Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-01
nly came to keep Charley company

My came to keep Charley company
Ie hates coming to New York alone,
nd declares he won't do it now he has
wife.
"Oh, you turtle doves" laughed May.
Wait till next year.
I'm sure we've been married nearly
year now, was the half pouting reply.
BY the way, I'll delicately suggest to
Charlie that [ want new dress for the
John, you know, disappoint-
ID me awfully. | was sure he was my
devoted slave, when [ was thunder
struck to hear he was engaged to Louise"
"How long were you engaged"
"You horrid girl, | was not engaged
.iu month aIJer. VII was T to do 2
Deserted by John, / accepted Charlie.
"I'll tell him so.
"You wretched little mistchief-maker.
l have told him SO forty times already"
'And he believes it p
Certainly. So if faint at the we'd
ding, he is quite prepared to catch me-
By the way, May, when are you going
to have wedding %
Never! Henry married, John soon
to be so I shall stay at home to COM
fort papa for his sons desertion.''
Nonsense Henry lives at home,
and John won't be far off,
'Daughters-in-law are not daughters
said May, decidedly. Papa relies upon
me-
"Of course he does. Poor papar'
"Where are you going next summer,
or don't you form plans so far ahead ?"
30 May, how odd you should ask
We are going to new place. | have
a friend here, Mrs. Williams, who went
last summer to a delightful place, a farm
in Western New York She is forming
party already for next year, her idea
being to secure all the rooms for her own
friends, and so guard against unpleasant
strangers. Won't you go? Charlie
has given me permission to engage a
room for two months, while he goes to
Chicago"
"Does he go there every summer %
"Yes. Come May, join u.s.
Ifpapa is willing"
1t was no difficult task to win papa s
consent to any scheme for his little
daughters pleasure, so summer found
May one of a gay party assembled at
c. for two months of country life.
There were numerous introductions, and
amongst others, tall, stately blonde
was brought to the little brunette and
introduced.
Miss Mary Smith, Miss Mary Smith
We shall have to call you Albany ant
Utica" said Meta Clark, as she mad,
the introduction. By the way, May
you were nearly introduced last winter
Mrs. Williams says Miss Mary had jus
vacated your room at the metropolitan
when you took it. Have you pc
name for convenience sake, Miss Mary
We call this FREELY May"
''Then Mary will do for me" wa
the reply. Il have no pet name"
"When is Mr.. Sanderson coming :?
asked Mrs. Williams.
Tomorrow week, probably"
1t was merry party. Such as wer
not old friends speedily became goo
ones, and the two Marys were insepara
BILE.
1 hope you will like Carroll Sande,
son. said Mary to May the evening be
fore that gentleman's arrival. 81 mea
to make him give you all the time I ca
spare him myself"
1t was evening when the gentlema
arrived, and the party were on the pore
in the summer evenings half light.
was soon evident that the new conner wa
valuable addition to the circle. Je.
and merriment received new impetr
from his lively conversation, and he mao
friends with FREELY May at once, the tW
tossing repartee and gay sallies one
the other, till all were amused to liste
to the playful warfare.
"You will have your namesake jealou
May" said Meta as they at last brol
up to retire.
Il want to see if he is as handson
as he is pleasant" ;" said May. at
fortunate that he is appropriated, fl
my heart will be safe
"May, look There he is under Il
hall lamp! I've seen him before, som
where. Why, May, he is the very gel
tleman you stared at in the street la
winter in New York"
You must have stared too, or ye
would not have recognized him.
Certainly | did. I wanted to 81
, what sort of an orang outang you we
looking out of countenance.
How the summer days speeded on,
have no space to tell you. May w
intensely happy for the first four week
and then-then May began to ask he
self what made the summer days
short and pleasant, and her heart a
swered, Carroll Sanderson Believil
him engaged to her namesake and frien
her loyal little heart was appalled,