The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-15

tney heeue0 quletlnS. lf-f,ssf 4 ~
The next evening. as if the Fafes
were on my side, I met my destiny IN
I the person of a eadaverous looking
individual who called himself ,Iededi-
an Peters. always admirs d high
sounding names, and this one sspec-
ially-it was SO euphohions, and sa-
vored SO much of antiquity. adj
inired the man too, not SO much for
his handsome face Che was plain and
no mistake) but his regal carriage, he
with the air OF a king, and for his
dainty white hands and taper fingers,
that were always decked with three
or four costly rings. Then he wore
such AN elegant watch and chain, q
dote ON jewelry) and carried such q
love of u cane. Oh, yes, 1 would be-
come Madame Peters. L encouraged
him, for he was rather diffident and
needed help, and [ soon had him i'll
my power. Well, the fatefui evening
arrived.,s1 1 knew by certain unmis-
taxable signs that he intended to pro-
pose, and was ready Tor him, j
should accept, of course, for had SCI
my heart on him and his fifty thou
sand a year (and girls, L remembered
the gray hair1 but did want to go
through one more act in the role OF a
coquette, that had learned SO well,
before lost my freedom forever.
found had not lost my relish for such
scenes. Ildid so TO my sorrow.
, Jedediah, came. and, as, 1 had an
ticipated, proposed. ~ ..s,...,...-
, "AbigaiI said he, 'syou know how
,dote on you. Win you be my wife ?"
sYonr wife, Jedediah Peters How
dare your IL exclaimed. At the !
same time | was. dying to fall upon
his shirt bosom and say, I" Here I am,
take me.1i itlefI93 10 5s5Fltililitl o1
, sAbigail" he whimpsred, .1thought
you loved me. @ Have you, been de. 4
ceiving me all this time? Ii you
have IN shoot myselfv ! aL14laL
He ididn't look much ikenit 'il 1t
would require more moral courage
than he posses sed, / thought. { ra{z
"Love your echoed ." Do you
expect me to love a snob 2--one whose
highest ambition is to wear a gold
chain and f1irt about o. caneW 10 iujs /
was even then secretly admiring
the cane and flashing enyious glances
upon the chain-8s xnfisa4 Sec tn5lu,
Well, the weak man actually cpe-
came CHASTITY. What was the use OF
taxing it SO hard 2 | steeled my hears
however, thinking / would soon heal
the wounds with honeyed Words'and
kisses. -, ..[i, -. -, .,..,
He spoke, again in terribly harsh
tones, thought. I, .,4r set5a.... .,,..-.-..f..
/" DO you mean to say, Abigail Skim
ner, that you REFUSE my offer ?"
Certainly sir. do you doubt it ?"
Hei4 mnttered something about |
"heaftfess coquette," /" Unparalleled |
audacity," and before 1 had time to
utter word marched out of the
house. Then burst into loud peals |
of laughter which he must have
heard, Tor he turned partially around |
and then quickeneu his steps onward. |
Tomorrow he would come again, l |
thought. had provoked him, but he |
loved me, and would soon get over it |
and then I9would make it all right
He would enjoy, the joke1n the end, |
though i. was death now. Ha |
Tomorrow, came,l but no Jedediah |
Peters. / felt little uneasy !; but then
[ thought his anger hadn't cooled
He viii come tomorrow. He was a
coxcomb3 anyway, and he wouldn't be |
Diuchs of q loss, if l was sweet six
teen or thereabouts. Do you think,
girls, that L would have deigned to |
look at him had it not been for that
gray hair? Not L. But when wo-
man sees her youth departing, and her
lovers forsaking her alas, it is no time
to be fastidieusaai 10 sguih4sEo5G ~ |
+ Well, a day or two passed. The
third day1I had q headache and fear
full forebodings.l The fourth day a
sossiping neig ghboricame in. Almost
the first, words she uttered were: Il
"5Have you heard the news Jede-i
1iah Peters has married Sallie Good
rich, and they sailed for Europe to-
1ay.p iiHi sdi .f3 iistl~ u .Ht -g5f-!
i seemed all at once to become pet
-itied, and laya tlifeless lump upon
he foor.fo When / came to myself II
lad time to think,s and my thoughts
W ere anything but pleasant. Ny
hopes were crushed 1entirely. .z9tMy
troubles wore uponme, andlvery soon
[ became old and wrinkled, and gray
md spiritless and sour. I am snubbed
because / am an old maid and alto
yether / lead a. miserable life and all
IN account of my inmate propensity TO
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