Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-01

the ladies. Talk about woman's not being
able 10 keep secret, when he knows L kept
one Tor hun whole week and when l did
tell 1t, it was purely accidental. But never
mIndi may yet be the possess0r OF secret
he would like to know, when l will retaliate
this conduct of his"
After thus relieving herself OF her pent-up
thoughts, she seated herself before her piano,
and commenced drumming away just as it
she was going to drown her curiosity i'll ''the
concord OF "-of-dnything but sweet sounds.
Alas such was not the case; and the more
agitated she became. Finding that music was
but poor antidOte for a disturbed mind she
reclined on the sofa and commenced reading
Bleak House" which possessed the 'sover-
eign balm" sought1or, because in less than ten
minutes she was wandering in the fairy realms
OF dream-land.
Roland in the meantime, sauntered down
the street. and called upon certain young
lady Of his acquaintance, 10 whom he had al.
ready applied the endearing epithet OF my
dear Sarah )" and he might have changed it Il
little with equal propriety, and read thus -
"Ny intended"
A pleasant hour or an hour very pleasantly
spent in her society, when he journeyed on
down the shadowy vale Of life. | will not
deign to tell or even presume the nature OF
their conversation, being yet but novice in
such matters.
Time passed on as rapidly as usual, until
month had disappeared, when Roland enter
ed his sisters apartment one evening, and said
in meaning tone
"There, sister, is the ticket ofwhich / spoke
some time since"
On receiving it she hastily glanced at it aid
found it TO be a wedding card.
ooh you cruel wretch you, she exclaimed
thas !"
"Why, sis, did not try to deceive you; you
tried to fool yourself"
Il don't know whether to construe this as
real, or another raSe Of yours, Is it or is it
not ruSe? 2"
81 am perfectly honest in this the card
means just what it says; and now you have
learned phict lottery l purchased the chance
in, will lou tell me whether or no you deem
my course and selection a juuicious one, tax
ing into consideration the fact that L was SO
sure OF getting prize.
Eyes, with all sincerity, can say in bibli-
cal lang age, Thou hast done well, for bet
ter girl never smiled over cook stove than
Sarah Kayton, While [ disapprove Of your
having kept all knowledge of your courtship
from me, | must say you have made good
selection"
$50 you have relented in a measure, and
don't cherish such feeling of luminosity
against all lotteries %
'No, not particle. When l made that re-
mark, had direct reference to money lotter-
les, and never even thought OF what the old
poet said when he sung Marriage is a lottery.
No, no, brother entertain the same opinion
Of money lotteries now that did then"
"Well, concur with you, and shall always
remember that sage advice you gave me-
a month afterward, ii you had sentered
pleasant vine-clad dwelling on - street,
i'll the village Of N, you have been a wit
ness to practical demonstration of love in a
cottage.
There dwelt Roland and Sarah, as content.
ed and as happy as two earthly mortaIs posi-
bly, can be-
Although many years have since passed,
and reverses have crossed his threshold, yet
he has never had occasion to regret the pro,
curing of his last "Lotte1y Ticket, nor tie PRIZE
IT DREW"