The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-05


when the rest of her party went to
look at the kangaroos, she slipped with
me into the snake house. She looked
rather frightened, and the tears stood
in her eyes; so | put my arm round
| her-it didn't matter to me who saw
me. YOU know-and I told her there
was nothing to be alarmed at, and
| that I only wanted to say word or
two. I then told her that | was sorry
had not sent her back her letters,
as I ought to have; but the plain fact
of the matter was, l. couldn't.
NedS;rshe, said.oaOf course. T. do,
GeorgyisfI said: who's been telling
YOU isdon't?i Then she began cry
ing terribly. Come, Georgy, said,
let's be married whether papa likes
it or not: only say the word; She
didn't say the word. Poor child! |
don II think she could speak for cry
ing; but she looked at me, and she
gave ever such little nod, and then
she began laughing through her tears.
1t was the prettiest thing you ever saw.
Of course, I kissed her; and then |
turned, and who should be standing
close, at my side but old, Warren!
Georgy gave a little scream, and then
tried to make believe that we were on
ly looking at the boa-constrictor- But
of course that didn't do. So i said to
I old Warren, In a CHEEKY sort of way,
putting out my hand, Mr.. Warren,
Georgy and are going to be married !;
that 5 quite settled. But you and 1 may
as we'll be friends all the same. We'd
much rather have your, consent than
not. Suppose you give it u.s. He
was so astonished thatbefore, I think,
he quite knew what he was doing, he'd
i taken.my hand, with all his friends
standing round and looking on. Of
course he couldn't go back after that;
and pso-and so-the thing was set
tied. .ai,a.fls.E a5i5 81 -s55,es.g. r.
j congratulated him heartily Pre-
sently I said byschance, How lucky
it was you didn't send back Miss
Warren's letters
/ My dear fellow. that was what I
wanted to explain to her; | couldn't
send them back ri f" = /.
You found them too dear TO you?"
At last, then, he'd been betrayed
! into a feeling of romance Ie9
Not at all" he explained. /" [
couldn't send them back because-I
hadn't, kept them. Bii I'd destroyed
/ 8 Destroyed them?i"i 80 iifa ''a=r
~ esol What was the good of them?
4 only keep business letters they're
| all regularly doeketed at my Office.
But for Georgy's letters, they were
no use It was no good keeping them.
Insdde them into pipe Iightsl'1
| Won did, fol h nv = hof 2't
/ "No; 1 hadn't, time. I never ar
rived at my explanation about the
letters iioi2ainnas sai-z
t. Then my dear Stone, let me en-
I treat you, whatever you do, don't give
Miss Warren your explanation about
the letters.
l. why shouldn't z ia
7 Don't you see?s She thought you
didn' send back her letters for a SEN
timental reason because they were so
dear to you that you couldn't part with
them; and so, in point of fact, that
little misunderstanding of hers led to
the establishment of your love af-
alDo' You think so?,s he asked mus. nus:
ingly But ifs'Georgy's made any
mistake about the matter, 1 think
I'm bound to set her right
| My dear Stone, take my advice; for
fear of accidents, set her right-if you
must. set her right latter the wedding
ceremony, not before. .H
| Whether or not he took my advice
I'm not aware He was married in
due course to Miss Warren; and I
bknow that that lady was often heard
to declare subsequently she had mar
ried the best husband in the world.
r His practicalityChad answered; and
it may be good plan to convert love
letters into pipe lights; still [ shrink
7 fromaaying ut down ASA rulee that
such a course should be Invariably
adopted. Lovers must be left in that
respect to pursue their own devices,
and TODD wL It may seem right ipztheir
own eyes. It must be owned, however,
t that the story of Stones love affair
shows that there is something to be
4 saidin favor of -pfactieaiityeglAiqqS