The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-16
Z" Simply for amusement"

young k1rl,DuC was ODnRt To acBnoWl-
edge that E Eise was quite fine woman
Elise had also discovered that at fifty q
man was in the prime of life. Their
meeting was therefore agreeable and
pleasant, until Charles took up the paper
and commenced to read.
Elise" he said, all at once, "there is
a rise in cotton"
Cotton" thought Elise, and Charles
eyes sparkled just as they used to when
he .id ELISE"
Else entertained Charles with a some
what tiresome account of lawsuit, and
insisted that Charles should read all the
papers, till, tired and weary, Charles ex-
| cluimed
"rm deuced hungry, Elise; do let us
have dinner"
Elise ordered it at once.
"There was a time," said she, "when
men thought more of their hearts than
their stomachs."
"There was a time when women
thought more of love than of law"
prom pity replied Charles.
A few days after this Elise was obliged
to visit her country residence, and asked
NJ turice to go with her. "Hs is like
| what Charles used to be, and what I
thought he would still be-"
Maurice was full of life and spirits.
which caused Elise to sigh for the Charles
of her dreams.
Maurice accompanied her to the gar
den, and, while she was busily engaged
In talking to the gar lener, he hurried
her away to 8, the effect of the sun Oh
the lake; then he began to recite poe
try.
Beautiful, Maurice but mast go
to the bricklayers."
Bricklayersl no, never! You must
go with me into the woods"
Il shall get my feet wet"
Never mind,' taid Mlurice; "let
us forget all here IN this beautiful coun-
try"
But am really hungry, Maurice"
"Hungry, auntI Then let us go to
some out-of-the-way farm house, get
some bread and milk, and sit on the
grass and eat it,"
81 prefer wine, and am afraid of the
rheumatism"
The day passed, and Elise had accom-
plished nothing. MIurice was SO i'm
pulsive there was no tt sisting his will,
and when, after q series of folli-s, cold
md hungry, she got into the carriage
to drive home, her first thought was, 81
wish had brought Charles"
Meanwhile Charles had got into the
habit of going every day to the house OF
Elise. She had gone away, but Melanie
did her best to entertain him. She
chattered, she laughed, she danced about
the room.
How like what Elise was; how time
changes women, to be sure"
Melanie sat down to the piano.
Isn't that very noisy! 7" said Charles,
Il don't hear any tune in it."
why, it is beautiful"
ais it! Well, can't you play some nice
tuner"
al don't play old fogy music"
"It's much better than all that bang
ing; Elise used to play what you call
old fogy music"
$50 she does now."
too"
"Yes; but operas and plays are now
so beautiful and touching, and yet she
never cares to GO"
"They are all nonsense-I mean the
old operas"
al never go to hear them"
Finding nothing to talk about in.
doors, they went into the garden.
90" suddenly exclaimed Melanie,
Just look at that beautiful fower!"
"Wheres"
"Just on the top Of the wall. Do get
it."
sect it why, that wall is fifteen feet
high"
"Is it? Maurice can climb it."
"Well, he is fool for his pains. A
ladder and servant can get it il you
want it,"
"Thank you. will wait for Mau-
ric4."
What time did you order dinner?"
40, forgot it. | didn't care to eat
Charles, WHO did care tor his dinner,
soon left in search of it. When he re-
turned Elise was still absent.
"C,me, Melanie, let us have game
of chess"
al never play chess"
SO Charles was obliged to read for his
amusement.
When the carriage stopped at the do T
Charles rushed 10 meet Elise. They had
n, yer, even in their younger days, been
more glad to see each other.
Elise ordered supper, and Charles
made her champagne punch. After
supper, Elise, seated by the fire in
comfortable wrapper, played chess with
Charles, whilst Melanie and Maurice sat
in corner looking at the moon stream
ing down on them.
"Pray. light your pipe; know you
are longing for it," suggested Else.
"Glve me pinch of snuff, Elise?"
Charles asked.
And as Elise handed it to him he de-
tanned her hand.
"Your hand is as pretty as ever, Elise
will you give tito mer'
Elise smiled, placed her hand in that
of Charles, and said:
"How lucky it is we both got old to-
getherp
And so invitations were sent for the
marriage Of Elise and Charles, which
took place at the same time as that OF
Melanie and Maurice.