Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-05-30
OLD BULLI0N'S BRIDE.

der the superb arches Of Higl
, Bridge, boating by moonlight. 4
globe of reddish pearl slowly ascen
ded out of the East-the shadow.
of the great bridge resting soltl,
OH the mirror-like surface of thu
Hudson river the sound of a tlntt
played softly aiar Off, and all Of {
sudden the keel of my boat came
sharply in contact with somebody
elSe'S oars.
"Hallo, you!" cried out clear in
cisive young voice. Where are
you going to- Why don't You look
which way you are steering!"
"Charley Dresdenm cried out I,
little needing the torrents ofobloqny
he was beginning to heap upon
me.
sold Mottimore," he responded
joyously. "Why, who on cartl,
would have thought of finding You
dreaming on Harlem river. Here!
Come into my boat; hitch on your
old craft behind. and let me intro
duce You to Miss Sophy Adriance."
looked as sharply at Miss So
ply as the moonlight and my own
modesty would let me, for Lknew
that she was the especial admirl-
ton Of my friend, Charley Dres-
cen.
She was pretty, slight, round and
rosy, with china-bue eyes, a dimple
in either cheei-, and golden-brown
hair worn in long, loose curls.-
There was something hower-like
aud delicate in her prettiness-
something unconsciously lmploring
III her way of lifting her eyes up to
your face.
We rowed home together-or. at
least, as far OH our way home as
the Harlem river would take us
Soplly sang little boat ballads
Charley roared out tenor barcarol-
les. | even essayed a German
student song which | had learned
i'll Heidelberg no one knows how
long ago, and we parted the best
OF friends.
A week aiteryard Dresden and |
"Hallo, Mottimore!" said Char
lev, his honest vlsage lighting up.
uNi hat do Won think of her?1
81 think she is Il pearl-a jewel
Il princess among women!n | an
swe ed, with perfect sincerity.
Congratulate me, then!" cried
Charley, beaming all over, "for |
am engaged to her! Only last
night! Look here!" opening Il mys-
FERROUS silver case which he took
from his inner vest pocket. "What
do you think Of that for an engage,
ment ring9"
ga fine diamond" said I, put
ting my head criticallyon one side;
Sand fancitully set. "
"We're to he married in October"
said Charlie, lowering his voice to
the most confidential tones. alt
might have been soonerif | hadn't
undertaken that business in Eu-
rope for our firm. But l shall be
sure to be back by October, and
the money shall make acceptable
toward fitting up and furnishing
our new home. Because, you know;
Mottimore, Pm not rlch."
spent an evening with her al
terward at the genteel boarding
house where she and her mother
IA nice, bright-eyed little woman,
the full.blown rose to correspond
with Sophy's budding loveliness-
dweIt III the cosiest of apartments
furnished in dark blue reps, with q
turn.up bedstead, ingeniously dis
guised as a high-backed sofa, and
canalies and geraniums in the
windows.
at is so kind Of you to Gomez
said Sophy, with Il gentle pressure
Of the hand when l went away. 81
am so glad to welcome Charley'E
friends"
And l felt that I could cheerful
" sit through another evening O
commonplace chitchat and photo
graph albums for such a reward az
that.
Well. Charley Dresden wen
away, and as he didn't particular
leave Soply Adriarice in my charge
| didn't feel call,d upon to presen
! myself at the genteel boarding
. house. I supposed, natural,
: enough, that all was going right
t until one day I received a not
e from my old friend, Bullion, TIL
e banker, a man Of sixty. who wear
: a wig and spectacles, and count
his income upon the double hg
ures.
n Bullion wrote from Saratoga
d where he had gone because b
: didn't know what else to do wit
himself in the dull season. ID
'' asked me to be his groomsman.-
q Bullion was going to be married
IS "Of course, you'll think it a foo
e ish thing for me to do" wrote Bul
Il ion; "but even ut 60 man has nc
entirely outlived the age of sent
/. ment; and when once you see Soph
Adriance you will forgive any seen
ing inconsistency on my part.
It | went straight to the genie
y n boarding house. 1t was possib
n. that l might be misled by a simlla
- L. Il.