The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04

mother. Miss Dawkins, however. va enthusi,
nsttc for tho. journey. persons witlN5o very lit.
tie command oyer their nerves might really rs
wei stay az, home" she said to Mr.. Ingram,
VINO glowered nj her drendfully for expressing
such an opinion about his Fanny.
MS yniranGe into, the Pyramids Is = terrible
Those who perform IT have to creep down. and
then to be dragged up, through infinite dirt, foul
they sec nothing. but they do earn the gratif.
fntlon or saying that they have been inside a
We'll, I've dono that once" said Mr.. Damer,
coming ont, " and | do not think that my one
VIII Catrh RE doing II again. ] never was in
co. roIi am Fanny; an, a. 80 %, slnd yoI di9 not
Dnner, forEettul OF her friend. Miss Dawkins.
~ should hay been ashamed Of myself said
Miss Daykins, ,b%ristliqs up, and, throwing ,bpck
consideration to prevent my visiting such a
spot. II be not improper for men 70 go
there. now can u u, improper for women -
Damer, apolngeticaily.
And o. for tlie fatigue. what ran a woman be
worth who Is afraid To- encounter rs much as ]
have nov gone Through for the sake of visiting
And Miss Dawkins, as She pron6unccd the last
words, II9okrd round her with disdain upon poor
Fanny DRmer.
But meant the dirt. said Mrs. Damer.
=" Dirt.' eJncuistcd Miss Dawkins, aud th"n
walked away. why should she now submit her
hugh tone OF ceiling to the Damers, or why care
longer for thcif good opinion Therefore she
t%,atier,d Contempt around her as she ejacu-
And then the return home! IL know | shall
never get there said Mrs. DameT, looking pit
eously IN into her husbands face.
there Mrs. Dame, groaned, and acknowledged
And, Jefferson" said Fanny. whispering
Tor there had been a moment since their
descent in which she had been instructed
to call him ny his Christian name never mind
talking to mt going home. ! will ride by mann
ma % YOU go with papo. and put him in. good
huinor; aud II he says anything about The Lords
and Bishops don't you contradict him, You
What will not a man do for .pvc? Mr.. Ingram
promised, Aud in thi1 way they. stlrted; the
Two boys led the van: then came Mr.. Daner and
ac1uicsrent as to Englard's aristocratic propen-
stiles; then Miss Dawkins, riding. alas! alone;
gallant trcnchman! And the rear was brought
up by Mrs. banner and her daughter, fanked
on each ;ihe, by a dragoman, with a third drag
Aud IN this order they went back to Cairo.
s%olemnly, and, for the most part. silently. Mr..
Ingram did talk, as he had an important object
Ia yiew-that OF putting Mr.. Dnmer into a good
In this he succeeded so we'll by the time they
had remounted, after crossing the Nile. Mr.. Da-
mer opened his heart to his companion on the
subject that was troubling him and told him all
about Miss Dawkias.
~ don't see wi (: We should have a companion
that we don't like for eight or ten weeks merely
because y seems rude TO refuse a lady"
=" should CAL it to give way In
My daughter does not like her at ALL con-
Nor would She be a nice companion. for Mis-,
Damsr; not according to my way of thinking"
And as to my having asked her. or Mrs.
soul, 1t is pure invention on the woman's part"
"Ha! ha. ha!" laughed Mr.; Migrant; !" | must
old soldier, and has the benefit Of experience"
What would. Miss Dawkins have said had she
AnTT don aaa ilk Mf the find S Sf ling ss at an aii pa s sGif Mr.
You see the position in which am placed. /
am ~ IN ma AIRY nda nr-'
Vi don't cali it rude at all
"Disobliging. then; or else I must have all my
by" And MIR. Damer paused. being at a loss
for an appropriate name for Miss Dawkins.
by an unprotected female" suggested Mr..
Yes; Just so. I am as fond Of pleasant COM
pany @s anybody but then l like to choose it
$ do l. said Mr.. Ingram. thinking of his
;. "NSE Ingram, If you would Join us. we should
Upon my word, sir, the offer i. too fat
that, he could not undertake such a Journey
until Mr.. Damer knew on what terms he stood
"Yo are a terrible democrat said Mr..
Damer; laughing I6u. then he 3, on that matter
collected, his thoughts or made up his mind as
to what he had better say and do, on the spur
We'll. what do you say to it," said Mr..
pamer encouragingly. But Ingram paused be-
For Heavens sake, my dear fellow. don't
hsy. the slightest hesitation in refusing If you
THE fact Is. Mir. Damer, I should like it too
Yes, sir, and | may as we'll tell you now as
later. | had intended this evening TO have asked
GOD bless my soul" said Mr.. Damer, looking
as though IA totally new idea had now been
under these circumstances. will now
wait and see whether or no you will renew your
God bless my SOUL said Mr.. Damer again. |
II often does strike M. old gentleman as very odd
that ,nat any man IN should hou rd taii IN l3v ,o with ;ndt his n6 daush,
child. The case is GENERALLY quite different with
man must fall in love with their girls.
And have you said anything to Fanny about
this Z" asked Mr.. Damer.
Yes, sir, | have her permission to speak 10
"God bless my SOUL said Mr.. Damer; and
by this time they had arrived at Shepherds
"Oh. mamma" said Fanny. as soon as she
found herself alone with, her mother that even
"oh, Fanny, don't tell me anything tonight,
for ! am a great deal too tired to ~listen."'
this; indeed YOU must" And Fanny knelt down
at her mothers knee, and looked beseechingly
VIVA is It. Fanny You know that all my
bones are sore, and that | am so tired that | am
Mamma, Mr.. Ingram has"
" Has what, my dearf has he done anything
wrong z
mo. mamma; but he has he has proposed to
me-" And Fanny, bursting into tears, hid her
face in her mothers lap.
And thus the story was told on both sides OF
the house. On the next day, as a matter OF
course, all the difficulties and dangers OF such a
marriage as that which was now projected were
insisted on by both father and mother, IL was
improper; II would cause a severing of the fam
lily not 10 he thought 81: II would be an alliance
of a dangerous nature, and not at all calculated 10
insure happiness and, in shOrt, IT wasimPossible.
On that day, therefore, they ali went To bed very
unhappy, Hut ON the next day, as was also a
matter ~ currse, seeing that there were no
peCuniary difficulties, the mother and father
were talked over, and Mr., Ingram was accepted
as a sun-ip-lHw. II need hardly be- said that the
offer OF a place IN Mr.. DamArs boat was again
made, and that an this occasion II was accepted
without hesitation.
There was a.. American, Protestant clergyman
resident in Cairo, with whom, among other per-
sons. Miss Dawkins had become acquainted.
pom this gentleman or upon his wife Miss
Dawkins called IA few lays alter the journey To
the Pyramid. and finding him in his study, thus
performed her duty Ia her neighbor;
You know your IOlntryman Mr.. Ingram, |
think 2" SAID she.