Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-15

This was but the beginning Of the end
Why weary the reader W IN the monoto-
nous reDetilion OF the rings, followed BY
the notes, which left DR.. Weston at mid
night the peTplexed owner Of four steamer
trunks, seven steamer chairs, nine trav-
cling rugs, twelve rests for the head. of
varying degrees OF eles ance, each one test
flying 10 the skill OF delicate and devoted
feminine fngersy Three leather-coyered
walls Of smelling salts, two boxes of no.
meCpathic remedies. one ditto OF allo-
patAic, sixteen bOoks, affeciionately in
scribed TO our dear pastor, three macktn-
roshes, and countless array OF other
things that piled the tables, chairs. sofas
aud floors Of the Doctors modest sitting
room, until moving became snare and
every fresh ring Of the bell sent thrill of
terror through his gentle breast. He GER
tainly had not chartered a steamer Of any
line, in fact, bad only engaged one state
room. To leave the smallest one OF these
articles behind would be to hurt some
tender heart or give ofense TO some
"touchy" member OF his flock. What
should ne do, what could he do, what must
he do?
Midnight found him cautiously picking
his way through the overcTowded room
towards his bedroom, no nearer the solu-
ton of his perplexities than ever. He
held in bis unconscious clasp an uno-
pened letter. Of course, IL was but a rep
clifton OF all the rest, but he was too con-
scientious to sleep without giving it re-
spectful attention. He opened 1t finally
and read it over twice, then uttered an
audible exclamation OF dismay. 1t was
altogether unlike any Of its predecessors.
This is what he read:
My DEAR PASTOR: hope you will not
think i am taking an unwarrantable lib
erty with you, or that | am presuming on
your well-known goodness or heart.
want to ask YOU II you Will take charge of
my niece on the voyage to Europe. She
Is, as you know, a sweet and unobtrusiVe
girl, and will not give you the slightest
trouble on board. II we were not so poor
would go with her myself, but she has
had an offer from an aunt IN Paris TO give
her year OF study there. in music, and as
she will have only herself TO depend on In
life, l cannot bear to have her lose this
opportunity, and unless you write me a
positive refusal, ] shall take her down to
the steamer You sail on and put her I'M
der YOUR care, with the profoundest graf
itude to Providence for opening such q
way out OF our perplexities.
This was the last feather. The Rev. DR..
Weston dropped INTO his chair with a
groan. Everything else dwiuded into in
significance. He would have been gladly
willing 10 sail with all four OF his steamer
trunks though his entire wardrobe could
not possibly be made TO d II one, with all
seven OF his steamer chairs, aud his nine
travelling rugs and twelve head rests, il
only he could be let on this one girl.
What could be do with herr lie remem.
bered her perfectly. A soft, gentle, shy-
eyed thing, just the Kind TO be getting
very helpless on board ship, aud To need
looking after at every turn. A sweet girl,
doubtless. DIR. Weston was never un-
charitable under the greatest stress, but
he really did not care to be responsible
for any sort OF girps comfort, under the
circumstances. Considering it was bis
own nrst sea voyage, the probabilities in
favor Of his own helplessness were nu-
merous. 1t was really oppressive, and
yet 1t was one Of those things out OF which
there WAS actually no way Of escape. The
trip began 70 assume the proportions of
an ordeal TO the tired clergyman. and
when he finally fell asleep 1t was only to
take up the tangled snarl OF the day in
dreamlRnd, that land Of the Impossible,
wherein he found himself engaged in the
hopeless task OF keeping Miss Mamie
Murray's head that was the name Of the
girl who bad been e0 cruelty foisted on
him, on all twelve of ms head rests at
once, suggesting as an alternative that
she should retire into one OF his new
steamer trunks, and let him lessen the
expense OF the trip for her by shipping
her as a portion Of his baggage.
He had hoped against hope that "his
young charge" as Miss Nanny Murray's
aunt mad introduced her o. MIN, would be
prOyidcntlallY prevented from going. But
her pretty lace and the more anxlolIA ana