Smyrna times., 1895-08-21
Autumn Lovers.

y ""ays very much hurt
: casual visitors to Benfeld do not a
once grasp all the salient points of tba
interesting town. Our usual metbo,
I with distinguished foreigners is to tax,
'nem TO the bridge, and, pointing t,
the zigzag course of the New River
with the little bridge over it leading 7,
Miss Prudence Pembarthy's house asl
'nem what foreign city it at once bring,
10 mind. Then they look round at m.
"e'nodlst Church-the village green
gay with the white cease and groteson,
ganders-the old elm trees. foil ot
saole-colored denizens, and replv with
the air OF folk who have at once guessed
'he problem What does it remind nc
OF? Oh, Peckham Rye, or the Hamn.
stead Ponds"
We dissemble our disgust and saw
encouragingly Think again. Now
'ne orluge, for instance, hasn't it a for
e'gn arr Doesn't it remind you of /
nung with the groom and porters on
the bridge."'
"hereupon the visitors guess " ca
Ventry'" and give it up in disgust
when we say We mean Venice
Bentield's picturesque Resemblance
70 venice was the chief point which in.
uuced Miss Prudence Pembartby to
settle among US. She had lost most of
her TIN. pray, do not for a momant
Imagine that l, Cicely Reade. am in
dulging in slangy jokes about money
Miss Pembarthy's father had owned a
Tin mine; but one fine morning the fin
lnoVou on or gave out, or did some
thlng unexpected, while altogether
dlssipated its customary remunerativa
properties When the mine failed 70
respond to the demands made upon it
Olu Mr.. Pembarthy took to his bed and
died. Miss Prudence saved a bundrad
year from the wreck, or. rather bar
cornish friends settled that amount on
ner' and, by the dint of unblusbino
statements, induced her to believe that
IL was the last act of reparatiop which
the hckle tin had made before MOVING
OH 10 some unexpected place where it
could not be got at.
Miss Pembarthy was overwbeIDood
when this blow happened to her She
SAID that she could no longer remain in
ulsCrlct where so elusive a metal
she wasn't quite sure whether tin was
a metal or a mineral-would alwavs
remind her of the fckleness of things
Besides, she was intensely proud Sbo
humoly prayed to her Maker to forgive
Such weakness; but the more she
InOugnt OF giving up her family pew at
4regarthen church, and seeing il 90.
cupIed by others who could afford 10
pay Tor It, filled her with anguish. Tn
all the ordered sweetness of her davs
'ne was 40, but didn't look it-she had
'aKen precedence at Tregarthen; now
sue could not afford to live there anv
ohger, and came 10 Benfield with her
mall maid.
am not an imaginative person but !
Vhen went to Miss Pembartbv and
'egan to pour out my love troubles in :
Ter sympathetic ear, 1t seemed to me :
8 IL tne wall of her little sitting.room .
Ioated away, and that was in heaven :
me had such sweet blue eyes, such a h
oVeiy, peach-like complexion, that :,
ways wanted to kiss her, but feared :,
take SO great liberty. Wbenever
'lt l must yield to the impulse :;
'oked at her nose, which was acouliue
nd somewhat strongly defined. and =,
One day, however. when =,
~ troubles were unusually bitter-I ;f
% not going TO tell you about them 80
le suddenly opened her arms and held =
le tightly until l felt better. Altar =,
lat' loved her more fondly than !.
'er' ana was not surprised when she :
'nsulted me about Mr.. Trelawny. who
ad come to settle in Bpnfied fort.
ght before her arrival. He occupied IT
little house at the other end of the y:
llage, but never failed everv after- -
bon to call at Miss Pembarthy's and -,
ave punctilious message to the A.
feet that he hoped the climate did not
commode her. Miss Pembartbv in. y,
rIa6ly sent out message in return
anking him for his courtesy, and say s,o
9 that at present the climate had not e.
her in the least. -,
On the fret Of every month, Miss bs' a
moarthy received callers, Mr.. Tre- q
Vny Invariably stayed to tea after. ~
lrd, only to be ANONYMOUSLY defeated :,
backgammon by Miss Pembarthy. ,ho
onceived exaggerated idea of Miss NO
mbarthy's proves at this redoubt- ar
Ie game, until papa informed me
It Mr.. Trelawny could beat the viii ~
q physician with superlative ease has
% was supposed TO be the best back. "
nmon player in the United King. she
n. Then it suddenly dawned upon nv
that here was a romance going on Low,
BIT under my nose-a romance which frie
developing slowing and surely. you
gathered from Miss Pembarthy that wht
Trelawny must have lost his tin give
}, as, next to the Pembarthy's he cam
held the leading place in Tre- INN
then society. Indeed, he had been L
years constant visitor at the Penn that
thy mansion, 1t was easy to see door
Miss PembaFthy was a little aIar
ibled in her mind by Mr., Trelawnys 90
ling down at Benaeld. She missed ing
great house, her servants and car II
res, her customary benevolences, II
Difference which had always greeted "Mr
whenever she took her walks or OF fi'
les abroad. on a
,-aohow. A. H. M