Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-11-05

Alice.
.. Wasn't? Well: and be wore damon,
min. and puifed shirt-front, and a blue neck
lie. So she said - After she left the cars a
Boston, she saw him again, looking after her
with the flower still in his button hole. 81.
staid in Boston several weeks. and she me
the same man fifteen times, always with 3
flower in his bution-hole.
" The came flower ?'' interp4-ed Peter
with an insulting, creduious air.
philomena took no notice of his question.
a. And every journey she has taken slnc'
she has come across him in just the sam'
way," she continued - and every time be
sort Of smiles with his eyes, but gives NJ
other sign OF recognition. " hat DO you
think of it?'' said She. bring up suddenly
81 don't think anything Of it IN partiea-
lar only an unusually pretty girl ana an
unusually susceptible man hat is there
to it?'' replied Peter.
:. Well said Philomena, imTatiently,
:. why doesn't he try to make her aequain-
tance somehow, or else why does he loilo"
her so %
:. How should ! know? Is that all :' re-
turned Peter, picking up his paper.
Il was enough 70 make Moses himself
sneak out. and Phiomena, being not meeker
than he. exclaimed;
.. Cousin Alice. when we have another
story to tell. We will address ourselves to the
I s1la-cushions. and then We shall get all the
advice We expect.
d. Advice Why don't see any ching for
cousin Alice TO do but keep along iu her own
way. The fellow does nothing 10 annoy her,
rs understand; and you cannot onto- n
complaint against man for riding IN the
cars wiki a flower in hi- mouth. protested
Peter. 80 Some men are just Sd sappy.
" lie has done something more than that,
said Philomena " At least, somebody has
and We suppose it 70 be he. She continues
70 have anonymous presents sent 70 her.
First OF bo0k-mark, with q painted apple
blossom on it another time. a chrome pie
ture Of them in p frame made Of apple seeds
Yesterday he was in the carr again and
kept such nervous watch OF her that cousin
Alice became real nervous, and % day
what do 70 think Peter? but the letter-car-
rier brought this
philomena held up. as she spoke, an cx-
Quisite ivory breast-piui SO deiicateig carved
In the form Of a cluster 0t applc-buds tha.
even Peters quiet blood beat q calm apTrl-
val of it's beauty.
e. What can / DO, cousin Peter s2l- Al
ice. In "a Gutter. IS don wish, q. course.
10 keep these things, and ! cannot return
them to anybody
8. Law them aside tha. viii no- be keep
ins them, replied Peter.
e. Sometimes man seems TO be real com
for, in the way OF clearing up and sc'ua.
straight. aud sometimes be is no better thar
q tJw-string. remarked Philamena, wa.
had a way of making charges against iner
as body, and not Peter as an individual
And then the dinner bell o1p2rtune.,
ranr.
No5 many days after, Fmi1nona an.
cousin Alice went down behind ine n'ls'
for some % the azileas that maI. tAe SOAP
ing hillside one bed OF fragrant bloom
There are plenty oi young "intergfeen
further ai0ng-iets 60 Tor tneia' ana gain
er our flowers when we come oaeN, salt
Phiomena.
20 they kept on quite % me 'IooA una
picked Il troubled way along Tue '''- .A ,
the dell, when u o rum AROUND "u-
rock they came 5uadeniy Li'N u4i" VIA
fishing tackle ana string o- u--'-
Why, Osborne Gray eA.A.il1'
PhIiomena' running forward I'D a.iisn '~1
surprise ' How came you H7i1 l'IN
know you were IN town "n5 A-'n so'
been to see us she c9hlihueu-
10 her surprise Osoofne "ias D'l'i''-
and bowed ackwardly ana forgot nus u7u"-
ready hJw OF words And then, ,'"i more
u her surprise. on io"Ain5 "'3''.I 90 .nl.,
dIce coasin Alice. size l1una tie iaftef
taee the color oi Ihe a1Aie" o'.7' 'li, s..' .ul
Stuck N her beit ana a g'i'4"' e,'s'' 'l''
pressed ali ose, her ID piuch "eI !el' eur
and @ invisible, iise ZIG old corluFlr "a
the story. But Just at the sP'' e.. fn7 oei
there was not 80 H'u0" a. " '''' %
bush 70 hide behind and win strange
shynesa eeas!n Alice returned DIT "fay
embarrassed saiut1Jon.
d" How queerly they eoha'e iAo-cn'
Philomana. But at that time sns n'li'el
the gentleman pulled shirt 'front.' diamond
piu and blue necktle, with onncA OIL
az4leas IN his but;oahole, answering pre-
e.s-lT. az 1t happened ll place. 10 'h'Ne ~
Aliess seit And then he7 eyes were aua-
denly opened -A4 she saw tHa- COUSIN
Aiice mys'eI'Sus 20 ~ ~
nobody Dul U9porn9 'lIJ - - r.. W,
borne cray " ny S"e nAt 1nJHD ,-.-' ~ - 80
since she was Soin' y o'Ci'J''' - o.,1 -
years s1anuiii7 h' 'i''s I'M A., Lmt go ~
aole' anu pom -. H. ard rei~r
ana as il','u - ps'.i7 -.
as q Hill col' "a ~ ~ pa - o., four, go,
f'efy i.s% bS -le,snr cirilities +, her
sure 70 ll,,e,.1 I'D a. womsD N be svmntom
as s'-.'t ,F t',t tto be.rt oseb one 6oIiag.n,
oi sollen'I5 E oi orv erv ','.- rars,n fr whom g,
$50 aHe Wa "a a. t.en yrairinc all the lo.t years
oo-a. ,HIoo.b ,-.i- one as soon as she showed .h
li-:1-s w. - nr a tender interest had bee
I-s I,,' = hin, a. though she had been
Ifetl.e- t,It'..n,. ~ nm
nO. ei'e>;',I ,S ~ sbe has turned ont to he some
-,,.,.l,,5,, tro,xs it Is all owe
,o- yo-y h;n and Consin Alice and
IA 80. - ,ras rooIl,, Interested rs we
Sl - -,nssd Pbilomena with real regret
f,- +bnurb she was no matchmaker she kns.
wI,s+ was appropriate. The enchantmen
viii an he zone for him. and, besides. b
won't ever dare look at her again for tea
he should be encouraging false hopes.
could shake him, said she to herself.
unr she ,ras mistaken Someting lik
,ncbon.,gent still seemed 70 hang abou
. aanAlu Alice s elrls ana llmUlee or tlSt-
Who could tell?-it might be Osborne Ora
felt obliged by his code of courtliness to b
somewhat polite TO Pailomenas 5 guest
Wbicbsver Il was. he helped plck thei
gowers. and walked with the ladies to thei
door savin, little and looking more.
.. C,ne. in. won't veu7" asked Phil
omena.
. Not now. thank vou. will eaii tai
evening. ! have little business wit
Peter. be replied.
Tie business was imperative, and he cam
promptly. lie came. and ne kept comm
evening after evening. and morning: Will
cousin Alice. too sbv and quiet to frighte
a feeding fawn. gave no rigu of snares an
traps until, before the wary bachelor kne'
it. whole Red Sea Of infatuated love wa
flowing over his doomed head.
S-iu Phiiomena doubted as much as sh
hoped. remembering the long procession O
rifl, who had. one by one gone into tn
Klne Fhau,har of Oshorpe CAV heart. An