Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
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I -NTTTTE
/ IN the drawiug-rOom, he read them the
! last Waferieg, OF the Kuickerbocker His.
/ tory, or Mr.. Nordsworth's most recent
! poem IN his gentle, sOnOrOus voice, or OIL
7 teDeT played rubber at whist with them
I or at cribbage with Constance, who found
/ nlm one Of the most charming cOmpan.
! ions IN the world.
In the midst OF this happily life she Of
/ ten gave backward thoughts to DAYS
/ which seemed strangely unrelated to tue
present. she could very we'll haze be.
( heYed that many things which che re-
memhered had happened to some other
/ girl whom she knew and felt an interest
1 in.
1 One thing, viii Oh she still never re-
I called without a shameful blush. she
would have gladly transferred to anOth
] er's memory and conscience, but the rec
/ objection OF IT dwelt in her with an an.
/ gushing pang, and this with the thought
I OF her fathe' became less prominent but
not less poignant thought-were the only
! failures IN a bliss otherwise tearfuny per
I feet.
Occasionally she devoted a family re-
I mOrseful glance TO March. The shame
and modification which he had generous
1 ly fOTDOrne to let her see must have been
keen enough. She wished that he had
( furnished her opportunity TO say her
gratitude, 10 beg forgiveness for the self
/ will that had brought MN such pain.
But in her most enlightened moment she
doubted " hetner she would have given
expression TO these feelings il his depar-
tuIe had been less hasty. March had
never been to her quite as other men !!
she was aware that there were things
which she could NOT say to him. And
/ now wall seemed to be building itself
between her and her past life. When she
climbed up occasionally to take peep
she hastily got down Shudderlng. The
memory OF her treatment Of him was one
Of the things that made her TetrOspeCts
brief as she looked back at her whole re-
latiOn with him, despite certain golden
"reminiscences which she knew not
where else to parallel, it took on an in
tOlerable aspect. OF one thing she WAS
clear-whateyer she might once have
spurred herself to do, sac should not be
able to speak OF these things if she saw
him again. The futlhty Of fOrtiiying her
self in advance againsL meetin 2 so i'm
possible suddenly touched her HUMOROUS
sense, and she found 1t worth laughing
at.
a moment lat er she said to herself that
destinies so intIm ately mingled did not
disentangle themselves with facility.
Fate was an irouic Il dame; but her irony
did not 90 SO far. 1t was impossible.
XIII.
1t was some months later, as she sat
| one q ay sewing with her aunt, that the
! card of visitor was brought TO her.
''Say that l can't see anyone" she said ;
/ then. glanciEg at the card, her face
I frightened. Tell him l viii be down at
/ once"
! sir. Frederick Lincoln rose with glad
! smile on has handsome face as she enter
Z ed. and tried TO say how much it relOiCed
/ him to see her again. He was evidently
/ sincere. and Constance on her part felt the
/ kind of pleasure in his presence which a
/ breath of the sophisticated, instructed,
/ refined, family artificial CITY air always
/ gave her in these days. The remem-
/ hrance Of II came back 10 her with rush,
/ and in a moment she was being borne
I along pom fragrant, memorial clouds.
/ The life the dear sentiments and tradi-
I tious OF which she had been SO Intimate
, IL. part returned to her for the instant as
/ Il she had never broken with them.
The young mans dress emphasized his
! urban manner. IL was irreproachable,
according 20 the fashion OF the day; but
/ his lofty collar the stock, the elabOrately
/ rufiled shirt. his fob and glistening shoe
! buckles. SO far from irrelevant spaRgles,
/ seemed as he wore them the inevitable
adoInments Of a gentleman. lie was not
I tail and, fer young man, rather stout
( HIS eXtrt mely fair hair was cut close
/ about a Well-m3de head. tie had prom
/ inent forehead, and large. alert, rowing
/ ewes shielded by glasses which in his case
/ had the distinguishing effect. They sal
upon nose whose slight lateral curve
due to an accident in childhood, WAS net
/ without the charm attached to more
/ heroic scars. When wOnted to it one
1 found himself liking it. He kept his hal
! in his hand and tapped his knee lightly
/ with il as he talked.
You will pardon me, Miss Constance
| he said, as he seated himself after theil
/ greeting, Iii | make the name tradition
al remark that YOU have grown, and you
! won't expect me to add that you feature
| your cousin or your grandfatherE'
He sat smiling at her with m immense
1 amiabillty in his face; and look o.
ready tolerance for all the world.
Yes, pYe crown assented constance
. giving his smile back, joyously. ~ OF
/ have given me time
.sOh. [ protest! IL is a long while since
YOU came down here in the coach or vol
wouldn't say that. You have ceased L
be physically reminded of the rocks anC
bumps and hOllows. For my part, an
kent in vivid remembrance OF them"
1Itis some time since LETT New GOrk, ,
musingly agreed Constance, giving rein'
10 her memory. Il wonder you recall
me, so much must have happened since
then in the city. 1t IS like Il deposit o
geological drift on the memory OF people
who haven't been there tor four years
You were courageous to dig through u
me. sir. Lincoln
Il have always thought of you, Mis-
COustance,0 he answered her, reprOach
mllv. I'VE were neither of US very Ok
when we knew each other SO well,' saiC
be. with the easy scOrn OF young man 0
TWENTY-FIVE for himself at tWenty-One
I But we enjoyed ourselves, 1 suppose
inst as we'll as if we had known more; or
at least he made haste to add. with
smile OF humorous apology. Il did"
..Ph0se were very happy days" salt
Constance. with unconscious wistfulness
II have liked TO think Of them. to con
tinue them in imagination, Do you re
member the pleasant things We used t
GOEp
..Thcre a great many of them
yes, were they not: The long drive
TO Kings Bridge. the ices at Barriere' IS
I the skating, the theatre the opera. ID
YOU recall the night we saw Mr.. CoOpe
as HamIetp l have always remembered
that. He was capital, l thought, them
And the TOuts at Mrs. ochenk' S ant
Mrs. NanderDOofs up in Second avenue
and that generous fellOw's-what was
MS me:-bachelor, sister received Wit
him.
DE Banker
1sDe Banke; that's it,"
The topic proved fruitful and they CAV,
themselves up iuterestedly to the discus
sion of these "reminiscences for a Ions
time. At length when a pause fell:
II wonder il you can tell me where
shall find friend Of mine who is also ;
friena-of yours :" said Lincoln.
Il don't know" returned Constance
still smiling at something they had jus