The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-13

tai picturo-just the sort of study while
would fecth fair price in the market.
adopted her free-and-easy manner, whic
was contagious, ard sat down en- tho gras
opposite to her.
81 toll you what IL is, Matt I said, IA
mlliarly, III paint you, though G4e othe
painter chap wouldn't
"'You will, she cried, blushiny Win dc
light. $50 ~
Certainly; and very nios ror;ra.s
think you'll mako. Be good orarah tats'-
off your hat, that / may have bostcr loo,
at you
'She obeyed me at once, and threw tn,
clumsy thing down on tho grass Ics.,, /. tx
She glanced at mo sidelong, laur., .al,. AID
showed her white teeth. Whatever h g Or,
was, she was quite old enough toIoacasi,c &.
Promptly as possible put Tie G.. =.
You have not told me low Old yoa 600
" Fifteen, she replied, without / o. -.'ai.
1 should have taken you to be !. a
year oldcr.'
''She shook her head.
"'It's fifteen year come Whitsuntidc,' Sic
explained, since / come ashore
although 1 wasnota little curiousto l,noyy
what this coming ashore meant, felt that
all my conversation had been categorical to
monotony, and L determined, therefore, to
reserve further inquiry until another occa-
sion. Observing that my new friend was
now looking at the caravan with considerable
interest, asked her if she knew what it WINS,
and ii she had Teen anything like it before.
She replied in the negative, though l think
she had tolerably good guess as to the cara
vans uses thought this a good opportun-
ity to show my natural politencss. Would
she like to look at the inteliorl She said she
would, though without exhibiting much en-
thusiasm
Il thereupon led the way up the steps and
into the vehicle Matt followed; but, so soon
as she caught glimpse of the interior, stood
timidly on the threshold. What is there in
the atmosphere of house, even the rudest
which places the visitor at n d advantage as
compared with the ownerl Even animals
feel this, and dogs especially, when visiting
strange premises, exhibit most abject hu-
mility Bat / must not generalize. This
bearings of this remark, to ouote my friend
capt. Cutie, lies in tho application of it.
Matt for moment was awcd.
Come in Matt; come in, said.
"she came In by slow degrees; and I no
tcod, for the first Tina seeing how near lar
hat was to the rooG-that she was unusually
tall. / then did the honors of tho place;
Showed her my slcepin5 arrangements, nv
culinary implements, everything that /
thought would interest her. l offered hcrthe
or turned-up bed taud; hut she
preferred stool which l sometimes us for
my feet, and, sitting do"n upon it, locked
round her with Obvious admiration
Should You like to live in n house luxe
thisT asked, encuurngincly.
"She Shock her head with decision,
"'Why notF demanded.
"Sho did not exactly know WIN, or ut INV
rate could not explain. wishing to interest |
and nlnuse her, l handed her a portfolio Of |
my sketches, chioay in pencil anl pcu-aud-
ink, but few in water Coiors. Her manner |
changed at once, and she turned them over |
with littio cries Of delight. II was clear that |
Matt had taste for tho beautiful in art, lut /
her chief attraction was for pictures repre- |
sentins tho human fG"a anil Gcarc.
"A:HoHg the Sketches she f9Gai q cravon /
drawing Of an antique and blear-nyud gentle |
man in II skull cap, copied from sclua Rem /
picture had SEN abroad.
- know who this is she exclaimed .
It's William Jones' fathcrr
Il assured her on NY honor that William .
Jones' father was not personally known to .
me, but She seemed little iucrudulcus. Pres.
emily She roso to 80.
~ cant stop no l,n~cr, She c.,r,,irol
I've got to 80 up TO y, n!.5hurst for William .
Jones'
Ionkshurs.3 1, that Uhere the nn,ito
Mr.. Monk .csilgsF
"'Ycs; up in the wool, she repIie6 with n
grimaco expressive Of no little GisiI:n
"'Is Mr.. Monk n friend Of yoursp
"Hcr answer Yves n YER, decided po,.,,i,.o
Then sluuChiuos to the door. .lte s,,.,,,,, IrsIt
down to tho ground. followed md st,od
on the threshold l1gI,in,r dI,,, Of ba.
"'Don't forget that I'm to nairt your mir
turc,' eail 'Yrhe-, viii y-o, l,t,c i,.rl.4
"To-norrow, lnarbc.'
az shall c,,rcct Won. Crol-,,y.r
"'Gooil-bv, 1nnstcr.' sLo returned r.ochi,,
up to shake hanl4.
~ watched I.roasbc walked o,,.o, y, t,,,.,,,,
the read, AID noticed tlat sIe Tai, I,sII
strides. like a Lov. q Yra.l,ir,, tbn rl,i sl,1
looked Lack and Ian ,..f tban 81 q fr,,,. ~
self toactLor and ..t ,I,r,,i,,,, IG 80,
deer, with I..,a or l,gtg..ns - La,. fyr, S''5
clums.ucss, until she Il -amearad anopg, lie
sandhius. '''s
"Thurjlay-This morning. lust aftor broor..
fast, when ha entered tlS i,o,.9,.aI, =, 80,
pare my nlatnrials FOR iila ll,'s rain.,,,,. ~,
appeared at the daarvrt.rla i.,.-iI ,,,..g
" There's n vo,t-..- Ial,, n.lirr rtr ,|, l.,
said
Il had forgotten for the rIo,,rp+ nv. cr-
pointment Of ~, d9y I,.f.re r.I ,,I..,PI /
icaped from the caravan. .,,-f,'1 ,.,'..i' |
ing close l,-. wifi, l.,. l. ~ {, wa. ,,,l H..
face toward III, Ist., 10 li-.,-o ~ =, -.
woman. At frstT f7.r-I tn ilo,,,ir,. H.. 60.
She wore baal, batrr5 a , No. ,,f' '1
cloth Jacket. auda DE With, nm, -,
the ground: Int she turned ro,I,d ,s M,