Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-02-17

Slowly the meaning forced itself upon
her. Henry had fears that she whom he
thought engaged was coquetting with
him. l think doctor, you will hardly
Justify her in proceeding further with
the correspondence?
Why not? Hasn't woman as much
right to make herself understood in such
matter as a man And when the social
advantages are on her side the burden OF
making the advances often fallsup her.
Many women do it indirectly and are not
censured"
Well, you know, I'm conservative,
doctor, 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, il
will not do to be fastidious. Jennie drew
again the little boat with misspelt name.
And this time she added FIVE words :
The Masters place IS vacant,'
And quite late in the afternoon, the re-
ply was at the door, 81 am an appH.
cant for the uacant place, if yon aciH take
that Of masters mate"
"Good," cried the doctor; !" / always
advocated giving women every liberty in
these matters"
But will stump you yet" said HUI
bert. That evening Cough was to lect.
ure in the village and my friend went,
not to hear Cough, but to see Miss Jen-
ME Morton at distance. Somehow in
the stupefactfon of revived hope he had
not thought of going to the house to see
her yet. He had postponed her depart
ure and had thrown away his scruples
Knowing how much opposition he would
have to contend with, he thought if he
thought at all, that he must proceed with
caution. But sometime after the lecture
began he discovered the Morton family
without Jennie Slowly it all dawned
upon him. She was at home waiting for
him. Hewas hearth frontof the church
in which the lecture was held, and every
inch of aisle was full of people. To get
out was not easy. But as he thought OF
Jennie waiting, it became matter of life
and death. If the house had been on fire
he would not have been intent on max.
ing his exit He reached the door, he
passed the happiest evening of his life,
only to awake to sorrow, for Jennie's
father is " dead set against the match
"He has no right to interfere" said
the doctor vehemently. You see /
stand by my principles
But if tell the story out 1 am afraid
you would not" said Hubert.
"Why, isn't it DONE"
81 beg your pardon, doctor, for hav-
ing used little craft. / had much at
stake. | have disguised this story in its
details. But it is true am its hero"
The doctor looked quickly toward his
daughter. Her head was bent low owe,
her book. Her long hair hung about it
like curtain, shutting out all view Of
the face. The doctor walked to the
other window and looked out, Hubert sat
like mummy. After minute DR..
Hood spoke.
"Cornelia !"
She liftel her face that was afame. -
Tears glistened in her eyes, and / doubt
not there was prayer in her heart.
"You are brave girl. l had other
plans. You have right to choose for
yourself God bless you both. But it's
a great pity Hu is not lawyer. He
pleads WE'LL" So saying ne put on his
hat and walked out.
This is the conversation, that Hubert
repeated to me that day sitting in his
own little parsonage in Allenville. A
minute after his wife came in. She had
been prescribing for the minor ailment
of some poor neighbors. She took the
baby from her crib, and bent over her
till that same long hair curtained moth
er and child from sight.
i think" said Hubert, that you
folks who write love stories make great
mistake in stopping at marriage. The
honeymoon never truly begins until con-
jugal affection is enriched by this holy
partnership of loving hearts in the life
of child. The climax of love story
is not the wedding. 1t is the babyp
"What do you call herr" 1 asked.
Hope" said the mother
Hope Valentine" added the father
with significant smile.
"And you spell hope with an "a /
believe" l said.
"You naughty Hu," said Mrs. Corne-
liza. You've been telling. You think
that .ove story is interesting to others be-
cause you enjoy it so muchl ~
The shad lives but single year. II
is hatched in the early summer-descends
the stream as soon as larpe epouph-feeds