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What strange bird is that coming down the river road? A woman on horseback, sure as Easter flowers! Two of 'em, one in red and one in black. Don't they make them animals cut dirt? I wouldn't miss this sight for a hogshead of tree-honey. Why, it beats a Pittsburg horse-race on the Fourth of July!" "Oh, it's mamma! It's mamma and Miss Evaleen coming back from Marietta," shouted Dominick.
Arlington and Evaleen stepped across the crumbling foundation wall, and a few short paces brought them to the middle of the square area once covered by the floor of the reception room. A bunch of wild violets, in bloom, grew in the charred leaf mould at their feet. The wife plucked one of the flowers, and gave it into the hand of her constant lover.
B. I never seen you lookin' handsomer since the day I first met you and Evaleen, last May a year ago, when I was up here investigating that hunk of raw beef in the puddle." Notwithstanding his precipitate farewell, Plutarch lingered at the door, and kept nervously wiping the blood off his thumb upon the fringe of his doublet. Mrs.
But the lively creature bit me; see here, Margaret!" Evaleen held up a dainty hand, on the whiteness of which the teeth of the captive had left a small purple wound. In her playful carelessness, she let fall a sprig of wind-flowers and two or three violets. Arlington gallantly picked up the flowers. "What peculiar violets," said he, as he offered to return them.
Do you fancy he loves you?" "He has written me one letter of love here it is." Lucrèce drew a tiny note from her bosom and went with Evaleen near the prow of the barge to take the evening breeze. The first pale stars were barely visible in the clear sky. Lucrèce unfolded the missive, and held it up in the dim light, but she did not know that tears were blinding Evaleen's eyes.
Chester Arlington, of Virginia, came here to spark Evaleen; he as good as told me so; that is, I am satisfied he did; it stands to reason and the nature of a gentleman! Secondly, I told him it was no go. I said to Chester, 'You must hunt up another sweetheart, for Leeny Hale is engaged. She is going to be married, says I, 'to Captain Warren P. Danvers." "You told this Mr.
"Quite right; she is his daughter, Miss Evaleen, an amiable girl. Margaret and the boys think the world of her." Arlington made another effort to satisfy his jealous curiosity. "I was told by a gentleman in Marietta that Miss Hale is about to be married. Am I correctly informed? The lucky man is to be envied."
"Colonel Burr, this is my very dear friend, Miss Evaleen Hale." The American Chesterfield made a courtierly obeisance. "Permit me to introduce Mr. Arlington, of Richmond." "Miss Hale, gentlemen, like myself is a sojourner in a far country. She comes to us from Boston."
The three passengers were on deck. "How wicked the river looks under this indigo sky!" said Evaleen. "I wish we were ashore. There must be extreme danger in such a high wind." "There is always danger on the Mississippi, but such gusts soon blow over. We are safer in midstream than near shore. I'll manage the boat, never fear.
"Perhaps Colonel Burr anticipates raising the countess to the throne of an empire." "I will have a voice in that, and so will Gampy," declared Theodosia, with a merry laugh. "The succession is fixed." "You should become acquainted with Miss Evaleen Hale, Mrs. Alston. Evaleen is my most intimate friend.
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