The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-08-04

luulA Jug uim iot noen"D o"S So" $50
ney! I'm not afraid Of being an old
maid"
"You're fool, Bertha Clark"
"Dear papa, you don't compliment
yourself when you call me fool; eve
rybody says resemble you."
And the saucy young lady imprinted
kiss upon her fathers cheek, and left
the room.
10 v
"Well, Peter, what is it?'
"A gen'rman in the parlor, miss,
asking for you"
"Who is it, Peter"
"That oldish gen'rman, miss
what's his name, nowY Oh, Colonel
Grainger-Grainger"
And Peter backed out of the room
with many spinal curvatures and dental
displays
Colonel Grainger3 What bore
Papa has encouraged him TO this
said Bertha to herself, much annoyed.
but, after all, the man is entitled to
decent treatment, l suppose. Ill go
down, and if he asks me amy questions,
can but answer them, and end his
suspense
So she trpped down to the parlor,
where she found her visitor alone.
She had never found herself tete-o tete
with him before. She had never no
ticcd how genilemanly, and even win
ming he was in his manners. She
should like him extremely well, she
thought, but for the fact that he had
proposed for be: to her fa,her. He
talked a good while upon different sub
jects, displaying much tact and good
sense, as well as general information
Bertha began to hope that the dread
ed question wcs not to I've asked her.
| In the course of the conversation, he
alluded to his having visited San. Fran
cisco. As he spoke the name, slight
blush came to her face, which he evil
IDENTITY noticed.
by the way" he said, Il knew q
young man there, a friend of your
father's-Philip Travers."
"Did you, indeed9' she asked, try
ing to conceal the interest she felt un
der The mask Of indifference.
YES" he replied. "Ai.very fine
young fellow, but not very successful.
Only about one in hundred succeeds
out there"
He seemed to her to watch her face
as lie said this. to mark the effect OF his
words Her papa, she thought, must
have told him something.
Presently be said, moving his chal'
}ntare: her own,
"Miss Clark, I am a comparative
stranger to you, but ! have been in thu
army. l have also been successful
speculator, and have proved to you
father my responsibility. / am rich
so rich that it is impossible for me t
enjoy nv riches without some one Il
spend them with me. Icould not reas
onably ask a young end pretty woman
like YOU to fall in love with an oil
pray. headed fellow like me; buf ifyo'
] could like me we'll enough to MARI.
me, l should treat you so well, that
} believe love might come afterwards
She looked at him gratefully.
B "Your offer, made without pretenct
= and without requirements said SHE
..is one that commands my thank
But, though l like and respect you'
could not marry one whom did no
love-"
s "And you do not love me the leai
7 bit in the world, you are quite sure
: "A gentleman generally takes nc
u for an answer"
"But I'm not going to take mo- 10
= an answer" In u moment, gray wi
u and false beard lay on the carpet
her feet, and Phil Travers stood beGor
her. "And yet, think, I'm gentle
p? man."
5, ooh, Phil! how could youT'
II IL wanted to Try you little, Berth'
wanted to be sure that you loved III
n still-poor as l might be-
J. what do you suppose l care &c
r your povertyp Was your faith i'm N
so slight, as to need confirmation
y, this kindf'
Bertha, don't be angry; but tell m
at that you love me, and forgive me-!
j. pleaded. :,
q. "Of course l love you, miserab
ID doubter! And Of course. / must 10
y give you! So you have come back
20 poor as you went ?" she said, stroki'
or his ebon hair. and smiling.
re He returned her smile, with intercs
N 1--WE can work together, can't W
" Bertha?"
Or "Or course We can. Bet how can
you to call yourself q ColonelP"