San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-29

the wedding ring that her plot is pres
emily to force upon one of those locked
fingers. She could hardly keep back q
scream of wild triumph at the thought
So the mother sits and holds her
peace. such as it is. The daughter
waits in strange dream of patience.
Major Kerr swaggers about, admires
his legs, feels embarrassed before his
mute betrOthed, looks at his watch and
grumbes, Its half past two. Dinners
three. sharp. The soup will be spoiled
if they don't show presently"
And now the gay party enters the
dining room at Brothertoft manor.
How bright the sunbeams of the OctO-
Der afternoon, ricochetting from the
on the epaulets and buttons of dozen
gorgeous officers. One special ray is
clearly detailed to signaliZe that star on
Sir Henry ClintOn's left breast. The
room is afame with scarlet. Certainly
these famboyant heroes will presently
consume away every vestige of a rebel
army. Surely, after parry or two
against these dress swords, the cham
pions Of freedom will drop their points
and yield their neCks to the halter.
Each elaborate fine gentleman, too, of
all this bandboxy company is crowned
with victor bays. They plucked them
only tother day across the river on the
ramparts of Forts Clinton and Mont
gomery. When Jack Burgoyne sends
down his bunch of laurel from Saratoga
the whole are to be tied up in one big
bouquet and dispatched to tickle the
nose and the heart of Farmer George at
Windsor castle.
Sir Henry ClintOn-no less-CRsar
ipse-hands in the grand hostess and
takes his seat at her right. How Jolly
he looks, the fat little man. How his
round face shines, and his proturberant
nose begins to glow with inhaling the
steam of the feast
81 must have you on my left, add
miral," says the hostess to a hearty
gentleman in naval uniform.
Thank you for my promotion, mad
am" rejOins Commodore Hotham, drop
ping IuIO us place.
At the head of her table. then, sits
Lady Brothertoft, proud and handsome
thanked by the two chiefs. And down
on either side the guests dispose them
selves in belaureled vista.
Major Kerr takes the foot of the table.
He carves we'll for everybody and best
for bimSalf TvrO e,,oopf,,1s &c ,o,,oo
blanche float his choice portion of the
Albany beef. The liver of the turkey
he accepts as Carver's perquisites. And
when he comes to cut the saddle of veni-
son plenty of delicate little scraps quite
too small to offer to others find their
way to his plate.
Lucy is at his right. What? in high
spirits? in gay colors: Has she so soon
become a hypOcrite and cOnspiratress?
Why, the little dissembler laughs mer-
rily and tlirts audaciously! Laughs mer-
rily! All! there are bitter tears Just be-
meath that laugh! If you call tolerating
compliments from that young captain
at her right flirting, then she is flirting.
and so COnceals her disgust of her be-
trothed.
And who is that young captain? He
stole into the chair at Lucy's right and
began to talk sentiment before he had
had his soup. Who is this fine gentle
man of twenty-six, with the oval face,
the regular features, the slightly super
clllous mouth, the dimpled chin, the
hair so carefully powdered and queued?
Who is this elegant petit maitre? With
what studied gesture he airs his ruffies!
How tiuently he rattles! How easily he
improvises jingle! He quotes French
as if it were his mother tongue. He
smiles and signs like an accomplished
lady killer. Who is lie?
Major limerick. of the Hessian Chas-
seurs, looks across the table at this gay
rattle and then whispers to his own
nelghbor, Lord Rawdon, Zee dat dab
maggaroni, Chack Antre; how he bake
lubb to de breddy Lucie Baior Gurr
will bide off his 'ead breddy sood."
Kerr may glover and look like a
cannlbal," Rawdon returned, in a whis-
per, but he will not eat Jack Andres
head so long as there's any of the veni.
son left"
Il dinked Chack was id Bedsylvadia
or Cherzey," says limerick, wiping tina;
enormous mustache of his-a coarse
Hessian article, planted like a bushy
abattis before his mouth.
He was replied Rawdon, land
don't see how he has been able TO get
here so soon, unless that is his eidolon
his wrath and moves like the ghost il
Hamlet. l suppose he heard that Kerr
was going to marry the heiress and Their,
would be an adjutancy looking for al
adjutant and has posted up to offer him
self. He didn't know l was to have it