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mer condition Of mental and physical

mel cOn0luOn OF meuCAl 6uu pnybIc0A
vigor.
Chatham villa Is one Of the numer.
u artistic summer houses which
abound In the southern portion OF
Rhode Island, and stands IL extensive
pleasure grounds overlooking Maria
gansett Bay. As yet the weather was
very cold for living In such IN open sit
uatiOn. but the sky was almost always
clear and bright, and scarcely a day
Of the seven weeks that we remained
on the island passed without Con-
stance and me thickly clad with furs.
taking an invigorating walk. in which
exercises we were sometimes accom-
panied by uncle and aunt. the former
Of whom would Iojl: Gu where the
5000 British troops and their Hessian
mercenarieS were quartercG during the
American Revolution. and the wastes
where once fiourished the fine groves
which they cut down for fuel; and ne
would sometimes further describe how
nv countrymeu had destroyed nearly
500 OF The houses and all the shipping
then harbored there.
Although, all things considered. l
must always look back upon my first
soiourn at Newport with much gratih-
cation-indeed 1t could hardly be 9th
erwise, for / enjoyed the almost unin-
terrupted company Of Constance While
I was there-I was rejoiced as the Pc
riod fixed for our stay drew towards It's
close, and that for the best OF all pos
sib!e reasons.
Before leaving New York 1t had been
arranged that Constance and were to
be married ut a Presbyterian church
on Fifth avenue the first day OF May
and we were to return to the city n
week prior to that event. In accord
ance with the wish OF everybody con-
cerned, the ceremony was to be OF the
simplest possible character. and an
hour after its accomplishment we were
To leave for Saratoga. where q suite OF
rooms had been engaged for me at the
Grand Union Hotel.
Preoccupied as l was with the antici-
nation of my approaching happiness. l
could never forget my father. aud ID
nv more reflective moments was dis-
,urbed at hearing no news OF MIN.
either directly or indirectly. but couid
not think of any better way OF amend
ing the unfortunate rupture between
rs than that which Constance had pro-
posed-a plan not yet practicable. In
creas!ns my already great impauence
with the slow-moving hours.
The eve Of our return to New YORK
NJ length arrived. April was drawing
TO its close, and the weather was SO
genial that we sat with comfort In a
group by the opened glass doors when
lead on to the veranda that oVeTlooks
the bay. Uncle Sam and I were smok-
ing. a habit which by long use our re-
spectiye ladies had grown to tolerate
NJ all sorts Of unreasonable times ana
places. Aunt Gertrude was engaged
working q monogram In silken charac-
tiers on q strengthening purse OF me
network which she had designed TOT
her sister, while the latter nestled at
nv side wistfully turning over an al.
bum of photographs. THE cardinal
had inst been carried or TO bed by his
nurse. after amusing US for ten min
utes by an exhibition Of his precccity.
his customary evening privilege. un-
Gle Sam was in high spirits. and more
like his former self than at any time
since his illness. After intently OBJ
serving his wife's work for some min
utes (my aunt had completed the { and
was now outlining n T. not an Nj. he
suddenly exclaimed: Ernest, you are
n lucky dog" to which inelegant asser'
ton l signiied my assent. at the same
time taking Comics hand in mine.
SCORES Of English lords. heavily
weighted with titles and debts. sigh In
vain for an achievement such as
YOURS" continued uncle Sam. what
n pity It Is that man. always quick to
~perceive his misfortunes. Is SO ire
auently blind to the good things which
fall to his share"
THAT will never be my case" OBJ
served.
To be continued.