The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-05-12
!, AND FAITHFUL. AND VALIANT FOR
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING,

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"There it is again, two negatives. l wish
you hadn't. ym
"Well. Donald, seems to me we have had
enough Of this, I'm tired Of it, If you
aren't" 30.
al am certain am"
"vcry we'll, then. It's plain yon and I
can't go on badgering each other at this rate
forever. We may rs we'll part company 6rst
as last, for see It will come to.that In the
end. Perhaps you'll find some one who will
give you an affirmative in exchange for my
negative-Ailss Amelia. Tor instance"
"Miss Amelia has nothing to do with the
case In hand. There's no need Of dragging
her in. II you think we are no longer ct
for each other. I think so too"
"Thats settled, then. thank goodness"
for, though hadn't meant word Of what
l said, You know. how could I retract after
such an answer, pray2
So we walked home in grim silence; but
long before We reached our gate my stiff an
ger had melted into q piercing anguish, and
my heart cried out for grain Of love. while
scape grace pride stood warden atevery loop
hole, and couldn't lot me hang out a aag of
truce nor sigma! Of distress. As for Do.
nald. he was now all a.dush and now like
ghost, and his eyes shot out sparks like
Aint.
At the gate we parted in silence. and lsaw
that he fingered as if to latch it, as stepped
brskly up the ioot-path; but never turned
nor glanced back, and presently heard him
call "Chris,ine!" But I kept straight on.
head up and heart down; and again Chris.
tine!" but Inever--oh me. D Ioniy had!
Well; do you think after that | spent the
nigh, crying like any baby; and in tho morn
ing some one happened in, and said Donald
had gone. :
Mother she gave me look, and when the
visitor had gone
"Did you know that?" asked she, sharply,
for mother favored the match.
"Why should l? It's all up between Do
nald and me-" answered, shortly.
"Whose the blame?"
"Moods and lenses" said getting up to
go out before she could cay more; for when
ever mother got excited she fell into her ma.
tive Scotch tongue, and that hated rs bad
" MS Donald did false syntax and trick of
II she lent to inc myself, and I've never
fairly rid'myself Of 1t to this day.
"And temper, TIL warrant; you girls are
all alike-it'sa fash in the pan, and the
fame ends in SMOKE" she concluded, before
| was quite out of hearing.
You may guess if wasn't pretty we'll down
at the mouth; but kept up amazingly be.
fore folks; so It was noised about that had
Tilted Donald myself. Perhaps | had. And
Just at this time Ned Brown he came home
from sea, and he dcavod me so to marry him
that I almost wished there wasn't any such
thing as marriage.
lie was to be captain next voyage, and
have ship of his own, and he would tako
me to Cadiz, and half round tho globe, may.
be.
must confess that 1t appeared an atom
tempting ut first thought hut then looked
at Ned and remembered Donald, and the
temptation sped in the twinkling Of IN eye
50 said, "No!" upand down; hat present.
ly half repented me, for gossip flew abroad
shat the Blanks had taken Donald into part.
nershp, and he was going to marry Miss
Amelia.
"Oh. Donald!" sighed I,"if you'd only
stay single, prince nor palace would tempt
inc :"
But here was Ned, and there was Donald !;
and it was good year since we had parted.
and the gossip had slfted down to certainty.
md Ned would sail in fortnight; and what
was the good of two being miserable for
nothing-married or single I should be that
so when he came again promised to 60 to
Cadiz with him, or wherever no pleased; it
wouldn't make much difference to me.
So wo were married; and Susan went with
us up to the city, where the ship was taking
IN cargo. 1t was tho first time we had ever
been out Of our home.nests, and It was us
though somc fairy had smugsled us upon en-.
chauted ground, especially as there is no
mortal particularly happy in those parts that
ever could hear tell Of.
We had two or three days to spare before
the ship would get under way. and Captain
Brown, he took US round to $50 the sights,
and it was enough to craze ono. II was al
mos. as much us your lifo was worth cross.
Ing the streets, to begin with. and that was
n't what was used TO, though have had
narrower changes for mine since 1t was
nothing but come and go, thither and you.
and the people never seemed to stop any
moro than II they were in o tread mill.
wondered nightly when they took their
meals and more than once waited for the
procession to get BY.
Well, one day We stopped before one Of
tho splendid churches just to look and admire
and soon we observed that carriages kept
coming up and people going in; and Susan,
saws she. t' ~