Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-10-30

wish" (rather bitterIy) Il had bi
luck"
Nonsense" | say, rising to go, be
ing aware that the conversation Is be
coming too dangerous, but it is too
late.
"Neil," says the Colonel, THROWN!
away his cigar, a sincere proof of hi
earnestness, for it is only halfsmokeC
and turning his handsome, masterfu
face towards mine; Nell, my darling
1t is nonsense, | love you; will yol
marry me- ~
He has gained possession of both m,
hands, and is looking down on IN,
tenderIy, but with the air of master
or SO think; blind, unreasonins
terror seizes me | am going to be dis
posed of without having time for re
Election.
! Colonel Hamilton" | say hastily
"please let go my hands lam going
. to sueeZe"
Even a man in the midst of pro
posal is disconnected bysuch request
tie releases my hands-truly, liberty
is sweet. | turn and fee about live
feet, when the sound Of a dull thud
as Of some heavy instrument failing
makes me turn. In nay hasty flight
| must in some way have dIslodged a
big, rusty old scy'he. very lightly
stuck III the tree un ter which We were
sitting, aid 1t fails. rs nv c,mpan
starts forward To fllow ns. he re
celves the " ~ho.e force OF the blow he
reels, tries t steady himself, then fails
forward IN the soft grass. The whole
thing has been so terribly swift, that
for an instant | stand stunned. The
next | am ou the gr uud beside him.
Max Max cry, forgetting in
my great anguish OF remorse, that
never called hlm that before glance
up at the p,tlIess, smiling sny that
now seems t. mock my misery. Then
Teddy voice rousas me a he cries:
Coed heavens, Nell, what the
matter"
Then he catches sight Of my face.
Don't look like that, child, he may
not be much hurt. Ran in and tell
Martin 10 come, he adds hastily.
| try TO do, and manage to get few
steps. Then there comes over me that
fearful feeling one has in Il nightmare
sometimes, the intense d. sire 10 move,
without tie power, and | must have
tainted, for when | came back h con
sciousness, find myself IN my own
room, aud hear the doctor talking
softly to Mrs. Martin.
''She will lie all right now" he says
She probably tainted from fright
As for Colonel Hamilton, he certainly
had very narrow escape
They PASS out or the room. still
talking. When they are gore, | sit up
and push back my tangled hair, then
slip uolselessly from the bed and leave
the room. Down the broad, winding
stairs, across the hall, that only this
morning | walked SO lightly, my lag
ging footsteps go, and III the library
lind Colonel Hamilton. lie lies IN y
sort of stupor, half sleep, half uncon-
sciously. Dismissing the servant. |
take her plac. till she leaves the room,
then | kne"l By the side of the man
whom, | nov acknowledge TO myself,
| love very dearly. How rude, how
cold he must have thought me, ''sei-
fish, silly child"
Well says the Colonel's voice AT
this point in nv reflections. | look
up, and find he has awakened. OF my
own accord now. | stretch forth q
friendly hand, and he takes 1t, but not
in the strong grasp Of an hour or two
ago.
well" the voice is SO faint and low
| can just catch the words, can you
ever care for me-
| have very brief struggle with
myself, then, for | love him very dear
Iy, and is hs not my lord and master:
somehow don't mind the word now.
| stoop and lay my lips on my lover,
brow tor answer. He does not speak,
but over his face comes look of such
perfect, intense happiness, that | am
almost frightened, and think it time
10 be Ilttle sauc. again. but strange
to say find it very hard work. |
never felt 81 incilded to be sentmen.
'al in all my life. | am actually wax,
ing poetlcal in allusIou to the sunset,
when, fortunately for ne, We suffer an
interruption. The door opens, and
Teddy the first enters.
well, Colonel, how do you feel
now = he says, checrfully. then catch
ing sight Of me, and beginning to no
tlce certain conscious look on both
our faces, Hello, Nell, YOU here?
told Susan to wait
Il sent her away" | begin lamely,
and then stop, while Col. Hamilton
says:
The fact is, Chesney, your sister
has consented to take care of me for
life; thinks | am too rash person to
go wandering about alone, eh, Nell p
with quizzlcal but tender glance at
me.
"Whew :" whistles Teddy, with gen.
ulne astonshment, "why only this
hioi biIS
But as my hand is placed gently,
but firmly, across his lips, he is forced
to refrain. Little boys should be
seen, not heard" | say severely, when
| have regained my composure.
Now, | would not stand that,
Teddy" returns my lover, mischiev-
ously.
"Oh, I'm used to it, you see," says
Teddy, pathetically then, after pause
he breaks forth into this brilliant piece
Of wit:
'For you see it consumated
In an unexpected way
Indeed, as far us | make out
All on q summers day"
Bravo, cries the Colonel, while /
echo softly, "All on a summers day"