The times., 1897-05-23

81 degrees 20 minutes 2 seconds, which
is our correct latitude
With am air Of triumph. she pointed out
the islands OF the Azores upon the map.
..Here we are,'' she exclaimed ut
could not be more exact. The island OF
Cofvo is in latitude 80 degrees 40 minutes
1 2 seconds and longitude 81 west, and we
are upon the island of Corvo."
asked her for the sheet upon which she
had figured, a nd She gave it to me, and
have it now. This is why I remember
these things and am able TO set them down.
l could not sufficiently admire the lucid
and powerful mind of this remarkable girl,
or sufficiently won der at the contrast be-
tween her thorough knowledge of tie exact
sciences and her ludicrous ignorance OF
all else 1t also struck me as ti most re-
markahle coinciden ce, that the IA de-
grees of longitude which brought Cs nom
New York TO the Azores, should represent
to Il second the amount OF time which had
elapsed since my watch had run down
The afternoon for the most part we spent
In the cool shade of a small cluster OF
ragrant pine trees which stood in front
OF the cottage. clay in the hammock, Il
picture of graceful ease and indoicnce
while | sat beside her on a rustic bench
and gently swinging her back and forth,
recited, for Ter amusement and delecta-
tion, and to her inexpressible wonder and
eight, all the old, heroic, tender, melting.
joyous, and sorrowfui poems, which
had committed to memory years before,
and which l had supposed long since for
gotten Resting her chin upon her hands
she gaZed at me, wide and starry-eyed, !,
with rapt and breathless attention.
she passed Judgment upon everything
that | narrated, with the decision and un-
changcahIeness of an autocrat She could
not see why, if Genevieve, in Coleridge's
poem. had loved her lover so long, she had
kept IL To herself and had not told him so
the moment she found it out; and | could
not make her think that it was more
proper for girl to keep silent. until she
was asked Locksley Hall did not at all
meet with her appreciation.
lone can readily see,'' said she, mat
the story is not true. If Amy had real
ly loved that young man who tells the
story in such beautiful way, it stands
to reason that she would never have
married the rich squire She did not
love the squire, and, therefore, il Is I'M
possible and altogether silly.
it being then about 6 O'Clock, missed her
for quite :; while Then heard her musical
voice calling to me from without, and
stepping TO the docr, l saw her running
toward me from the direction or the Inlet
S he was coming along with sort or top
and a skip peculiar to her, and she re-
minded me OF a nyTnph Of the forest,
or rather Atalanta as She ''skims along
the main.
What do you think she cried out,
'has come floating into the cove?'
"A box OF SOAP l answered.
Better than that said she 1T is
your boat, the Mary Ann l found it in
the inlet and went down and made it fast
to the rock. But why do you call 1t the
Mary Ann?' Have you q betrothcd, or
sweetheart as you call 1t. by that nance
assured her that had not.
Then why do you call il so?' she per-
sisted.
explained how l had bought It of the
one-eycd fisherman. At which she seemed
relieved and satisfied
We now went TO the head Of the gorge,
and l looked down at the boat and saw
that it was all right and tight, and that
the oars were still in it. This gIa,ified
ne exceedingly, as we now had the means
of getting fiom the place, whenever We
wished 70 do so. / say we. 1Or the reason
that l had already decided that ii would
be Impossible for ne to live without her.
and that she must accompany me whenever
left theisland.
We PASSED the ca rly evening in number
Of pleasant ways, and thus, was rounded
out and completed the most delightful and
perfect d3y which had ha q in al the years
of my life.
st about O'Clock began to notice that
my fair companion was giving all the eyi-
dcnces Of fatigue and drowsiness She made
hevic efforts t. hide il from me. and this re-
minds me to say that on every occasion
which had that day presented itself she
had shown a certain inborn modesey and
delicacy and refinement, which was nDt
only surprising. when I considered how her
youth had been spent, but which would
also have done credit 70 the most daintily
cultured young woman. Reminding myself
That it was her custom t. rise with the sun,
and having consideration for the need
which she now had Of rest, / arose and
signlfied my intention OF retiring.
| She brought me a lamp and Indicated to
me the room which / was TO take. As she
stood there before me, with her beautiful
| fare half in light and half III shadow, and
with the flicker Sf the lamp reflected nom
the mysterious depths Of her starry eyes
/ with difficulty repressed an inclination
| to take her in my arms
u now Feel said l, las though I would
| like to eat you after all
When | had wthdra wn into my chamber
| / cast myself into large and comfortable
| fanteuil and rondered long upon the as
| founding events of the day, and more
particularly upon the charms of form and
! mind and heart of this perfect and ador-
| able creature. Here was, indeed, at last
| the perfect woman, such as / had never
| seen before.
/ was now able to think lucidly about
matters and to come to settled decision
| as to the plan of my future actions
| determined TO start for New York at sum
rise OF the following day. Once there, 1
would proceed to settle up my affairs with
all possible dispatch. If could not sell the
| whole of my property within three days
| I would give what remained of it away.
/ would then return to the island. If island
| 1T were. and would take clergyman with
me, first pledging him to the strictest
secrecy as to its locality. / would marry
Miranda Roy, and we would live our lives
upon this enchanted spot, in the peaceful
| and pastoral simplicity which / had found
SO inexpressibly delightful.
AsI wished to lose no time in the morn.
| ing, 1 cast myself, clothed as was, upon
the couch, and, filled with all manner OF
| pleasurable anticipate soon sank into
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