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him some Of the grease-spots, mud, aud dir
with which they we're SO literally favored
But Abel still pursued the even tenor of hi
way, undisturbed, save by some chance arrow
that Cupid let fly at him, merely pour paSSe
te tens. These only stuck in the flesh AM
caused slight irritation, without inflietinj
any deeper wound,
At one time however, Abel certainly cam
very near falling a victim; aud this circum
stance was hailed with delight by the whole cir
Gle Of his friends and relatives. They flattcr
ed themselves that a wife to keep in Orde
might divert him from the contemplation o
their shOI t-comlngs.
Pretty Olive Mithers!. She with the large
slOping eyes, and snowy eyelids, that gave slcl
a Madonna-lke air Of purity to her face. You
seemed to see her but through those cyelids
they took the attention at first sight; aud u,
Daniel W Webster went by the name Of ''all eyes
in his early career as schOolmaster, it would
not have been inappropriate to call Olive NTH
ers "all eyelids. %
Abel was first taken" in church. The pre-.
monitory symptoms were constant gazing Al
those wonderful eyblinds, so sweetly cast dOwI
over her prayer -bOok-guilty looks when de-
tected in the act-and constant restlessnes
and uneasiuess during the whole service. And
livepeeped slyly out from those white blinds
and laughed iu her sleeve at the desperate
struggles of the poor fish on the end Of he
line: Deceittul little Quakeress She LOOKED
an incarnation OF purity aud deyOtion-sht
acaS as mischicvious fiirt as ever tormenteC
an unfortunate man. But to do her justice
she was really in earnest with respect to Abe
Arnfield. Yes, she had fully made up he
mind that if the man proposed she would reall!
take him, and enjoy the pleasure Of torment
ing him for the whole term Of his natura
life.
But, alas! poor Olive! you found by sad ex
perience upon how slight thing will turn OIL
whole future fate. There was picnic excur
sion, to which Abel and Olive were bOsh III
vited Already people looked upon them a
engaged lovers, and significant glanCes follow
ed their movements. .a
But Olive, in scrambling up ledge of rock
disarranged the neat attire which had hithert
charmed the exacting lover. One or two tum
bles by no means improved her appearance
aud when they rejoined the party Abel's low
had banished into thin air. Her dress wa
torn, her hair disarranged, and
"A single SPOT Of mud that light, but guilty streak,
Had banished all the beauty irom her check"
In vain the figure of Olive prettily dressed
with those lids so meekly cast down, was pla
ced before him, after this the charm was bro
ken, and something whispered to Olive tha
Abel Arnfield was lost to her forever.
Then there was Bessie Carson-whOse fac
was perfect sunbeam, whose conduct was lik
no one else's, and whose manner was fascina
tiOn. She took Abel entirely by storm-h
was obliged to surrender whether he would o
not; aud for sometime he persuaded himsel
that the appearance of s0iled collar, whic
had lately haunted him in Bessie's presence
was merely the shadow glancing upon it.
But one day our bachelor, on entering tn
hall at rather an unexpected hour, beheld
pair of slip p-shod shoes, which he immediatel
appropriated to Bessie. She never acknowI
edged the possession, not having been interro
gated; but Abel Arnfield had sort of feelin
in his bones, and again he ''roamed in maidei
meditation fancy free. These disappoint
ments rather soured him, and he began to loo
upon women with cynical eye.
Abel had an only sister, who might be con
sidered fortunate woman, or might not, a
persons chose to fancy; at any rate, she was th
mother OF nine children. Her description ma
have been little exaggerated, but she Away
insisted that when Abel entered the door b
drew his skirts carefully around him, and ap
peared from his manner Of walking to b
threading labyrinth Of live Goals. He wa
not fond of having the children arms aroun
his neck-objGcted to their wiping their hand
upon his clothes-and altogether frowned up
on other endearing little ways peculiar I
childhood.
In spite of this, however, his sister urged
| with tears in her eyes, that he would take u
his abode with her; but Abel only shook hi
head in very decided manner, aud went bac
to his boarding house. Hislandlady had learn
cd all his pecHliarities; and the good wOInal
would as soon have thought Of cutting off he
own head as Of abating one iota of the exquis
ite neatness that always distinguished hi
room.
But Adam was discontented even in Para
disc; and one day Abel took it into his hea,
that it was quite time for him to see something
Of the world. People wondered what shoul
the doubtful beds, the thousand inconvenien
ces to which travellers are subjected, SCENE
like SO many dragon heads to deter him froI
the venture. But Abel cut them all down q
one stroke, and went forth to meet his fate.
Description would utterly fail in attemptin
to paint the horrors with which he found bin
self at the hotel with sOiled collar and dust
coat, and face very much disarranged by tn
sparks, and other light cralf, that sail so impu
IDENTIFY in at the car windows; but after care
| full examination Of the damage he had sustain
ed, he gave himself a thorough securing, an
went forth to seek his fortune. He found him
self in one of the loyeliest villages Of north
ern New York; every residence was minia
ture Paradise, and he sauntered leisurely alon
| admiring the principles OF neatuess whie
seemed to pervade theveTy trees, for every lea
shot forth in uniform manner.
He had como to full stop before an alluriI
cottage, almost smothered III a thieket Of trees
and stood leaning on the paling, and lOokin
over at the prospect. In the distance a Vir
ginia fence hemmed off piece Of woods thJ
seemed approaching too closely; and betwee
that and the house was a beautifully eultiva
ted garden.
Abel stood ruminatiHg- thinking how haG
py llte might be passed in such placer-whe
g slight rgstling disturbed his thoughts, an
ne swoke to the consciousness Of young lad
VITA 2 w2terng. pot IL her hsnd.o AbeIl Abe
lneorrigible cynicl thine eyes survey til grace
sole Of her foot, not with the loverss oenerou
blindness to ell defects, but with the eriticJ
Unsuitable thirst for something to find faul