Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-17

/ CT am sorry for that, I answer,
'Ebut then, you see, know you never
eat niince pies"
] How do you know tlfat2 - she asks,
/ turning round quickly.
"Your cousin has told me a great
deal about you" [ reply
"Did he tell you, pray, that / hevet
eat mince pies 2"
"Eow should I know if he, did not ~
say, with assumed simplicity.
She looks very incredulous. 't pe
didn't tell you that, I know though I
believe you men talk a great deal of
nonsense as much nonsense as women
do
"yo,t own that about women, then.
and yet you want them to have seats in
Parliament ?'
go. now am certain you must have
been at Mr. Domville's," she cries, e'for
I neverasaid SC till to5t,ay at Grand
| tEep, 7ras n cprositinn to my ne u
bctR 2.fzyou we're not there; how would
you Tlaye Enoun what [ said?n
8" De sos believe in the theory, Miss
Linton, with a grave face, esef
a person. knowing by a sort of affinity
the thoughts and actions of another
person, whom he has never s6gfi' hut
whom, when he is permitted to see he
is at once, by fate, most deeply inter-
ested in ~
HNo,, 7 don't, ;" she replies, laughing.
''How nonsensi6a1 you-are.; j.
Before / can go on expoundind my
impromptu theory, Roche comes up
and claps me on the shoulder.
EEWell, Herbert, how's Crumms )"
Roche has often been to my rooms;
and knows my 1andlotds of course; but
what demon possessed him to. come at
this moment and pronounce that fatal
name [ can't imagine
g Bravo!n cried Miss Linton, clapping
her hands. "Now I know; you went
there with Crumms. y
Went where 2" asked Roche in sur
prise.
''To the Domvilles,n she answers.
I" Mr.. Herbert was there with Crumms.
waiting. s'Now, wefen't yeu2" she
asks, turning to ME.
Sc; driven up into a corner, at last +
make my confession, .,.-
g What fun," he says. ''Wirotjn't ]
'H'"h at mamT She read me such
a lecture as I same here. and L have
not made mistake after all, p"
!, Except when. you, took fae for
waiter, Miss Linton ",..-:. -.
30, that was your own fault. J am
not a bit sorry for that noSs. .
What Miss Linton did say to her
mamma, of course i don't know; if she
did 1kfgh st her. Miss Linton must
have taken it good natured1y f6+ when
/ got up stairs after supper, she calls
me Z" Mr.. Waiter" and the name sticks
to me for the rest Of the evening. Just
as we were all leaving she comes to me
and, invites me to party at her house
in the following week:
How shall [ come, Miss Linton
I ask, as 7 put on her cloak; "as
waiter or a guest e. ., =, ~,
" In the capacity you think suits you
best" she answers. Then she adds
more softly, "We shall be glad to see
you in either"
There is a further note in my diary
for that Christmas day-something
about Miss Linton-which, perhaps, it
Will be as well to let remain private
But about two years afterward; and rot
SO very. long ago, there was a wedding
breakfast given at the. Domyilles
Crumms was there to wait Crumms'
feelings had overpowered him, and re-
quired soothing. From being usually
calm, Crumms became unusually ex-
cited, and was with difficulty prevented
from solemnly blessing the happy
couple, and making a speech to the
effect that the occasion was brought
about by him taking the bridegroom out
waiting on d certain Christmas day
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