The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-04-22

define your position in the house as that of
mere boarder, and, as such had no right
to fiout another young lady in my face,
ana claim that because she made mistake,
l must have done so, too. You talk queer
~ about this music anyhow If you are
as familiar with the piece as YOU pretend
why did you practice it? [ know you are
not right about the mistake, and | don't
believe you think you are, yourself"
If a man had given Bob Carver the lie
so directly, suppose he would have knock
| ed him down Az it was he Jumped up
without word and went to his room.
'1I:zzie played several very lively airs
with great animation, and was as merry as
| a bird until she went to bed
Her apparent triumph over the matter
angered me, and l bluntly told her she
had been ill-naturcd and unlady-like
whereupon she informed me that children
should be seen and rot heard"
At breakfast, next morning, all of us had
apparently recovered our good humor, but
there was something forced about Bob's
gayety. | noticed that he and Lizzie said
nothing to each other. When he left, he
would not be back to supper. Gle always
dined down town. As this was not alto
gether unusual, no one bat myself appear
cd to notice it. except Clara, who looked
at Lizzie with sort Of ''told you so"
glance.
Bob came homo that evening, and we
did not see him till the next morning At
breakfast Lizzie seemed about to say some
thing to him, once, but did not do So
Father, mother, and Clara went to
church. Bob and | concluded not to 90.
and 1t was Lizzie's turn to stay at home
and superintend the preparation for din-
ner.
We were accustomed to eating good
dinners on Sunday, as it was the only time
and take our time at it. We all enioved
those Sunday dinners keenly
Just before the folks started to church
Clara and Lizzie were talking earnestly TO-
gether, and Clara said, Yes you ought to
do it at once" l gave no heed to the
words then, but afterwards knew what
they referred to-
Father had sort of half-library, half
Cir mn ctair md Al ho-n u, - i
he to take a smoke and myself to read.
After We had been there short time,
Lizzie tapped at the door and walked in.
| asked her if she would have cigar, to
which she made no reply, but walked di-
rectly toward Bob, who involuntarily got
up to meet her.
I saw that they were about to make up
their quarrel but as [ had been present
at half dozen make-ups Of theirs, [ only
thought it necessary to gaze, with sudden
interest, out of the window.
Lizzie commenced "Mr. Carver, I was
rude; was provoked at what you said
at the table, and SO forgot myself; I'm
sorry"
| wished 1 had gone out, but they were
between me and the door, SO | did not
know what to do.
Bob maintained an awkward silence for
a few seconds. l began to feel Interested.
l knew that was pretty much of an apollo
gy for Lib to make to any one, and | men,
tally said if be did not accept it az frankly
as it was offered, he was a-well not what
[ thought him.
Lizzie must have grown tired of his 81,
lence for she had turned around from the
window. when Bob said stop" She
turned toward him and he continued
'Lizzie, don't think am such a brute
as not to accept your apology. was only
at loss to find words to express my re
gret at having provoked you into saying
what you did It was all ny fault"
''No it wasn't," cultly ret urned Lizzie
and l mentally concluded that they would
quarrel over this.
But Bob continued seriously, and in a
most lugubricus tone, said, ''Well, may be
it isn't / guess it is fate. 1t is the re-
suit, suppose, Of oversensitiveness to your
indiference-or dislike"
''Bob t' exclaimed Lizzie.
''Its true" he said, 81 can't help feel
ing that you dent like me, and my uneas
iness leads nae to act SO as to increase your
aversion"
1 wished I had gone They seemed 70
be settling not only their last quarrel, but
all that they had ever had.
'.You had no right to say that, Bob
You know-I don dislike you,' said
Lizzie, actually breaking down and sob
bing
| guess he must have concluded that ne
knew it, for he took her in his eapacious
arms just as passed them on a retreat,
terribly ashamed of not having gone IN the
first place.
DO not know what took place after l
left, but so far as dinner was concerned,
Lib might as well have gone to church.
Bridget got it all right, and | think it
was about the happiest one we ever did eat.
Happiness is contagious, and there was
enough of it in Lizzie's eyes alone to have
inoculated a whole regiment with Jog.
| believe Clara saw the state OF affairs
at once and shared Lizzie's joy to the
greatest possible degree.
Father and mother seemed to accept the
"era Of good feeling" without explanation,