Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-04
NAMESAKES.

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said young girl, pcering out into the
pitchy darkness.
A barrack ground (stiff and ugly under
the most favorable circumstances, look
! ing like some desert waste in the bowling
wind and driving rain, was just visi
ble
"Why, Aunt Bell" she continued,
! pausing with one hand on the shutter,
there is name scratched on this pane
of glass. i never noticed it till this
minute"
"What is the name 2" asked the old
Iady, indifferentiy. half asleepin her cosy
armchair by the fireside.
''Ki-n-l-o-c-h 'Kinloch, Scots
Greys, 1885," read the girl; "and
then Kitty written very badly just
below"
''Kinloch Kitty!' said Aunt Bell.
starting up with sudden interest. ''Why,
that must be the same mani" Then she
sank back again, murmering: "Ah,
Kitty there was love in those days, and
romance, toop
els there no love now ~ said her
niece, coming to her aunt's side and kneel-
ing down on the hearth rug
The ruddy flames and glow from the
fire lit up the girls chestnut hair, fair
complexion and bright hazel eyes.
Aunt Bell looked lovingly down at the
| piquant little face held up to her, and
| said: "Now and again we meet some of
the right kind; but would you like to
hear the story of that namesake of yours,
Kitty 2"
Very much"
"Well, fifty years ago, as you can
easily reckon, was a girl of sixteen and
was invited to spend the summer
months with my aunt, who then had one
of the finest houses in this county of
Kildare.
Several regiments were stationed at
the camp and at neighboring village. so
you may imagine the girls of the party
and | looked forward to having gay
time Oh! those few short summer
months, Kitty! l grow young again
when | think of them. What mad,
merry time it was! And the maddest,
the merriest, the handsomest of all, was a
young Scotch lieutenant, Kinloch Kin
lock. His mother was Irish, and had be-
queathed her good looks and propensity
for joking. And now for Kitty, the her
oine. She was the daughter of an old
gardener. who lived about mile away
from my aunt's house, and of all the dis
tractingly pretty women that have made
men do foolish things, l am sure Kitty
was one of the prettiest."
what was she like?"
''No description could come up to the
original; but can tell you that she had
the Irish blue eyes, a complexion like
milk hair of the brightest and silkiest
chestnut curling in little rings all over
her brow and neck and slender, up
right figure, the envy of half our girls.
One day large party of us were standing
chattering under the trees, when Kitty
passed us with basket of fruit. ~~~
Kinloch for the tirst~tiinTg noticed
the girl and seemed Struck dumb with
amazement.
I, He stood at little distance and kept
his eyes fixed on her.
4" 1t was love from that very moment
and every one noticed it.
''All the other young fellows of course
Immediately swarmed round the girls
basket, and began helping themselves
with not so much as by your leave"
Kitty began expostuIating, but they
put her off.
Sure, Kitty said one, and you
would like us to have the best, I'll be
bound
''And another, Malone, one kiss from
that cheek with the bloom of the peach
upon it will save you from these rascally
thieves, for will fight them all for such
favor
g But Kitty would not be bribed and
seemed about to resign herself to the loss
of her fruit when Kinloch shouldered his
way into the group, and giving the last
speaker friendly push, cried, Leave
the girl alone, Grant, And then, turn
ing to Kitty, took the basket out of her
hands, saying, : 1t is too heavy for your
little arms and there will come no one
stealing your fruit now. I'm thinking"
So Thank you, said Kitty, gratefully,
and walked along by his side.
| THAT is the first time / have seen
smy lady allow any one to fetch or
carry for her, said my brother.
! 'ssThere is no gainsaying Kinloch,
then. as / can tell you, Harryp | cried;
for he always gets his own way in what
he wants.
= Especially when it has to do with
pretty girls!' sneered Grant.
| g Treason 7 we ali shouted, in breath.
'Kinloch is the same to Us all, to every
body
s'Of course said Grant, rccoverinr
his temper; but are you not all pref
girls2'
> 1--WE laughed, and did not deny the
soft impeachment; so the momentaTy
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