The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-15
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happy and very amiable. Edward
Bonghton manages TO make duty aud
inclination agree wonderfully well.
When he goes abroad on missions OF
mercy Minnie accompanies hIm-a
fashionable looking angel in different
colored cambrics.
Her aunt. Kate Paulett, has been
told the great news, and has been cor
dial and CHEEKY. His aunt, Miss
Bough,op. has been told and has been
morose and gloomy. Minnie is not
one bit disturbed by either woman's 5
state or expression Of feeling. She
merely remarks TO Edward -
"Yonr aunt looks so sour about it
that one would think il was crime
TO love you, as il could help it,"
Minnie means marriage as soon as
possible, and now, on the evening Of
the fourth day OF her engagement, she
is feeling little annoyed and per-
picked because the time is not def.
nitely fixed yet.
you might speak to him, Aunt
Catherine"
about naming the day? No, my
dear, it's for him to speak to you abou,
| that
But what's the good of waiting:
What are VIC waiting ior?' Minnie
pouts.
You haven't waited long" Kate
reminds her.
No, aud | don't mean to wait long
that's another thing; we shall not
know each other bit the better while
he is down here and I'm going on
with that horrid teaching. | don I
see why we need wait"
You can hardly be the one to sug.
gest speedy marriage Kate saws
dryly; but | have no doubt, when
| Mr.. Broubhton realizes that yon con.
slider your present one n life OF slavery
he will speedily rescue yon from it,
Minnie ilushcs. Il don't want him
to know anything about my present
life" she says, with an effort TO seem
1T ease.
Kate flashes up glance from the
preserving pan over which she has
been bending assiduously during the
conversation.
You don't mean to say that you
havn't told him.
Il have not. Why should |? Men
are quite apt enough to think they
confer 4 favor on the girl by propos.
ing marriage. 1t the girls COVER
ness they kJaoac they confer n favor by
I /. - i.z..l....
"lle ought TO know it; if you don't
tell him | will" Kate says, skimming
off the scum vigorously.
Don't be malicious aud spitcful he
cause you have failed to get him our.
sell" says Minnie.
You'd serve your own ends Il
know what they are. Minnie.) better
by telling him truth that is honora
ble TO you; but rest assured ihatI ~il
never interfere between you after tha;
that very coarse, cruel speech.
IL is settled between the lovers soon
that they a,c TO marry in year. BY
that time Minnie will be twenty-onc
and he will have suitable home to
receive her in. This delay will ena
bic him 10 settle his aunt elsewhere
"Shc broke up her home to come
down here with me-" he explains.
She'll be desperately fussy about {
house. ! know she will keep you un
settled as long as she can"
His greatest comfort The is dread
fully in lovc) when Minnie is gone i,
TO 90 10 her Aunt Kate and talk
about her Kate is mcrcifnl enough
to ct him maundcr on uninterrupted
ly, as n rule, but one day she doe,
hint to him that Minnie is about NOR
tai.
"Minnc can i'll bear stagnation and
suspense" she says. Il shall be glad
when you can take your holiday and
go aud see her. You'll! go soon, won
YOU
Something in her tone sets him
thinking. 1t does not exactly alarm
him, bnt it s,artles him.
lis she i'll? Have you heard"-Bu'
Miss Paulett interrupts him impati
emily before he can say word more
Ill. Oh, no! If there were any
thing the matter my sister would have
written for me to so and helpt nurse
her. rarely hear when she is well.
"'Twere long TO tell and vain tt
hear" about all he does in order te
eet free week from his parish. He
will not drop single service, but hs
must see Minnie.
Eventually one of the reserve force
"a curate unattached to cure Al
present comes for a consideration
add takes charge of Binham for fort
night, and Edward Boughton goes NJ
to town by express to surprise hi:
loving, loyal Minnie.
Surprises arr odious things under
the most propitious circumstances
He no sooner is across the threshold
of the earthly paradise than he feel
that IL would have been better far i
he had notified his coming to the pre-
siding Peri.
Mrs. Ward, Minuie's mamma, live'
in lodgings in Vansittart Terrace
Kensington. Vansittart Terrace i
more than rather out of the way, but
when you have wrigsled yourself intt
the right path that leads to it, it il
pleasant enough.
Minnie's teaching is in the neigh
borhood. She gels home general.
about 6 o'clock. Eor several day,
she has had an escort home-a soldie
cousin of one of the girls whom she il
instructing.
When Edward Boughton is an
nounced Mrs. Ward falls into a par
oxysm of bewilderment. Minnie
lorar and thare,s nnfhinor raadu to.