Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-06-14

(Which only shows your bad TASTE
and lnexperince. But you needn'J wor
ry; young or old, DIR. Arnold wouldn't
waste a thought on such chit as yor
though you might thank your stars
if he should-in spite of forty wigs.
And Miss Sophy chuckied softly be
hind her tea-urn.
eft he we wouldn't waste though
on sze, why in the world do you try tt
make my mouth watera I'm sure
don't want to lead him into any sucl
extravagance.
Felicia placed her four-leaved Glove
over the front-door that very night, ant
sat down to await the movements o
Fate, which we know are always steal
thy and unexpected. Just now, Ger
tainly. Fate seemed in hurry 4
week passed without bringing any on
in under the spell to the clover leaf
Felicia had begun to despair, when
perfumed note from Mr.. Gray arrived
saying:
"DFAR MISS FELICIA. Have yol
made the acquaintance of DIR Arnolt
yet ?-poor man. And how fares it witt
the four -leavedc lover? am delegated|t'
present you with my sisters love-tt
which may add my own ?-and to re
qrest the pleasure of your company a
Shell Beach any fine day this week.
should be most happy to call for you
but duty beckons In another direction
Yet I shall try to give myself half
holiday should you consent to make i
one.
"Hopefully yours,
''A. L. GRAY"
go, [ should so like to gol cried
Felicia. ''But how to get there2 ]
can't walk that distance, and all the
farm horses are at work, I suppose.
Dear me-! where's my godmother that
she can't make me couch-and-six out
of the squash vines and the squash
bugs? ="
"Where do you want to goa" asked
her godmother in the shape of Aunt
Sophy, For Felicia had not read the
note to her aunt and, moreover, she
was afraid of Aunt Sophy's opinion OF
the young man of the period. She
would be sure to say, In my day
young men didn't write to their sister
friends unless they had something par
GGiicular to say for themselves and
young men didn't send their love in
that off-hand manner, as if it wasn't OF
the slightest consequence" So Felicia
answered:
"Mrs. Ames, a friend of mine and
fine day with her at Shell Beach
"Perhaps DIR. Arnold will happen
along, and take you in. He drives
frem Dan to Beersheba on his visits,
and wouldn't think anything of doing
a person good turn" said her aunt.
l." I'd rather stay at home" sulked
Felicia
"You're q very silly girl.
perhaps SO; but silly girls are just
the ones who like to have their own
way. Can't you send me to Shell
Beach 3" coaxingly.
"Well, perhaps Jones will harness
old jolly and drive you over, if you're
set upon it, and are up early enough.
And there's the stage-go over in the
stage, and I'll send Jones and Jolly to
fetch you home. That'Il be handiest. -"
"Oh, thank you; you are the best of
aunts, after all, if you have gone wild
over that old Dr. Arnold. I dare say
you can't help it; he's bewitchd you. )"
"Just wait till he bewitches you"
So the next fine day found Felicia on
the road to Shell Beach, where Mrs
Gray and Mrs Ames were waiting to
welcome her, and where, toward noon,
they were joined by DR.. Gray. They
COT or, bo Io o1I rpotoIoJ 4bo
bathers, and rode On the beach. Fe-
licia, mounted on Dr. Gray's roam, of
which, to tell the truth, she was might
lily afraid, was only comforted by the
delight of being cared for by the doc
tor, who made her forget danger by the
glance of his eye.
"And have you not met DR. Arnold
yet? And has the fated fairy prince not
entered beneath the four-leaved clo-
ver2n he laughed. Chow do you
know what will happen while you're
away?"
'EWhen the fairy prince comes, may
| be there to see! No, haven't. met
the tiresome doctor yet, though aunty
suggested that if he happened along [
might ride over here with him.
But he didn't happen along2"
No, thank goodness. [ took the
stage over. Mr.. Jones is coming to
take me home.
"Mr. Jones? All! I don't remember
hearing you mention him before. A
particular friend of yours2 Lawyer,
doctor, merchant, theif2 He's thief,
if he comes with the intent to steal my
Eo1:,,o co;I n,-
with ill-concealed curiosity.
He is one of the farm hands, if you
please.
"Cruel girl! Ishan't forgive you in
a hurry. Jones is a great burden off
my mind What possessed you?' -
"One likes to make believe have a
lover once in while, you know"
''What's the use of making believe
when the reality's staring you in the
face J"
cob! make-believe lovers are not SO
troublesome as real ones. "
"I suppose not, " with sigh.
They don't ask you to live in the
backwoods with them. -
Il hope not. % Why was he always
harping upon living in the country?
g I suppose, now, that no one could
persuade you to such sacrifice? "
Z" I hope no one viii try, ;" she an
swered loftily, greatly wondering if he
had any such intention.
" Well, said he after pause,
when I marry L hope my wife will
love nature.
" L should rather she would love me.
if Iwere you, "archly. "But wasn't it q
joke my drawing-masGer used to say
to me, You are de most great big low
er of de nature, Mess Felicite, she dc
have; you do show of it in de every
touch. F"
"He was fatterer. - said DR.. Gray
g thank you. Nobody can bring
such an accusation against you"
No one spoke for full minute.
g [ think we had better go back tc
your MOTHER" said Felicia then, some
what crest-fallen. It must be almost
timed for Mr.. Jones to come after
me-"
I" Oh, not so bad as that [ hope.
should give myself the pleasure of tax
ing you home, but I have an engage
mant -