The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
THE TRAVELLING RING.

AT the uncarthly hour of 3 A. NJ. the
discor,lant Alpenhorn wakes the guests
Of the Hotel Rigi Kuhn to give them nm
opportunity for seeing the sunrise.
The hotel is on the very summit OF the
mountain, and in front of it. stands II
platform.
You can see the sunrise as well and
better from the window OF your own
room, but there is an extra charge con
ncctcd with the use of the aforesaid
platform. and you would feel us il You
were swindling the management out of
the admission fee il you were to see the
spectacle from any other point of ad-
vantage than the one provided for the
purpose.
But this is neither here nor there.
Miss Viva McIrick, Of Chicago, hur-
riedly donmcd II morning gown and
hastencd down stairs at the sound of the
horn.
Ragged patches of mist rose laZily
from II lake Of BLUSH fog that filled the
valleys; rugged tops nnd sharp crags rose
in bold outline, like coral reefs upon u
sen Of iloating dampncss.
v,
felt uncomfortable.
The grccnsh half light that prcccdes
day would make .hc rosiet complexion
appear pale, inll and lifcless, and rob
any fncc of its beauty; it was therefore
quite unscltish in Captain Percy Dcmp-
#trr X. f., on leave from India, to offer
his grcatcont To Miss McrriCk as pro-
lection against the icy wind that blew
sharply from the glaciers. But he was
II gentleman, and would have done as
much for any lady, young OF old, pre-
trrably. of course, the latter, otherwise
h" would have trudcrcd his coat To the
Young lady's aunt first.
As usual, everybody felt better rs
soon aS the first Iays of the sun had
pildcL the edges of the lnn2 stretched
As the captnin looked Tor ms ovcrcoat
Ia" ""uld not rcprc,s the ejaculation,
"Hy lingo, what n pretty picture" ;nd
lac dr"prch MS single rycglaSs to see
better
Frau Professor iIoitzhrckcr began To
iinp>odizr, "l,>, Get, ,rS Montcrfool,
"n'rrf""!, Shplcnil,. SrosSartiT, wirk
l;ch gar IN nett because she thought
lac meant the sunrise. But hr didn't.
Miss Mcrrick's head Just pcepcd out of
the captains grcatcoat, Ecr checks all
a%low with the rosy light of the new born
day. Her eyes shone and sparkled with
pleasure, and the crisp morning breeze
scattered n few stray locks of golden hair
that hnd i"nnd their wnv from under the
dainty travelling cnr.
GrcuI" or fragonar,l or Jacquet could
10, lave wished for II better model.
IL there is any man who finds fault
with til" captain for taking advantage OF
'h" coat incident To Introduce himself,
thrn let his nci2hbors watch that man
II VIA not accident that placed Dcmp.
:icr ut the ladies table at break Fast but
the "Iicrr Ohcr- kellncr" (hcad waiter).
tGnsiderutiOu.-two francs
Miss Merrick o vivacity and spirit formed
refreshing contrast to the primneSs Of
her maiden aunt, and the Young officer
found her more charming ~ their ac-
luiantancc progressed.
What difference. .!c,S j. .uanc whether
one goes from I.uzcrne to Interlaken and
thence To Zurich, or vice versa Hardly
any under ordinary circumstances. But if
II is" question of keeping in the COM
any Of II clever little lady by reversing
a proposed route il makes all the differ.
cree in the world.
Aud that is Why the captain iriunrd
pleased surprise that the intended line of
travel o! the ladies should coincide with
his own plans, which il did not.
Hut, as everybody was pleased, it did
not matter that he changed his route.