The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03

'allen at her feet and sworn that it was the |
night Of her fair beauty that made him do |
t. and that he would proceed to |
plunge a dagger In his heart and jump
overheard II she did not consent to allow
him TO make for the nearest port and marry
her. But he didn't perform this romantic
coup d'etat and he didn't get her. How
ever, none Of the other fellows got her. In
September she returned TO Brooklyn, and
he to New York. He saw good deal OF
her during the tall and winter, and l have
good reason for believing that the more he
saw her the more surely he became con-
vinced that she was his fate, and that he
could not win her in any conventional way.
But Just what to do he couldn't think. He
was good deal puzzled, but by no means
hopeless. He realized that she must know
that he loved her and the fact that such
knowledge did not induce her TO rebun him
he interpreted in his favor. 1t seemed as
clear as it had been at Cape Ann that no
man was preferred before him
swell, such We're the circumstances when,
one evening in the first week in May, no
came over from New York and accompanied
her TO a meeting OF reading and dramatic
club. Brooklyn has number Of such or
ganizations, you know. During the evening
Juliet was asked to read something, and
consented, after little urging, 70 do So A
volume Of Hood lay on the table beside her.
She Is beautiful reader, and gave the
poem which she selected with inimitable
spirit. l had the pleasure Of listening to her
and was charmed. Being newspaper man,
and newspaper men knowing every thing,
you are doubtless familiar with the poem
1t is the soliloquy Of a discontented damsei,
who has discovered, or thinks she has dis
covered, that romance has vanished from
the earth. Every verse, and there are
good many OF them, ends with her sigh:
There's no romance in thatl
As Juliet was reading itoccurred to Richard
that the poem was meant for him. Before
she had finished a dazzling plan OF winning
her flashed upon him, and the more he
thought II over the better it pleased him.
So as he bade Juliet adieu that evening he
said To her: Miss -, l thoroughly ap-
prove Of the sentiments Of the poem which
you read, and have determined 70 do what
l can, in my own poor way, TO revive the
spirit Of romance. Hereafter, when you
permit me tho honor Of coming to see you, l
shall use neither the conventional ferry
boat nor the prosaic bridge. / shall cross
| the East river as Leander used TO cross the
Hellespont when he wentcalling gupon Hero.
"If Juliet had not been so thoroughly en-
nmored OF romance this speech OF Richards S
must have struck her as just o shade
funny. As 1t was she was immensely de-
lighted.
"'How perfectly lovelyp she exclaimed
when Richard had unfolded his new
scheme OF romantic, II not rapid transit
'Leander has always been one OF my
heroes. How true and strong must have
been his love for Hero TO inspire him for
her sake 10 brave the mad currents Of the
Hellespont night after night. You must
admit, Mr.. -, that the figure which that
dauntless youth presents to ones fancy Is
infinitely more winning than that OF the
modern young gentleman who is trans.
ported 10 his lady-love hanging TO the strap
Of car or crushed in the motley crowd Of q
ferry-boat.'
az don't believe,' Richard replied, that
Leander ever would have been equal 70 the
feat II he hadn't been sure that Hero cared
for him You may well believe there wa:
light in Richards eyes Us he spoke thai
was not TO be mistaken. II was as though h'
had declared, III you don't love me or won't
love INC, Juliet. then shall only be able u
drown as come swimming 10 you through
the East river. But II you love me thu
swimming Of dozen East rivers 10 reacl
your side would DO an easy task
"'Of course Hero cared for him. an
swered Juliet, with her eyes firmly fixed OIL
the chandelier over their heads. None bu
the brave deserve the fair, and / imagin,
that they generally get their deserts Thel
her eyes came down from the chandelie
and met his moment. And fred by thei
tender glances am sure that Richard fel
equal 10 swimming the entire three-quar
ters Of the earth's surface, which, II re
member my geography correctly, is a
| water. And 80 you understand why 1t hay
pened that you saw my young friend In th
East river this evening. Since the 11th Q
May, when he had this conversation wit
Juliet, be has come over TO see her fri
ouently and every time he has swum owe
from New York. Her homeis on the Height
Just over the water, not far from = stree
After leaving the river quick run
three minutes brings him TO the garden
the rear Of the house. In the garden is
bit Of On arbor, which he has appropriate
and turned into o dressing-room. Heentei
II o dripping norman; he emerges In evel
ing dress, with flower In his buttonhol
and greets Juliet, whom he finds waitir
for him Just beyond on the broad piazza.
swell, that's about all there Is To te
Her mother and she 70 abroad In the Il
and our young friends, In accordance wi
Juliet,s conception Of the romantic prop
cites, are 10 be married at Rome ne
Christmas Eve. asked her the other di
why she chose that time and place 81
replied that Italy was the land Of romano
and that Rome was the Queen Of Italy, a
that Christmas Eve was the loveliest eve
the calendar. Just now she Is wild abo
falconry and Richard has promised her
! devote q portion of their honeymoon
: teaching her 70 hunt with hawk. The
Of course, she will have her portrait paint
with falcon on her wrist. Perhaps you 70
the other day in the Brooklyn Eagle an
, count Of correspondence which was bel
] carried on by Brooklyn belle and her N,
York lover by means Of carrier-pgeons.
: names were mentioned, but happen
know that Juliet and Richard were the p
sons referred 70. 10 himself told me Of I
!: origin Of the correspondence. A few wee
aec, in course Of feryent protest agail
the prosaic, Juliet quoted To him O vel
, from that poem Of Hood Of which ! spo
= Think can give you the lines. Let's O.
"ofiight guitar can not bosst
He never serenades,
n ia uritss and aends IL by the post
}, He doesp't bribe the maids;
No stealth, no hempen ladde:-sos
e Hs comes with loud rattst