This text was obtained via automated optical character recognition.
It has not been edited and may therefore contain several errors.

---

I lliink 1tla}uat aa nleo ua Itcuu bo; Indood, I. do not bolloi o anything much hotter oould ho, found iinywhuro, AVu Imve it Hplondld alioil mud to wnil; on,and wo onjiy ull tliu qulot that' ooiild ho ooslroil. Wo liuvo boon I id id two wuuka, nmU tliu flrat vlaltora wo Imd mudn thulr iippuiirimro to-tliiy. Tlu'sti woro Hob Furroll : iiiiU 1?i?lu jilfOoj-. Tlio vi'pi'ChimtntlvoB nr tlio Now Qrlonim 7H'ifnu/)CMomi( wtivu tlio next Unit honored an, imd tlioar, 1 enn asauro, you coin-?nvlau tlio imllro lUt alnuo wu liavo hoon aultlud in Uieao paita," '
Tlio IntnnuuHon was now clvon that tlioy hiol doloriiiluud toohunuo tliulr nuurtori) nnd liu'iUo llinnimdvuB In tlm Depot llntid. Tlio limiso tlioy wnvo ilion occupying Imd boon kindly plaood at llii-lr sorvlou by DivLntlmm, in ho bi)io, hut tlm iMioliIng tliuro wits not aullud to n iiinii midor training; nnd lionuo tho? iiucosalty which ooiupolled ii elmngo to tlio hotol.
A vlHlt inn uvnnnaod to'tliolr prosont qunr-tora. A [i?w mlnmub' wnllc brought tlio puriy to tlio liutlmin ooltugu. 'l'lin rontl whloli liuidB to It lit ono tiino win i ii (J through u porfoot wll-di'i'iii'na of innwiiifioiint wlillu onka, mid lit nuoihur altlrtod iiIouk tlio aliorea of tlio liny wliurii tlio fulninst murmur of tbo-waves gavo it dreary iippuni'nnoo to tlm soune.
Tlio llttlij ii lillo oolliigo which glimmered.In tlio diiikncsa utoild on a hlnff overlonkliiy Lliij biuo waters of tho dll^dls.-iliini Sound. Jtluro lilid linen up to tho pi'OHiuitliinu Sullivan imd Mnddon'a (]U:i)'tor?, A? lied stood heiir tlio dour busldo tlio Iront window. Tula, a largo lound tiibln, a vnukiil', throa olijitvt*?not' unoiwli lor tlie nmnll oompany tlion proBont?' oomplutml tlio, funiltui'or of tlio room: At tlio tlimi tlio company (intoi o^ It It alipuld'|)o cion-loaned It did loou a little In illsortfuiYuntt'inn It aliould he roinumbiirnd. lla Into oqoujinilta woro ?iuiw on tlio' inovo. ,? A tub and |i hiioki.'t .for bathing . pui'pimoa Stood; at tlio loot of tliA l/eu. A? hull of lOiitlior w;ub ' sub-pOiuled from Lliouclllimi twfiorthnioannd'biina avoid IvIuk on tlio floor. pH tbo laliln wliru nowKpapuid, writing papor nud a.liotilp of Ink. Tlm liittt gnvo tlilnga-hliont tilt! room-. quito a lliuimy lilr, ullmlt Hilly Miiddnu dltolnlnmd tlio hnnor of b.olng enn'tddmotl llloraf.v, Haying ho liiultint yet 0111111)01110 the Jilgh. dlatinatfon of boinu uvun private amn'ntnr/-to' ilia 'i>i1iil-1*?? l'nd, duelling to ho nddruiuud afinply im ti allior. Tlm iiriiuiRiinicntii of tlio movo woro uoon nmdo, and in a vory abort while tlio wlinlu company wovo on tlio way haok to tlio lintel, tilim^ u boiiutllul voml, ovor :wlilth tlilok brmmhoa of tliu white nuk hung. Horn was n' lino opportunity to aak que.-dlons, und.Mio opportunity, ol cnursn, wna liupi'ovnd.
do, hut 1 tliluk lie ligUtu ovou hottur tiimi lio lookB.?	?	J
"Who \?IU hoaulllvMi'a second In tho rimr???
?? Joo Uobb will bo, ourtatnly. 8u It Inu hcon dooldod.11	!-
?	1'Who will you aoleot for roforno?" .
?Woil.llmvo half udozoii In ruy hriad to miiko u sidootfon from, any ono' of wliluUXinn ?uuro would uo.woll by ub. l do not wiiut any one thnt U not ubovo nil uusnilojon. Lotu.,o( au'oli mon onVi ho found in Noyr OrloanB that would usually HIHliu bill,? nud out of tUom I oxprot lo nuiku qiy ehnloo."	' ?
, ?Wlmtla vourinodonf truliilnR, Mr, JIndden,' fia now pur6uod, in unttluK 'SuUlvon loudy tor tliu oonilUK oontost/"
??noru It Ibi oxnotly^ hb I linvo wrltton 'lb. dawiii SnUlvKn ?ota up at 7 o'clock.' Aftor wiulilnH lila fnoo nnd'liruiililng a|i(l wiwhlng lila touch ho HuHoa Ills inoutluiml tukoe ono or two Bwtdlows of pui'o sprliiK, wuttir. Uo tlion re-inovou lila nlnlit olothliiR, uponuoa hlu body jiv.Ith Boa wntor, und la W6ll ruhbod, pm'footly dry, with ooarao towola. Aftor clroauin/; lie takoB ujtontlu walk of-ono milo bolnro hroak-faat, llroiikfiist conalaia of hoqkatoak ot' mutton chcipa cookod to ault tlm tnsto, with ooaivo broad and buttor und u oiip nf wonk'ton. Hall | .iii) liom'aftiir brun|craat lio Uiesaoa so its to br : coinfortnblo. Ho tlion aturta out. lei', a Kpo'd ?.bHak walk,'whloli vnrloa from' olalit'to tqn: iilU^xt; Aa 1)^-noura honii^-Biir within opo or., two inlloa-rllu-.lnoroiiaoa lil'a apDiiil bo an Uijftot Up (i puraplriition. . Aftiir thia walk ho goos dirnotly to hia room and lu wollrubhod down with ooarao tovrdls, ,'iVlion ouol'oDoiinh lio la'-apnngrd off with iioa wntor nnd iinotlior good rubbing down with coiirao towola lollowa.- Ifo tliuh draB^oa and roinalna (iiiliit unlll oallod to Ulnnoiy whloh ihonl IhIIxuu at 1 o'olook pi- in. Ilia bill of' fure'.nt dinner 1a llinltod to ronat ? bool or lfiiwt mutton or boiled mutton or hiiof-btoak, Plonty ot Btalo lir^Rd may he ullow.ed-tuid hi)tuir, uIho ntoo tondpr oolory II doalrod,' mid onu or two pbfntooa, ?Ab ii iulo, liowovur, Bulllvun Inforipod tho HeraU oohx'BPundont Hint ho Imd llttlo' or no (anoy /or vego-. tllbiua. nf iniy liliid, und gonorully flnlahod ?off 'lila dlnnui? wltli n coi\plo. of .oup8..ot vrnak toiiV "An -'-hour uftor : 'dlimor fiulllyan . t^koa nny kind of exorofto tliat milta hlnihoat, auoli aa hitting a football Bssuoniled froul tlio,
. col)liiK, tho uao o? dumb holla, Indlim pliiha.
flhott-apr/pt j,aoo8|K|)on'luK-'ln (Hot,.any..ol.
. tlja ubovo. Slipper Is -norvad fttOp.in. '.Th^