Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25
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\ ults dresses Nhtn make my bow l
have not the trick Of coloring 10 the roots
of my hair when | am spoken 10. Yet
there was one period of my life when all
my merits seemed 10 my own eyes insig-
niticant, and felt very modest. not To
say bashful 1t was when i was in love.
Then, sometimes did not know where TO
put my hands and feet Did | mention
that in those same hands and feet con.
sists my chief beauty They are
both small.
Three years ago | fell in love. did
not 20 into it qpietly--weighing my
idols PROJECTIONS against her defects
fell in, head and ears, two seconds after
the introduction.
MIR. Haynes, Miss Arnold" said mu-
tual friend, and 10 Twas desperately in
love She was fairy-lke figure, with
long, brown curls floating over snowy
neck and shoulders, and falling down on
the waist of an enchanting blue dress
Her large, dark blue eyes were full Of
saucy light, yet how tender and loving
they could look. This | found ont L.
terl
OF all the provoking, tantiliziug little
coquettes that ever leased the heart Of a
poor man, Susie Arnold was the most
bewitching l would pass an evening
with her and 20 home certain that one
more interview would make me the hap
piest of men; but the next time | met
her, cool nod and Indifferent glance
threw Down all my castles. She was
very cautious. Never a word did she
drop to make me believe she loved me,
and yet her hand would lnger in mine,
and her color rise ii | looked my feelings,
and her eyes droop, 10 be raised again IN
moment, full of laughing defiance. She
declared her. intention 10 be an old maid
most emphatically, and in the next SEN
tence would add
Il never did love, but il should take
a fancy to anybody l should love him like
like house afire. Though, she would
say carelessly, Il never saw anybody yet
worth setting my thoughts upon.
tried in a thousand ways 10 make her
betray some interest in myself Propose
outright | could not. She had way.
whenever tried it, of looking in my face
with an air of grave attention and pro-
found interest, that was equivalent in It's
effect to knocking me down it took al
the breath out OF ME
One evening while there, | was seized
with violent headache. ! told her was
subject to such attacks, and the gipscy,
putting on grave face, gave me "a leo
ture on the subject Of health, winding up
with
The best thing you can do Is to get
wife to take care Of you, and 10. keep YOU
from over study. | advise YOU 10 DO it.
if you can get anybody to have you"
Indeed, said |, rather piqued, there
are too many | refrain from Sc
lection for fear of breaking other hearts .
How fond all these ladies are Of me !" |.
added, conceitedly, " though l can't see
that | am particularly fascinating"
"Neither can l." said Susie with an
air Of perfect simplicity.
Cant you :" said |, Il hoped-hoped
-"Oh, that dreadful attentive face Of
hers THAT is, Miss Susie | thought.
perhaps-oh my head my head :" and
buried my face in the cushion.
"Does it ache so very badly and she
put her cool little hands among my curls
felt the thrill her fingers gave me all
the way to the toes Of my boots. Ny head
being really very painful, | was obliged
to leave; but all the way home, the soft,
cool touch Of those little fingers fingered
on my brow
Soon after this it became necessary for
to leave the city on business. An offer OF
a lucrative partnership in the South, in
the Office of lawyer friend OF mine,
made me decide to extend my trip and
see how the Gland lay" One thing was
certain could not leave home for months,
perhaps for years, without some answer
from Susy. SO, dressed in my taultlcss
costume, full of hope, went 10 Arnold's
Susy was in the parlor, at the piano, alone.
She nodded gaily rs | came in, but con-
tinued her song, 1t was, I've something
sweet to tell YOU"
At the words, II love you " adore
you" she gave me such glance, | was
ready to PROSTATE myself; but, sweeping
back the curls with laughing defiance,
she warblod, But I'm talking in my
sleep"
Then cried, "you love me when
you sleep. May think so Z"
"Oh, yes, if you choose for Rory
O'Moore says dreams gohy contraries, you
know"
sat down beside her.
"AhT said, signing. "Rory's idol i
dreamed she hated him
"Yes," said Susy, that was tho differ
encc between his case and yours"
We chatted away for "a time AT last |
began
Miss Susy, came up this evening to
tell you that IL"
How she was listening! A bright
thought struck me; l would tell her OF
my journey, and in the emotion she was
certain to betray it would be easy TO de-
clare my love.
"Miss susy," I said, q am going South
She swept her hands across the keys of !
the piano into stormy polka. | tried to I
see her face but her curls fell over it. |
was prepared to catch her if she tainted,
or comfort her if she wept. I listened
for the sebs fancied the music was in
tended to conceal; but, throwing back !
her curis with sudden toss, she struck
the last chord of the polka, and said gai- .
ly-
"Going away 2"
Yes, for some months
"Dear me how distressing just stop !
At Levys as you go home and order me
some extra pocket handkerohiefs for this
occasion, will your
"you do not seem to require them,"