Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-12

All, how | remember the ecstatic bliss of
those delicious afternoons when stretched
myself out on the brown rocks with Bran
by my side, looking out on the bright,
quickly moving sea, or along the sun
burned coast to where lay Newport, nysti-
cal and suggestive, shimmering in the
hszy horizonl In spite of all Bran'5 at
fractions louged at times to sail over 60
that magic harbor and see for myself II
there were really yachts and drags and
magnificent heroes and gorgeous times, as
there were reported 10 be. AT Narragan-
sett there were two things TO do-''reck' -
in che afternoon with MIR. Boullter, ''pi-
aZZa'' in tine evening with Bran. The
beach, the studio, the lighthouse, the hops,
were rs nothing in comparison. All. how
remember how we used to start ont in
the cool sea breezel While we trudaed
along the dusty road l thought only Of the
envy caused in every feminine breast by
my eSsy possession Of this tall and graceful
creature swinging along beside me, with
his bronzed complexion and golden cprls,
his beautiful coats and careless carriage:
but when we had passed the black and
dusty pier and had Segun to tread the
crisp grasses md hucklenerries l saw the
sweep of the horizon before me, and
thought only Of Bran and romance!
At last his two weeks we're up. pre-
pared myself for the parting and made up
my mind TO draw the curtain upon the last
bit of poetry in my hfe-but, to nay sur
prise, he did not go. AZ first l was in
clined to be little angry, and fancied that
he would Interfere with my designs on Mr..
Charter, but on second thoughts l WAS
very glad he was still on the ground. For,
l reflected, if l make deGd set at Mr.
Charter he will dodge me, but as he has
rever taken the trouble to consider that
the real private attitude of most girls
toward him must be that of indifference
he viii be confused if l can make him
think that I am repeIlns his advances. If,
then, first make him believe that he is
cutting cut Mr.. Boallter and then am
cayal;er with him he viii be piqued, and it
will be easy enough for me to lead on. But
l mutt watch my chances careful!y-in
vain Is the net spread in the sight of any
bird!
NY reasoning WAS quite just, and the
only flaw in my scheme YRS that MT. Bouil-
ter might see through it; but l comSorted
myself by thinking that he would not take
the trouble to ponder deeply over the rea-
sOLis H4Gh W SlsA4aS ee-A. NtiSI
and that having had two weeks Of me ne
himself wss probably preparing to worship
some other divinity before my very eyes.
Before going auy further must recount
an affair that nasie me somewhat dissstis-
fed with myself. IN making a choice
among the young naan CT my acquaintance
] had shought fosa moment OF Mr.. Eall,
but had decided that his character was too
lofty and severe for me TO be abfe'to make
much OF an impression on him l had
como TO regard him with lnixsore OF awe,
liking and impatience Els conversation
was ae times NOR, profoundly Interesting
ieosne than that Of any other nan l knew,
and other times he bored me horribly. He
was usrsEe without bang at all gloomy,
and his manner and address always excited
my greatest respect and admiration
Possessed of T. large fortune, he had De
voted himself TO study, and had already
written a law book thaS lad been highly
praised. I knew well tha5 at Some future
day he would be a very distinguished man.
and faint futter agitated my heart at the
thought of being his wife; but dld not
think myself at all up to his stsadard, and
possibly may also have shuddered at the
prospect OF being too good. AT any rate,
never attributed the deccrous attentfons
he paid me to anything but his feelings
concerning my father, about whom he
spoke 10 me several times; and though L
frequently got into very earnest discus
sinns with him, and on more than one oc-
casion hopelessly lost myself in the endeaV-
or TO comprehend his explanations OF
modern theories and the philosophy Of
history and such deep subjects q remen-
her that be talked TO me one whole even
ing about Hypata, which had just been
reading, and though was desperately in
tcrested l scarcely understood half of what
he said, and only got q general impression
that people had begun to be wicked as
soon IS they became Christians, and had
nes grown better as time wore on), still
accounted for his attentions on the score
of his general fondness for discussion and
his willingness TO instruct ignorant little
geese like myself.
And suppose had Al innate dislike for
his consistency. He was curiously puc.il-
ious and almost irrational in his regard for
sinsleness Of conduct He never spoke of
his adea il snY VsJ Is II Ia xss tbiaIins