Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
NED THE WAIF,
BY KATE MAMMAL.

Copyright 1851

~ ,,d becn ordered away from the sea,
NJ much to my regret, be it said. Ac-
E.lrely one perfect day in August /
myself in a pretty little town, which
n ,ncerscn TO the dignity OF u city, on
MI hanks of the picturesque and beautl.
vi repnebec. had been, II was ecker
Nh imposed, drifting about 10 search OF
II alll.o-lhc-wlsp, health. In my own
n -, heart ] entertained a suspicion
M Ike Betliye's friend Rumohr, | was
N ,ssdfully IN of neutrality had Just
# rood.byc to party of festive fcl-
III likewise drifting about, but not like
af IN quest OF steady nerves They
after what Is best expressed by that
old Anglo-SaXon word "fun,n nor
Unnecessary that they should put in
N ,sy mort TO attain the same. They
Hvar0yal set OF fellows and royalty
Ugralned, too, by the king of them all.
-MAe TmWur, lucky possessor of the
4fnd baautcuus yacht Bcbee | had
~ "UINht va AtA NbAillilbh I.Al lNilNAs
AFne frank expressions Of regret, the
III dielt hopes for not far-disNnt re-
&op dinner i'm Gotham, the eloquent
w. Of friendly hands, etc, and | lin
Nrd there on the pier to watch
Enout Of sight, not having faith in the
&eWon superstition regarding that
Nrr sweet rite which the yoarnlng
Nm offers TO the temporarily departing
Hnd.
Some one has said that "the heart has
III Hen neither wisdom nor dignity /
III gan 70 realize the truth of this asSer-
Mu Is ! stood, solitary watcher,
kSlsclous that my prospective loneliness,
FIiipled with regret, was binding my
I Is so that I seemed to be gradually
fIcIldIng that Bebee was possessed of
II pink smoRc-stacks, whereas I had
Ebthat hour denied her the possession
Moore than one.
A Elem' say, Mster!"
4Ihemely annoyed at an ntruded
Eenceat this, of all moments, / eN-
Eeneed the next instant sense of IN
Ehpliel upon beholding the dimuu-
statue of my iuterocutor. The
blance OF q goodly sized football re-
Hycd itself into a human form From
ri concluded, had come the voice IN
Vch had already detected certain
hbastic tone. Instiuctiycly recogniz-
III wonderful possibilities for keen OBJ
snce in the restless, wide.
r G very bright, brown eyes,
wen as Of u curiosity
would never, from any
cdrawn dclicacy, expire without val
struggle to voice itself, / quickly
sreiuge behind a pair of huge, smoky
Eorcd eyeglasses, Though these had
Epdme faithfully in my late visit, TO
Eqa glariug beach, | had serious ap-
= tensions Us TO their battling this small
sd ferret only name's Edgar; Pup
Gnm, though, they calls 1t, Ned"
4 Pc was marked emphasis Of the pos
sye prOuouu intended, could see, as
alIurement for me TO return the COM
IWAent. There was likewise the tenden-
M q the occasional New England rustic
adi an "er' to his final word after
fl0nglng the Ned noedlessly.
ladeed ~ responded to his faint but
eSslvely interrogauvc eyebrows, land
B elat special corner of this Arcadia
al you reside, sirF'
ae eyebrows were by this time quite
n obiS brown bang. lie admitted later
M ID our acquaintance, in burst of con-
lce, that he suspected my sanity
hpeated my question in language less
Eabolical, know not what there was
hls small bit Of humanity to invite ne
EauaWgant expression; but from the
Ii moment | saw him felt inspired TO
iess him in this manner, absurd ms IL
NJ seem.
Il. vague idea OF the location of his PAL
a. was conveyed by. his re-
ease' ooh! way up the big
III then over that way and Inc
EeO his small thum5 over his left
vudcr.
ii le curiosity not being vital iorebore
E4se hm on To- less ambiguous eA-
E'sIOn.
ne was not awaiting o cargo Of coa!t"
EI'uted TO ask, "and the steamer nom
n oh was not due I'm tbs morrow, !
49, SO that perhaps ha could be
Nv temporarily, to carry my bag 10
II HoVel 10 which my traps had already
q ia puzzled look he assured me shat
NV would need him "bout there, "
ri forthwith a small brown hand WAS
III oat to grasp my bag, consguing
~ 70 MN, made me feel for the nouce
W az hercules as looked down upon
n htte face was lifted now. There
II an almost Undesirable eX-
n S'on--a sort Of "hurt" look which
III leit 1t, mobile as was the face, |
E 'astus noted, In older persons ]
n ayucea such an expressions and /
NJ Almost Invariably discovered in It's
Nj tendency to 20 leagues out Of
III way TO experience the enjoyment OF
nj ~ sughled. Not SO however with
HI aiurtler acquaintance taught me-
lurt' appealing look was nearly
III -Se sNert, but IL was associated with
N.Y. ugly on super-scnsitiyc,
au4tl.hs-nc, II It's immaterial 70 your
.ae highness.u
- Other dusky fist opened; rs
M would fGin Clu the my
n 80, fresh from Gifts, ~ bearing my
III oslam in silver and gold. This hay
III ~ presented IN a neat, p0st-prnn-
ri speech on board the Bcbec, could
Ill IN 10 relinqulsh my grasp Of so tangl-
M t'ooi Of the great thoughtiulness OF
Vuus now "lost TO sight, though to-
II \, we're they out OF sightY turned,
VIZ end Of the pier, and was Just IN
~ S1'eh iioal glimpse Of the Bebee
NJ esappeared around a bend IN the
rv tueu she hurried on In hcrcarcless,
< Wy; When and where should
ny 14sm all againY
LAG mer close:'
y -. as wholly unexpected, but ! al
J Il turned lengthy crltique calculat-
asg ann in undisturbed enjoyment
NJ sublime complacency. II was
M.re,, hohuescript costume, in which
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