Year: 1859

long and often, and began 10 realize that
she ought to sleep. 1 knew perfectly
well that it was my duty to offer her a
resting place on my shoulder. bu; hard
ly had courage TO ask that innocent face
to lie on my arm which was not, as she
thought it, that of cousin and mar
ried man. ReccolIecling, however, that
it was my duty to make her comfortable.
and that 1 could scarcely deceive her
more than l had already done, prof.
fered the usual civility. She slightly
blushed, but thanked me, and accepted
it by leaning her head lightly against my
shoulder. and looking up into my eyes
with smile. "As you are my cousin, +"
she said. Soon after her eyes closed.
and she slept sweetly and calmly. as if
resting in security and peace. looked
down at the beautiful face, slightly paled
with fatigue, lhatreste against me, and
felt like villain. l dared not touch
her with my arm. although the bound
ing of the cars jostled her very much,
bat sat remorseful unit! the sleeper set
tied the matter by slipping forward, and
awaking. She opened her eyes instantly,
and smiled. at is of no use for me to
try 10 sleep with my bonnet on she
said, "for it is very much in the way for
me and l am sure it troubles you" So
she removed it giving me the pretty lit
tie toy. with its graceful ribbons and
flowers to put on the rack above US. l
preferred to hold it, telling her it would
be safer with me, and after few objec-
tions, she resigned it, being. in truth, too
sleepy to contest the point then tying
the blue silk veil over her glossy hair,
she leaned against my shoulder, and
slept again. This time, when the mo-
ton began to shake and annoy her, l
stihed the reproaches OF my conscience.
and passing my arm lightly around her
waist, drew her head upon my breast,
where it lay all night. She slept the
sleep of innocence, serene and peaceful.
but it is needless to say that | could
not close my eyes, or quiet my con-
science. Icould only gaze down on that
beautiful. sill face, and imagine how it
would spring up and confront me if she
knew what 1 was, and how 1 had de
c.ived her or dreaming more wildly still,
reproduced it in hundred scenes which
l had never loved, unless the butterfly
loves of my summer sojourns at Newport
or Saratoga might be so dignified, and
still less bad l ever dreamed or thought
of marrying even as possible and far
off contingency. Never before 1 sol
emnly aver had seen women wished
lc make my Whenever before, had l SO
longed to call anything my own, as did
that lovely face lying on my heart. No;
1 could not sleep!


In the morning we reached Buffalo.
and spent the day at Niagara. If | had
thought her lovely while sleeping. what
was she, when the light of feeling and
expression played over her face, as she
eloquenily admired the scene before US,
or was even more elcquently still. |
don't think l looked at the cataract as
much as at her, or thought the one crea-
ton more beautiful and wonderful than
the other.


She was now quite familiar with me.
in her innocent and charming way, cal
ling me "Cousiu Frank" and seeming
to take certain pleasure in my society
and protection. Il was delightful to be
greeted so gladly BY her. when entered
the hotel parlor, 10 have her come for
ward SO quickley from her lonely seat
where she had been waiting, not unob-
served and unnoticed, to receive me-to
have her hang on my arm, look up into
my face, tell me all her little adventures
alone. and chide me for leaving her SC
long how long it seemed to me while
every word, look, or smile, seemed
doubly dear to me, because knew the
precious tenure by which l held my
right. She busted herself, too, while
was gone out, with our joint baggage,
and rummsged over the trunks to find
a book which had expressed desire
to see-she mended my gloves, sewed
the broken band of my travelling cap
and found my seg.r case whenever
lost it, which was twenty times day,
while she scolded me for the careless
ness, which she declared almost equalled
her own. Long ago she had given over,
to my keeping. her elegant little port
monnaie, with sll her money in it.
which she was sure she would lose. as
she sever could keep anything" and a.
she had ordered me TO take out wha
was wanted for her travelling expenses,
l opened it with trembling hands. when
was alone and examined the COMETS
There were besides all the bank bill;
which she had probably been furnished
for her journey, and which, with piou:
care she had folded up into the small
est possible compass, as much gold a:
the pretty toy could carry, tiny pear
ring, too small to fit any fingers bu
hers-which | am afraid | kissed-s
card with her name on it and memoran
dunn in pretty hand "No.-Olive St.
} St. Louis" which as rightly conjec