Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-07-24

rather broad staten ent, do you say
gentle reader? Does rot the oil
couplst,
There Is a divinity that shapes gu
ends,
Rough hew them as yod WILL.
apply to match making as much a
to any ether course Of life? An'
do you want any better authority?
Just then it began to rain. JaeS
had his friends umbrella. 1t woulC
not do to let her get vet, so Withou
word Jack opened the umbrella
stalked over to where she stood, ant
held it over her. He did tin suct
an honest, earnest way, she could
not take offeuse. She looked W
into his face and smiled; Jack
smiled. She laughed low, rippling
langh; Jack a hysterically, short
one.
ats too bad it rains said she,
with an accent on the bad just as
girls always speak,
Il don't know blundered Jack
in reply.
She looked at him curiously, and
said "well'' In a selfiuterrogatory
way, as though she might have said,
"Wbat sort Of an oddity are your
and then lauohed a"ain.
With that Jack also laughed, and
came to himself. Then he began to
to talk and they got on grandly.
The rain not ceasing, Jack walked
home with her, for he found out
that she lived in town. When they
arrived at the door, aud she thanked
him for the use of the umbrella, or
rather the use of himself and the
umbrella, Jack knew he ought
to 90, but-every young man knows
how it is-he wasn't quite ready.
MY name stammered he, "is
Jack-Jack" ."
Aud mine is Clio Stsnly.'
"Aud-and I'm studying law here
in town
And am stopping here for the
summer with papa. should be
happy to receive call FROM you
Then Jack went home.
The mex; DAY Jack thought it all
over. The one moment he called
himself a fool, the next chuckled
over the acticu, aud decided, with
all the acuDen of a county judge,
toward wlich position he had asPlfa-
tons. that it vas rather "outc,' aud
il cute. why he, as the perPetrator,
must he someghst sharp. Now he
was inclined to feel sorry and
ASHAMED over il; then, WITH an ap-
peal TO toe principal heatheu deity Of
his vocabulary. Jack expressed him
SELF as "dcuced glad" it happened.
So he went on in spirit alternating
W aad down, like boy 90 both cads
Of a see.saw at once, which | sup
pose i. an impossibii)ity; but when
evening came he vent aud called on
the Young lady. She invited him to
call again. Tie did so. n fact, he
did so se,crd consecutive tim:s.
Three gears passed away. Jack
bad studied diligently, and now for
SIX month, nal been = prccllcins
lawyer, with every prospect of sue
cess. hll this time his devoted at
tent;on had been paid to Clio; yet
all this time not a word Of love bad
passed between them. Jack could
MT anl would not ask hci 10 love
hirn until he could offer her some
thing more tangible than possibii-
tics. But that he had won his first
case, and hud attained settled bus
mess. he felt the time to determine
his fate had come; yet how could
!. be done? The very thought dis
iressc1 him. Could he-dare be
ask hsr2 Could she know how
much her answer would be 10 him?
IF she sqid yes" what happiness
and su;ces>2 If she said no
he didn't dare to think.
The more he thought over it, the
more be hcsirated aud the more he
delayed-lhe harder it became At
last he determined it should be
done.
Clio met him as usual with a
smile. Jack tried to smile, but It
eLbed off over his couutenrDce,
and was lost in his solemn express
sion 6dt little wave is often lost
in a larger. Clio saw something
was going 20 happen, and, woman
like. diviucd intuitively what it was,
But he hsq kept her waiting in sus-
pense and uncertainty so long that
now, when L Ras about TO come she
determined not to help him in the
lesst At length Jack began:
Clio, I'm havius considerable
business now
, YES" she said, very dcmurcly
with quiet little nod; then relapsed
| iato silence without aur:her word
Jack 6dgetc5 and thought. "Wht
don't she cav something, and hell
fellow on?'
"l'vo got so now ] can supper
myself and
"Tm glad to hear it, said Clio.
Jack ft!, somehow she Was sport
lag w..h hjm and flashed u,:
"You never heard that | didn'
support mysc'f did you?'
81, D,l Bu, then
But then? Iou koow, Clio
,ha' cve- since | wa~ i'teon-'
Never mind, SAID Clio, "for /
seems as though | have heard
s.o1y commeuciGg Ike that before
Jack"
With that Clio smiled. and Jack
uoloua5y disP.ea,cre vanished
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