The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-08-27
selett Story.
What a Pretty Little Hand.

arm not basIful man. Generally
speaking, ] am fally a. confident aud
forward as most OF my sex. dress
we'll, sing well, | don't tread on laairs
ircsscs when ] make my bow, aud have
not the trick Of ooloring To the roots Of
my bsir whco spoken 20. Yet there
was one period of nay life when ali my
merits seemed 10 my eyes insignificant,
aud fslt very modcsl, not 70 ssy bash.
fol. TWAS ailcu | was Ia love, Thea.
sometimes, did rot know who're 10 pu,
nay hands snd feet Did msalioa
that 10 those same baads aud Iee. con.
sists my chief beauty They are both
small.
Three years ago fell ia love. | did
not 80 into Il qnicily weighing my
idols projections against her degprls.
| fell IN, head and Ga 5, two seconds
after the inuolnciioa.
"Mr Haynes. Mrs Arnold. said a
mutual friend, aud lc /. was desperate.
y 10 loyo She was faify like figure,
with long brown enrls e. atiBg over 4
snowy neck and shoulders, aud falling
down on the waist Of an enchanting
blue dress. Her large blue eyes sere
full Of saucy light, yet how iender aad
loving they could look This found
out later.
Of all the provoking, tanialiEing littla
coquet,es that ever toased the heart Of
poo- man, Susy Arnold was the mos,
bcwitehing. ! lwonld pass aa evening
with her aud go homo certain that Que
more interview would make mo the hap.
piest Of men, but lhc next time met
her cool nod aud indifferent glance
threw down al my castles. She was
very cautious. Never word did she
drop to make nae believe that she loved
me, and yet her hand would llngcr in
mine, aud her eyes Troop, TO be raised
again 10 a momeDt, full of laughing de.
fanec. She declared her intention 70
be an old maid, most emphatlcalIy aud
ia tbs next sentence would udd
/" i never did love, but II should
take fancy TO anybody | should love
him like--liken houseon FIRE. Though" I"
she would say earelcssly, II never YET
saw anybody worth setting my thoughts
upon,
tried IN thousand ways to make
her betray some interest ia myself,
Propose outright could not. She had
way, whenever ] tried IL, Of looking
in my face with an air Of grave atten.
tion and profound interest that was
equivalent in its effects to knocking INC
down; it tooS al the breath out oi nc.
One evening, while there, | was seized
with a violent headache, / told her |
was subject TO such attacks, aud tho
gipsey, putting on grave face, gave
mc a lecture on the subject Of health,
winding up With
"The best thing you can do il to get
wiie 70 take cure Of you, aud to keep
you from over study. | advise you 70
do i II you can get anybody to have
you"
Indecd,' said / piqucdssa,herc are
too many | refrain from a selection
for fear OF breaking other hearts. How
fond all these ladies are Of me r I
added conceitedly, though I can't see
that | am particularly fascinating
Neither can l." said Snsy, with an
air Of perfect simplicity
"0an't yoa? r. said |. aT hoped
hoped-bopcd---" Oh that dreadfully
attentive face Of hers sThat is. Miss
susy, | thought, perhaps, oh, my head I
my headF and ! buried my face in tho
cushion.
Does it ache so very badly p aud
she put her cool little hand among my
curls. | felt the thrill her fitfgers gave
me all the way to tho toes Of my boots.
My head being really very painful, l
was obliged to leave; but ali the way
home the soft, cool touch Of those little
fingers fingered on my brow.