Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-07

cap iOT IA pjdln EltE tlDDl1lS-
& And for Mr.. Harrington"
g think, Letitia, that the Captain is already
struck with you"
g What makes you think so 90 was the eager
inquiry.
& noticed when he passed the salt to you at
dinner, to-day, he winked at YOU
. Winked at me!' said the indignant spin
ster.
g Well, no, don't mean winked-cast an ex-
pressiye glance"
&. Yes" said Lctitia, modified by this view of
the case; g that may have been 50, and I, for
my part thought heard MIR. Harrington sigh,
and directly afterwards he looked at you"
g You don't say so, said Sophronia in a state
] ofgratified excitement, gently rubbing her hands
you don't say So Wouldn't it be funny,
though, Letida if they should marry US 90
q don't see anything funny aboutit. Think
1t would be perfectly proper and natural" said
/ the more scdate elder spinster.
Thus matters proceceed. Without intending
it the two spinsters exhibited their partiality on
all occasions for the favored suitors-those at
least which they hoped would prove such. Lett
tia took particular care to help Capt. Fitz Gibbns
first, and to the best the table afforded, while
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wants Of Mr.. Harrington. Indeed. am OF opin-
ion that the rest Of The boarders were, without
knowing it. indebted to the presence Of these ren-
tlemen lor many little nicetics which otherwise
would never have appeared on the table.
8 How are you getting on, Letitia 2" inquired
hcry younger sister one day. " Has Capt. Fitz
Gibbins proposed yet ?''
g Certainly not. no man of deIicacv would
after 50 short an acquaintance. But he asked if
wouldn't so to the theatre with HIM some even
ing
Of course you said no.
g ofcourse didn't. Why should :"
thought you didn't approve of theatres"
4" No more don't. But II wouldn't be fair to
condemn a thing without seeing it." said Lett
tia, with an extraordinary assumption Of liberal
lty. How arc you getting along :"
g Mr. Harrington asked me whether ever at
tended concerts. ItoId him did whenever
could obtain an escort lie looked a little confis-
sed, and then said if ! co.-sa 60 no oeIle-la
would 60 with me some evening. I told him I
should be delighted to go
Wen, that looks favorable. But Sophronia.
there's one thing I'm uneasy about think the
Captain takes altogether too much notice ofSusan
l.
that would fancy her must have a strange kind
oftaste''
Now YOU We mentioned it Letitia. III tell
you what | have thought. 1t seems to me that
Mary Davenport is doing all she can to attract
the notice of Mr. Harrington. She's GOOD for
nothing hussoy, and if it wasn't for losing three
dollars week board, I'd tell her so. I should
think she'd be ashamed of herself"
They're artfll creatures both Of them I
knew it the first moment I set e,es on them ra
turned Miss I.etitio. and hone the gentlemen
will have more sense than 10 fake any notice Of
EN-. Well, they say it takes all sort of people
to make world, and I expect it's the same with
boarding house. At any rate. if I find them
playing eff any Of their aittll tricks, III settle
en-. See if don't"
Any one who had seen Miss Letitia Scraggs'
countenance at that moment would not doubt .
that she would keep her word to the letter. 1t
was expressive Of the most determined resoiu /
ton.
Susan Tarbel and Mary Davenport roomed to-
gother, They had been confidential friends pre-
V1ous to their meeting at the Misses Scraggs' es-
ID 'aoilshine!t and as such, were want to corlmu-
''il",e ,lieir Ieelihs unreservedly to each other
Di' you ever see such ridiculous creatures
- 'iie MISSES ocraegs asked the former as
'n'9 sal 'osether about week after their en-
'i"iIce aS oo"raeIS. = In the first place they are
= anu ye' Eerly DeleYe they
APT ~ e'loOli's ana MI ar
iI4is 1oH lil'o i deeI'satioA.
-, od loll say So, saa her friend, " that
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