The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-12-03

Dlownhill. he said, in one Of tba.a
I;Il.s really thought for awhile that -J11i Won
ooisd ana to this she replied "Hov
eouId you fancy that 1 sbonId li[a q
99uperannuated old creature like tbot
1!1y 1oniy took little notice OF him ont III
Poor Perlina Life is certainIv very
L4ncn eheckered. One morning M:
NeS%iDody opened a New York paner
.aol-Ii aliu niaVing glanced down the column of
aLtai;Iilages "a and deaths, gave a faint
esiItIIsk' and looked at PeElina in a terri
ne9 way: Perlina snatched the Doner
the -th, Edmund KoIt."
Edmond Kolt-there was M 5o,,bt &c
Il. Mrs. Newbody looked at PerIine
expecting to see her faint. To her 1-5--,-' sn-'
prise, the young lady, though veTv Sc
nous, was quite calm.
Poor fellow" she said. ssI'm very
sorry. Do be quiet, dear Mrs. New
pody Don't let's have a scene No
one knows we were engaged. and Won
hecdn't tell 'em. don't want NV sea-
son spoiled" 4" ''-' ny sea-
tnen she arose and went to her Feom
cried q little, bathed her face. used
some pearl-powder on her nose. and
went down stairs TO charm Mr.. Dowp-
mil by beaming upon him and asIin1
MIN now he could be so dreadful and
neglect her so.
In word, now that tho old love was
gone, she took on with the new. - and
IN week Mr.. Downhiu had proposed
ana was accepted. And the astonished
Mrs. Gaherly received an account of
aTs9
her. -'''''
Old Mr.. Downhin was rather more
obstinate than even Mr.. Kols had been.
he asserted his rights, and insisted
ment ring.
There was no more Irritation for Miss
MlIk1n, and every one knew what had
occurred. She wore a diamond ring of
great value on her finger, and YVES
guarded by her old beau from norpipo
until night. He even wrote her several
notes IN the intervals, between their
parting at midnight and meeting at
nlne IN the morning, and in one of them
he referred to her Irritation with Young
Kolt.
Miss Milkin was one of those unIuckv
victims to love of letter writing. who
can never resist putting things down in
black and white. She wrote this SEN
tence in her reply: HYou naughty.
naughty goose. How could I care for
a STRIPPING like that Poor fellow he
was very nice; but only a boy, you
know" And when she had written that.
she thought how much more manaoea-
BILE the boy" was, and how much iol-
her 1t was to run about with him than
to sit IN a corner with old Mr.. DownhiIl.
who was always afraid of catching cold,
and who would not let her dance because
he could not. Still he was rich and she
was engaged at last, after all.
One evening she walked the piazza
with her betrothed, leaning on his arm
in the most confding manner. The
evening train was in, and people wero
waiting for the stages to bring the new
people up to the door. Some one was
seen waving a white handkerchief-a
young man with very red cheeks-and
then some one called ont, "Why, it's
Kolt, alive and we'll" For there had
been much lament alton over the poor
fellow. And as he sprung out of the
crowded vehicle, they rushed toward
him to shake hands, and tell him that
he had been supposed dead.
"Death in the papaw, you know, ol
fellah," said one exquisite. WealIy
vewy cuyous how death could be in
the papaw when you wasn't dead, you
know"
cit was poor grandfather. I was
named after him, you know. never
thought what people would think. L"
Then he turned pale, and hurried into
the house, fearing that the awful news
had killed his poor Perlina.
Miss Milkin was in the parlor. She
1oI na1 ~, l,sG or1r,~oonb o1H vsTou raoIlvr
quite faint, and Mr.. Downhill had gone
for a glass of water. Every one else
was out of doors, and the Young fellow
rushed toward her.
"My dearest love - he whispered,
&c my darling you did net think was
dead ?"
"Yes did +" gasped Perlina.
He bent over her and caught her
hands, and pressed them to his lips.
"Oh, I couldn't die and leave you !"
he said. "I-"
But here hand came down upon his
shoulder, and thin voice breathed in
his esr:
"Young man, I'm very glad to. see
you restored as it were from the Prave,
but can't allow such liberties with the
lady who is going to marry me"
Mr.. Downhill had returned with the
glass of water,
Perlina, not knowing what TO do, had
refuge IN tears and silence. The gem
tlemen grew furioas, and finally walked
away with each other, with "pistols for
two and coffee for four" in their faces.
But this is eighteen hundred and seven
ty-fOur, and much is thought of docu-
mentary evidence. In a retired spot
where they could not be overheard, the
hapless Perlina's letters were produced.
Poor little Kolt read with the bitter
agony of youth the Woman's denial of
her love for, and engagement to him,
written n week after mis- supposed death,
and old Downhill gave a grOan over an
ether buried hope as he read the lines
on which he was set down as a super
animated creature only taken notice OF
out of pity.
After this the two gentlemen shook
hands. They had no quarreis with
each other now. Neither of them want
ed to marry Perlina Milkin. She re-
ceived two little notes that evening tell
ing her so.
That was last summer. This year
Perlina did not go to Saratoga at all,
and Mrs. Gafferly having dismissed her
chambern aid, It is a matter of wonder
to the neighbors who the person with
Green barepe veil on her head who rubs
tbe windows can be. It is barely pos l.
bIe that this is Perlina. Mrs. Gafferly
is a woman of her word, and she con
siders her niece's chance Of matrimony
quite over.
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