Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-04-29

how to behave with moderation. And so
he fell to hattering her, and tiatteriug him.
| selfat the same time that he knew the ins
and outs of girls heart, and he compli-
| mented her on the many offers she had re.
ceived. ......'' ....f -..f....
''And I tell you what he proceeded,
there are plenty of others who would lny
their heads Mt your feet, ii they were only
your equals. There's that Young rarson,
Gilbert, / think they call him, who is visit
ing his moiherin the unpaiptcd and thread
bare looking little house that stands behind
this one. I've actually seen that fellow, in
his rusty. musty coat, stop and look after
you on the street, and every night when
so home he is sitting at tue window that
looks over this way. The poor fool is In
love with you. Only think of it And I
chuck,e to myself when see him, and say,
Don't you wish you could reach so highp
declare it's funny ... .......,,.. +,
In that one speech Colonel Pearson
dashed his chances TO pieces. He could
not account for the sudden return of winter
in Jennie Morton's manner. And all his
sunshine was powerless to dispel it, or to
bring back the least approach of spring.
Poor Jennie You can imagine, doctor,
how she paced the floor all that night. She
began to understand something of tho
something of tho mauliness of his motives.
All night long she watched the light burn
ing in the room in the widows house and
all night long she debated the matter until
her head ached. She could reach but. one
conclusion Henry was to leave the DAY
after tomorrow. If any communication
should ever be opened between them, she
must begin it. 1t was as if she had seen
him drifting away forever, and must throw
him rope. thiuk even such q woman's
rights man rs yourself would hardly justify
her. however, in taking any step of the
kind
i certainly should said the doctor.
But she could not find way-she had
no rope to throw. Again the colonel,
meaning to do anything else but that,
opened the way. At the breakfast-table
the next morning she received from him
her method. 1t was st. Valentines day.
The rope was in her hand. Excusing her.
self from breakfast she FASTENED to her
room. ..
To send a valentine to the faithful lover
was the upperm ost thought But how2
She dare not write her name, for after all
she might offend his prejudices or his pride
by So direct an approach. She went to
fumbling n drawer for stationery. She drew
out n little pine boat that Henry had whit
tied for her many years before. lie had
named it Hope bit the rombined wisdom
Of the little boy and girl could not succeed
in spelling the name correctly. And here
was the little boat that he had given her,
saying often afterward that it was the boat
that they were going to sail in some day.
The misspet name had been the subject of
many laugh between them. Now--but
L inustu't De bcutiruerecE
1T did not take Jennie long to draw an
exact likeness of the little craft. And that
there might be no mistake about il, she
spelled the name as it was on the side of
the boat: 'lIoap.' There was not another
word in the valentine. Sealing it up, she
hurried out with it and dropped il in the
postotticc. No merchant sending all his
fortune to see in one frail bark ever watched
the departure and trembled for the result of
the venture as she did. Spain did not pray
half so ardently when the invincible Arma-
da sailed. 1t. was unuttered prayer--an
unutterable prayer. For heart and hope
were the lading Of the little picture-boat
that sailed out that day, with no other wind
but her wish cs in its sails.
She sat down at her window until she
saw Henry Gilbert pass the next street
corner on his morning walk to the post
office. Three minutes after he went home,
he went home, evidently in great state of
excitement, with her valentine open in his
hand. Aitcr while he went back again
toward the postoificc, and returned. He
had taken reply!
Jennie again sought the Office. There
were people all around with those hideous
/ things they GILL comic valentines open in
their hands. And they actually seemed to
| think them funny She had reply. 1t
| did not take her long to find her room and
| to open it. There was another picture OF
n boat, but the name on its side read 'Des-
pair Aad these words were added (;
Your boat Is the pleasantest, but under
| standing there was no vacant place upon
/ il, have been obiged 10 take passage in
| this. Slowly the meaning forced itself upon
her. Henry had fear that she whom he
/ thought engaged was cOquettne with him,
! think, doctor, you will hardly justify
her in proceeding further with the cores
pOndenee =
why not p? Hasn't n woman us much
right TO make herself understood in such a
matter as q man 7 Aud when the social
advantages are on her side the burden OF
making the advances of,en falls upon her.
Many wohien do IL indirectly and are not
censured.'
'Well, you know I'm conservative, doc
tor, but I'm glad you're consistent, She
did send another valentine. am afraid
she strained this figure Of speech about the
boat. But when everything in the world
depends on one metaphor, II will not do 70
be iastidlons. Jennie drew again the little
boat vita the mlsspelt name. Aud this
time added five words, The masters
place IL vacant y
And quite late In the aflern noon the re-
ply was Ieil at the door Il am an applicant
for the vacant place, you viii take that Of
masters mate -
Good, erSd the doctor 4 always ad'
yoealed giving woman every liberty In these
matters
Hut will stump you yet, doctor, said
iluheTt. That evening Cough MAS % lec'
ture la the village, aud my friend went,
not 20 hear Cough, but 30 sec Miss jennie
Morton Al a distance. somehow, in the
slupeiaelion of revived hops, he had mol
Thought of going ~ the house Ia 500 her yet
lie hal poA,pqned hls departure aud bad
thrown away rs scguples. Knowing how
much Opp0siii0n Nc would have 10 contend
With, hs thought, u he lhought at an, thal
ha unust proceed with eaullon, liu
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