The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19

"Don't be SO sillyp' said Lottie jumping
up, and running across the room to Mrs.
Worth, waking up that vigilant matron.
Royston said goodnight soon after and
went away. He walked around Union
Square many times that night, before he fin
ally entered the hotel, and mounted to his
room. And when there, he sat at his win
dow, an hour or more, looking thought
fully at a window opposite, in the Clare
don.
Tho next day Lottie did not fail to re-
mind her cousin of the hotel bill, and he
laughingly brought it in to her, and look
ed over her shoulder as she read it.
"You see it isn't paid" said Royston.
"Of course not, said Lottie.
"a bottle of claret every day, you know,
Lottie," explained Royston, apologetically.
every well, !" said Lottie "New I shall
give you blank check, which have al
ready signed, and you must fill it up your
self, taking all that you wish, Royston, for
indeed, have more than can spend, and
should not like TO think you were pinch
ed"
Roy picked up her little hand, and kissed
it, He took the check, and, later in the
day, told Lottie that he had paid all his
bills.
The days heightened into weeks. No
vember passed, and Christmas was near at
hand. Lottie had pretty, little brougham,
which she hired by the month; but it pre-
sented the most imposing appearance, and
had quite the air of private establish
ment.
One afternoon, Mrs. Worth being indis-
posed, Lottie graciously invited Roy to
drive with her, first to Broadway, to do a
little Christmas shopping, and then, after
ward to the Park.
81 am going to hang up her stocking, -
whispered Lottie to 10y, "and yours, and
and mine, too. Roy, dear you must tell
me what you would like. shall, of course
give you something as surprise; but !
would like, also, that you would select
something for yourself"
$50 will" said Roy. "Indeed have
already made my selection, if I can only
get it, I'll tell you about it, while 1--WE are
driving to the Park. And, by the way,
Lottie, have half made up my mind as tc
a Christmas present for you. You must
give me your opinion of it."
"No," said Lottie, eagerly. I'd rather
not, like to be surprised Choose what
eyer you like for me, and give in to me
Christmas-day; Or, better still put it into
my stocking, Christmas-eve, and l will
promise not to look at it until the next
morning"
Gan right" said Roy, with his usua
easy acquiescence to whatever Lottie pro
posed.
"But, Roy, what will you have for you
Christmas gift ?'' asked Lottie, after they
had left the noise and hustle of Broadway
and were bowling up to the Park.
"Well, the fact is, Lottie, am afraiC
you will think am asking too much"
Absurd" said Lottie. "If can Civ,
it you, you may be sure l SHALL"
"Well, Lottie, it's-it's you want =
stammered Roy, with an appealing look
Lottie blushed to her very forehead
ooh, Roy do you mean it ?" she asked
II should rather think did" said Roy
"and if you refuse shall have to go ava,
from you, Lottie."
"But don't refuse cried Lottie, afte
a pause. "You may have me and welcome
/ have often thought how sensible it woulC
be, and should have offered myself, if i
had only been proper"
/" No, would you ?" said Roy, in grea
delight. I" How jolly it would have beel
to have had you propose to me We ar
engaged now, aren't we, Lottie, and | ma
be childish as often as like2"
"Oertainly not, while we are driving il
the Park, !" rebuked Lottie, for her rasl
cousin had leaned toward her, very mucl
as ifhe wanted to take immediate adyan
tage Of his position.
It was happy drive altogether. Th
Park was gay and crowded, and when the
had left the animated scene, and drov
homo in the dusk of the early winter even
ing, these two children made sober plan
for the future, or rather Lottie made th
plans, and Roy agreed to everything, hold
ing his cousins little hand in his, and ad
miring the pretty face and figure, SO we
set OFF by the velvet dress with sable trim
mings.
} Christmas-day came, and Lottie had S
dressed her parlor with evergreen an
holly, that it looked like little arbol
Three long, rather limp stockings, dangle