Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-02
AUNT CHARLOTTE,S YARN.

Snow, Ida, my dear girl, take my
advice" said Aunt Charlotte to her
young niece, 'sand don't imperil your
own future happiness nor be guilty Of
injustice by sighting the man to whom
ishly teasing him in order to test his
affection. There is story in my own
memory that have never told you and
could not now bring myself to do so
only that see you don't Ike me to lect-
ure you, and l wish You to learn wis
dom by an easier method than that of
bitter experience.
When / was young girl we lived,
as you know, In Canada, IL one of the
small lake-shore towns between Toronto
and Kingston. Your grandfather was Il
man of note In the town., and / was
good deal sought after. was giddy,
too, and selfish, though l did not then
consider myself so. / had many add
mirers and suitors, among whom the
one liked best was Harry Vane. From
my very infancy Harry had been my
gallant, and though 1 sometimes pre-
tended to be, and sometimes really was,
jealous of him or otherwise offended,
and he the same with regard to nae, We
always made up again and were better
friends than ever ever. There was not
really any engagement between US,
though Harry had asked me to form
one ; but my parents objected to long
engagements, and We were not ready to
marry. Matters stood thus when, early
one spring, we had an addition to our
list of beaux in the form of dashing
young fellow, an Englishman, sent out
by a wealthy firm of the mother coua-
try for the purpose of establishing an
agency in their line of business. His
headquarters had been at Montreal, but
he now announced his intention of max
ing our town his home during the sum-
mer.
"He had a good deal of leisure, and
spent no inconsiderable part of it at
our house, or in promenading the
streets with me. 1 could scarcely set
nv feet on the sidewalks without en-
countering him. His name was Downs,
and he claimed to be OF aristocratic
parentage. He was handsome and affa-
BILE, though rather supercilious, withal
very distinguished in appearance so
no wonder the girls of our set wished to
attract his attention, and were envious
of me. OF course was proud of my
conquest, and perhaps carried myself a
little haughtily in consequence. For
some time Harry pouted, then openly
demonstrated, even pleaded but as 1
angrily asserted my independence, he
finally desisted from ali apparent notice
of the matter and whenever We met he
treated me with Indifferent courtesy,
and altogether showed manly self
command, which I did rot fail to note
and admire. Still must confess that
at that time gave very little thought
to Harry or to any of my old admirers /;
it seemed wonderful to me how COM
pletely / was fascinated by the prepos-
sessing stranger.
ITO be sure he fiattered nv vanity
not a little, and my empty head was
turned by his lavish, adulatory style OF
compliments He raved about my eyes
of heavenly blue, the golden glory OF
my mermaid locks, my swan-hke neck,
and an endless flow of bathos that
tughs to have Disguised me, but did
at; and SO I listened and he ranted.
bout the middle of August we made
3 among our set a picnic party to
rive ont to Rice Lake Plains and
xpend tic day In boating on the
lake. gathering huckleberries, wild