Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-08
NAMESAKES.

some desert waste in the bowling wind and
, driving rain, was just visible.
"Why, Aunt Bell" she continued, pausing
with one hand on the shutter, there is name
! scratched on the pane of glass ] never no
ticed il till this minute"
what is the naueF asked the old lady,
, indiiIerently, half asleep in her cosy arm
chair by the tireside.
"K-i-n-l o-c-h-'Kinloch, Scots Greys,
lSlG,'" read the girl; Aand then Kitty writ
ten very badly just below"
"Kinloch! kittyi" said Aunt Bell, starting
up with sudden interest. "Why that must be
tie same mani" Then she sank back again,
murmnring: "Ah, Kitty there was love in
those days, ard romance, tool'
as there no love now" said her niece COM
ing to her aunt's side and kneeling down on
the hearth-rug.
The ridy 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
piGuant 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 yoars Kitty!'
"Very much"
"Well, fifty years ago, as you can easily
reckon, ! was a girl Of 70, 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. On!
those few short summer months, Kitty i
grow young again when | think of them!
The rides across the Curragh in the fresh
morning air, when in parties Of ten or twelve
| we would gallop for miles on those breezy
| stretches of emerald turf, the handsome
! officers who enjoyed having hide and seek in
| the dusisy evening hours all over the old
| fashioned house, starting out of the corners
and from behind doors and chasing US breath
| less down the slippery oaken corridors.
! Then, tired, out, we would stroll into the
! garden, and undct the trees there would be
| songs, fiirtatiOis, and whispered conf ienccs
| nnd promises made by the score and never
fulfilled
what mad, merry time il wasl And
the mad1Cs:, the merrest, the handsOmest Of
| all was young Scotch lieutenant, kinloch
| kiulOcb. His mother was Irish, and had be-
/ qucathei her good looks and propensity for
| joking. And now for Kitty, the heroine
She was the daughter OF an old ebrdener who
| lived about mile away from my aunts
house, AMI all the distractinSly pretty
women that have made men do foolish
things, am sure Kitty one of the pref
test. No description could come up TO- the
original; but | can tell you that She had the
Irish blue eye; Il complexion like milk; hair
Of the brightest AMI si!kiest chestnut, carl
| ing IN little rings all over brow and neck
and slender upright figure, the envy Of
hall our liris. One day, a large party Of
Us were standing chatterihs under the tres,
! Kitty passed us with "A basket Of frGi;.
"kinoch for the first time noticed the girl
! aud seemed struck dumb with Amusement
| lie stood at u little distance aud kept his
eyes fixed on her. 1t was love from that
very moment, and every noticed il.
"All The other young fellows, of course,
| Immediately swarmed round the girls bas
kct and began helping themselves with not
So much "a by your leave Kitty began
expostulating, but they put her oil.
"'Sure, Kitty said one, and you would
like US to haye the best, Ill b. bound
"And another: Malone, one kiss from that
cheek with tie bloom OF the peach upon it
Will save you from these rascaly thieves, Tor
1 will fight them all for such Il favorr
But Kitty was not to be briled aud
h-eiliol htcut 10 resign iiciHtii W lfc loss Oi
her fruit, when Kinoch shuuldered his way
into the group, ana giving the last speaker
friendly push, cried, Leave the girl alone,
Grant! And then, turning TO Kitty, took
the basket out of hor hands, saying, 1t is too
heavy for your little arms, and there will
come no one stealing your fruit now, Pm
thinkingr
~ thank yea, said Kitty gratefully, and
walked along 10y his side
"'That is the first time have seen any
lady" allow any one to fe.ch or carry her.
said my brother.
There is 30 gainsaying Knioch, then, as
/ can tell you, Halryr cried; for he always
gets his own way IN what he wants
"Especially when it has to do with pretty
giil5r siicered Grant.
'Treasonr We all shouted in breath
'Kinloch is tie same 10 II. all to everybody.
"'Ol course said Grant, recovering hi,
temper; bat are You not all pretty girlsI
AVE laughed, AMI dill not deny the soft
impeachment; % the monentary breach was
healed That was the last time we noticed
kitty coming up 10 our house with her fruit
We knew nothing We could have said OF.
done would have prevented her, but We were
n 1 quite So sure about kinlcch VINO ever
since that little episode had wandered about
like distressed lover.
zone day we met Kitty in one OF the lanes.
and said to her, How is it you never come
our way now.
"The girl blus!iod.
Father prefers TO take up the things him
self, she murnured; for which painfully APP
parent fib we instantly fCrgava her.
"rnc days passed ON, and Kinloch. who
had before be II the life Of our expeditions.
was now generally absent Where he had
been was evident, for we often caught a
glimpse Of chestnut hair shining through the
trees, or the old picturesque shawl draped
over Kit Y's head and shoulders with her
round, dimpled arms appearing just below.
kinlochs regiment had been ordered away
to another part OF Ireland; and one morning,
a few days before be was to go, we begged
for his company to picnic we had arranged
to have with one or two other families.
Thanks very much, he said but am
afraid shall be too busy
"'oh, but you must comet we all cried
we counted upon you
"'But IL nave many things to do To-
day
Here he stopped, and blusbed. We girls |
were looking very inguistiNe, and some 81 |
the men had a lerceptible sneer on their
faces.
HE has got his laiy-love to lid goodbye |
10, daresay, suggested Phillip Grant.
"kmocl turned on HIM with blazing eyes.
We all kept back They were like globes OF |
fire |
"'Confound it, sir! he cried, and suppose |
/ havc what is that 10 youF
We all looked at Philip: he was very |
white. but he shrugged lis shoulders inin- |
ferently aud wisely fo-obore t. answer. |
kii.loch's temper cooled down as rapidly as |
ii had arisen
Al am sorry 10 disappout you. eir.s, he |
said gently but Yoa will have e. excuse |
ne And, bowling. ~ walked OH
1--WE watched his upright, manly Ssuro |
striiius along till he disappeared, and then
We all looked AT each ami sighed
"A clear case. said one girl.
Head over heels
~'What viii he dor
"'How can he marry herr
kitty can look after herself
"'But | am SURE she is in love; she never |
has been before
He viii go away AMI forget her
He gave the bridal ,ein a shake,
said, 'Adieul for evermore,
My lovel
And adieu for ever,rore.'
IN ,verl said L. nothing Of tho kind viii |
happen | am sure he will marry her
~That evening kjnloch made his way 70 |
the old gardeners cottage. His fac2 WAS
pale. bat he bad a determined look IN the |
corners of his mouth and he carried his head |
well thrown back, and stepped lightly along.
The girl had just SCI her fathers supper be- |
fore him. and hal gone out to rrs. u he gar |