The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-08
THE MATCHMAKER.

his race, and greatly beloved by one
small woman. A magnificent mastifF
Is Hector, US brave and bold, not to say
AZ gallant and noble, as many hero
with two legs less. As for dogs not be-
ing able to think, any one who Gun en-.
tertain such an idea deserves to live in
"a chill condition Of dogessness' to the
end of his days, will tell you about
Hector and you may Judge for yourself.
Having been suddenly thrown upon
my own resources, as 30 often befalls u
girl brought up in luxury in this swiftly
whirling maelstrom Of our American
life, ! determined to cultivate the only
decided talent possessed, that for paint
ing Dresden was recommended to me
asa place both cheap to live in and Of
fering unusual facilities for art study.
accordingly went there. Without
chaperon' Certainly, was to be per-
son Of affairs, and what was a business
woman to do with 80 costly, not to say
inconvenient, an appendage as a chape-
rom All winter studied and copied in
a, =,
the gallery, and when summer came
.ooh 'iio iitG'e Sseaihpoat whicn runs up
and down the Elbe, bowling its smoke
stack 80 deferentially to all the bridges,
and hunted up picturesque castles to
hAeIoh
l'iopes-,eiseh was Vhe oeaulllui oiu
Schloss ] fell specially in love with, 30
nn",S peiSuauo0 @n oiu ooupie VINO
iivoa near ~ ~, 10 'ake ihe 10 BOARD for
80" "eeA1' uey i,"u I"Vher NICE li1-
.e mouse anu saruen u,,"1 sioped down
," 'ho wafer euse' mere, unuer Vhe
oVeih"i'siiis i t,ees' useu 70 sie ior honrS
s"Nins " ., 'pu massive lowers JuSs On
'ne o.noi S 9loe Vi 'ile c"slie wall NOW
"nu ''leii " leei',ls oi loneiiness swept
ose, me- anu my neart yeafneu for some
Vi She lieaaures ol my Joyous past,
ohe morning ! "sheu my iahdiauy II
sily or ale numerous ~ uerlliin iaWs wonld
oe nii','seu u S'1uiu 70 in swimming
nv ,iis' sne ', ueoilieu ! wouiu urown I'M
,iol,a.eiy' ouV Wuei ! asSureu her tni'
""u AnV'n nN' ~" W SWIM sihoe ctinu'
eHo iuH'iS o1''on'ou' WIN protest as
!" '"o seiiei"i "ii"'uaipeSs oi American
'enavloi' m
ioM ioiies'iine :. w,s' "haV nappi-
Hons w piunBe io"'lessiy ihlo the COOL,
oioni water No' ilVins soui was 70 Do
aeen' no' " sou"' 70 1enearu' suddenly
a s'e"' sp''Sh sl''rsieu me- ! ieis my
1a'nins uies9 se'@eu oe'ween Uhe siloui-
uets anu l'iyseii urasseu vigorously out
VI tne wafer upon 'ne oauh was 1hor-
Ouenly 'eirlieu out fortunately mace
no reS,S''',ioe' AS looked up an ehor.
inous heau appeared ana large pair OF
eyes saAeu lnqu,'ingly 'hto inlhe'
iiAu always loved uoBs' out TINS mon
s, e'iouS uissutoel a VI ins peace was 30 ior-
n'iu"oie sii"S oaieu noV move ne 700
wuS iilol,oniess' . anu 'eau on ms eoiiar
'ne na'i,e' I1ector' A1 last raised
my manu- very senV'y ana pa11ea MN on
'ne neoA' anu W iliy i'iiinite reiiei per,
osiSeu ss, . Si,sns % vivraOloh IN she up emu
VI i'S 'i''' . 's' DO ! was wondering no"
4a uureo presume upon tl'a1 frlehuly
symptom ne lappea MS fough tongue an
'o' NY iaNe' inoi SAL up anu
@usnou' anu nc jumped ana irolickeu'
~ arse us Il young non as gehtle as a
Aiy,eii' n -
iie'eno,y 1i'u to ~ uacR in1o Ine
water ou. W Slls no iorcloiy oolecteu,
"nu ! m"s op,'seu W suplp'1' "heh !
ie'utheu " 'iie HOUSE ne accompanied
,, ns' " 'no 'e.tof ., VI my hos'ess. ne
',ei ve,onso up a1 Ille sonloss' she explained;
sne sounH graz is away NfaVeling' ana
,aS aiillos' al 'he servants are AFRAID oil
nun, M sn !,
II, o't iei,ow, ! enougnt' ne mas oeeh
nheiy' soo' V'iaV IS whaV we reau IN eacn
".nei a s' oyes, -, Ai'er a., shSl Hector ana !