Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1868-09-10

"To be sure you may but wait til
you are easier. Don't try to talk now.
"a parable. Once upon time there
was man who appeared with a gooc
amount of brains; but there was one
thing lacking. he didn't know his owr
mind"
eyes, yes, we understand. Do yor
feel any air from this fan p
He hadn't the faculty of understand
ing what he wanted"
mo, suppose not. (May, is there
a doctor down stairs ?")
"He was always in love, but there
never seemed to be any particular object
in it,
"Oh, nop'
Il mean to say he had no particular
object to love. His heart wasn't hard
indeed it was quite too sofas soft as
wool-only you can't make any impress
sion on wool, and his heart was impressed
all overland over again, as you may
say"
May looked hard at Mr.. Pardoe. He
had grown comparatively calm. She be-
gan to see little method in his madness.
"He couldn't see a young lady with
out admiring her, and he couldn't ad-
mire her without saying so; and, every
time he said so, he put the wrong words
together and made declaration of love. :"
Jane Liscom felt a sitting sensation,
and laid her hand on her heart" eff this
man were to be burnt at the stake girls,
and the fagots all ready-he couldn't
point his finger to the lady of his choice
if it would save his life."
"Choice! That's the thing that's left
gut of my composition. I can't make a
choice.'
''Mr. Pardoe, explain yourself, SIR"
It was May who spoke with majestical
high scorn.
"Girls, throw myself on your mercy.
Remember what Dr. johnson says. He
:ays some excellent II can, and do and
am."
Mr.. Pardoe, if you are suffering from
aberration of intellect, we pity you. If
you have your senses, speak, and say
what you mean"
Il mean that would make-this man
would make-the kindest and truest of
husbands. Miss May, Miss Jane, I do
not care which-if somebody would only
be so kind as to take him."
"How dare you insult us in this man
ner p said Jane, her serene gray eyes
fairly blazing with blue light.
.'Oh, yes," returned Mr.. Pardoe,
wringing his hands. Il knew how it
would be. You mock me. You can't
have patience. If I could only make
you barely understand what it is for a
man to be appreciative Intellect, beau
ty and grace. Three Of you-I mean
Adelaide too. I could love any one of
you. Decide among you which it shall
be-"
Don't pronounce too hastily. I am
sure l shall never love 'another. 1t is
one Of you three or nobody. Go into the
dressing room with the pins talk it over,
and let me know your decision tonight" I"
No reply was deigned If the girls
had turned back they might have seen
the appreciative lover bury his face in his
hands in unmitigated despair.
Addie met them at the dressing-room
door.
MAY Fontleroy, where in this world
have you been? I sent Frederick for
some pins"
May threw herself on the bed, crush
ing her wreath of violets on the pillow.
"Oh, Addie Blythe, couldn't come
sooner. I've been receiving an offer of
marriage"
''You absurd creature! Where are
the pins %
'Have you no curiosity. Addie =? CAM
you ask who the gentleman wasp
Addie looked up carclessly, holding
together the films of her cobweb dress.
Whoever it may be" said she, che
has broken Jane Liscom's heart. She
sits on the footboard like statue oi
grief"
''By no Means" cried Miss Liscom,
with ghastly smile, for I have received
"a proposition myself"
''From the same quarter, too," pur.
sued May, clapping her hands.
Indeed said Addie; S'such a parade
as you make over half an Offer"
"What would you say then to thirc
Iof one, my sweet child L? Jane, I think