The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-06-05
selected story.
MAGGIE'S ELOPIMENT.
BY AMY RANDoLF.


bia voice and a jerry emnhatic way OF using
n and II was no wander that Mag e. his bIue.
eyed title .,anobter shrank away from tbe
avn, sonnds ri the onadIuuIed M ratlyei She
had conn.d small sneech. ex,Ianatorv ri
tbs ysrions Good ,,ua,ities o1 C.rt Ea,Ie and
an ey,,ress,on Of her own unate,ab deyo-
tion tn him n + she couId M mo,e have spo-
Ion II in tho echoino ,ayernerat,ons of those
awlul monosy,aues. than She could have re-
cited the Greek aluhabet. 80 she turned red
and white like daisy. and fed away frCm the
sounds q, her ,albers wrath, into the more
symnathetic atmosphere OF her mothers sit
tinq-room. where Mrs. Benner, plump and
rosv as a fuil pear, was putting new velvet
collar on the Suuire's uyeIcoat
s.lJear me-" sad Mrs, Benner, looking over
the Ton of her gold spectacies. what is the
mttter?,
s.t,h motber.n sobbed Maggie. ~ am very
miserable. and poor Carl will feel SO badl Oh
whv is father so prejudlced?n
Mrs Benner iad down the steel tb;mhle
and the big shears. and took Maeoie's litils
golden head INTO her motberly Ian
NV dearu SAID Mrs. Benner .svopr f.tber
amanw
Volumes could not have EXPRESSED more
subtle philosophy than this ole curt speech
OF. Mis-. Benner.
.He's a man. said thu chimp matron, and
Carl FairIie IS moor. and somebody else we
know Of is ,ich: and he has forgotten that
when he married me, we had forty-five dol
lars an, a SET of old-tashoned china between
usi Inst wait. daughter. and have patience
it will all come right in tlme"
son, ne, mother, II never will" said Mag
gle. looking IaintIy up, with like blue morn
ing glOrles, after heavy rain. If Won could
only rave heard hlm!'
"fheu, my DEAR" said Mrs. Benner, after a
moments grave Selibei alton I'VE must iust
take the matter into our own hands,
MAMMA, You wouldn't"
eyes, would" sail MRS. Benner, stoutl,
''I'd slip away to aunt Frazee's some nigh
and get m Arrfed quietly"
For there was vein ofromance still in Mrs
Benner's sunsniny heart, and she sympatbiz-
ed in the unIoward loves OF her daughter and
Carr Fairlie.
Then Maggie took heart of hope, and told
her mother, in hutterine whispers, how Car
had had the audacity TO propose the very
same thing; and they discussed plans, pre-
hmlnaries, and possibilities in low mysteri
GUS murmer OF voices, until sharp knock
at the 'front.' door made them both start like
guilty creatures.
Mrs. Benner mas first to recover her pres
ence OF mind. She rose, and went to the
door.
A tall female, dressed in black and CLOSELY
veiled was, there.
g. t. Sr,,,ro Qox,.... - IAN
aWeIl YES believe - he's ae =, The ,t,,o oesoo
Do you want to see him?'
"Yes."
,,ttar .S WIN .ns
the corner Of the vail or 10 ;dsntI,v tic fail
erect figure.
!" 4. ho shall say wants to see him!"
mo name. will 90 drectly to his office.
If YOU will show me the wav.n
Rattied once more Mrs. i,errar s,ov,v lod
s the ,.iiant 10 nor bnshaad,s o.,,ae ,s.,," ~
1.-THE ere Che closed tbe door in ho,,es 10,
some name wonId he snoten Kp1 tpa NJ. -
te,ions lemae sat doup on one Of In tie s3if,
ot5;oo-.heirs onos;ta ,ha s,o,,t S,,,;,o :, ~
tai sience. and Mrs Rennsr ra,n,nad ~
Maggie.
.,s7s verv stranoev said che st wonder
who She can ,,osss,iv baw
And She moved her chair nm hv tho min.
dow. that She might see The incoonita denarr
ONCE anain huwever She WIS i,sannoi1 tad
At line eAplration OF Two mortal hours Sure
l<ann ca,na OF ut h,s ofa;ca oIona onuar
and hattedI S' s'o'sN
.Wnv what has hacoma IF tbat wo,,on Q.
asked ms wife. dronnino her way anJ noodle.
case m ber surorisr.
ssh. has pt,,e,
al did nj see her ooin
s.Sus went out OF lue hack garden cate -
Mr. Iei ner's es we've nearyv lie size ri
her spectacle glasses.
nd what did abe antpo
..sbe came Oh sl1icLk nr,vale business
said lie squire. dryh. Mrs Benner co,ore,
ana BIT her iip-thls atmosphere of M, sler,
did not please aerl
II am gao Gail Faire is not a lawye. ,
she thought, mentally rejoicing that she too
had ner ,iLIle tit OF seclec,, tnat The SOUR,
wuuiu have been raving TO suspectl Gan,
thing Dut a lawyer Tor a husband 1 wonde.
wheturr she Was oid OF young; and swhy she
KEPT That tnick .ail 50 cluseiy over her laceY
Mis-. Bonner dreamed u her husband !
mysterious cheat tuat night; and mixing hei
oudly up Win the Contemplated eiopluenL
iaIcied she rushed in lusl M lime to zee Lie
tat squire suauuInS beiure the aiter rails Will.
the lail, venea woman! she woke win a
scream, anu lounu herself cluJching her hus-
banI. arm WILL nnLn hanas.
wen, Of an restless Creatures, l do think
you ~ Tue most restless! There there don /
linen SO! SAID tue Squire, soothingly. 81
Knew ou nave Inc nightmare II soU eat
tnat iopstel lor supper; IL always raises Neu
Win your uiSesllohF
Mrs. benner grOaned slightly! 1t WASH.
tne lobster, IL was Inc tai woman with the
piaSa ven aLu tne serse-nRe garments.
o'nei, "uas euat Oh Tue mantei Z" SAD
Hi"ssS LUG HeAe aieefnoon. "A letter! is II
ioL ing
LIS ior your iatner, ana us directed IN
WondIs nand"ritinS, SAID Mrs Benner,
comHkessinS uer lips Hfmly.
'DuL lalu6f mas no lady CORRESPONDENTS.