The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01

and thrice day after that. but he never ventured to speak to me again he bowed with great gravity, and exhibited an ex- traordinary formality in taking of his hal. seizing 1t in the middle of the crown and raising i, like the lid of saucepan, and there was no further occasion to ob- ject to his expansive smile. He was stolid. even woebegone, young man, Ei,h something on his mind. Had i, not been for that everlasting telescope under his arm. one could have imagined him a prey to the deepess-Footed sorrow. i think he was the most sad when l passed him in company with the captain, who sometimes condescended to prom enade with me. and the most angry when 1 l was out with Mir. Goode, 10 whom was relief from the wear and tear of two boys wonderfully full of animal spirits on unreasonable occasions. When l was with Lily Blian, he seemed to brighten up ii,,le. and Lily was curious concern ing him. and asked me many questions.
 Who is that good-looking young man, lane, who IS always taking his hat of. she asked one morning.
 !" He IS carver and glider; don't know him -,hs, is. l hardly know him." l said :" he called once about something he had dropped down our area, and he's claimed an acquaintance ever since.
 Then why doesn't he speak: asked l the practical Lily
 He's much too quick with his speech. and it's very good thing he's trihe quieter Jus, now,r said sharply. and Lily looked at me and said eagerly
 Tell me all about il Is he" i No. he is not
 Oh beg pardon, Jane thought, he was
 An enigmatlc dialogue. but we perfect ly understood each other. And hoped that had made Lily understand l had no interest in Mir. Bird, for young girls jump so rapidly 10 conclusions where young men are concerned. No, ,ha, Lily was in the habit of jumping after young men Tn any wayf don't mean 10 convey that impression. Lily was full of spirits. but good girl m every respect. with no, an atoms worth of the ordinary Marga,e letty sirl in her constitution; TO, she. Still. eurionsly enough. vas deceived in and by Lily Brian. l had no idea she could have been so cunning or so easily deceived. One morning when l walked down the lett, found, to my intense as- tonishment. Alr. and Mrs. Brian. Lily. George, the eldes, master Brian. and Mir Goode, all talking and laughing with Mir. Bird, and taking 1t in turns to peer through his telescope al some object on the far horizon. walked up slowly. and with blushes on my cheeks, am sure in my surprise
 Lily, my dear, here's a gunboat." said NIT. Brian as approached this gentleman has been kind enough to al- low Us 10 inspect it II through his very powerful telescope. Look here. child"
 MT. Bird did smile little. in a sheep faced and embarrassed kind of manner, as he glanced toward me. but did not say I word when MT Brian handed me the instrument. He even let Mir Goode focus the instrument for me without interfering Tn any way, although faneied l heard him grinding his teeth.
 "lts capital glass. sir" said Mir Brian to him. NIT. Brian being of a genial turn. was always disposed 10 be friendly with the first stranger whom he encoun- tered out oftown.
 "Yes, it's good glass"
 H ad |; long. SIT: Would you like 10 dispose of i, nowE" was the insinuating inquiry.
 II, belonged to my father" was the reply, therefore i, has no, a money value to me. l; was his presen, when l was one-and-twenty. and shouldn', like 10 part with it.
 Another birthday present. thought, Heavens, il he were 10 lose this too
 Certainly not, certainly not sad Mir Brian; |" admire your good feeling, sir. George. you hear that he said to his son, who was wholly lacking in iiIial sen- timent. and was al that identical moment sucking the knob of his stick as fl it was an egg,
 George nodded. and then winked a, me. 4 most obJectional lou, was George, and Mir. Bird sco.v!ed ferociously al him, and from him 70 me.
 inspected the gunboa, or tried ,o in- spect il, for the oblect-glass was very mis- Y with little transparent worms that seemed 10 be wiiggling and dancing al over it; returned the telescope Co it's owner who said "Thank you. ma am" very quietly and with his look of sadness highly developed again.
 Still he remained remarkably unob.ru- sive he did not attempt to force his con- versa,lon upon me in any way. and pres ently he was walking down the Ie,,y with Mir. Brian and talking and laughing as if he had known him all his life
 thought all this was a new and deep laid scheme of his bu; l, was really Lily Brian who was a. the bottom of l, all. or who a, l>as, induced her parents and her brother 10 say from iha; day Good morning 10 Mir Bird. and even to shake hands with him. Hence was obliged 10 say good morning" also when he directly addressed ne, and to become by degrees or speaking terms with him again. and almos, 10 forge, ;ha, umbrella question which had been a bone of con ,ention-a whalcbone of contention be tween us. Not that the umbrella was of his mind in any way, for he had been in- troduced to Captain Choppers on ore oc- easion by Captain Choppers express re- quest, as tha, gentleman wanted D bor-