The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-19

Pshaw! Il one is seen w,Il,;r,, ,,.;,
s,H. .ay, or OIL IL he presumes to dance with tbs q
;nn ,'e 10 one more than once in the same pven- s
ing, by they are engaged directiy,n '4'''' even
but, ALI, Ireally don't think that.
night for You to firt 50 much witI lI' IT. nol. Is
and you, too, a" wiz" "ef'
ISh! not word moren
we then had long and earnest convsr-
sation IN reference to this same NiSs ~ s..
,nEston, u the Purport of which can not Il, be
'vla mere but it will be understood ' oS o,,,. ~
story develops itself. ''''OVu as our
-, "hats, mon cher,n l said, as I rose 70 20
our Pic-aic party tomorrow ?n ~ Jul"
certainly, :, with pleasure. Whoare 90
:; -inpri"i', your humble servant and his
SISTER, enumerating ourselves first. not ,
taroIsh eg0tlsm, but expediency; then Dr.
Barclay and his wife; also Miss LiyinrstDn
%aD %nom ,aoI- I've no doubt You will consider un,
der &c your especial protection-h'm~aud a
.e" o'hers' making in all, | suppose, about
twenty including yourelC We prorose
driving to the Glen, and there We sboII
dlne at a feast of reason and flow of sonI
with lew substantials thrown in. and by
way Of helping digestion, make ourselves
merry with dancing and such other recre-
atioGs as may be suggested. After having
.ireG ourselves sufficiently weshall proceed
to the shore, there take a yacht which will
De IN waiting, and sail over to the fort and
around the bay until such time as it shall
Dc decided to return. You know it will be
moonlight
"rm with You. At what time do YOU
start ?n
AT three precisely, from the hotel here -
When told Fannie that Sutherlands
was going to take Agnes Livingston to the
picnic, she said
Eddie, ! think you are wrong to en-
courage an intimacy between them"
Il amt doing anything of the kind" |
replied. II asked him to 90, and told him
that Miss Livingston had been asked, and
casually remarked that l supposed he
would consider her under his especial pro-
lection, and he making no other answer
than simply accepting the invitation, |
supposed that it would be So"
swell, all I've got to say about it is that
| don'tlike the way things are going on"
n.-oy THE OTHER FOOT.
The day was beautiful one, and the
picnic party were assembled on the hotel
piazza; the carriages were just drawing up
to the door, and we were about getting in,
when some one said,
"Where is Mr.. Sutherlands J"
''Ee was here moment ago. said | ;
but on looking around be was nowhere to
be seen; and, to the horror Of Fannie, Miss
Livingston was also absent.
"What does it mean ~ she whispered in
my ear. "They were both here a moment
ago. We sent into the parlor, but they
were not there; up to Miss Livingston's
room-she was not there; up to Suther-
lands r0om-he was not there. What
could it all meant After waiting for
them about half an hour we decided to 90
without them.
A pleasant drive of some five or six miles
brought us to the Glen, where We alighted
and commenced rambling around in differ.
ent directions while dinner was being pre-
pared. The table-cloth was spread upon a
smooth piece of grass, and we sat down to
enioy ourselves and the good things spread
before us. Laughter and convTiality were
the order of the day. But let me stop the
current Of my story, ard, while the pic
nicers are enjoying themselves, with the
readers kind permission carry him back
while, and we will discover what became
of the absent ones.
As we were all standing on the piazza ol
the hotel, waiting for the carriages, ALFRED
Sutberlands and Agnes Livingston were
standing little back and apart from the
rest and when the carriages drew up II
front she plucked him by the sleeve and
said,
81 think that | won't 60" and lmme'
diatelv turned and went inside
He not knowing what to make OF thl'
suddep change of mind, followed her IN
overlook her as she was going up stairs
and asked her what was the matter.
am tell you when | come down." sh'
IT piled. ,.;. f.. bor an.
nearance. He went to his own room' tooS
some cigars from his valise, came dowr
oSain % bT the back way, and went to th'
stables Of the hotel. Thus it was that w
,n;Sssd him when we sent to his room toI
him him Afraid that he might be asked some
',mnioosant ,i questions, he kept out OF the
urp w,y pntil we had gone. Then he came am
INTO the parlor, and in few minutes MIS-
Livingston came down. =,
aWby did you change your mind SO SUD
denly Z" asked be.
Because what7" said he, i4quiringly.
She looked into his face, and, with Pc,
,,,i;ar ar and expressive smile said, Are you
MI In truth, | am. | had anticipated az
great deal Of pleasure in accompanying you
there" r, .rrs II had