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more III love than before, | declare" said Har
ry. "Only to think that Frank Carson-rich
handsome and courtcd-should for three winter
escape the snarcs of our dashing city bellies, ye
be caught at last by a country pumpkins daugh
ter, who makes butter, milk the COWS and dig
potatoes" and Harry lay back on the sofa AMI
laughed immoderately at the image he had con.
jured up.
"In not in love, by any means. !" said Frank
"but would as willingly marry a country girl
as one city bred"
"The deuce you would. I'd as lief commit
suicide at once as do SO crazy a thing rejoined
Harry.
Take care of yourself then"
Why, is Miss Trevor really SO fascinating?''
said Harry incredulously.
If | may judge by a half hours's visit she is.
Her mind is well stored and her opinions sound.
Then she is the most graceful creature | ever
"a country girlas graceful as Miss Danton, OF
Ellen Rush, or others of our city belles--tell it
in Gath"
If you doubt me, come, and see yourself to-
Every well-but even if she proves as con-
yersiblc as YOU say, | should think myself insane
TO fallin love with her, or with any country girl,
style, fortune, or connexions"
On the next evening the friends called and
was surprised 10 mecta graceful and well
female, where he had expected TO find
an awkward, ignorant and dowdy Miss. At first
indeed, Miss Trevor was a little embarrassed, but
soon wore off, when she conyersed with ease
md spirit. Miss Trevor had read a great deal,
md read too. with taste: her table was well sup
Piled with the magazines of the day, the latest
lclumos of poems, and more severe works: she
vas altogether a person whose talent, apart from
ler beauty, would have made her distinguished
nv where. Frank evidently listened to her
With growing interest. Harry, however on leav-
ny said she would do well to ilirt with, but that,
or his part, he wished a wife who knew city
..Shc is graceful, Intelligent, and even witty"
IL Siil, 1Du Z IL Al Il ri iNASH ~
tow beauties which is wanting here. And
hen her dress,-why, it's in last years style,
nd well worn at that
But YOU must admit, it suits her complex
"And so it would her grandmother
Evening after evening the two friends, howev-
II, were found 1t the cottage of our heroine
The week which Frank and Harry had original
' determined to spend in trout-fshing, was en-
ended to d month, yet still the two friends lin
erred. Harry, al first, had several animated dis
,utcs with his friend i'll rcfercncct TO Miss IRE
.or's manners; now she laughed too loud, now
he was too independent in. her remarks, now
Ter bearing wanted something, he knew not
What, which a high-bred lady should have. Oc-
asionally he quizzcd her somewhat, scanty ward
ODE. But these discussions gradually became
frequent and finally ceased altogether.
Frank, meantime, was seriously in love: and
the first time in his life. But he almost des-i
,aired, for while Miss Trevor always listened toI
lin with attention, her smiles and her interest
eemed wholly c~ngagedby Harry. Indeed new
+ had Frank known his friend to be SO entertain
ng; he would have given worlds as if he could
been half as talkative. But the presence Of
Hiss Trevor seemed to act on Frank like spell:
he moment he entered her mothers little parlor,
is ease of manner forsook him, and his ideas
allied.
The pangof jealousy was soon added to Frank,
Their torments. Harry day by day evidently be-
anne more Interested in Miss Trevor. he often
his mornings amusement and devoted
he time wholly to her. The two, friends now
arely conversed of their mutual mistress; for
rank was too Jealous to trust himself TO words,
nd Harry, seeing his friends feelings, had too
ruchgenerosity to speak on the subject.
Frank, meanwhile, industriously continued his
at least in appearance, for every morning,
rod and basket, he took his way to the noun
hin streams, back of the village, and often did
ot return until the sun had set, when tired and
he remained at the inn alone, all the
vening, instead of visiting Miss Trevor, as for
,erly. But in these long excursions he spent
title of his time in angling. Perhaps he would
lake a few casts until he had partially filled his
and then, putting M his tackle, he would