Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-14
A SEA CLIFF ROMANCE.

She had gone down to engage board.
The first place at which she inquired
did not suit; neither did the second;
the third did. In the first place two
gentlemen were also seeking for board.
She heard them talking. but did no.
see them. They. however, saw her,
and were impressed. All three met on
the boat coming home. She had made
acquaintance with lady on board, and
was earnestly engaged IN talking when,
to use her own words
..I perceived this very respectable
gentleman looking at me rather intent
lv. Well. l had noticed him little be-
fore that-he looked so much like my
cousin John-and thought now that
he might have imagined l wanted to
flirt with him. When he addressed me
l was covered with confusion. Indeed,
| can't remember when l so completely
lost my self-possession. But he only
asked me what thought of the lady in
the first place. and if | had been TO
Potter's. l answered him very cau-
tiously that had not fully decided on
going there yet. and then excused my
self and went below"
The bevy of gay girls to whom sne
was relating her experience eHcnnea In,s -
glances at the mention OF , nc, ''Ss So y,
self-possession. and cominehh.eII uPon
her rather freely after sne nau 'aAen
" ..Well. I thought should explode
when l heard her say she iost her SELF
possession"
go her infrmity into considera-
.;o ~. '"A that she believed anv one
wanted 70 fiirt with her?"
Oh she is decided character. If
sb, ,vanted to 60 on the stage, a mana
srar need not take the trouble to get
Eesdy an effective play. Anything,
however nonsensical, that served as an
excuse for her appearance, would draw
q full house. She would undoubtedly
be a specialist.
The subject of the above remarks
was somewhere between fifty and fifty
i've. Her face had never been pretty;
f there was nothing else to keep it
rom being called so. her immense
iorehead. so terribly out of proportion
with the remaining features, and little
igure, would have been enough. How
ever. she considered the defect of na-
.ure remedied by bringing the hair to
The front in curve, and pinching it
into scallops. Though possessing not
, single attractive feature. there was
nothing decidedly repulsive about her.
She prided herself on her small hands
md feet and her plump form; but as
she was very lame. her gait. in spite of
these advantages, was anything but
graceful.
She went to Sea Cliff. and in a few
weeks l joined her there. She had
written that it was a most delightful
place, and as the boat neared the
l thought / never beheld any
hing more romantic. l leaned over
The railing, and saw one long point of
and projecting into the water. To the
right. cultivated land curved in and
out, gradually fiattcning as it reached
he shore, and for a little distance
forming marshes. then rising almost
perpendicularly into cliffs. white and
bare in the sunlight. A roadway of
sand. and then other perpendicular
lifts, perfectly bare. but crowned on
he top with tall, straight trees. To
he left. low. sandy beach, with the
1rar M ,ha s,"n.S @ ~ and I daSh;nr % P appinti
.be | roots sco,toroj T hara ~ and ,S.rs
,ar;as m 80 81 s,ons nnhoiJ hn M ~ ~ ,,n,nl %
reeS lad r. tba wnods .monr wh;oh
be bonSs was hidJon
NisS Dor n,;,h s,shoa
,ca was owa;t;nr mo narhad in
In 5raSs "a rsa s;,u - -
ann;nr herself y;rnronDI,, ~ was
..Obn She excle;meJ ss soon &c sbs
,w me- 81 shoniJ have hoen go go T H.
,ointed if Won had not come, Opr
,ouso ;s .s rooJ .s ,,.r and tha
for stndv;ng human NO.
nre unlimited A marr;od womon
eth ,mn nh;lJra, n ,nra m;th % aan
ybo nretends to he a bachelor bnt
vbom we oil b.I;.re 70 bo n, orr;aJ
title mite Of mar Fra Diavoio,
ali him on account of the renutat;on
% hears. bnt which do no, hal;evs ba
merits bec.nse he has bean excaed;nno
V lind and attentive to mo. tho noSf
n;stress who ;s Jo;nr hor boit 20
atcb Charley a mere how. and
,naer sort of q cb.n. torribio oat.r
mt a very respectable Iookinc man"
..Sba SoI h. ros,in hah
While breathlessIv TELLING The news and
nst nc sbe f;nisbed tho snb;oct of bor
asst remarks came nm the stensY..Fr.
)iayolo'' and the 1ueer chan" She
Introduced them IN me with amnb,sis
Fra Diavolo" was indeed y I;ttfa mite
f . man Tho otbar Mr Howell waS
ali and stout: quite a contrast TO his
ompanion and Miss Doy. His face re.
embed Miss D,v's in nosSeSS;na
,rebe.d that was l,rgar tbon ali Tho
est of his face In fact the hair heinC
orr ont;r ". Of tba ton of h;s hood :
tn use a bov's eynreSsion
10 Tho h.oL Of b;s naof,, T., L., =.
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