Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
made the same mistake you did, only she saw

s"ou5n''na' you anu hau hSeu
ions cnougn u tne same mouse together ana
"oie sunioienuy Intimate e'-i ho' iriehu'y'o
a'iow lhe 70 u'hcr win you somelimes, ana
oven 70 qu''e au'hor''y In support oil my
omn vp'n''n wneh II was a' variance win
yo"s
"na' ever 'r'enoly reia''ons 'here were
neeo no' commune You nave CHOSEN 10 de-
nne you' pos'''on in 'ac mousse as that OIL a
,aere poaroer' ana as such naa no rght 10
noa' aho'ner young 'auy III my iace, ana
o'a'n' .'a' peoause she Maue mistake
nus' naVe uoue so 100 lou talk queerly
Aoou' 'nis music anyhow. IL you are as Ia
n''iiar WIN ''e piece as you pretend why did
you "sn' 70 prac'ice IL know you are
uo' rsu' aoou' 'nat mistake anu don't be-
hesc you 'n'hk you arc yourself
man hau gwen BOD carver the lie That
a,reo,,y suppose ne would nave Knocked
nun uo"n. AS II was ne jumped up Win
ou. wora anu went 10 MS room.
i-'A1,c p'ayeu seVerai iiVeiy AIRS win great
an''i'a'lon anu was as merry as a ora until
sue "en' W oeu'
ner apparent triumph over the matter an
S,'o" lio anu ! p'unaiy .oia her she had been
c'u'su anu uniauy,,he; wnereupon she
'u'v''neu 'hc 'na' ch''oren snouid oe seen
a"u no' neaiu' anu leaving me 10 cool my
anger a' 'h's Insult 10 myself as best might,
sno "eh' ou' in'o 'he pack pafior anu leased
oiara unmerci'uiiy' I'LL she made her shut up
''' SEWING ,iacl'ne.
AZ oieaAias' next morning aii OF us mad
app"'en''y recovered our gooa humor, nut
s.o'' mas son'.'ains iorceu apou' nop sgay-
w no''oeu '''a' nu anu h,Azle sa'u noun
ing 70 each o'her. when he LETT he said lie
would not DC BACK TO supper, Che always di-
dlned down town.. AS this was not altogeth-
or unusual no one but myself appeared TO
notice 1t, except Clara, who looked at Lizzie
with sort OF u told you so" glance.
Bob came home late that evening and we
did not see him till next morning. At break
fast Lizzie seemed about to say something to
him once but did not do so.
| Father, Mother and Clara went to church.
Bob and concluded not to go, and it was
Lizzie's turn to stay homo and supcrintend
the preparation of dinner.
We were accustomed toeating good din
ners on Sunday, as it was the only day we
could all eat that meal together and take
our time at it. We all enjoyed those Sun
day dinners kecnly.
Just before the folks started to church
Clara and Lizzie were talking earnestly
. a,,1 IA
do 1t, and do it at once" gave no heed to
the words then, but afterwards knew what
they referred to.
Father had a sort of half library, half
onice, up stutrs, anu tuere BOD and went
He to take a smoke and myself to read.
After we had been there a short time Liz
zie tapped at the door and walked in.
| asked her if she would haye cigar, to
which she made no reply, but walked directly
towards Bob, who involuntarily got up to
meet her.
l saw they were about to make up their
quarrel, but, as | had been present at halfa-
dozen similar make-ups of theirs, I only
thought 1t necessary to gaze with sudden
interest out the window.
Lizzie commenced: I" MIR. Carver, was
rude, | was provoked at what you said at
the table, and so forgot myself; I'm sorry"
l wished | had gone out, but they were
between me and the door, so did not know
what to do.
Bob maintained and awkward silence for
few seconds. began to feel interested
I hnf hat tfxrt ,oI, ,c
apology for Lib to make to any one, and
mentally said If he did not accept it as frank
ly as it was offered he was a-well, not what
thought him.
Lizzie must have grown tired of his silence
for she had turned to go, and had turned
around from the window, when Bob said
"stop."
| Size turned towards him, and he continued:
Lizzie, don't think I'm such a brute as
not to accept your apology. l was only at
loss 10 find words to express my regret at
having provoked you into saying what you
did. 1t was all my fault"
mo 1t wasn't" curtly returned Lizzie
and mentally concluded they would quar-
rel over this.
But Bob continued seriously, and in a
most lugubrious tone said, Well, may be
it isn't. guess it is fate. 1t is the result,
suppose, of my over sensitiveness to your
Indifference Cor dislike"
Bob!" exclaimed Lizzie.
''lt's true, he said, 81 cant help feeling
that you don't like me, and my uneasiness
leads me to act so as to increase your aver
sion."
II wished had gone. They seemed to
be settling not only their last quarrel but all
they had ever had.1
"You had no right to say that Bob. You
-know,-I don't - dislike you" said
Lizzie, actually breaking down and sobbing.
guess he must have concluded that he
knew it, for he took her in his capacious
arms just as passed them on arapid retreat