The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-10

merely by listening to a recital Of his
own daring deeds which were, doubt
les. very greatly exaggerated?
The young men at the big hotel I'm
Thun were clad mostly III knicker-
lockers and many of them had nIpnn
stocks of their own. 1t soon became
their delight to sit on the terrace In
front oil the hotel during the peasant
summer evenings and relate to BESSIE
their hair-breadth escapes, the contin-
uouS nurmur of the River Aare. form
ing a soothing chorus to their dra-
matte variations. AT least dozen
H2mnE men lowered around the girl.
willing ana eager to contide in her
put while BESSIE was smiling and kind
10 them all. IL was soon evident th;nt
some special one was her fayoritp and
liner, linen the rest hung hopalessly back.
i,nihgs would go wonderfully well for
this lucky fellow for u day or two ana
ne usually became so extensively con
ceited IN his bearing towards the rest
that the wonder Is he escaped without
ierSohai vengeance being wrecked up-
VI. MN tnen an at once he would pack
up ms belongings and gloomlly dcuart
Tor iierne or Interlaken depending on
whether MS ultimate destination was
west or cast. The young mon remains
ing invariably tried not To look iubl-
liant at the sudden depnrturo Will.
the ladies staying at the hotei hsrnr
to say hard things of Bessie, poinr
even so Tar as to assert that she was =
neartleSs litrt. How little do we know
me motives of our ow-crcatures,
tons of others! Bessie was no nir,
out high-minded, conscientious rirl
WIN an amb!tion--an ambition which
she did not babble about to the world
ana therefore the world failed 10 an.
prcciate her, as It nearly alwnvs fails
to appreciate those who do not take /,
into their confidence.
1t came to be currently rcpnr,od In
thc motel that Bessie had refused no
less than seven OF the young men who
,.am neen staying there and ms these
young men had one after nuo,b.,.
packed up and departed either hv tbn
inst train at night or the earliest I'm
the morning. the proprietor began 10
wonder what the matter was rSnsri,l
~ as each of the departing guests had
m ,n, !" snort time before expressed re-
newed delight with the MOTEL and lie
surroundings. Several of them b.d
stated TO the proprietor that thnv h.G
abandoned their intention of procast.
eng eng ;s tur5her with their Swiss tour. 50
IT'S belongings. Thus did tho nn,tsrrr.-
opinion of Alexander Won HumbnldI
seem about to become general IN 10
great delight of the hotel propriatc,
wneh without warning. these youna
men hnd gloomily deserted THIN ,vLi,o
Is beauty undoubtedly rcmain.d ~.
Vhahged Naturally the good man vi,
owned the hotel was hewiIdn,.nJ 49,
neSnh 10 think that. after all, Tho i1nc.
race. '''isiHS
Among the guests there wos ~
Young fellow who was quite ne n,,nI
.'!tleNcd ms the proprietor. h,rhi,
1vNtr"nce was one OF the last to far
un"er tne spell OF Bessie. IL indeed !, l..
Tprrcct TO speak of Archie falling nj ali
| lie was II very deliberate youn,- -, .'i'
i"t given 10 donl; anything Trcrini,
louS'N, but there is no doubt ,h,; H.
Hnafming personality of BESSIE foeci
, -. MN athuu&h he seemed 10 con
| tcht himself with admiring hr,. ~ a
| distance. Bessie somehow Iid
| sem 20 care about being ad,pir.a
from distance, and once when Ar"ht'
Nus nrninenading back and forth o,,
| the terrace above the riyr,. sl,n - ~,
swcetly III him from hcr hool. ,n,i
S'lt down beside htr. Jimmy Wnl,mn,
| nau gone that morning ana thr 80,
rau not yet found it out. Jimmy MI
80 c"mplettly monorolized aTiss nI,,
fuhd Tor The last few days thnt M n,,
else had had chance. but nov. IN
n had departed. Jessie 81, pirrn m,'
me terrace: which was II most un,,sunI
state of things. '''''
Ihey tell me-" said Bessie in bo,
most iinttering manner. that YOU are
been 10 the top of the Mattrrbnrr :.
On not famous: far from IL" soin
Archie modestly. II have honr mn H.
Ma;tcrhorn three or four times hnt
aieh women and children make that
ascent nowadays, so that is notbi,,c
| unusual" ''''S
am sure you must have had sn,,o
| thrilling escapes" continued Res"
| looking with @,dmiratiuu al ArrI,is,l
sta !f', frame. Mr. Wellman had an
| awful experience. ......."
Yesterday" interrupted Archie 81
|