The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-24


my Russia leather bagl That man is carry
Ing it Off
Such were the signals Of distress which
reached nay ears as mingled in the crowd
at Florence, who at the railway stately quar-
relied and struggled over luggage an{t@.ckets
and all the machinery of departure.
The voice and accent were Enthusiastically
English. saw a slight and ladylike figure
with decidedly pretty fass and a profuscn
Of light hair. Cornprehending the situation
and a little italian, followed the servant
who had taken the wrong bag they all look
exactly alike, and presented IL with low
bow to the agitated lady. f..,
received a profusion Of thanks and a bow
from an elderly, pompous man, rather Of
the Turveydrop order, and an invitation to
take the unocoupied scat in the railway car
riage with them, which was soon to tunnel
the Apennines toward Bologna. The little
service had rendered led to a conversation,
an interchange of cards, . very pleasant
dGy's ride. sA&s
found that my first acquaintance was
Miss Sinclair, elderly, firtatious and made
up. The light hair was wig, the pink check
was judicious touch of the hares foot, the
slender figure was tohn scraggy. twas fifty
aping fifteen, with the usual disastrous con-
sequences. The pompous gentleman was her
brother, Col. Sinclair, man who had ''half
payn written all over him, and fear little
something worse, but n very agreeable and
talky person, nevertheless.
There was fourth person c'tais tot. non
coeur'1 whom have not mentioned. II had
been deceived in the case of the aunt with o
faux air Of juvenility and beauty, her niece,
Ia. e.,
peray blight. Here was a profusion Of
light hair, very real, very beautiful, brown
and gold, and ripple, and curl, and all sorts
OF things, and all her own. Then there was
q profile pure as that Of Pauline Bonaparte,
by Canova Il always believed that Canova
improved on the original He was in love
with herr; then two gray eyes, with lashes
and eyebrows OF deep black, very splendid
and flashing; then mouth with dash of
carinine, a sweet and very firm little mouth;
and then pale complexion pale--the
young English girl missed her bath of sea
air. Most of these expatriated English girls
grow up pale on the continent, and | soon
learned that my fair friend had not seen her
native Island since she was five years old; a
been fourteen years ago.
behavior although hate the first person.,
must tell you that was at that time trav-
cling artist, and that most OF my acquaint-
ances in Europe had been-A lade in railway
carriages had no letters to princes, dukes
or ambassadors, but went around, kit in
hand, pitching my tent wherever it pleased
me, and knowing whom heaven pleased.
1t Is the high road to adventure, and if it
rate nm into q.
ant predicement, it often brings him great
good fortune. Things ore too cut and dried
In the ordinary story of every day respect
able life No peoples faces are SO marked
with ennui as those the very respectable.
Col Snclair's face was not, however, heav-
fly freighted with that particular expression.
I suspected then--and aftsrward verified my
suspicion-the colonel eked out the "ha1f
pay" at tho roulette and other tables devoted
to the blind goddess. Els sister had,
with that fatal misadventure which
follows some very pretty women,
escaped the matl'imony which would
have been her only shield against her own
Stiffness, and now was, while nominally the
chaperon of her niece, very much in need OF
a chaperon herself, for the facility for falling
in love had not deserted her. She saw a pos
sible lover in every masculine figure, and
sentimentalized III prose and verse for even
my benefit.
To such guardians was intrusted one of the
most beautiful girls in all the world In my
days journey found out that the very ne
cessities of the case had developed good sense
and caution in the poor girl. She shielded
her aunt, watched her papa, was SO digni6ed,
gentle and modest that could only think Of
Ehakespeare's
A thousand nveried angels lackey her.
She needed, them, heaven knowsl
$50 you are an Americana began the col
onsl In large English manner. "Well.
have known some of your country people
with much pleasure Some Of them very
eccentric, vulgar, uneducated, rich, over
dressed people, but long residence on the
continent has obliterated many of my preju-
dices. am now prepared to find virtues even
under the most barbarous exterior, and often
have discovered some very rough diamonds
among your people" &ettsf
ssThank you," said l. 81 wish 1 could meet
that particular countlywoman of mine who
says 'Wap ard 'Britisher,' and talks about
making tracks and uses such words as wal
lop, etc.-in fact the American young lady
as pictured by English novelists. / have
never seen her, nor have l met the human
being who ever did" ts
Miss Emily laughed and said, "Does she
not belong to that same ideal school which
the French picture us as belonging to-the
English lord and the English mees of the
French stage!"
'sOh. no, my dear,n said the colonel; ''that
Is gross caricature."
$50 are the sketches Of my country
people," said L mo doubt very
queer Americans come to Europe,
spend q great deal OF money, and are
disposed to make themselves ridiculous, but
are there not vulgar people in all national
itiesg,
81 am sure, papa, we have our 'Kickle
burys on the Rhine" said Miss Emily. ~
have had many charming school friends
among the American girls in Paris and
Florence. j thought them very refined, and
perfectly obedient to their mamtnas. die
not see that they were unlike others girls"
sand am sure" said Miss Sinclair, "that
the American gentleman whom we met a
the table d'hote at Innspruch, and who wa!
30 very devoted to me. was quite the gentle
man.
l did not want Miss Sinclair's endorsement
but that of her niece had been very sweet
After We had exhausted the American ques
ten we began to talk Of art, and found thai
Miss Emily was a student herself, In fact
one Of tho many red Russia leather bags con