Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-01

pursued very vigorously at Brant Beach
The roads are too heavy back from the
water, and the drive is confined to
narrow strip of wet sand along the
shore; so carriages are few, and the
pony -chaise became q distinguished
element at once Salisbury and Burn
ham whirled past It in their light trot-
ting-wagons at q furious pace, and
looked hard at the two young ladies in
passing, but without eliciting even the
smallest glance from them in return
COMPOUNDED distingue looking girls,
and all that" owned Ned; but aw,
fearfully unconscious of fellow%
This condition of matters continued
until the young men were actually
driven to acknowledge to each other
that they should not mind knowing the
occupants of the pony carriage 1t was
q great concession, and was rewarded
duly. A bright handsome boy of
seventeen. Miss Thurston's brother,
came to pass few days at the seaside.
and fraternized with erybody, but
was especially delighted with Ned Sal
isbury, who took him out sailing and
shooting, and, 1 am afraid, gave him
cigars stealthily, when out of range of
Miss Thurston's fine eyes The result
was, that the first time the lad walked
on the beach with the two girls, and
met the young men, introductions of
an enthusiastic nature were instantly
sprung upon them An attempt at
conversation followed.
"How do you like Brant Beach9"
asked Ned.
20, it is q pretty place" said Miss
Chapman, but not lively enough"
"Well, Burnham and find it pleas
ant; aw, we have lots of fun"
Indeed! Why, what do you do?"
20, Idon't know. Everything"
rs the shooting good2 saw you
with your guns, yesterday"
"Well, there isn't a great deal of game
There is some fishing, but we haven't
caught much"
How do you kill time, then%
Salisbury looked puzzled.
"Aw-it is a first-rate air, you know.
The table is good, and you cans leep
like top And then, you see, like to
smoke around, and do nothing, on the
sea-shore- 1t is real jolly to lie on the
sand, aw, with all sorts of little bugs
running over you, and listen to the
waters washi ng about"
Lets try itr' cried vivacious Miss
Sndpudup anu oO"h bIlo odb Ou NAlc
sand The others followed her example
and in five minutes they were picking
up pretty pebbles and chatting away
as socially as could be- The rumble
of the warning gong surprised them
At dinner, Burnham and Salisbury
took seats opposite the ladies' and were
honored with an introduction to papa
and mamma, a very dignifed, heavy,
II d,
good deal, and said very little. That
evening, when flute and viol wooed the
lotos-eaters to agitate the light fantas-
tic toe, these young gentlemen found
themselves in dancing humor, and re,
volved themselves into a grievous con
dition of glow and wilt, in various
mystic and intoxicating measures with
their new-made friends
On retiring. somewhat after mid
night Miss Thurston paused while
doing her hair" and addressed Mis-.
Chapman.
Did you observe, Hattie. how very
| handsome those gentlemen are? Mr..
Burnham looks like a prince of the sang
azur, and Mr.. Salisbury like his poet
laureate"
Yes, dear" responded Hattie; e.
| have been considering those flowers o
the field and lilies of the valley"
Ned" said Charley, at about tn,
l same time. 1--WE won't find nythins
| nicer here this season, think"
They're pretty we'll worth while,
/ replied Ned; and I'm rather pleased
with them"
(Which do you like best?"
20, botherl 1 haven't thought of thai
yet"
The next day the young men delayed
their ''constitutionar until the ladie:
were ready to walk, and the fou
strolled off together, mamma and tn
| children following in the pony -chaisc
At the rocks on the end of the point
| Ned got his feet very wet, fishing VI
specimens of seaweed for the damsels
and Charley exerted himself super
humanity in assisting them to q ledge
which they considered favorable 70
sketchinR purposes
In the afternoon a sail was arranged
and they took dinner on board tn
boat, with any amount of hilarity an,
q good deal of discomfort In thu
evening more dancing, and vigorou
attentions to both the young ladies
but without a shadow of Partially
being shown by either of the four.
This was very nearly the history G
many days 1t does not take long T.
get acquainted with people who ar
willing. especially at q watering place
and in the course of few weeks, thes
young folks were, to all intents an
purposes old friends, calling eac
other by their given names, and cor
Quoting themselves with an easy fam
iliarity quite charming to behold Thei
amusements were mostly in commo
now. The light wagons were made t
hold two each, instead of one, and tn
matinal snipe escaped death, and wa
happy over his early worm.
One day, however, Laura Thursto
had headache, and Hattie Chapmn
stayed at home to take care of her; s
Burnham and Salisbury had to anus
themselves alone They took theiI
boat, and idled about the water, insid
the point, doing under an awning
smoking, gaping, and wishing tina
headaches were out of fashion. Will
/ the taciturn and tarry skipper in
: structed the dignified and urbanC
Thomas in the science of trolling 70
blue-fish.
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