Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-14

aclamations Of satisfaction, and Fits Aubyn
glanced around to see it al had followed his
iniunctions, ere he touched his lips to the
glass.
.sCome, Stanton no lack of chivalry here;
where's your g,ass?" aG
II will drink Miss Mines health in clear
iced water with the greatest pleasure" SAID
Stanton, smiling; "but never touch wine"
':Never touch wine! and pray why not!
ut is against my principles, "said Stanton,
with quiet frmness.
Fitz Aubyn curlcd his lip in conten,ptuous
silelc,. hat was several degrees harder to
bear than spoken obloquy, but another young
man leaned for Yard to interpose his word.
Offer the wine to him yourself, Miss
Milne, surely he cannot be 50 lost to all sense
Of .,allantry, as to refuse it from your TAR
handr' =,
Agatha had grown very pale, but without
speaking, she filed one of the goolets, ana
held it towards Stanton.
evil you take it from me?''
Stanton looked at her with calm gravity, as
he replied:
"Miss Milne, should be q coward indeed
did l allow y'ur persuaslons to sway me
from my fixed principles which are the guild
| ing stars OF my lite.
lie bow d and Withdrew. The gass fell
from Agatha's hand and was shivered into q
thousand gli,tering fragments; she bit her
scarlet lip until tho blood started, with a
strange sympathetic thrill of exultation.
Had he wavered for an instant in his deter
mination, she would have despiscd him.
"a very Door investment those horses Of
mine, and all this behavior a IN good-boy-ln
story book" tered Fitz Aubyn about -four
weeks subsequently, ashe strobe into the bril-
liar tly illuminated saloons of the Club House
"Wa,ter, glass Of brandy and water
qu'ckr' =,
"Whats the matter Fitz? you look as bl ck
a. n tbundyr cloud" observed bystandel
who was leaning against marble pillar and
picking his teeth in a most epicurean manner
"The matter? Do you remember that mag
nificent Agatha NJ Inc, the Queen Of all the
beautiess"
"Of course do; she hasn't lost her wits OF
her property, | hope?'' Z
"No, but I've lost the latter pretty effectu
ally. Who do you suppose she is going te
marry?"
81 am sure I cannot guess. Do tell you
news at once, and don't keep fellow IN sus
pence" -,
swell, she is going to become Mrs. Charlie
Stanton; actually going to marry man with
a fossil aunt, and principles that wont alo"
him to drink glass Of wiue! Bah! the hum
bug that passes current in this world"
II could have prophesied as much before
nv dear boy, if you would have only dom
me the honor to listened to me" observed tn
other, cody unfolding the newspaper, so al
to get at the inside columns. "You gay ane
dashing young fellows are very we'll as Ions
as girl wants to amuse herself; but when l
comes to FIFE long question she is apt tt
prefer safe man for ahusband."
Fitz Aubyn groaned deeply, but consider et
his position too precarious to be worth
arguing. .4-,
Meanwhile, little Ruth Fleetwood was a
busy as bee working at her cousins wed
ding-rob of spotless white satin, and askin:
ten thousand questions, the final Of which al
ways was;
"But, Agatha, you never would tell M
why you didn't like him, and now you ar
lust as bad. Tell me, that's darling, why
you changed your mind?'' Va, w.
And Agatha only laughed and crimsoned
and made the same old provoking answer;
"Oh-6ecauss!'