Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13

nator to present me-was the least attractive,
really don't know why. In the end, how
ever, resorted to it.
sI told you awhile ago that I should very
much like to meet DR.. Eczardy. You said
then that he was too i'll to see people. But
he is so much better now, that don't you
think-?''
"Well, I tell you wat I do" my land
lord returned, ssI'll hask his daughtair
I'll request her permission to introduce
you"
"Thank you; that will be very good of
you" said.
SRI hask her this afternoon, and let you
know right away"
He left me; but at o'clock, or there
abouts, in the afternoon he came again.
"See," he began; "she ave written her
answer for you to read"
He handed.me visiting card. Upon its
face was engraved "Miss Sophia Pauioyna
Eczardy." Upon its diverse, in pencil. was
written: "Miss Eczardy thanks Mr.. Eliot
for his kindness in desiring to meet her
father. But DR.. Eczardy is OH the eve of
leaving New York; and as he will need all
his strength Tor the journey he is about to
take, Miss Eczardy fears that the excite
ment OF making new acquaintance might
be bad for kim. She regrets, thereto re, that
must for the present be deferred" VOW to
you that as I held this card in my hand, and
saw her writing on it, and realized that she
had written it for mel vow to you that,
cold and formal and disappointing as the
message she had written was, my heart was
pierced by feeling so like the thrill Of love
that can think of no other name to give it.
Next instant, however, "Whatl' L ex-
claimed, turning to the exterminator;
''They are on the eve of leaving New
YorkP'
"Oh, nun-nun-no," he quickly reassured
me; ''not they. Only him. e go to Ber-
muda to pass the winter. e start on
Wednesday morning. She only tole me to-
day, or else had tole you before"
"Oh, see, I said. relieved. "He goes
alone. And She"
"She will remain ere. She 90 hon living
Upstairs, alone by herself. Her father leave
her in my charge. tex good care of her,
don't you be afraid"
"I'm not afraid" answered. ct think
her father has left her in very trustworthy
hands. But 1 should think it would be
pretty hard for her to stay on here alone,
with her father away ill. perhaps dying. 1t
will be rather gloomy for her, won't it?"
"Eh, wat will you ave? She must stay
here to do her work, and gain their bread.
The doctor ave ordered him to 90 were it is
warmer for the winter; and since she is not
rich enough to go wiz him, Te must 90 alone,
and she must remain alone behind"
"Yes. understand said.
On Wednesday morning l heard car
riage rattle up to our door and stop there.
Then, looking out of my window, I saw
Miss Eczardy issue from the house, with
her white-haired old father leaning on her
arm. I did not succeed in catching q
glimpse of the old mans face; his back was
toward me from first to last. All 1 saw was
his feeble, tottering body, and his long,
white hair, escaping from beneath his hat,
and falling down almost to his shoulders.
The exterminator followed them, bearing
the impedimenta of shawl.straps, bags, etc.
He got into the carriage with them and the
carriage drove away.
"Well, 'e's hoff at last" he told me that
evening. 1--WE had fearful time down at
the steamer, she felt so bad. She cried and
cried, and would not be comforted. Bot at
Coming back in the carriage she cried hall
the way. She tole me. 'Mr. Muselle, she
tole me, I am sure I will never see my
fazair alive again. tole her I bet her
feefty dollars e come back aw right. Bot
between you and me, shouldn't wondair
eef e de down there. 'E's a fearful sick
man, no rlistek."
On Saturday evening I went to get my
dinner at Maraschini's, that little Italian
ordinary in Second avenue, Of which men
tion has been made before. found the
place crowded to overfowing, as it was
pretty apt to be on Saturday evening; and
having looked around in vain for an un-
occupied table, was on the point of going
away. to seek refreshment elsewhere, when
the enterprising wife of the proprietor, OBJ
serving my predicament, and reluctant to
lose my reckoning, came up and e1horted
me to remain. mo place?" she queried.
"Oh, that's all right. I make place for
you"
She led me into small back room, prop
erly sort of ante-chamber to the kitchen,
which served as armory of the stronghold
Its walls being lined with dressers, contain
ing pots and pans, spits and skewers, and
such other weapons offensive aud defensive
as are required to complete the accoutre-
ment OF belted cook-but which, on ac-
casions like the present, was thrown open to
the public, and there she kept her promise
to make place for me, by ordering chair
to be brought and planting it at one side Of
tiny table, the opposite side of which was
already in commission.
"Sit there" she bade me. you'll be all
right"
I obediently seated myself there; brt ]