The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-03

Miss Tryphena.
They're coming" said Miss Par
thenia, who had been keeping watch of
the street.
"D"ar. dear! how my heart BEATS"
cried Miss Tryphena, in a fiutter of ex-
citement. as my bow on straight,
CharlenaP"
Miss Charlena answered, after proper
investigation, that the "bow" was all
right. Immediately after, the bell
rang.
Miss Parthenia admitted the visitors,
and was introduced to Mr.. Green in the
hall. She felt like taking him by the
hand, and calling him "man and a
brother" If he should become her
br rther-in-law, it would not be quite so
hard work to make the Smith income
and expenses correspond.
"Come right into the parlor, Mr..
Green" said Miss Parthenia, leading the
way. "Mr. Green, this is my sister
Charlena. And this is 10y sister Try.
phena, Mr.. Green" with flourish of
her long hands, as though she were pro-
nouncing motherly benediction upon
their future happiness.
Mr.. Green bowed, as did sister Try
phena." He was short red faced man,
evidently very bashful, for he looked di-
rectly at the picture of MARY Jane"
on the wall, is he was introduced TO
Miss Tryphena, and wiped his face with
red bandanna when the ceremony was
over, an gave Il sigh Of relief as he sat
down.
"a beautiful morning. remarked
Miss Tryphena, sweetly. 81 had to
watch the sky all the time was eating
breakfast, it was so bright"
Yes, yes" stammered Mr.. Green
ait was awful bright"
Miss Parthenia and her sister directed
their attention quite exclusively to Mrs.
Brown, and Mr.. Green and Miss Try
phena were thus left to each other.
Miss Tryphena had to do most of the
talking, for Mr.. Green couldn't seem to
think of anything to say except Yes"
and "Just So"
"Oh, you ought to see my paintings" ."
exclaimed Miss Tryphena, by-and-by.
They're in the sittlng-room Would
you like to see them, Mr.. Green z"
piled Mr.. Green. I'm fond of pic
ters."
al keep them in the sitting-room, be-
cause they have a better light there
exclaimed Miss Tryphena, as she led the
way to that apartment. Here's one l
finished last week. How do you like it
1 call it The Lovers"
at ie purity said Mr.. Green, ad-
miringly. "Is she sick :" he inquired,
the damsel in the picture,
who was leaning upon her lover.
Land, no." said Miss Tryphena, with
a giggls. "She's his promised bride,
you know, and he's telling her that he
loves her"
"Oh" said Mr.. Green, feeling rather
uncomfortable over his mistake Il see
l see ~
"And here's The Deserted Maiden
You see, her lover left her, and she's all
broke down about it. That's his like
ness she's looking at"
"Shol" said Mr.. Green. "I want to
know! Poor thing poor thingW
When Mr.. Green brought his call to
an end, he left with decided feeling of
admiration for Miss Tryphena in his
bosom, also with very cordial invitations
to be sure and call again, and to make
himself perfectly at home.
"Yes, do call again, Mr.. Gre en-" said
Miss Tryphena. q have enjoyed your
society very much this morning. Idon't
very often like people when I first get
acquainted with them, but 1 do like
you! Oh with little shriek--
" what have l said? Forget it, Mr..
Green-do forget it l am so impul-
sive" And the lady blushed as much
as she possibly could, though that was
not much to speak of.
81 don't want to forget it," said Mr..
Green, putting Miss Tryphena's bushes
in the shade. "Pm--Pm
glad of it!
This effort to be complimentary and
gallant frightened Mr. Green terribly,
tor he broke out in profuse perspiration
immediately after making the attempt
his first one--and had resource to his red
bandanha.
Mr.. Green did call again. He called
quite often. Miss Tryphena began to
be sure that the coming man had hove
in sight" if l may be permitted to use
a nautical expression, and congratulated
herself accordingly.
Her sisters congratulated her on the
impression she was making on Mr..
Green, and it was not without some
for the belief, on Mr.. Green's
part, that they came to the concl Lslon
that Tryphena was cas- good as mar
ried." When man of his age calls
on a woman, and begins to
try'his hand at making pretty speeches,
and brings little nosegays, no matter If
they are made up of marigolds and
dahlias, it looks SUSPICIOUS, doesn't it 7
[ think it does, and so did the Misses
Smith.
al hope ou'n never have cause to re-
pent the step you are taking" remarked
Miss Charlena, regularly once a day, as
events went on. But fear-I fear p'
"Do shut up" Miss Parthenia would
respond. And considering that she was
- the mother of the family" with due
obedience Miss Charlena would comply
with the polite request, and "shut up,
though not without many ominous
shakes of her head and foreboding
signs.
"What's the use of trying to dis
her 7" said Miss Parthenia.
She's old enough to know what she's
about" (which assertion was true onough).
- l have no doubt l should have done as
she is about to, if it had not been for
being mother to you. have tried TO
DO my duty to you, and the fact that
have done that duty to the best of my
ability must be my reward"
81 presume she'd like the chance" said
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