The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-04-21

Il LILO SGuLLul xhTk w bAHtcl uuu chIue
back under convoy OF q tall, hand
some young man, who had been in
troduced to her there.
ibid you say his name was 81.
John2" asked curious Helen, when
the cavalier serranlc had gone. "Oh,
Kate, how handsome he isl"
/ Nothing Of the kind, said Knte,
tartly; "only rather pleasant look
ing"
"But who is he, Kate2"
"Oh, / don't know; clerk in some
bank, / believe" #
"Poor fellowp said Helen reflect
lively.
"What do you say that for?" asked
Kate, suddenly turning round upon
her cousin. a M
Because, Kate, If he is poor and
obscure, and has come within the
magic circle of your ascinations-"
"Nonsenser said Kate almost
angrily. "Do you suppose evry man
/ look ut must OF necessity fall in
love with me? I think you are 6
goose, Helen Dewey" .
was rather m unexpected mood on
Kate's part.
As the bright winter days went by,
Kate changed more and more
Sometimes she was strangely soft and
lovable; sometimes capricious, and
given TO sudden gusts of tears, like
April showers, succeeded by brief
sunshine.
Kate" said Mrs. Dewey, coming
one evening into tho room where
Kate sat. gazing out into the twilight,
''have you thought Of your dress to-
morrow EVENING""
Tomorrow EVENING"!
Eyes; at Mrs. Allaire's. Don't
you remember? Mr.. Emmett is TO
be the there-your rich husband"
Aunt Dewey spoke almost jocosely;
she had come to look upon Kate's
castle en- Espagne as an actual reality.
"Yes," said Kate absen.ly; "I re-
member"
HE saw you ut the opera last
night, and asked who you were?"
"Who did?"
"Mr. Emmett.
Kate looked up with momentary
interest.
"Did he2 Then perhaps I will
wear my blue silk, with the Roman
pearls and blue violets in my hair"
Kate looked lovely az Venus of old
in that same blue dress with the
Roman pearls, and Mr.. Emmett, n
stout, short man, with very rudy
face and glossy blue eyes, evidently
appreciated il all.
"Oh, Kater cried Helen glcefnlly,
as they were rolling bomeward in
their carriage, call tho girls are en-
vying you. Mr.. Emmett il certainly
in love with you"
Hes n clumsy old clown. old
enough to be my grandfather" said
the ungrateful Kate.
"But he's so rich, pleaded Helen.
Eyes" said Kate che is rich"
And that was all was said.
Kate" said Mrs. Dewey one
morning, coming in with q sort OF
triumpbal air, "I've got q grand
piece Of news for your
"And I've got one for you, Aunty,"
said Kate, looking up with eyes that
were unwontedly tear-wet.
"Afr. Emmett has called 10 see
me. He requests the privilege OF
paying his addresses formally to
"Tell i..;m he can't have any such
privilege"
ssU~tnn
"I'm in earnest, aunt. Lawrence
st. John has asked me TO be his wife,
and I have said-Yesi'A
Lawrence st. John-a clerk in
bank, at q salary Of fifteen hundred
yearr'
"We can live on fifteen hundred a
year, aunt, and Lawrence is the
dearest fellow that ever breathed. -
As for being clerk in the bank, !
don't care If he was street sweep
eri" ~
"But, Kate, I thought you were
so bent on marrying rich"
"Oh, aunt, don't remind me of
thatl have been silly goose, but l
have learned my own folly"
Auu w you ihtou W SSy yVu VIII
reject Mr.. Emmett, a man worth a
million of dollars at the very least,
in favor of this young st. john"
Eyes, aunts / love Mr.. st. John. T"
And in the last words, spoken very
quietly, Aunt Dewey learned the
folly of further remonstrance. Miss
Mayo, with an Inconsistency which
is not usual in girls of eighteen, had
decided to set all her previous decla-
rations totally at defiance. She had
laughed at Love all her days. Love
was having his revenge at last.
| But Mr.. Emmett was not to be
put of thus. He insisted on O per.
sonal interview, not satisfied unless
he learned his fate from Miss Mayo'i
own rosebud lips.
4 $50 you won't have me?" he sale
bursquely.
"I'm very much obliged to, you
sir" said Kate, falteringly, "Lut-l
: would rather not"
, Like another fellow better, eh?'
II Eyes, Sir"
"St. John, eh9 penniless chap
with nothing on earth but o hand
some faceg'
"You are wrong. sir, /" said Kate
firing up. HE has noble natur
> and loyal soul. d
5 .'AH humbugI' quietly commente,
Mr.. Emmett. However, do as 70,
like. Tee nothing to say. Only
thought you wanted to marry rich!
Kate colored scarlet-the old foil
coming back to taunt her.
III i've ahnU ha rich sir ;, she aai.