Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-26

ed fullat me. Was there tear trembling
on the lasbes? .M
There surely was, and the thought in
toxicated me. | caught her round the
waist, and drawing her INCREASINGLY to-
wards me, began, any darlingl" In an
other moment should have poured my
love into her car, when a rustling in the
neighboring buhes and laugh startled
me, and had barely released Marguer-
ite when from behind the monkey-house
/ appeared Johnstone and la belle in1enue.
Maggie, who had fed from my grasp,
had instantly regained her composure,
and began TO feed, poor neglected Dol
! ly, who was chatting and grinning, and
trying with his paw stretched to its Mt
most length to reach the nuts, talking
to him as if she had but one Thought in
life, and that thought giving monkey
| nuts.
AT that moment, balked as I.twas,
hated Eunice, Johnstone, the monkey,
everything but Marguerite, whom low
ed with passion which astonished my
self. .l..... ri
81 came for the keys" said Eunice,
with an aggravating pert smile and
known-all ll-about-it sort of look. ..
"And what did Capt. tombstone come
for,! said Marguerite, bestowing her
last nut on the monkey, and speaking in
the sweetest tones imaginable.
''To see your charming monkey, Miss
Duval," replied JohnstoEe, smiling,
''and to assist your sister in search for
the key.' .o'a'.
"Hang the keysi' said 1 semi-auda-
bly,. "Yes'' but that's Just what Mar
| guerite won't recollect to do though
mamma has had nail driven in for her
and all, said Eunice with delightful
simplicity. -. 'r.
What the "all'' was was never fated
to hear, for Marguerite made no more
effort to renew our tete-a-tete by dis
patching her sister to the house with
the said keys in great hopes thats Capt.
Johnstone would think it necessary to
escort her on her return journey, but
she and were doomed to be disappoint-
ed, for Johnstone stuck to us preserving
ly from that moment until took leave
| only just managed, as / pressed her
hand at parting, to whisper, ''Keep the
first dance for me tomorrow night" :"
and even this was overheard by John
stone, who said:
'IIe'll not be there to claim il, Miss
Duval. Don't youswait for him; he was
never known to keep an appointment, in
his life," and good deal more in the
same pleasant, bantering strain. 1t was
enough to try the patience of a saint, and
as never pretended to be worthy of
canonical honors, my reader, unless
he or she happens to be blest with sup
er-angelic nature, may easily picture
to her or himself the horrible temper /
was in when mounted my dog-cart to
return to the barracks in company with
my interfering friend, Capt. Jolmstone.
l had, indeed, descended to the petty
revenge of refusing him the lift back
that he had the audacity to demand but
the recollection that if did so, he would
probably remain in my beloyed's com
pany until the next ear passed, made me
deem it more prudent to comply. FL
-Johnstone was really friend of mine
and good fellow, but possessed, as
then thought, of no tact whatever. Di-
rectly we were off, he began cheerily?
"What's the row old fellow! Won't
she have anything to say to you?'' ...
81 beg you will not make Miss Duval
the subject of my foolish gesting," re-
piled, with dignity. ..-
He gave a whistle long and low,
"Why you don't mean to say, Charlie
it's as serious as .all that? am sorry
spoke" '''
l vouchsafed no reply, but gave the
mare savage cut. My companion lit q
cigar, and after puff OF two began:
"But, seriously, Manners hope you
are not caught. You are far too young
and the girl has nothing but her looks;
these admit, are good enough to turn
an older head than yours; but still you'll
be a great fool to give up all your future
to pair of fine eyes"
"What the d can it matter to
You what do?' retorted, further in
censed by the contempt expressed for
my two-and-twenty years. Sand | con-
slider the expression you use with refer
ence to being caught extremely offensive
in the strongest sense of the word, to
Duval, whose name request may not
be mentioned in. my presence" t.
''Oh, these boys, these boys" grum-
bled my adviser; then laying his hand
firmly on my shoulder, he said, Snow,
look here Manners, you are capital
good fellow-far too good a fellow to
make fool of yourself and quarrel with
your best friend
You are irritated just now, and not
likely to take favorable view of my
conduct. .lH.'
Some day you will thank me for the
last hours work. l am many years old
ed than you, and l have saved more
than one youngster from marrying in
haste, and repenting at leisure, and, by
love! I'll save you, whether you like it
OF no."
/ was provoked at his obstinacy, but
his good-tempered face and it'll twink
ling eyes-not unlike the monkey we
had just left-upset my gravity and for
getting my dignity, l burst into hearty
laugh.
"That's all right" said my unthwart-
able friend; 81 see Pm forgiven, Charley.
| wish at the same time, could see any
signs in your face of taking my advice
and letting the matter drop now and for
ever.".