The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-20

me 70 en.er gu, names, ana her name was
'ne ,ss. suoscripeu l auded nine.
iour memory is uncommoniy good wnen
you want 10 remember something. Other
tninGs you forget last enough. Only last
month asked you 10 remember the name oil
tne m'ii,ner recommended ny MIS- bucan-
nan, ana you forgot IT.,
-, IL you are ready, Costliest treasure we
VIII 70 ou..
iou want TO cut short conversation
which Is becoming unpleasant 10 you"
Inen, AFTER pause, ~ nave touched
raw.
my dearest Dei'gnt wnen you hick at
me on all sides and At all times, there Is
tendency In ME to becoiiie raw all over"
we went ont.
rake my arm, sweetest EMILY, said.
No, won't" she answered CURLY.
Ihen keep close py me, doiden Heart ~
SAID, lest we get separated III the crowd"
separated u she echoed. You are go.
ing the right way 10 De separated from me-"
am gong 70 the urand Canal" an
swered, purposeiy MISUNDERSTANDING her.
ihe performances Is 70 Jake place on the
oanai; tne nreworks VIII pe discharged from
barges mat VIII De punted along"
we made our way 10 tne quay opposite
the Church OF 81. michei, the apse OF which
was LOFTY building with stepped gables
and many rows oil windows. | presume 1t
was an orpnauage, as the windows were
CROWDED WIN chi.ureh's heads. The quay
was ,'heu vy oense thtong' me hight
was uark, .he'e was no moon, clouds over
cast the SKY aud cut OIL the twinkling light
OF the stars. Below were no gaslights, at
least where we We're. But then SO much the
oette, ior seeing tue networks.
ror goouhess sake, Emily, said l, Keep
ciose 10 me, ana whatever you do, don't
a,,ow yourse'i 10 90 Ioieeo ny tue crowd over
the euge INTO tue canal
40 not suppose you would be sorry II
IL l oid go over. IL would leave you Tree
then.
shouiu 20 ois'racteo'
.ou wouid NOT even Jump IN 70 save
me.
hmiiyl l love you so passionate'y that
10 save you would nut would Jump into
dhent cana' Ior no one III the world elise
not even the chancellor oil the Exchequer.
DO Keep close 10 me.
The crowd was denseiy packed; II swayed
to aud frc. Now aud then desperate man
VINO could see noth'ng forced MS way to the
front with an oath, or woman elbowed her
sell PAIN, WORKING her elbows ike the ms
OF fish. Az one time there was hubbub
and cry Tor the ponce, as three Brush vol.
unteers, iinked togetner ike the TRACES
mean as TO their linking, not their personal
appearance drove way ior themselves ny
solid impetus over the toes and into the
backs OF party OF women, and overset
bench on which some ladies' were standing,
and all but precipitated some children Into
the canal. The crowd was like india rubber,
II contracted and then expanded again; but
there IS a limit beyond which contraction is
impossible, ana when an attempt such as that
OF the three volunteers is made to force them
selves into vantage point In throng com
pacted and condensed as close as II can go IL
results in some OF the feeblest and smallest
falling uDder loot or being thrust over the
edge. In that squeeze was so crushed that
felt the brass buttons at the back of an
officer in uniform in front OF me crate against
my spinal column-fortunately but for a
moment, and then became again aware that
l had a stomach between my vertebr;e and
the buttons in front OF me. with the arms of
Belgium on them.
Alarmed lest my little wife should have
sunk and been trampled on, | turn my head
and said, looking down into dark, stufy
mass OF Neutrality-suspicious. human body
and cloth, rs that you ~
From out of this dense mass of cloth aud
humanity issued feeble response, " Yes. :"
Mind yon Keep close to me, ~ said.
Yes, was the reply.
Hold me-" said again " | cannot give
you my arm. am too closely plugged into
this living mass; but cling my coat lap
pet"
Yes" she answered.
sighed. curt still, said to myself.
When will she become diffusive agaiu ~
Unfortunately my wife knows how to deal
with me. Ii she Keeps up this short, cold
manner FOR day, or day and half. b.
come as pliable as creased leather. Unfor
tunately, however, sha does not perceiv.
when am piiable, aud persists whsn the
need for persistence is past.
All at once the crowd thrilled with excite
ment and buzzed with expectation; round a
pend III the canal came glow OF light All
those ABOUT me stood on tptoe. Now, had
some only stood on tiptoe they would have
seen over the heads OF the others, but when
all went up in mass three inches, the re-
and tired their toes greatly. am not a tall
man. but, fortunately, before me were some
Belgian soldiers, and these are always very
little men, consequently was able TO see a
raft descend on which was seated noble
| female Inquire, crowned with walls, dressed
In the colors OF tue city arms, seated on a
throne from which issued crystal streams Of
illuminated glass. Around this figure stood
halberdiers in medieval costume and pages
who held Bengal lights. The figure repre-
sented the city OF dhent, aud the crystal
streams-the dirty, shrinking canals-highly
localized. In her hand she held shining
laurel wreath, and before her bent British
volunteer with his hand to his heart, in the
uniform Of the City of London Corps. band
seated In front OF the barge or raft played
"Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the
waves" but could not make out whether
this was meant as delicate compliment to
the British, or whether the Belgians have
adopted our tune and welded 1t to words
signiicative of the regency of Client over
the canals, as they have adopted Waterloo
as grand Belgian victory.
The Church of 81. Michel and the great
convent or orphanage opposite were illumined
by the Bengal fires, and the people cheered
with delight. The sight was pretty, apd when
the barge had slidden slowly ou. of sight
! turned TO my dear companion, and, throw
Ing my voice down into the indistinguisha-
BILE mass at my side, said. "That WAS
really very pretty, was II not 7"
can see nothing" was the plaiutive
reply.
Then an idea struck me, an idea more
brilliant than the brightest of those Bengal