Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-03-09
4Thank You again., I remark, inter

" Thank you again, L remark, inter
rupting her. -1rf'. .H.H
q You WON'T listen," she says, plain
lively. want to explain
9" That look so much like a waiter"
/ add, breaking in again, " that it was
quite excusable taking me for one"
80, no; / didn't mean that, of
course" she says, forced to laugh. ''But
where was dining there was waiter
like you-so axactly like you, she
emphasizes the word exactly" and
glances quickly up at me as she does
so,-" and l mistook him for gentle
man, and thought he was one of the
guests"
" So you make up for it by taking me
for a WAITER / answer. 90 Well, |
think the waiter had the best of it."
But it was excusable, was it not"
she asks, "you two being so much
alike ?''
"You mistaking the waiter for a
gentleman? If he was like me, GER
tainly."
NO" with little stamp of her foot; !;
g my mistal<ing you for waiter"
~ can't grant that" / answer.
" Very well,'' she says, with a laugh,
Then she adds mischievously over her
shoulder, as her partner comes for the
next dance: o"I think my first mis-
take was the more excusable of the
two.n
And think the last by far the
worst" 1 reply .---s l.-..z.....r =
+" Do you? Well, 1 am very sorry,r.
she answers but her eyes belle her as
she goes off laughing into the drawing
room.
Fortunately I secure the dance be-
fore supper, and take her down. d
\ Ill
ble,' she says. as hand her some mince.
pies. I4had just put them before her
for a minute, and then taken them
away. tA-li -. - ati 4
= " / am sorry for that" 1 answer; 'but
then, you see, I know you never eat
mince pies" " Ft- ri
+ allow do you know that ?'' she asks,
turning round quickly:
Your cousin has told me great deal
about you," / reply. 7- s--.,,..ti.l.. -,
Did he tell you, pray, that | neveg
eat nlince-pies ?''4 r-inlH--,Hl As =
q "How should know, if he did not?''
l say, with amazed simplicity. q
She looks very incredulous. He
didn't tell you that, know; though
believe you men talk a. great deal of
nonsense; as much nonsense as women
do -.,--..-..r. e
"You own that about womep, then,
ParliamentT' FaNtA -
go now am certain you must have
been at Mr.. Domville's,'' she cries "f for
| never said so until to-day at dinner.
and then only in opposition to- my
neighbor. If you were not there, how
could you have known what L said ?'i
DO you believe in the theory, Miss
Linton" begin, with a grave face, of
a person knowing, by sort of affinity,
the thoughts and actions of another
person whom he has never seen, but
whom, when is permitted to see, heais /
at once, by fate, most deeply interested
in ?"pa4 is rsa
% No, L don't, she replies, laughing
" How nonsensical you arer'
Before l can go on expounding my
theory, Roche comes up and
claps me on the shoulder. '@ sE
Well, Herbert, how's Crumms?'
Roche has often been to my rooms, |
and knows my landlord, of course but |
what demon possessed him to come at |
this moment and pronounce that fatal |
name, l can't imagine.
"Bravol" cries Miss Linton, clapping |
her hands. Snow i know you went |
there with Crumms."
"Went where?" asks Roche in sur
prise, as,.-.f .-f.'r ... ..f. ..t
''To the DomYilles' - she answers. "Mr. |
Herbert was there with Crumms, wait
ing. : Now, wern't you? p she asks, turn
ing to me.
So, driven up in a corner, at last 1 !
make my confession. r- raj e.
What fun y she says. Won't |
| laugh at mamma She read me such |
a lecture as came here. And have |
not made mistake, after ALL |
Except when you took me for a
waiter, Miss Linton.n .a..
40, that was your own fault. l am |
not bit sorry for that now"
What Miss Linton did say to her |
mamma, of course L don't know. If |
she did laugh at her, Mrs. Linton must |
have taken it very good-naturedly; for |
when go, up stairs, after supper, she
calls me "Mr Waiter" and the name |
Just as we are all leaving, she comes to
me and invites me to a party at her
houseson the following week.
% "HoY shall come, Miss Linton p l |
ask, as put on her cloak ''as a waiter
or a guest Pr q -..- .rLi -sal- sslE
'' In the capacity you think suits you
the best" she answers. Then she adds,
more softly, We shall be glad to see
you in either" ...
There is farther 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 not
so very long ago, there was a wedding
at Dumville's. Crumms was there to
wait, and Crumms' feelings had over
powered him, and required soothing.
From being usually calm, Crumms be
came unusually excited, and was with
prevented from solemnly
blessing the happy couple, and making
a speech to the effect that the occasion
was brought about by him taking the
out waiting on a certain
Christmas day. ...-
The emigrants from Liverpool, during
go nnnnrdi,n n "a the rerOr.t Of the COY |