The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-05-23

ny's brother.
In the Fall, Belle anj her father
went to New York, and the first dav
after her arrival found her sitting with
her old friend, who, after the evasivr
meeting, sat down to empty her soul
81 am so glad you are here this
month";" Jenny said, "because I'm to-
be married in October, and l have al
ways been crazy TO have you for brides.
maid, and Dick is to be Harry's best
man." Belle blushed.
"But Dick has fallen hopelessly,
madly in love-" Belle turned pale.
"Yes, | was dreadfulIy provoked
when he passed through st. Louis, and
never went near you. But he went
wild over some lady he met on that fa-
tai trip.
"He will talk to me by hours of
Angelica. And when / have spoken
of you he has been positively rude,
and asked me to have done bothering
him about my freckled school friends
you know your picture shows freckles;
but bless me. you haven't any now.
And your picture don't look any more
like yod than it does me, not bit"
But tell me" asked Belle, "is your
brother engaged to this lady?"
Engaged! Why, dear heart, he
don't know her name. He just found
some of her old clothes somewhere.
He's got her old slippers under glass
case; he's got her gloves stuffed under
another, he's got her nightgown done
up in lavender; he's got her gold
thimble hung ON his watch-chain; and
| do believe he's got hair-brush and
and some hair-pins next his heart Oh,
it's folly to interfere! He's beyond
all hope | did think the excitement
Of my wedding would wean him from
it, but not bit of it. He looked at
my new things as calmly as an oyster,
and only said-it is not kind Of me
to repeat it, though" broke off Jenny.
"What was it he said?" inquired
Belle, laughing now heartily. Don't
fear for my feelings"
"Why," he said, "I'll stand up with
your friend Belle, and see you safely
married; and then I'm off to winter
in Paris. I'm done with love on my
ow account It's positively awful"
And so Belle thought, as she look
ed at her on slipper and glove lying
beneath globe on either side of the
faithful Richards mantle.
"And," said Belle "snce he desires
only to meet me on the morning of the
wedding, so il shall be. l will be in
troduced only as we are leaving the
house, and he can do as he pleases
about continuing the acquaintance af-
terwards.
Belle was radiant with happiness
when she returned to her father, and
delighted his fond heart by the change,
for she had been very quiet of late:
Jenny and Belle shopped and talked
and visited together for the next few
days, and when the eventful morning
arrived, and amid bevy of beautiful
girls, Belle shone like queen, the
bride was eclipsed, and delightfully."-
acknowledged it.
ooh, Belief" she said, 81 long to
have old stoical Dick see you. Hark
there's his step. Come into the next
room now and be introduced. Don't
wait till the carriages come-it is an
hour yet"
And Belle, with a beating heart,
swept through the door and stood even
as Dick first saw her, only in the place
of the gray travelling dress, a magnif-
cent white satin fell in rich folds
about her, and upon her lovely white
throat lay the turquous locket that
held Dicks golden curl. Upon the
beautiful head, crowned by its chest
nut hair, coronal of pearls added to
that grace and beauty Of an image
that, shrined in Dicks heart, was al
ready an angel.
Belle did not look up, but she felt
the presence, as Richard Marcy came
up and was Introduced to little Jehny's
old schoolmate. Then, as he held out
his hand, she raised her eyes, and laid
her tiny hand in his, and said:
81 think we had better rectify that
mistake about the travelling bags, Mr..
Marcy
Good heavens, JENNY" said Dick
Marcy. "Why didn't you tell me that
your friend Belle was my angel OF
mercy?"
because l didn't know it till last
night, and then Belle made me promise
not to tell. And, besides, you didn't
want to meet the freckled school girl till
it was positively necessary" returned
Jenny mischieviously.
1t would be hard to say which of the
four that made JeDny's bridal party
was the happiest that day,
Dick did not go to Paris that winter
He found that St. Louis contained
more attraction than any foreign city,
But the next fall will see Dick and
Belle on their wedding tour, and he
VOWS he will have the two romantic
travelling bags brushed up for the occa
sion. DR.. Townsend, who is to be
along, says he knew the minute he saw
the girl she would one day be Angel
ca, as he "felt it in the air. "
A good story is told Of a Germal
shoemaker who having made pair o
hoot. e,r N oont lan,on nf whose Gno