Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-30
Peggy's Plan.

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Pegpv's Plan.
a most delightful girl, young, rich,
beautiful, good.tempered, witty, and having
NJ brothers or sisters, came up to me while
| was lying smoking upon the grass and
put her hand on my arm as she had done
thousand times beiore-as a sister
Tom said she, " believe am de-
vo'edy in love with that delightful Dick
Mulrcady, but I'm sorry to say he's very
backward himself
Then Dick Muready is an ass said |.
Thank you responded she with sigh
"But | can't help it. Here the season is
going of and I'm not engaged. It's too
bad Now I'm sure he likes me, and I'm
sure We could get on well together, only be
won't ask me -aud-now Tom, dear,
I've got a splendid plan"
81 see you're eager to tell it; but don't
mind, I'm in good humor, go on"
"Well, now, you understand fully and
perfectly that rm ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
y in love with him, Tom She bent over
me and looked me fall in the eyes, with a
faint glimmer of smile on her lips.
whats the plan to secure Muready "
"Wsll, Tom, III tell you. You must
pretend--pretend, you know, to make love
to--to-me."
"And make him jealous, eh ~
ayes, make him jealous; and the mo-
ment he thinks favor you why then he
will open his eyes To-"
ITO what magnificent baggage he is
losing"
ayes"
looked at her. She looked at me- We
laughed together aud she shook her head
at me, aud then stopped aud gave a sigh.
When shall we begin ~ said l.
40 any time. Any time you see him
in sight. Why, there he is. lie is COM
ing. He is now over there by the willows,
don't you see ~
l looked. There he was with his broad
shoulders, renewing his youth by attempt
ing to make whistles on the ends Of the
twigs.
"Now, Tom-do please pretend to talk
earnestly to me, look up in my face as I've
seen you do to other girls There, that's
charming. Now let me put on your hat
and you put on mine. And don't stay
away off there, but come up closer. There,
there-thats splendid. Pretty soon you'd
better try to take my hand. Then | shall
excIaim aud cry out, and that will call his
attention this way. There, | feel he's
looking. Say something that will make me
laugh"
She began to laugh before could collect
my senses, and such peal of ringing notes
| never heard in my life. Out of the corners
of my eyes saw Mulready look up lie
stared little, but soon went on calmly
making his Whistles. My companion seem
ed bent on driving Muready mad, for she
talked and chirruped at such rate that |
was as;enished We talked about every
mentionable subject, and began to find out,
what | had never suspected before, namely,
that she was a thousand times more bright
and intelligent than had supposed her
That night Mulready scowled at me.
told my partner in deception. She
laughed a laugh of triumph and told me
that must dance every waltz with her
Now she was one of the best dancers in
the country, 50 | was toleFaby pleased that
| was destined to pique Mulready in such
an agreeable way. He glared at us from a
corner as we slowly swept past him every
three minutes, but we were too full of the
intoxicaton to mind him. At last he ran
off and brought in a magnificent girl 10
mauve, and plunged about with her to his
hearts content.
On the next day | assumed to take my
charmer to sail upon the lake all alone. -
Mulready rowed out with the girl in mauve,
and looked savagely at me. | began to dis
like Mulready. The next day my charmer
told me affairs were getting on hnely.
so, such sayings as l hear lie tells
everybody am a flrt'"
What!
80, please don't get angry, Tom.
mean he only says he is very much devoted
to me, and has laid plans to take me to q
picnic where you Will not 60 Perhaps
he'll ask me then"
"but he wont take you TO picnic where
snail not 60
o' lnaeeu, aut pray "no says 'na'
QUO 'os'eu "S' no"u anu oe"'n'd upon me
WIN a iioo' u',ueiIus sauue
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OF, oh
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uoo'ucu ns' nu''1auy 'nou'u no' 'aAo ne'
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