Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-11
TWAS real mean know but wanted 10 be

i,a II was real mean know but wanted 10
DO free awhile longer.
What did you do next time Auntie 2"
u why Harry had dreadful corns, and we we
OUT riding, noticed that his rev boots we
"a ,'ght Tor he kept moving his feet about unea:
e! Well, he had just got settled back in his se
Comfortably the horses were going slowly and
,r nad the whip In my hand cutting carlessfy O
u nc dash.el was carrying o large book hom
P. that had borrowed from one of the girll, ID
+ lending to stop there and leave 1t.
d As said before, he leaned beack (leaving tb
rens loose,) aud putting one arm around me-
d loh Auutie, Auntie,) cant help Il, It is trn
e out you must not take pattern by me.
: what did you do. o. ''
why l never let on, and he seeine
a.l anM sad nothing, said Miss Bessie eau you
guess what l would have said to you some time
ago When that hateful cat bit me.
dear me said Mr.. Gray how should know.
Wen was going to tell you just what will
now, have loved but just then managed to
~. one OF the horses, quite accidentally of
Gourse) and at the same time dropped my book
"What did he do Auntie ?"
WY ne Just jumped straight up In the car.
rage and swore before he thought, (Oh dear
on dear Aunte), said all three Vt the girls In
breath, laughing immoderatlY.
| What did he say then?'
Why he sat down and quite meekly a,ksd
| my pardon, tell you we went over that road
faster than ever before.
He did not get out as usual In s,i,e of n,r
insisting that be should but was in the carrjaoe
ana on III less time than ii takes NE TO tell il.
Wen went in and sat In chair and LAUGH. |
ea haif an hour to think how that moor fellow |
me out. ''e' w i'p
DID he ever come again Auntie. Oh yes lie
seemed determined not to lake ,nylhnp less
IMAM no for an answer.
wen me last time lie came knew from his
Ihahhef tnat he meant business, 50 | got nv
answer all ready and thought that would hear
niih oul anu tell him no once for all, though |
. must own IL wenta little hard TO give up those
must decide it.
was looking my best on purpose that evening.
ne dla not have much to say at first, but al.
yer whiie with a resolute air he said Mics
Jessie, IL seems that am very unfortunate in
trying TO hear your feelings towards me,
indeed said quite innoccntly.)
, es said he but will know now. once for
all do you love me Miss Bessie
why MIR. Gray you ask me a hard question.
know 1t but tell me do YOU.
Why do you care to know that
because want wife, and if you will have
ne snail be very much pleased, If not there n
IRE plenty who VIII? =
indeed said l, sarcastically, then YOU had bet
er ask them, for am done with you banco'
orth, '-' "i'' sou hence
40 NGw you are angry Miss Bessie, pray forgive
IL does not matter to me what you meant n
i'm. w ieiuse u
ne he ieit me with rueful conntenance, and II al
nad not been angry,I should have pitled him | M
" = as u was was glad when lie was gone.
l nearu oitcntimes that he said he believed
iI' nau purposely dropped ''that book" but bo
ne aid not say 1t 10 me, of course he never ba
new ,,s " now near he was to the truth. a.
JUL ASRs a,a asssSx, SS dr. lape l4iep pfSsf marry
81 did come neaa it once" 'o
Well what prevented il?
why, the man wanted was widower; lie
mt Ior me to Keep his house, | was several
ears oluer than he waA, | was nearly forty s;i
wen, and he was not more than thirty-eslt, o.. I,.
III that was no difference; he was nice. and | 1'
anted house.
wen kept house for him; two years and
zen as he was going with the girls great
sal, gently hinted that he must get another
but Mr.. Barker (for that was his eo
ime) Told Inc that must not forsake him and
sisted that was the only woman In the SOL
oHd that could al the place SO well, so wait
and hoped but as he never spoke word
'out marrying, began to think lie never in an
nded to again. inc
SO one day asked him. if lie did not think
children Che had three) needed a mothers to
rel he said he had been thinking Of that him
u, asked II knew suitable person ] assur.
him that l did not
hc remained silent long tune, then sudden we
raising his eyes 10 mino said, know of hut for
ie suitable person. tiv
"Wbo is that said ~" an
"That is YOU" III,
Bilt Just then his little boy came lunulns In W
the room, announcing the arrival OF his Aunt
eta, his iuother's sister.
Vel the conversation was never continued ch
r. Barker married I.etta, some months after th'
have always believed il he had not been in TIN
rur ted, should 20 day have been Mrs. bar rie
sr, though some said that he meant your an
other my niece you know; they said he had sta
zen very attentive TO her, but knew that st
our mother was engaged to your father then. Go
oil course that could not have been so. he
No indeed. be
Of course not, said the girls looking ii; each tel
her with comical twinkle in their ewes, that nc
unit Betsey did not see. III
they had often hesrd their mother speak Of TO
II. Barker as being an old beau OF hers. th
And now girls said Aunt Betsey, take warn tu
g by me, for have always thought il was III gi
inishlnent for the tricks that | played on ki
AIRY Gray, that was deemed n ba an old pr
aid. st