The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-12-27

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'l'm SO dull," said she, looking
brigh as a diamond. {" Let me think
Is. p:' British Poets, perhaps"
"Try nearer home! -
"What are you likely to be thinking
of hat begins with b. P? Oh, | know
Boiler pla cs ~
She looked at him, innocent as lamb.
Bill looked at her little coquctry A
woman without coquetry is inspid as a
rose without scent, as champagne with
out bubbles, or as corned beef without
mus ard.
"Iis something I'm thinking Of most
of The time" says he " bu. | hope it's
softer than Boiler Plates. B. p. stands
for Miss Isabella Purtett."
"Oh !" says Belle, and she skatcd on
in silonce.
/" You came down with Alonzo Ring
dove?' Bill asked, suddenly, aware of
ano her pang after momcn. Of peace.
" He came with me and his sisters"
she replied.
Yes; poor Ringdove had dressed him
self in his shiniess black, put on his
brigh est pa ent- lea her boo $, wi his
new swan-necked ska es newly strapped
over them, and wore his new dove
colorcd overcoat vi b the long sklr;s, on
purpose to be lovely in the eyes of Belle
on this occasion. Alas, in vain
i" Mr.. Ringdovc is a great friend of
yours, isn't he'"
"If you ever came to sec me now,
you would know who my friends are,
Mr.. Tarbox."
"Would you be my friend again, if |
come, Miss Belle!
"Again lave always been so,-
always. Bill"
"Well, thon, something more than
my friend ,-now that | am trying to be
worthy of more Belle -
"What more can | be 2" she said,
softly.
| "My wife"
| She curved to the right. He followed.
To the left. lie was not to be shaken
| off
"Will you promise me not to say
1calUes instead of U"lyes, Bill - she
said, looking pretty and saucy as could
be. " | know, to say W for V is fash
ionable in the iron business but don't
like it,"
What thing woman is to dodge -
says Bill "Suppose | told you tina
men brought up inside Of boilers, ham
mering on the inside against wcnty ham
mering like Wulcans on the outside, get
their ears so dum.ounded that they can
not ell whether they are saying calucs
or ocalres, wlce or UTt"e,-suppose
told you that, what would you say,
Belle 2"
"Pcrhaps I'd say that you pronounce
rrtuc so well and act it so sincerely,
that | can't make any objection to your
other words. If you'd asked me to be
your rife, Bill, | might have said |
didn't understand but wte do I'M
derstand, and say
She nodded, and tried to skate Of
Bill stuck close to her side.
" Is this true, Bella % he said, al
most doubtfully.
" Truth is truth :"
She put out her hand. He took it,
and they ska ed on together,-hearts
beating to the rythm of their movements.
The uproar and merrimcnt of the village
came family TO them. 1t seemed as if
all Nature was hushcd to listen to their
plightcd troth, their words of love
renewed, more earnest for long suppress
sion. The beautiful ice spread before
them, like their life to come, pathway
untouched by any sorrowful footstep.--
The blue sky was cloudlcss. The keen
all had stirred the pulses like the vapor
of frozen wine. The benignant noun
tains westward kindly surveyed the hap
ny pair, and the sun seemed created to
warm and cheer them.
" And you forgive me, Rclle?' said
the lorer' 81 feel as if | had only gone
bad to make me know how much better
going right is.''
" l always knew you would Ard it
out. never stopped hoping and pray
ing for it,
"That must have been what brought
Mr.. " ado here
| Nh1 L utu IlGtC ntin 81, t'ili3 NllCl J
heard of something that happened be-
tween you and him | thought him u
brute and a tyrant. never could get
over 1t, until he told mother that YOU
were the best machnest he ever knew,
and would sometime grow to be great
invcn Or"
" Pm glad you hated him. I suffered
rattlesnakes and collapsed hues for fear
you'd 60 and love him"
" My affections were engaged" said
she, with simple seriousness.
{, Oh, if I'd only thought so long
ago! How lovely you ave ~ exclaims
Bill, in an cxtacy. "And how refined
And how good God bless you ~
He made up such wishful mouth
so wlshful for one of the pleasurablc
duties ct mouths, that Belle blushed,
laughed, and looked down, aud as she
did so saw that one of her straps were
trailing.
i" Please fix it, BILL she said, stoop-
ing and kuceling.
Bill also kneit, and his wishful mouth
Immediately took its chance.
~ manly smack and sweet little femi-
nine chrip sounded as their lips met.
Boom twanging gay as the first tap
of marriage bell, loud crack in the
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