The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-02

Stigs
You don't mean to soy that you know
her!
Why, it does not seem as if did,
but knew Minna Wenlock years a
go. ;.
SAY, I was going to the Mowbray's:
suppose you come and see ifthis is your
old acquaintance.
You were going to the Mowhray's
why. you shameless villain, you were
there yesterday.
Well. you see, forgot my umbrella
yesterday, and was going 10 get it,
and ] though: we might Just look in
and see how they are.
Oh, you left your umbrella.
Yes, left my umbrella. And l am
| glad TO say Charley blushed.
would not so to the Mowbray's-
not that did not care TO see Minna. il
she were really there, but / did not
want Charley's company,-so he went
of alone TO get his umbrella
/ sat down. lit another pipe, and be-
gan recalling all my recollec'ions OF
Minna. | wondered what kind OF n
woman the curly headed little girl ] re.
membered had grown into. | wonder.
cd we,her she was going TO be married
and live happy ever afterwards. OF
course she would be happy. NY ideas
Of matrimonial felicity are, am afraid
rather exaggerated Should ! not
have been happy with Julia, iE-well,
never mind; Julia thought otherwise
and married n captain with big whis.
kers. My whiskers are not large, and
l always hated military men.
CHATTER IL.
We had cantered mp Rotten row and
down again, and | donot think we had
spoken once the whole time. had
been looking at Minna. and thinking
what pretty girl she had grown TO be,
how we'll her habit fitted her. how well
she sat her horse. what pretty color
her hair was, and q hundred other things
all connected with Minnu.
II was now three weeks since Char.
ley Hawkins had incidentally led me
TO the discovery of Minna. had los,
little time in renewing our acquaintance
and by this time we had almost return.
ed TO the intimacy Of our child
hood.
We had not spoken word for TWEEN.
" minutes. What Minnu had been
thinking of all this time cannot pe.
tend to say. Our canter had sub.ided
into trot, then into a walk, when a
great raw.boued chestnut came canter.
ing up and suddenly stopt on the other
side Of Minpa, and voice mulfled in q
pair Of huge moustaches said, "How do
You do, Miss Wehlock!"
The voice belonged to a great hulk.
ing beast us l Immediately pronounced
him to be, aud / still stick to my oPin.
ion.
"Alfredr said Minua, turning to me,
"let me introduce you'll don't think,
you know each other; Mr.. Stanton,
Captain" somebody, could'n catch
the name. turned to talk with Mr..
Wenlock, and Minna apd the Captain
began review of mutual acquaintanc.
es, laughing and joking over hundred
incidents Of which ! knew nothing. l
had been silent before, and now that
could not get chance. How
could Minna chatter so with that idiot!
You see had already settled to my
own satisfaction the intellectual capai.
ties Of that son Of Mars. was very
glad when Mr.. Wenlock cut short the
conversation by proposing that it was
time to 90 home TO luncheon. 4 the gal.
LIANT captain bowed himself off.
whats that mans name!" | asked
Minna, as we turned to 60.
"That mans name is Captain Sper.
ling and that man is friend Of papas's.
Indeed! l thought he was friend
of yours! he did not seem to favor Mr..
Wenlock with much Of his converse.
tion,' said, in my most pungent and
sarcastic tones.
81 suppose papa's friends NAV talk
to me if they like, mayn't they" said
Minna laughing.
"Oh. certainly 1T you like" and I
cut Sultan over the ears with my whip.
Sultan. being unused TO such treatment
resented the insult by putting his head
down aud kicking violently for couple
Of minutes. In the struggle my hat
fell off, and rs il was handed to me by
the groom. had the satisfaction of
seeing Minna in violens fits Of laugh.
| ter.
dear me, dear me" said Mr.. Wen.
lock. rs came up with them. How
muddy your hat is. Curious thing.
hats always fall of in the muddiest
places"
"ls it spoll,,, said Minna with n
queer twinkle in the corner Of her
eve.
preserved q dignifed silence, end
continued my occupation Of removing
tho mud from the hat. F
/" You had better wait till it's dry.
Hats always spoil if you touch them
when wet"
=. Thank you'll think ! will 60 to a
halter and get him to put it right. Good
morning." and turned to 60. to my
office.
"You had better como in and have
some luncheon on your way"
mo, thank you: am atrnid have
some work 10 do nt the Temple"