Telegram-herald., 1889-07-01
A MODERN LEANDER.
Uaiqus But Rather Damp Court
ship OF d Romantic Pair.


ship or Romantic Pair.
A few evenings age. a. I was walking
down al street ~ taxs tns ferry for
Brooklyn, my ATTENTION ~as arrested oy
young gentleman goiaz the same way ca
the other side Of that thoroug af4ra. his face
~as hand soner tas1 common, his step MAS
graceful - . youag faSas, has hAlr,
which was ipng and laclined - curl, gave
him rather . picturesque locx- he wore a
suit Of t&rx blue which ttted hin perfectly
But these were lot the things " aicn caused
me 10 keep ny .yss rxed gpoa hin. IL
flashed uPoa ne a. sighted him that his
dark blue sult concealed another OF an IN
usual sort Thoro that Ia the way hs
carried hiEnssIf, Notwithstanding bis spring
isz step, which suggested some concealed
panopay 1 coniectured that he might be
bound for Brookly 70 attend masq4erade
party, and that hAyinz thrown ASIDE bis
blue suit Ia the dresslng-room he would
appear In the drawing room as Richard
Ctrur de Lion or one OF the knights that
fought at AgincOurt. While | was thus
speculAsiag Tie yosng fellow and reached
the wharf But he didn't eater the ferry
house, 40 turned and walked up The dock
Sol dismissed him from my mind, bought
oon there was a comIOtiOn- Something
IN the water arrested The attention or
Iassea gers whose eyes were sharp. Gaz-
Tag where they pointed beheld the young
fellow rrora whom L had parted a few
niautes previous lastly swimming out Ia
the direction OF BROOKLYN He was perhaps
one hundred feet north Of the ferry boat;
he took long, slow stroke and 10 must
have been evident even ID the dullest OBJ
server that be would have reserted any as
slstance. I noticed that the men who were
in charge OF the boat seemed 10 take but a
nguid interest in the spectacle One
might have thought that a man swimming
from New York 20 Brooklyn was an every
day sight TO them. Addressing the one
who seemed the best natured, ] inquired IL
be knew who the swimmer was, IL. he had
ever seea him beforet
"No," was the reply, Il don't know who
h- -, but for the last few weeks I've
several times seen him going to Brooklyn
that way"
Perhaps 1 suggested, "he Is profes-
sional diver whose work takes hun into the
North river but whose home is In Brooklyn
Bv swimming across the East river he
saves ferriage."
He amt no diver" remarked my com
paniOn, In decided tones. IF YOU get
closo look At him you'll see that he looks
BANKED sight more like a professional
dude"
By this time the boat was entering the
slip on the Brooklyn side. Nv curiosity
having become thoroughly aroused, deter
uiued, II possible, 10 ind out who the
swimmer was and what made him DO IT.
Accordingly, leaving ths boat, took my
position on the Heignts just above the fer
ry-landing waiting for the bold swimmer
20 land. " hen | reached the Heights he
seemed 10 be about half way over. Pres
entity the shadows gathered over the river
and lost sight of hun. L had gone TO Brook
lyn for two OBJECTS, one Of business for the
Tribune aud one OF pleasure for myself
Having transacted BY business 1 FASTENED
u a reception winch vas being given at the
house OF O0e OF my Old friends on - ave-
age. | hlda't been long in the house before
1 aoticed an Immensely pretty girL And
when glanced obviously INTO the face OF
the young fellow upon whose arm she was
lightly leaning, Isaw, 70 my anazement, that
be was the swimmer whom had late y left
Ia the East river. Naturally, lost no time
I'm getting 10 rny hostess to fad cut who this
mysterious norman as, and why he did 1t,
and all about It.
The particulars which Mrs. - impaired
% me were so novel aud interesting that
urged her 10 allow me 20 print them. At
first she stoutly demurred, but finally con
sented on ny agreeing To suppress names
This IL substantially what sue told me,
give her own language, as far as | can re-
cal 1T
The young mans name IL Richard ---
He ives on Madison avenue, New York. He
graduated at --- College, class of lSSl.
III sou are familiar with boating matters,
YOU will recoIlect that he pulled ths stroke
oar in The crew Of tbas year. His f0ndness
for al sorts Of athletic sports would seem
~ be "a great to-day as IL ever was. Last
summer DO met the young lady with whom
you saw him this evening. Never mind her
name-weu call her Juliet. Her father
was at one time professor q Persian liters-
ture In an English college. and am told
was essentially a dreamer aud a mystic
Her mother. the daughter of a famous prIms
donna. was born in France, within sight OF
the Rossn Cathedral
s'Jafes herself. was born az Patmos
From his earliest youth her father had
yearued for the opportunity Of visiting the
Island wlrreon the apostle had had his
sublime and magn frent vision. His imagi-
Rasion xndled whenever he thought of The
island and tue hrst year or two Of his mar
Tt-'fi JIG ~ k-Ah tettita tA-S lah
Archipelago, wft6 hesdG lsrters at PstmOs,
among me simple fishermen
Perhaps it - not 60 strange, considering
her psrsntaEs and her birthplace, that the
girl should be such a romantic creature
Of course al nice girls are more or less TO
mantle. bat juliet has a positive a passion
FOR romance as-veil. a. Edison has for
scient ao discovery.
Her mother has been q widow for q
number Of Tesrs, and it was whiie mother
and daughter were sunmering on Cape
Ann. Gear Pigeon Cove, last summer, that
Richard became scqgsini ed VITA them He
fsli m iove Win Jailet- al the young rlen
who were on the Cspe that season were
Wild aeout her Bat it was by na means sO
certain thai juliet loved Richard he must
have LOGGED romantic enough. 70 DE- sure.
with his h~ilisns eyes snd he on 2 hair
Rnf Rchard = not what might De "a
romantic ts.ker, hs conversation backs
f-e<cceS and his professor ne u lswvsrl
- rot a. al suggestive II romance. have
sometimes suspected that Richard mizhs
have Won her directly after meeting her
haf hs hired ve<seg and Borne h~r fe~c,biv
away Frnna - Am Without stoupinx ~
asz s,.r csrn or her neither opinion of such
rr1ceezlBg 0f course after TIE vessel
For DON e care dan tres feeling