The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-29

| confessed IL to her-but ! was only two
and twenty, and at two-and-tweuty these
things are difficult TO hide There was
not the faintest CLEAN Of cOquetry in her
manner toward me-ln fact she treated
me, was often irritated TO notice, as a boy
but thought she saw it, because one
night aprOpos de bottles, she told me She
was engaged
Mrs Sheridan had been out when 7
was shown in. and she and were sitting
IN the dining room. II was nearly
O'Clock. The blind was not drawn down,
though the sky lamp had been lighted,
and the sky was still quite light and
luminous.
He is on the continent now. on bust
ness she went on, speaking as If it mad
been the most natural thing in the world
I should not answer her he is away on
business. When he comes back we are 10
he married
My heart seemed to contract as her
words fell ! had not known till then how
passionate my love was The light in the
sky touched her where she sat and
tinged a corner of her hair her hands
were lying loosely in her lap. would have
given my life to have fallen on my knees
before her. and bowed my head there and
cried to her.
Comfort me- Did she see' She was
so calm, her tone was so composed, !
could not guess.
/ mumbled some words Of congratula-
ton, of good wishes for her welfare, and
found an excuse to take my leave.
hated the world and myself My eUsrav-
agance, my dependence on my people,
wrung me as ifmy position were respon-
sible for her loss tainted me. as If de
manding, And if free, what could she be
10 you then" 1t was getting dark, and
the stars were beginning to culver in the
heavens. | told them at my lodging | was
returning TO London on the morrow, and
went out on the veranda, miserable,
Contemplative, with a white race and a
cigar that did not taste, TO listen to the
moaning of the sea.
When a man receives a crushing blow
of the kind | have described, he should
do one Of two things. He should either
plunge into whatever amusement or eX-
Citement comes most handy, or he should
isolate himself from his ordinary sur
rouudings, and indulge in absolute qui-
etude. ! myself was wise enough TO
choose the latter alternative, and made
my way to an old-fashioned town IN the
west of England, where ! knew that !
need fear no friction, and at the same
time indulge in the pastime to which
am passionately devoted that of fishing.
About a mile out of the old town is
range Of wharves, with sheds and ware
houses on LntH. rom LNeSe the canal
runs away to a distance beyond school
boy Imagination. No one uses the canal
for bathing purposes, the water being
dirty and the bottom muddy People
prefer to take their plunge in the river,
which is bright, clear and full of trout.
They may not, however, capture these
trout. for the river is strictly preserved.
So anglers console themselves by fishing
in the canal, where they spend many
most pleasant summer afternoons. and
even days. upon the bank, and are
not at all troubled by the passing
bargemen, who look upon them
good naturedly as being hardly
worthy of even their lighter humour
The barges are not frequent, but the
passing of barge is an event, for it stirs
up the water, and the fish bite after its
departure. There are but three kinds of
fish in the canal, and none of them run to
any very great size. They are the eel,
the perch, and the rudd-a sort of genus
of the roach, so muddy in flavor that even
cats turn up their noses at its flesh.
If in the course of the year, a perch is
caught that turns the scale at quarter
of a pound, il is shown all over the town
as a trophy. The eels are small and of
fairly good flavor Tradition asserts that