admirers lodgings,
and thinking to hersel. This is the sort OF lie he
would bring me to were TO marry hum" Upon
my honor il wanted the spirit of giant to sustain
such n shock that reflection The IDEA
of her despsing me because had dared to tall In
love with her on no sounder merits than an income COM,
was truly awful. And let Inc tell you. boys, that
was not the less devoted because was capable OF
thinking that one good look at my apartments
| might make her dcspise me for man may be deS-
peTatey i'll love with girl and yet possess so SeilSl,
tive disposition as never to doubt that 1t would
take very little to her TO turn up her nose at
him and back away with a sncer., Perfect love,
they say casteth ont fear; but / reckon you must
first get your love perfect on both sides.
Any way, such was the mood these lodgings
flung me INTO that | am very positive, had any
friend been at my elbow and asked me to consider
what was doing, should have pulled my hat over
my ears, and slept that night IN London town:
But there no friend at hand To uSeiully direct
my passing mood; and being left 70 myself, why,
before had measured half the distance to my
uncle's house the feelings which had determined me
to stick to the district once more bubbng
and popping in full force in my foolish young
what might, as long Florence Hawke gave me
fraction of encouragement 10 perseyere and hope,
would never lose SlRt OF her nor cease 10 DclleNc
that might one day get her to share my future
On my way to Clifton turned into a contection-
cT's shop to get a mouthful to eat and while was
munching IA sandwich on top of high stool and
glOwcrng through the window, that was filled with
bottles OF candy, glasses Of Jelly, and such Things,
Miss Hawke and her sister drove past they swept
by rapidly yet not fast but that could notice
how lovely Miss Hawke looked i'll a brown hat with
the starbOard brim lOOped up. hoped of my
perch and, sandwich in hand, ran 70 the door TO
follow her with my eyes, but saw nothing but the
back of her parasOl surmOunted by the large,
square figure Of the coachman, as the carriage rolled
down hill,
beautiful girl, aud asking myself all sorts OF ques-
tiuns Could she ever endure 10 surrender all the
poor husbands was there the least probability OF
my ever getting her to love me and would her love
be of such "A kind rs to induce her 10 act as one
reads of girls behaving in story-boOkS and now and
then in real life as for instance, when noble
mans daughter sacrifices fortune. friends and fam
iIy for "A fddlerR or when Lettia declines a settle
mcnt and the brother of an earl for missionary
On reaching home and passing along the drive 10
the hal-dOOr caught sight of my uncle sitting at
the open window of his library. lie lounged III an
American chair which hoIsted his legs up; news
paper was his knee. and long PIPE IN MS manu-
! caught glimpse of my aunt behind NM mere
outline IN the shadow, with ycloW-pache't mover
ON her lap and her chin upon her boSon' she was
doing And the right kind of afternoon II was for
that diversion: an Italian heat in the soft breeze
that kept the trees wStllngi bees choruHiug sort
of bass 10 the clear treble the BIRDS rich, sOOth
lug smell of hay mingled with the scents OF the
flowers. lust one 81 luO1t utlN ll'At'hi NhNi ''
noble form of the tramp may be seen EXTENDED az
full length in the wayolde dry ditch, with c0Gt
over his face to keep OFT the waSps, and WSp uIfNcr
each knee to save the heels OF ms brtcchtN; u ua(
which "A man who dcSpl>eS antS-neStS and dcucS
,un-~trollc would select for snOozc IN the middle
of a field of tall grass.
where have We been, my lad sophie SAID some
thing about your going To view the docks ana thaU
We were not to expect You to lunch. A.,
His shout awOkc my aunt. stepped INTO the
room through the window glad to rest myself; for
a mans leg, should be made of cork not to feel like
bundle OF knots after the ascent OF those CIiltoA
mi 'a' have been into Bristol" said l. but not to
look nj the docks. Where's Sophie, aunt 2
She and Amelia have gone TO pay some visits L
"N,t' to the Hawkes.. Jack?' said my uncle,
grinuiug " suppose you know what happened
- Yes. | was with sophie when Miss Hawke
Shes an honest lass" said my uncle to come
,ritI tbc news plump-not to delay, but to be here
with il first thing in the morning, 80 that there
might be no mistake far as she and we are con;
ccrncd. am sorry you drove her away. should
like To have had word with her.
4" don't know that drove her away, uncle" SAID
|, much confused My cousin, OF course had tod
d" say. Sophia" called ont my uncle. what dye
think of this generation what's your calculation
concerning these times Fancy youngsters not
only Failing in love, hut making lovc-actuauy WHIP,
ming ont With their Scntmcnts-aftcr two or three
meetings with the girl. Don't 1t beat cock-hght-
ingi What would our papas and mammals nave
thought OF hiCh energy 1 put II al uO"H ~
t;rorgr Stephenson. Had he left the stage-coach
alone we'd have been going along at the OLD deco
RON, rate of seven eight miles an hour, and long
lounge between whites at the hoSterltS. Nowadays
the worlds in tow of the locomotive; and we make
love. we make money, we are born, we llFe' ana We
die with our stcam-gaugos indicating steam press
ure one remove from bursting point.
You see what feared has taken place, Mr.
I,.L1n said nv aunt. putting mark in her book
oUi closing it, " Mr.. Hawke has taken offence; and
though, no doubt, We shall remain on bowling terms
with Florence and Emily, our visiting must be con-
,,IrTcd nj an end
well. ii meet Hawke III shake hands with him,
but he'll never get me across ms threshold AGAIN
exclaimed my uncle. The old coXcOmb! thhk 81
him prohibiting his daughter from visiting u.s., l
wish had / inn az sea I'd work his old non up
II cannot blame him." said my aunt. Ii is eX-
cccdngly notifying far as acc are concerned, be-
cause We are really quite innocent of any intention