The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-04-26


ELISE felt angry, fancying that some
how he had guessed her secret, and was
trihing with her, and replied very hastily,
f" am quite at loss to know what you
mean, Mr.. Manley; you must be aware
that your attentions have been confined
to the one who doubtless has the best
right to receive them"
"Nay, Miss bingham, that is rather a
severe speech, and I am sure that you
will not get any one tc coincide with you,
replied Louis, speaking as though she
had meant joke.
ELISE saw this, and tried to carry on
the illusion, saying in bantering tone,
" No, no, Mr.. Manley, not if they had
-" and she lifted her eyes to the mis-
tletoe.
At first Louis looked perplexed, but
soon burst into an uncomfortable tit of
laughter
Surprised and vexed, ELISE rose to
leave the room, but again she was detain-
ed, by her companion saying in an eager
voice, DO allow me to explain my appa-
rent rudeness, Miss Bingham"
ELISE was in despair, almost in dismay
as to what all this was leading neither
was she much reassured when Mr.. Man
ley commenced by asking, Did you re-
ally see my foolish joke with Adelaide
am sure you must have been highly
amused at our expense, Miss Efhngham. u
Elise tried to smile in very uncon-
cernea manner, but the counterfeit was a
failure, and the tone in which she asked
the lady's name far too constrained.
Her name, Miss bingham Is ii
possible you do not know my sister?" ex-
claimed Louis, half-pleased, half-amus.
ed expresession stealing across his fea,
lures.
Your sister, Mr.. Manley, I never
knew you had sister, she exclaimed
and the sense of relief that crept into
her heart was depicted SO visibly in hel
face, that it would have told its own tale
| to one less interested in it than was Louis
Manley. 6 Do introduce me-" she con
tinued, in hurried tone; you are really
very naughty not to have done SO long
ago."
| Louis, Manley had no intention of al
lowing such an advantage to pass unim
proved. He was quite quick enough tc
read the state of affairs, and rejoiced te
discover that the girl he had loved fol
months was not so Indifferent to him a!
he had been lead to fear from her gay
bantering manner He had already tn,
fathers consent to win the daughter if HI
could, and thinking truly that he nigh
never have another opportunity like th'
present, he said, in voice tremulous will
emotion, e Not yet, Elise, have some
thing more to say. May I claim plac
in your regard? do not speak withou
{: your fathers appreciation. Let me hop
that one day you will be more to Adelaid
i than a friend. May not introduce yo'
to her as her fnture sister-in-law ?"
! We cannot tell exactly what answe
Elise gave; perhaps she could not tel
herself; but it was not a very uIfavorabl
one, if we may rely on Miss Emily
word, for she declared the next day tha
r she had seen Mr.. Manley kiss ELISE b
the mistletoe, though he could not get he
2 under it. Whether such was the case o
, not we will not pretend, to say; all W
!. know is that they were partners in th
f country dance that finished the evening
q amusements, and seemed the happiest {
S the happy, and the following day the ger
n tleman had long talk with papa in the ve
: ry same library where still hung the mil
tletoe, looking faded and out of place
n but never mind, it had done its duty
S Elise as we'll had something of impor
n ance to communicate to her mother, {
d which the good lady seemed to listen wit
much complacency, and less surprise tina
a her daughter had expected.
: Somehow or other, that very mischie
. GUS young lady, Miss Emily, managed
= get the whole tale at her fingers end
j and roasted her sister most unmercifull
a Adelaide Manley was not little anus
at the prominent part she had unwittin
~ taken in the drama. She had come
l. pay her brother a long promised visit
He only heard of her intention on t
u morning CT her arrival-the day of L
party at Effingham's lodge--and, kno
~ ing she would receive warm receptio
~ be had induced her to accompany him,
% She relt too fatigued to dance, and, fet
ing rather nervous among so many stra
80 gers, her brother had kept by her.
the supper-table there had been so,
10 badinage touching this mistletoe, a
y finding themselves alone, Louis had us
~ the means we have seen to convince h
u = that it was not quite harmless. So it
u ended in ELISE bingham becoming I
az az bride of Louis Manley before the sh
no days of another year came around, al
ls as far as we can learn, no one has yet
u GREETED that the mistletoe bough hu
= over the supper-table. Indeed, there
~ tradition that small brown twig of m
0' tletoe lies hidden in the corner of N
~ Manley's desk, and that, though no
~ boys and girls call her mother, this wi
'ie cred relic gets many look of fond rec
= lection Very foolish, of course;
~ such failings are apt to overtake the "
n est and best amongst US.
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