Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-10-18
MY EFFORT AT MATCHMAKING.

into bloom carnallon pink upon her
cheeks And sitting there IN the breeze
and sunshine, saw that my aunt kath.
arine was very hsudsomo At first
thought il strange that | had never noticed
that fact before; but II was not strange
for children think nothing about their
parents or guardians looks, except that
they be pleasant or unplesant. and was
little more thnn . child Ever since |
could remember. Aunt Katharine, with
her dark dress. smooth hair, and gentle
ways, had taken care OF me; aud whom
grew inlo tall girl Of dlleen, old enough
10 80 % kissing ppries aud have young
beaux, she watched over mo still. She was
my mother. NY companion, my friend.
never lealiged my oiIhsuafe or want Of
other kin, bat had been tho same eareless,
light hearted, merry girl ever since ] could
remember TINT I was on tho june morning
! watched her at work IN the sunlight,
She looked mp at last,
"Addie, isn't il most school timer she
said
Yes, auntie, avn going in a minutei
but fret tell me"
"What chid2'
"Why you never married"
"liecnuse ! never liked anybody well
enough to marry him Now 40 and get
ready for school,
She smiled as she spoke, aud after O
glance at her hce smiled too ond ran on
up stairs to get my bonnet and satchel
Coming down stairs again. put my
head in at tho sitting room door.
Aunt kalharinoY"
"Nell!"
"If YOU found nybody you liked well
enough wouldn't you marry him2"
II don't KNOW suppose so. Why
what in the world has got into your head
Adder
| laughed, slammed the door and boun-
ded through the hall into the road. Halt
way to the school hou.e met my teacher
Mr. Charles Dovereux.
Good morning, Miss. Addie. Reeita-
tions alroad,Y
Yes sir" | answered, and he passed
on ahead. | suuntered on slowly, think.
log of ny aunt Katharine. | thought il
would bea nice plan for her to be married
The next thought was, who would she
mnrryY
There were only half dozen unmarried
middle-agcd men ia the village. Aunt
Katharine wah twenty seven. aud Of course
she wouldn't marry q very young man.
rapidly enumerated tho half dozen eligible
ones aud their suitability for my plan
Lawyer Hyde, thirty, rich, aristocraiic and
stnqy. Mr.. leighton, thirty.fve, hand
some good well of, buta widower; and
I've heard aunt Katharine say she did not
like wdowers. Mr. Pienou, twenty eight
handsome wealthy. but to fast; she would
not like him. Dr. Jarvis, Thirty six, small
grabbed, miserable, aud unbearable gen.
orally Mr., Howe, too homoly TO bc
thought of aud Captain Haynes, with bis
yellow, bushy whiskcrs. aud nine thousand
dollars worth of morigaged property, which
he Il always talking about worse yet. Rath-
or u sorry array
Just then tho school bell rang, md
went IN to my books aud Mr.. Charles
Deyereux-aged tweuty-eight, handsome,
intelligent, we'll educated aud unmarried
The class in intellectual philosophy was
called Grst, and though | had carefully
committed my lesson 10 memory the eve.
ming before, my late thoughts had quite
driven all remembrance of itfrom my head
aud my recitation was imperfect. Mr..
DeyereuS looked surpriseJly at me, but
said nothing, In French grammar my
performance was still worse.
Miss Addio," said Mr. Ueyereux, NJ
l.u IN, ~ IL.
you have any trodbIe with those French
verbs IN learning your le.son?'
"ies, IA lutte, | replied
You want iitlle reviewing, | think.
Ii have time, will call in ut your
house this evening and help you inle
while you are studying
Mr. Deyereux knew that | always
studied in the evening, and had several
times called In aud spent an hour assisting
me in particularly difficult task, design
cd for the next days recitation. So was
not surprised To hear him make this offer,
though lttle ashamed OF tho cause of il,
as my failure had resulted from my willful
inattention and carelossness. | thanked
him, however, with u flushed face, going "a
MY swat, But IL was not entirely shame
that flushed my face.
As | expected, Mr., Deyercux, came in
the evening TO explain my French lesson
But he did not iind me alone. Aunt
Katharine sat by the table sewing, and
looked even handsomer than in the morn
ing My heart gave a hutter Of impatient
anticipation every time Mr.. Devereax
looked at her. aud after the lessons were
shrough | did my best to MAKE her talk
TO please him. My aunt talked well, but
she quite excellcd herself in conversation
that night. saw that MIR. Devereux was
interested. and | was delighted with the
success OF my secret plan.
In the course Of the evening John Au-
brey, my lover, came in. Of course |
claimed John as my lover, for though he
was nice young man Of twenty-Seven,
aud a mere child Of a girl, hardly six
teen, he had beauxed me 10 parties aud
concerts all one winter, and told me a
dozen times that was the sseetest, pret-
test, most lovely girl in al! Hartford. So
that whom John came in. went and sat
down by him in q cosy corner, and left
Aunt Katharine to entertain Mr.. Dcve.
reux-a plan which thought at first
seemed TO suit all around.
But after little time saw John cast
uneasy glances toward the place where
Mr. Deversuz, looking supcrbly handsome