The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-11-26


lad supper, Perliua locked herself into
Ter room and wrote to her Aunt GA'erly.
Her letter ended thus
So you see I'm engaged, and you can't twit |
ne any longer. | don't suppose poor kolt |
will over set the river ON fire. but he's good |
latured fellow, and | can Just twist him |
about my finger. And remember you are
bound to give me handsome weddmg-dress
and have always promised me poor mas pearls
ho day | married.
Your alfecionate niece, PERllNA.
Mrs. Galferly signied her approva!
by return of pest, and PerlinG's mind
was at rest II did not trouble her
much that in less than Il week tele-
gram summoned him to the city. She
could use the fast-fading days of free
dom better than with an engaged lover
at her side, and she certainly made the
most of them. She plunged into tlilta'
ton in a way that frightened even Mrs.
Kerosene Newbody, ard was happier
than she ever had been since her search
for n husband commenced. As for
poor Mr.. Dowuhill, she quite snu6bed
him, now that she had no views cou-
cerninG him. Meanwhile the absent
Kolt wrote love,letters, and she an
swered them.
"Never shall | forget my feelings
when You went ont to ride with old
Dowuhill,' he said, in one Of these.
" | really thought for awhile that You
liked him."
And to this she replied: How
could you fancy that | should like a
supcrannuated old creature like that
l only took a little notice Of him ont of
pity"
Poor Perlina Life is certainly very
much checkered. One morning Mrs
Newbody opened n New York paper,
and having glanced down the column of
marriages and deaths, gave Il faint
shrek, and looked at PerlinG in terri.
fled way. PerlinN Rnatched the paper
and saw this record "Suddenly, on
the til, Edmund Kolt.
Edmond Kolt-there was no doubt OF
il. Mrs. Newbody looked at Perlina,
expecting to see her faint. To her sur.
prise, the young lady, though very se-
rious, was quite calm.
"PoOr fellow she said, "l'm very
sorry. Do be quiet, dear Mrs. New
body Don't let's have Il scene. No
one knows we were engaged, and You
needn't tell 'em. don't want my sea-
son spoiled" "
Then she arose and went to her room,
cried little, bathed her face, used
aomo pearl. powder on her nose, and
went down stairs to charm Mr.. Dowa-
hill by beaming upon him and asking
him how he could be so dreadful and
neglect her SO.
In word, now that the old love was
gone, she ",took on with the ncw," and
in week Mr.. Downhill had proposed
mud was accepted. And the agtonisheC
Mrs. Gallerly received an account o
the situation, which greatly surprised
her.
Old Mr.. Downhill was rather nor,
obstinate than even Mr.. Kolt had been
Ho asserted his rights, and insisted
upon the open wearing OF the engage
ment ring.
There was no more Irritation for Mis-
Milkin, and every one knew what ha
occurred. She wore diamond ring q
great value on her finger, and wa
guarded by her old beau from morning
until night. He even wrote her soyera
notes in the intervals, between thei
parting at midnight and meeting IL
nine in the morning, and in one OF then
he referred to her Irritation with youn!
Kolt.
Miss Milkiu was one of those unluck
victims to love of letter writing, VIII
can never resist putting things down /
black and white. She wrote this sen
tence in her reply: "YOu naughty
naughty goose. How could | care TO
STRIPPING like that Poor fellow Ii
WAS very nice but only boy, 20
know" And when she had written that
she thought how much more manageG
bic the " boy was, and how much io
lier it was to run about with him tina
to sit in corner with old Mr.. DOwnhilI
who was always afraid of catching colo
and who would not let her dance becaue
he could not. Still he was rich and sI
was engaged at last, after all.
One evening she walked the piaA'
with her betrothed, leaning on his ar
, in the most conflding manner. L!
evening train was in, and people we
> waiting for the stages to bring the ne
: people up to the door. Some one W
seen waving white handkerchief
Young man with very red cheeks-a
then some one called out, "Why, il
: Kolt, alive and we'll" For there hi
,, , been much lament ltion over the po
fellow. And as he sprung out of I'll
crowded vehicle, they rushed towal
him to shake hands, and tell him TN
he had been supposed dead.
. "Death in the papaw, you know, o
! ! felIah," said one exquisite. Veal
i vewy cuyous how death could be
the papaw when you wasn't dead, yt
" know"
, at was poor grandfather. / W
y named after him, you know. l nev
thought what people would think. l.
= Then he turned pale, and hurried in
= the house, fearing that the awful me-
: had killed his poor Perlina.
y Miss Milkin was in the parlor. >
> had fled on his approach, and was real
j quite faint, and Mr.. Downhill had go
h for a glass of water. Every one el
q was out of doors, and the young fellt
1 rushed toward her.
. "My dearest love !" he whispere
. "my darling you did not think | W
n dead 2"
ayes did !" gasped Perlina.
. He bent over her and caught h
y hands, and pressed them to his lips.
o "Oh, / couldn't die and leave you
he said. "I-"
n But here hand came down upon |
q shoulder, and thin voice breathed
i his ear
"Young man, I'm very glad to
: YOU restored az it we're from the gray
bnt I can't allow such liberties with t
h lady who is going to marry me"
IS Mr.. Downhill had returned with t
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