The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-08-31

why | am to visit your aunt's as stranger
to you"
-" wrote the reason to you"
1T was DO reason at all. 1t does not
salty me. | feel as if | were acting
part beneath me, and | shall not continue
my visits unless | can come in my true
character as your betrothed.'
AS you please" | answered, for | was
yexed with his dictatorial manner. You
remember how he made NE come in the
house when wanted to watch the heavy
shower from the hill. He had the same
manner now as if were spoilt child
But it changed instantly when he saw how
it annoyed me and though | do like TO
be governed sometimes, / was glad to see
hs glance become more gentle.
Listen to me, Maggie. 1t is natural
that, after being SO long absent from ou,
| should wish for little of your society.
l have a thousand plans for the future, in
which YOU are concerned, and some pro-
fessional trials that | could almost forget
in your presence, but because of some
absurd whim, unworthy of US both, | am
denied access to you, and only get stray
gimpses of you when call at your home.
Now, you must give me some reasonable
motive tor continuing this course or shall
rebel"
A ludicrous perception of the only rea-
son that could be given, here completely
upset my vexation and gravity together,
and laughed till the tears covered my
! cheeks. lie did not JOIN in my mirth,
but MS stern look OF surprise did not serve
to abridge it IL the least, and / lhinh he
WAS considering, as q physician, whether
was not iC subject for straight jacket
when | recovered my colnposure.
81 beg your pardon, Harry. | am very
sorrgn
You uiiIe with NE, Maggie Is my
attachment to you SO very ridiculous
that"
" No, no, | was thinking of something
else. Indeed, Harry, could not help
laughing" said l pepitently, swallowing
as / spoke huge gisgle, " and if you i'll
sist on knowing yerything-'
Il insist on knowing whether this blind
game in which am your partner IS worth
Tie trouble q playing. / am ;igau Of be
ING mere puppet."
= Wel,' answered, "if must be a
tattler and gossip III order to llease you, |
think you need not look so cross about it.
always have 10 yield my will to yours,
and i suppose ii were Z few years young
er you would shut me in dark room for
disobedience.'
but this is not the reason for our
meeting on such strange terms" lie was
smiling again, but saw he would not be
put cit, So | began: Listen then. In
The first place, iny auntS extremely desr
Gus to marry Harriet well. favor the
plan ior it Will improve our short com
mons at home, s.ad 'goneuess' at the
stomach IS nearly as trying as a vacuum
in the brain. You understand There
will be one mouth less to I'LL"
Dear aunt Mary, you should have seer
his wondering glance.
I'm the second place" continued
"my aunt, though disgusted with my free
ways, hos aiken it into her head that ny
passabie form and face and eligible fortune
together with sundry accomplishment
that you vet OF, would take th9 WIG on
Of ihe sails Of nay fair cousin, and h2
kindly advised me TO hide my light unde
a busne. Tor = season"
And hat Is why you never play o.
sing. How ridiculous "
Don't Interrupt ice, II you please
Furthermore, my aunt has just nXed Oh
certain young NJ. d., who has just begai
to ENJOY the delights OF our circle, as tn'
future"
" Nonessnse, Maggie. LOOK neFe'
wonder If you are stlil tFllllng with me-
| suppose his long study OF my lac,
convinced INN that lhefe was more Iiut-
than poetry In what had told him.
And SO you are not pihih9 LOT you
country pleasures, but are growing pal
and thin for want of-oi-
8 NlctuaLS:
r lie laughed IN spite Oh MS 'eAalion.
" But then larry, we nave SO many re
hned associations an 10" S"oa'o >e
the elegance OF our tea e4UiPase ce
clare, ADDED suddenly oleah'Ts Out III
f to my ifee' ha'ufai u tnannef' e'0i e
back TO HuDOardSVllle, Wnere can ofue