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happy BY mutual love, and she rejected every
offer where She could not find her heart yearn-
ing to him who made il.
i knows nall she sOlilOquised one day.
Shake wants to marry me init mine house.
He no gets me, ShOn dnks make money
While he trinks lager-pisr all der While. He
gifts fooled. Hermann pes good man, but
goOt Himmel be pes more sour as der crOui vot
Old SpikS sends me when lend him monishI
And Kathleen shook her head. She proceed
ed thus to scan the merits Of her beaux, until
she reached the very last on the list.
Well, den. likes none Of 'em, any more
she said. as she ripped open head Of cabbage
Il wish Frank was NIT me-
'Ahl mine Himmel, VOt a goot boy mine
Frank is. He bes 80 putty. w don't Frank
say. Kathleen, let's 60 to der 'Squires' and
get marriedF He says nOt'in' all der while
and heaving Sigh, Kathleen went into deep
thought The Frank spoken Of, was young
man twenty-three, and really handsome fell
low. lie had been but short time from
Fatherland, and was still mbued with all those
habits which won Kathleen 10 GOtleib in an
other cline. He appeared to have quite fan
cy for Kathleen, called to see her often, got
her to do his mending, listened attentvely to
her kind LdVice. but further than that, he said
nothing Several times, The widow though
she caught him casting sly glanees Of love at
her, but she was not sure enough to accuse
him of 1t. .t-
In truth, Kathleen loved Frank. and took
various opportunities of hin.ing the matter to
him: but Frank had not lived long enough to
understand hint and stubborness in this res
pect, provoked her very much, Franks fire.
quent visits, however convinced her that his
affec; ions were assailabe, and she determined
to beslege his heart, and il possible, TO capture
il.
One evening, just after she had come to
that conclusion, Frank visited the widow. He
sat down opposite her, and after passing the
compliments of the evening, lighting his pipe,
he assumed his usual quiet position, and said
nothing further, than answer her questions as
briefly as possible. The widow now deter
mined to lay siege.
Frank she asked, with very pretty
smile, vat you come here so much 70 (?
TO get my clothes mended.' was the short
reply.
'Isb dat all?'
'Yaw.
IVY you not get 'em men1ed down to your
poard house. eh?'
Franks reply was shake of the head, and
an uneasy Whit of his pipe,
You no likes der vomans down dere.- -
Frank?
A shake Of the head.
81 links so, continued the widow, who no
ticed that she had cornered the young man.
You like to come an live nit me, Frank?'
'Yaw.'
Well, come along.
. This prompt invitation seemed to astonisl
: young hans, He raised his eyes. looked
moment at the window, and cast a glance a
:, the only bed in the room. gave long sigh
!" and again became trans6xed.
Vat you links, Frank? asked the widow.
'TinksT asked Frank, in reply.
Yes, vat you thinks ven you looks at de
bed?'
Il links not'in
= 'Notin, Frank? know vat you thinks.
. 'VatT
" You thinks dat bese Won goot bet, an yor
likes to sleep dareH vat you say, Frank?'
'Yaw, dat ish it,
;" We'll, you can all der vile.'
. Where you sleep! asked Frank, sOmewha
astonished.
On der floor, NIT der quilt
J NIX was the emphatic negative to thI
" proposition.
:! How we FIX it den, Frank?' pressed th
:. = widow, who was confident that Frank was smi
ten, but too bashful to break the ice, drew be
chair up close to his.
n Frank could not conceal his embarrassment
q. The truth was, that be had never been smitte
a. until he had seen the widow, and being entire
). ly inexperienced in love matters, he did nc
q know how to proceed. As the plump Kathlet
for the frst time. sat close by his side, be fe
in strange sensation which greatly increased b
- embarrassment He was afraid to move, an
A. even forget to Whit his ripe. the stem Of wh'c
a. he almost severed between his teeth.
,sr How we tx it den, Frank?' repeated Ksth
leen, letting her head drop carelessly on h
: loyers's shoulder. Frank shuddered at Il
!. touch, and his eyes rolled almost convulsiv'
"a lly. He could not speak if be would.