Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-06-25
WHAT \ PRETTY LITTLE HAND

am not bashful man Generally
speaking, am fully as confident and tor
ward as most of my sex, l dress well,
SIM we'll. don't tread on ladies dresses
whcy | make my bow | have not the
trick of coloring to the roots of my hair
when | am spoken to. Yet there was one
period of my litc when all my merits seem
ed 10 my own eyes insignificant, and /
felt very modest, not to say bashtul. 1t
was when | was in love. Then, some
times | did not know where to put my
hands and feet. Did l mention that IN
those same hands and feet consists my
chief beauty? They are both small.
Three wears ago | fell in love | did
not 90 into it quietly ly-weishin my Idol :
perfct.ons against her defects fell in,
! head and ears. two seconds after the IN
PRODUCTION.
MIR. HAYNES, Miss Arnold said a
mutual friend, and 10 WAS desperate
| " in love. She was fairy like figure,
with long brown curls floating over a
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 bow tender and low
ing they could look. CThis | found out
latcr.)
OF all the provoking, tantali1ing little
coauettes that ever tcased the heart of a
poor man, Susy Arnold was the most be
witching. | would pass an evening with
her and 90 home certain that one more
interview would make me the happiest
Of mon, but the next time | met her,
cool nod and indifferent glance threw
down all my castles She was very eau
tious. Never word did she drop to make
me believe that she loved me, and yet
her hand would lingcr in mine, and her
color rise if looked my feelings, and her
eyes droop. to be raised again in mo-
ment, full of laughing defiance. She de-
clared her intention to be an old maid,
most cmphstically and in the next SEN
tencc would add :
II never did love, but ii I should take
fancy to anybody l should love him
like-fke house FIRE. Though, she
would say carolessly, Il never saw any
body vet worth setting my thoughts
upon.
| tried in 4 thousand ways to make her
betray some interest IN myself. Propose
outright I 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 Its
effect to knocking me down 1t took all
the breath out of me- One evening, while
there was seized with violent adache,
told her was subject to such attacks,
and the gipsey, putting on a grave tace'
gave me . lecture 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 TO do
it-if you can get any body to have
( YOU.
Indeed, said I, piqued, There are
sco many refrain from selection tor
fear OF breaking other hearts. How fond
al. these ladies' are OF me = | added, con
co.,cdlv, tho can't see that | an par
ticularly fascinating,
Neither can |. said Susy, with Al
all Of perfect simplicity.
Can't YOU :, said / hored-ho-
ped-" Oh that ireadfully attentive face
rf hers That is, Miss Susy, | thought.
rcrhaps-oh my hoa4 my head "
and | buried my face in the cushion
DOCS it ache 50 very badly :: AID She
put her cool little hand among my eurlS.
tslt the thrill her fingers gave me a.,
.e way 70 the toes ci my boots, My head
icing really very. painful. / was Obliged
IL leave but all the way home, ibc soft,
cool touch of these hstlc fingers fingered
amy brow.
Soon after this it became necessary for
me 10 leave the city N business. IN o.
fer .; lucrative partnership IN the South
IN IN, oal>e q i lawyer freud 4 mine,
made mc ,fceiGe . ex:e.,d ~ =? ~ ses
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