Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-03-10
larly as being a politician, it was some
thing that he had hardly ever done be-

'.He is really handsome, said Min
ME, notwithstanding his age. -
"Age my dear, he is right in the
prime Of life. -
Billy Montgomery began to feel like
an infant. Poor fellow he was only
twenty-five What made him feel worse
was the fact that the Hon. Horace would
not seem conscious of his presence at all,
would not recognize the fact that must
have been palpable to any one else, that
he was, madly in love with the fair Min
ME, though the dear creature did tease
him terribly. And now he was talking
about her marrying another man, man
old enough to be her father, as coolly
and calmly as if there wasn't such a
thing as heart in the world. Was ev-
er young and ardent lover in a worse
situation ? [ think not /; that is if you
will be kind enough to except Leander
that time when he didn't swim the He'll
espont.
"Well, never mind his age cried
Minnie; 'he's really nice gentleman,
and he's very wealthy. always though
I should like to be an old mans darling"
-..But he hasn't proposed said Miss
Clelland. rising and leaving the room.
t.And pray that he never may 7"
groaned Billy.
Upon my word. I believe Aunt Mi
nerva is Jealous laughed Minnie.
..Pshaw p cried the Honorable Hor-
ace. Il believe I'll take walk. Will
you 60, Minnie %
,''No thank you: I'll wait for my low
err The honorable gentleman went out
smiling benignly. Mrs. Clelland stole
out into the garden, and Billy and Min
ME were left alone.
go, Minnie, how could you talk so %
"Pshaw Billy, didn't mean any
thing, or, if did, my meaning was so
deep that you could not discover it
Don't you think I'm deep, Billy?''
you're provoking little witch, u
said he, with a melancholy smile.
"AmI? Well, then I'll try to be
good. Come, let us go down stairs, and
I'll sing you song commencing:
Thee have loved dearly;
Yes lnadly, sincerely. &c, &c.
And when that song is finished | an
going to send you home, for I have got
fourteen letters to write, of four pages
and postscript eacn. come.
Half an hour later Mr.. Conklin ar
rived at the Clelland mansion He hat
been a long time on the way. for in th'
first place his courage had all oozed on
at his fingers ends, so he had to take
long walk and talk to himself like a fa
ther to rouse it once more. Now he fel
that he could face anything, so he ram
the bell.
"Pshaw!'' said he, the door is open
I'll walk right in. What the gas no
lighted ? well, perhaps I'll find Min i
the drawing-room alone, and if | do
But just at this moment Mr.. Conklir
who had groped his way in the darkness
through the hall. caught his foot in
rug and stumbled headlong into the mic
die of the drawing-room.
"Oh I" screamed female voice.
"Why the duce don't you light I'll
gas ?" growled Mr. Conklin and the
remembering where he was 81 beg pa
don, Miss Clelland 1t IS Miss Clel
and 2"
Mr.. Conklln staggered to his feet al
advanced to the sofa where she was 81
ting.
, "Are you alone ? asked he"
"Yes, Mr.. Conklin.' -
"You tremble, darling" he said,
he took her hand and seated himself
!, side her. 'And-hang it, Miss Clellan
but | believe l do, too And yet, /
dear, this is the happiest moment of 1
: life
: She sighed
; Minnie, dearest, | love YOU
She fell into his arms.
n us that love reciprocated2 Call
, Patterson if it is.
20 Patterson p
"You love no other man %
- "You are the first that e'er sigh
! for
,o "Oh, blissful moment y
nss 'How dvinely sweet
Is the pure joy when kindred spirits meet
ID ..You haven't kissed me, Patterson
she whispered.
r Then their lips met.
in Nectar p exclaimed Mr. Conkl
st repeating the operation.
,..Do you know darling, that that 81
ed last night, why don't the men propos
1t. was what reused me? might h
gone courting you for an age and he
| have proposed but for that
..And to think that did not kl
re. you was courting me-, she said.
to Didn't know it p
Il wasn't certain TO be sure,
sometimes looked unutterable thin!
be- but you men are such gay deceivers
ng 20, darling! did you think tina
could deceive you p
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