The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1871-11-17

solicitation that she received
tickets for herself.sher daugh-
tiers and MiIly. But she did
not guess that. and had made |
her arrangemehls to- ieavf \
Milly at home, pacifying her |
husband with the assurance
that Milly did not care, and
that if she went she must
have a dress, at which she
was sure he would demur-
and he did. But strange 70
relate, about six o'clock IN
the evening came . box care
fully directed TO Miss Miliy
Roselyn, care ofJas. Bertrand,
and TINS box on examination
proved Il. contain the most
lovely dress, shoes and orna-
ments complete that Milly, at
least, had ever seen in her
life. BiIiovs upon billows OF
some diphanous texture, loop
ed with lilies of the valley,
and q wreath of the same ex-
auisite blossoms for her hair.
sOf course Milly must go
now sighed Mrs. Bertrand ;
but who could have sent lit
If Milly had .he faintest
suspicion, she kept it 10 her
self; but how could she hlver
Miss AIilly had eyes, and she
saw her cousins chagrin III
their looks. She did not
mean to feel triumphant in
view of the many evenings
before, when she had gone
shabby beside their gorgeous
ness, but she was only a hu-
man woman after all.
If AIflly owed her beautiful
dress to any one who was az
the ball, he must have felt
/ himself amply rewarded by
the picture she was. She
clowed and sparkled in her
new finery like a freshly open
ed rosebud after "A shower,
and when Dr. uooke assun-
: "ss.t - ..Assts r~es1 - 4 its u
her, fso minors took wing and
dew neck and neck beside
each other through the crowd
ed rooms. One was to the
effect that she was to be DIR.
Hooke's heiress, the other that
she was going to marry him.
The eecegtric old bachelor
was widely and popularity
known.
This was but the beginning
of wonders.
For the next party of note,
Mfliy received another dress
complete. But to the conster-
nation of her aunt and cousins,
she utterly refused to wear it,
and actually went (for they
dared not to leave her at homel
in an old dress. The fashion
ablesstared of course. and DIR.
Hooke laughed like a crazy
fellow. All the evening he
chuckled over the old dress,
but Milly .would make no
prohise whatever for the fn-
ture, and declared she would
send both dresses back 10 him.
She knew very well it was he
who sent them. Upon which
DIR. Hoeke fatty denied the
whole business, aud as Milly
did not believe him capable
of an untruth, she was obliged |
TO believe hina.
The next morning DR.. Hooke |
made formal PROPOSITIONS to aIr. |
Bertrand for the hand of his
niece.
Mr., Bertrand refarred him
OF course, to her father and
herself. but he went home
brinlful of the news.
To his astonishment Afilly
declared she would as soon
marry her grandfather as DR..
Hooke, and she persisted in it
toe, aud wrote to DR.. Hooke
to that effect at once.
The CONSERVATION of her
lant and cousins, their amaze
ment at sneh indifference to a
man Of DIR. Hooke's wealth,
vas something indescribable.
DIR, Ho0ke himself did not
aoweFer, seem IN the least
concerned. He called upon
dilly a few evenings after,
imiilng and qnizzical as nsu-
n and arm in arm with him
10 brought q young gentle
nan thar MilIy ir- some ado
o keep from acting ridiculous
y about, sue was so gladrfo
ee him: II
Indeed. in her excitment
he did not notice that Dr.
dooke called him nephew. and
lad to be especially notified !
4 a faot strange TO her, By
be doctors proud and ro-
.aish repetition OF. I
Ny nephew. Martin Els
%, Aiss Roslyn.I
He is making fnn Of me,
) he not I 4" asked AIilly Of the
Martin. @
~ No, ! am his sisters son.n !
*And never 60 tell me of it, !
he exclaimed repFoaehfully.
My pephew and my heir, I
iiss Roslyn; 50 You see what
on have lost by not marrying :
ne tcased the doctor.