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STRICTLY TRUE,


was wild, little creature with her
v, dimpled face full of mischief. always
q extr;iyarant THINGS and civinr noonlo
impressions. and vet she bore thc i'm
Int title of-NIrs. Dudl.y R,yinrto,,-
husband. who was decidedly grave and
>. thought she did not s,lnnort hi,n,m
sufficient dignity: and he sometimes
rtook to lecture her on what he c,nsid-
ler .little falling :" but with some mis-
Gus rcply she was always SIRE tn nut to
his gravity.
cry one wondered how two people so
unlike as Dudley Riyinrton and Lizzie
Z had ever been drawn together: but it
rue saying that people like their oppo-
and MIR. Rivinsion, who was at first
ked, then amused by Lizzie's pranks at
h found himself in love with the little
en- while Lizzie, who stood in consd-
e awe of this gentleman, gradually
her respect deepening into different
g. And so they were married, and. ..
|ent though they were, no word of dis
ever marred their happiness. lie bore
naturedly with her mischieyous dispo-
b, but at times he would cast about in
wn mind for some way to cure her.
My dear said Mr.. Rivington, one day,
entered the apartment where his bride
sitting, 81 have heard something very
&c.
hat is it,? asked Lizzie.
have heard that your parents We're very
h opposed to our union. and that we were
led to clope at night by jumping out of
back windo W, and that then We had gone
ediately to the clergymcn, and had been
ned without the knowledge ofour parents.
had refused to have any thing more to
ith YOU
How very strange" exclaimed Lizzie,
could such report have originated -
Have you not said something ia fun
h might have given rise to it? -
No, said Lizzie, thoughtfully, and then
hdded Oh, now remember. .'Thc other
when Sally Brewster was hcre-you
she has such perfect horror of old
lemen-she asked me in an innocent way.
came to marry a person 50 much older
myself. For my part, said she. Il
kr should wish to marry an old man and
! nd ma wouldnt t let me, if did She
! ch an honest little creature, and ALWAYS
Is everything so literally that wished ia
hish her, so | replied Il spranr out of
OK window at night, and was married
he early the next mornin, I surnoso
must have been the way the story orig
Jed, and it has gained, of course, by cir
ftion."
But Lizzie, what did possess you to say
! thing?" continued Mr.. Rivington.
Only for mischief. meant to have un-
eived her before she left me, but forgot
Do you think it right to say what is not
E, even in fun, Lizzic?' asked her husband,
h grave look.
But it was strictly true, Dudley; for do
not rccollect my telling you the night
ore we were married, became alarmed by
cry of fire next door, and sprang out Of
window which was near the ground, and
loon as the first feeling of fear was over,
lrned to waken my father and mother ~
WHAT you said then was true in the let
; but was it so in the spirit ~ asked Mr..
ington, as he gazed earnestly into his
e's face.
Now, grandpa" said Lizzie, as she strok
down his whiSkers, "please don't preach
sermon, for | was only in fun when
it, and ! think people might understand
; every one is SO dreadiully matter-oi-
t.
: But when you make your assertions with
grave face you must expect people to
nix that you mean what you say"
lizzie laughed, and wondered what made