The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-12-18

ly chat two OF three hoped out on to ii
gravel path and necessitated our bot
STOPPING TO pick them up. If two fao
dld get close together for second win
matter, There was only Dolly, the mo-
key looking ON, and he could not tell lal'
luckily.
II don't suppose you'd care" said /,
peating the question
She did not reply; she did far bette
raised those dark " y-tringel lids and gaze
full al ne. Was there 4 tear trembln
on the LASH caught her round til
waist, and drawing her INTERESTINGLY t,
ward me, began My darlingr In Al
other moment | should have poured m
love tale into her ear, when a rustlng i
the neighboring bushes aud a laugh stal
tied me, and had hardly time to releaS
Marguerite when from behind the monkey
house appeared Johnstone and Ia bell
| mgenle.
Maggie who had hr.l from my eraS
| like 4 startled tawn, had Instantly. n
| gained her compoSnre, and began to tre
| poor neglected Dolly
| Al that moment baked ,ls was, | hat
ted Eunice, ,IohnStone !thr monkey, every
| thing but Marguerite, whom loved will
passion which astonshed myself
If came for the KEYS" said Eunice Will
a pert smile.
Marguerite made one effort TO renew on
tpte-a-tetc by dspatchino her sister to III,
house with the lipvs in GREAT homes thai
Capt. ,lohnstonc would escort her on hel
return Journey. but .Tohnstone stuck 10 Il,
perseyeringly from that moment until
took my leave. 1 only Just managed as
pressed her hand at parting. to Whispnr
''kcpp the first dance for NE to-morrou
night. and even thi: was overheard by
.Johnstone who said:
''Hp'll not be there to claim It Miss
Duval. Don't you wait for him; he wa,
never known 10 keep an appointmpnt IN
his life"
.Johnstone was really A friend Of min,
and Il good fellow. but possessed as | then
thought, OF no tact whatever. Directly
we We're OF ne began. cheerlly:
NV hats the roW, old fellow? Won't
she have anything to say to you
II beg You will not make Miss Duval
the subject oi amy foolish lestin0, ! re-
piled.
lie gave q whistle long and low.
'NNhy. YOU don't mean TO Sav. Charlie,
youchsafed no reply, but paye the
mare II savage cut Nv companion lii 4
cigar, and after 4 puff or two began:
But. seriously. Manners, | hope Won
are not caught You are fan too Young.
and the @irl has nothing but her looks
these, | admit are good enough to turn
an older head than yours; but still You'll
he Il great fool to give up all Your future
to 4 pair OF fine eyes
w hal can it mattertD Won what do p
retortrd, further incensed by the con
tempt expressed for my fw0-aud-tWenty
veal. And consider the expression
you u,p IN reference to being caught ex-
lrrtnely offensive, in the strongest sense
of The word to Miss Duval, whose name
/ again request may not be mentioned ii
my presence"
son thas.t.,ve tho., bow, 3, o,,,,,,l,I,,. !,
n,r adv;s.,. than I,,.i,,C, III, ,a@5,t f,.,,1l(
mn NV sbonI.la,. ha' a5;d ..Nou- l,nl- t,a,.o
sIon,ers 1-nI, ,,l, =, ',o,,itol ,road f,1lHr,.
far foo unod :. f.Iloul tn ,Toolla fnoI rs
yourself and unarrpI with von. hes, tr;a,d
\ on are irritateJ inst now, and rot likely
to take a favorable view of my conduct
Some day You viii thank me for the last
hours work | am many wears older than
you, ana nave saved more tha one
4ouhgSltf from marrying IN haste, and re-
p@nung al leisure, and, by JoVe l'li @aYc
YOU, whether you like II or no.
was pfoN okHd at his obStmarN, but hi1
good-tempered tace and little, twinkllng
eyes upset my gravity, and forgetting my
dignity, burst into hearty laugh.
That's all right, sud my unthwalta
bic friend; ~ see I'm forgiven. Charlie.
| wish, at the same time, l could see any
~ignS III your tacr Of taking my advice
and letting the matter drop, now and tor
ever
1 became grave again and replied stiiiiy
II am obliged to You Ion your advice.
tombstone, and | am sure You mean II
kindly but consider am compromised
and hound IN honor to propose to Miss
DliEai ana. moreover, tell You frank y
that htend to 10 50, tomorrow night A
the ball.
"lhat beng ali settled, IT IS useless tc
discuss the subject iurther until the young
lady has either accepted on rejected you,
he replied, and then changed the topic,
and we talked away amlcably until We
reached our quarters IN time +" dress ion
Alter that cornwall repast was over,
beat retreat to my own room. where
gave way To u revere, from winch L wa:
recalled to y sense OF my present position
by the opening OF me ante-foom door
from whence dlstaSte1nl sounds OF mrlf
We're borne on lhe fobacco-talnted ar
then, as | feared. steps approached my
doors which | had taken the preralltlol
OF locking.
pAtd no attention to loud Knocking
which was followed Immediately by ;
wrench ri the handle, and ~ say al d tel
low
"Wcll ~ ! growlcd, sTliiE.
81 say, Old fellow :!
"Well?" (stll more surlily, and drawn
ont into prolonged tone Of irritation)
.'lts only me-llood; want to Speal
! to you
Here another voice chimed in: ''Oh
leave him alone-heS sulky, and come
and have a game Of pool" Then th'
! speaker walked oft.
| Hood was 4 great chm OF mine, and a
| good fellow rs ever lived; 50, repentln:
my mgraciousnesS, | opened my doc
and admitted him.
..W'hv old ellow Won have oot an at