The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-14
AS OTHERS SEE Us.

''Two pretty girls on the boat at any
rate" said Harry, as the three friends
alighted at the wharf. s.Thero should be
ono more. though-one for Tom, poor
fellow; he has no knack of making ac-
quaintances.
'.Yes; it's too bad about Tom," re-
marked Phil, derisively.
'1 do not care to meet any one, said
Tom; ''you shall have clear field today,
boys. Fact is, I'm tired Of talk. especially
society talk; it's all hollow. If 1 could
exchange thoughts for n while with some
interesting party, think should quite
enjoy it. y
You might as well be deaf and
dumb man, said Phil.
Suppose you travel as one this after
roon," said Harry; ''you will hear can
cor erough;" and tho novelty of the
proposition secured its laughing accept
arce before they had reflected, on its alb
surCiity.
From that moment Tom was deaf and
dumb, and, strolling forward on the
boat, he seated himself near the two
young ladies, and his friends, in q spirit
of ner1iment, began n make believe con-
yersation with him on their fingers.
''Tell him we'n be back after q wliile,''
eaid Phil; 'talso, that we'll see to the
tickets. and that he can Just sit here and
enjoy himself as well as he can. Poor
fellow, it is hard to be so afflicted, even
if one has Inillionl'' -
This information having been commtl-
nicated, apparently by the signs, the two
sauntered away, leaving Tom with the
ladies, who had been interested specta-
tors Of ill the little rantomine. OF
course they had their views 10 exchange
on such an unusual cvcnt cs a deaf and
'iumb conpagnon du voyage worth
million, ard Kate began Immediately, in
her impuIsive way:
Isn't it sad, Afilly2 and he is young
aud handsome, too; yes, he would DO
called so-that is, i'll some places; we
would have thought SO at BImc. Ber-
trands. His eyes are good, and his mus
tacle-no, it isn't rcd, not real red. It's
blonde, it's that new color, not terra
Gotta, but like it, you linow-tliat lovely
new russct. And worth q million. too;
suppose he'd give it all to 10 able to
hear. 1 wonder if lie can talk, and if
he was Lorn so: if not, it must seem all
the worse; and those friends of his, how
lieartless they are to leave him alonei
Probably no one else on tho beat knows
how 10 talk with him.
But presume llc can write,'' said
Giilly. .Hc looks intelligent enough"
Indeed lie does responded Kate;
''and moro than that, lie looks cultured
and scllolGrly; and notice in what good
taste he dresses; nothing TO indicate his
wealth, no jcwclry-yCs, there's a watch
Chain, but It's small ard It's allowable;
it's necessary, it subserves purpose. He
wears no rings, and do you notice how
taper and white his fingers arc? and
Sec the ship go sailing over there against
the hill. You know. NIilly. we must not
talk OF him when hos looking straight at
us-thcsc deaf reoplc ARE SO quick; lie
could tell what you said by the motion of
your lips. Whenever lie locks around
VIC must talk Of ships, for fear that
There goes another enc; that is a steamer,
Mlly; You can tell that, DIilly, by tho
steam and it's going through the water.
There. stc how met that crisis? never
moved q visible muscle. You must excuse
me if tell YOU all sorts of foolish things
about ships when lie turns those deep
eyes on me. They arc beautiful eyes,
Milly, soft and brown ard good. Itliinl5
he is q good man-that is, lie would be
if lie could hear and talk; not Coody
good. hut a man of character-a gentle
man under all circumstarees.'
"Oh, do take breath, Kate said
Millx. 'sIEow you rattle on, no matter
what the subject! But tell me, would
you marry such a manF'
do you mean IL / loved him?'' was
the reply. why, of course, I would
marry any one loved
But IIrcan, - explained AIilly, ..could
you l1ye him2'
sch, that's enc of your puzzling ques-
tions, replied Kate THAT depends-if
ls2 loved INC, perhaps; if he priced me
above I'll other women. il was ncces-
sary TO his happiness, if he should prove
to Ge the cne man il the world for me,
why, his infirmi;y would make no differ
ence. But here comes Agatha. Do you
know wish she wouldn't Gomez SHE'S
dcceitful some way have no con-
tidence i'll her Stree that Percy affair
She encouraged him for months, until
his father failed. But let us shock her:
don't tell her the mystery of cur friend
here, and we will horrify herr
They might have succeeded had it not
been that Agatha had just been talking
with Harry on the lower deck, and, un-
der pledge of secrecy, he told hero the
joke which he began to realize was more
OH Tom than on any one else So Aga
tina vent forward, at Harry IS suggestion,
to gee what was going on, and also de-
ternlined to make a good impression on
Tom, whom she knew by reputation.
'.How do you do, Agatha9" said Kate,
affably. Wont you sit here with us
awhile7 This is the coolest place on the
boat, and the most pleasant, too. We
have such charming companion; look
at him, Agatlia-isn't he handsome? He
is little sunbrowned, but that's because
he travels; he hunts and fishes aE, lirts.
and leads very happy life u, lEss
money, too. invested beyond tie r..ac,. cf
failure. and he is of sta1wart, i:i;.nIy