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seeoud my no, be so good
Bat in vain vere my Arguments and rss.
soning Kitty vas de,efmined not TO nc.
cept her frst offer. aud fading her resolu,s.
changed my tone, aud aequiesciug in her
views. confessed that, alter all, too had
certain pride on that psint. and should be
rather mortified to knos that my wife bad
never bad any offer but that bad myself
made her and 80 promised to suspend my
suit till Kitty should be 80 fortunate as 20
receive an ofsI from soise other quarter
Now, not far from vbers Kitty dWel,
.aors sss fasoriie dsll or boser, os some.
thing Of the kind. TO which she daily repair
cd With some chosen volnme to at aed read
All my endeav0rs to persuade her to allow
me to accompany her .hither had sisays
been quite IN vain Kitty Was Grm in pre-.
ferrihg ber undis,urbed solitude. aud I eos
daily doomed to an hour or Two VI the nopes
during her woodland visit.
In pursuance With this custom Kitty set
out soon after the eouversation I have
ske,ehed, declining, As usual, my ofier Of
eompaaionship>
Not more than half an hour had elapsed
aner she had reached her faToriie scat, ere
her attention was attracted by \ youux gen
tleman who was fishing In The brook which
flowed near her Kitty dyss back litile
on seeing him. but her ear,ous eyes oeea.
sioBally wandered towards the stranger -
The latter DO sooner perceived his fair OBJ.
server than he bowed with an air Of grea,
petitioners, AID advancing few steps, veu.
tured 20 address her a few eommonplaes
greetings The young mans words were
indeed eomnoDplace, but bis eyes were far
more eloquent than bis tongue they plain
ly Informed the fair Kitty that che bad
found new admirer.. Kitty, highly fa.ter-
ed, received the stranger advances Gracious.
ly, and the youth being by no nesss bash.
fal, half an hour found them chatting easily
aud g.yly on various topics Of interest =
kittys stay in the woods was something
longer than usual that afternoon
What Is the matter, Kitty q asked, on
nrsi;ug ker soon afieT ber ye.rrn home -
Your eyes sparkle, aud you look as pleased
as though you had met . fairy in your after-
noon Tamble.'
IL is better than fairy cried Kitty,
breatblessly, its young man
Indeed T. calculated, with whistle
Yes. james, she replied, 'aud be is 80
handsome-so so sgrecsble--so delightful that
l can't say how things might 20 il he we're
to make me, some of these days, my sseosd
Ofer'
You can't impose on me in that kind Of
way, sweet Kitty, so don't atIenpt it, I ex
claimed 4 u be bound ibs impaaent Eel.
low, whom l won't object 20 8 ca king bit
Of my mind to. is not handsomer or more
agreeable than | am mysslf'
Kitty laughed aloud in derision. Hes
al - q
she cried seorpfully, and as mach more en-
tsrtaioing as be ls more handsome
Come, Kitty, don't be too cutting. too
cruel, began bat Kitty drew herself up
with dignity
They call me Katharine, who do speak to
me. sir. she said.
Katharine, fidlestieksl I cried, Kitty
is the prettiest aud sweetest name in the
world, aud comes most natural 20 me- don t
bother me with your KathaEines.'
Il dare Say you may like it,' said Kitty,
poatihg, baif abgrily, Bot don't It's too
free. How would you ike it if persisted
10 calling you JinT declare III call you
jim. if yoa 60 on calling me Kitty
DO sS II you like, ] replied, and Is will
soon sound 20 ne like the sweetest name in
the world But may presume to beg from
my fair aud gracious Lady Kstharine a de.
scriptiou Of this wood Adohis she has teen
enceunteriDg 2
.He's tail brgan Kitty
Taller than p interrupted Kitty al.
most annibiisied me by look
BY st least half foot--aod of an elegant
figure, she continued. With marked empha-
SIS lie was dressed 10 fishing costume.
which greatly hseams bin
Il have al old hsbing blouse, up stairs,'
muttsTed, SotlO rooe 4 ihink II get it out >
The y0aBg mAss saRBsEs Esss aseos..
msuly easy aud gebilemsBly, and. uiihai
perfectly respectful aud defersHiial. eostip.
ned Kitty Having asceftsibsd ny esme.
be nsver once forgot himssif 20 FAR as % ab.
breviate ibis conduct eobtrsstibg favct-
ably. in that respect, sitb some Of my
frieads'
We'll, Kitty said I, 'uhst other perfee-
tons have youf hero OF have your exhaust.
ed your lstf
'Fsr FROM IT, said Kitty, Indignantly -
'Hs wears bis bsir parted deuB 10 the mid.
die AXE poet Or that sbarmisg Signor .'oz
zolisi 10 the The part of the EdFarfo----'
Ore Methodist psrsoa, observed
a besides sll that, eostiased Kitty,
! 'he has q mousisehe
"A ASA best eiit, said bat. Kitty. tbss
perfection, bOpo uili not BE- very diibsait
u faehisvsmsat I u begin % moFrou LIZ
me see--fsil--handsome- agreeable good
naansrs slsssut 6guFo. and . moustsoAs
/ On che uhOls, Kitty, I tbink len very mueh
/ sffsid Of my nsg rival
Zoe bsVs e.ass, Kiliy ssDlisi, zitL
\ graTs aignIty
Tho BsKt day Ehsn Kiuy reached hsF
I liitls rstreai ths f0und ihs sifaugtf r. srsint tu
iis ssighboghJod | must d. ths liuls 90
| quotfs The justice q confessipg that sls did
I look stsFtlsd sad isdsed versd ghsh sls
ssv hia but perhaps thirkisg q ios lsts
70 rstfeas, she advanced limIdiy Toe ouih
mes asf uitb usoy spslores, ssd Pitusibie
pFsisnss e. BE iatfusiop, shish ste couli
not gzinsay, While something asftsfiae 10
his msahsf msde hss biassiury aiFias tha,
ths hope 81 assia sssibg ber hsd besu ~
tfso caaas ~ hs Ft appearance bs fhat q.
Il misht, lhs ttrsugrf psstsTs q fisv Kirty
tine - recover LsF esaedreca imms sdistsly
ssaatsrsd a 10 gufssit - BE spost I'D
KITTY fsneyiug sla I'D sssn its lsst ~ hsl
aes admifsf dfs1 fra sef bssk snd sst
tiinx htrsslf ~ mofsy esInsr, hsTsn :.
! read Sac, hossgsf, Bad sesrcsiy sugcssfe.
ia azinF hsf tissenou 90 its psRcs bsf5f.
tbs psrtiuasiaas siFanFsf % eppesred. a.