Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-15
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Colonel warren talbot WAS thorough
man of the south. both physically and
mentally Tall. well proportioned, with
olive complexion and large, dark eyes,
finely cut features, black hair, mustache
and imperial, a refined, naughty bearing
and voice possessed of all the passion.
ate music of the low country, he was
representative of the long boosted chiv.
airy which in the proud days of slavery
kept alive the medieval fires and en-.
throned physical courage and literal pur.
ity at the expense of liberal humanities
"As compared with your north
Georgia mountains, how do you like our
low country" he presently said, as if 20
change the subject.
"Oh, cannot compare the two, they
are so different But | am charmed
with everything here. Our life in the
pocket is sweet and drowsy, much as it
is here; but there we have no society, no
beautiful homes, no tropical things, no
churches, no thea6ers.' She said this in
a voice indicative of retrospection A
vision of the old mill was lowering be-
fore her She heard the water bubbling
over the big mossy wheel
Your aunt, Mrs. Roosevelt, has been
describing the pocket and the mill to
me-" he said, land imagine you must
have found life there delightfully."- calm
and uneventful, almost Arcadian, in its
simplicity and evenness.
"Would you call an uneventful and
simple life delightful" she demanded
looking quickly and earnestly into his
face
He hesitated a moment and then said
frankly;
mo, like excitement"
/ 80 do |, she exclaimed, with little
flush in her cheeks THAT is why like
the north. It is all excitement"
"Well, Savannah will not be so dull
after few weeks, he said, in the tone
of one who apologies; when the north
ern tourists begin to arrive they will
make quite a movement in our streets
and parks"
He had risen while speaking, and was
now standing before her as if in the act
of going his tall. singularly erect form
outlined against the clump of tanans
stalks. She felt the effect of his per
sonal magnetism, in some indetinabl'
way. without the slightest thought O
what it was. He was regarding her will
grave, clouded eyes He felt bewilderet
by her rare beauty. She seemed to hin
as fresh and pure and simply sweet a
some dew-dashed mountain violet.
But Savannah doesn't appear duh II
me" she said, rising to say goodby; ''i
is quite interesting | am going to lik
it ever so much"
THAT is very kind of you, Mis-
Chenier, he said, bowling low over tn
exquisite little hand she gave him.
Come to see us often she navel
added You know my aunt has mad
me the mistress of Roosevelt Place, an
intend to be exceedingly hospitable." "
81 have been coming here since m
earliest boyhood," he said Il am gla
/ shall have a continuance Of the priv
lege. This house has always had
strange CudIII LOI ulc, y tIIuC CtPctt IL vi
the social and hospitable aspect"
1T is a place one grows attached to a
once, a sort of dream palace. | hav
really found myself half expecting
come across the old lamp of Aladdi
among my aunt's bric-a- brac." She sal
this very lightly, but Colonel Talbot
warm imagination seized the suggestion
and he silently wondered if this slmpl
child of the mountains would not indee
find some source of magic hidden ava
in this vast twilight place to glorify ht
life withal
He went away, bearing with him
semiconsciousness Of a sweet infuent
caught from her The light of her eye
the low melody of her voice, with i
slight up country peculiarities, an
the gleam of her pale gold hair lingere
; in his mind He walked along in IL
5 shady street under the china trees al
the moss hung live oaks, with his ey
bent upon the ground. He did not 81
1 Miss Fain and her mother as they sloN
4 ly were driven by in an open landau.