Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-16
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JULY 1e, 1874

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"Most assurdly | will do myself
that pleasure said Paul politely.
But Abby knew the difference in
the ring of the real metal and mere
hollow, conventional courtesy.
And she sat down and cried, in q
rage, when Paul Graham had taken
his departure
"But there's one consolation, she
said to herself, suddenly Frightening
up. "Rosamond is cleaning house in
calico, and no crimps, and her head
tied up in speckled pocket-hand-
kerchief, and if he isn't pretty thor
oughly disenchanted the moment he
sets eyes upon her, then l am no
prophetessl Men always do despse
house-cleaning and all its parapher-
MALTA He'll be sure to come back. "
So Miss Albertis put on an addi-
tional knot or so of ribbon, readiust-
ed her artistic masses of hair, and sat
down to little picturesque needle
work.
"Rosamond has worked out her
own matrimonial destruction this
time," said she.
While Mr.. Graham trudged on, his
eyes steadily fixed on the white
cbimneys behind the che, dur de trise
of the tall pine-trees.
He knocked at the door-no one
heard. He knocked little louder
no one answered. He opened the
door and "a-hpmmed" very distinctly,
still no signs of life.
"Queer, this" said Mr.. Graham.
''The place can't be an enchanted
palace with everyone undor spell.
I'll try little farther"
He opened door and walked in
and there, mounted on tall step
ladder with brown crash apron all
around her, stood Miss Rosamond
Hillgrove painting away at the top
of a window as if her life depended
upon it.
"Oh" said Miss Rosamond, with
out turning around, "you're come at
last, have you? Then you may walk
off againl I'm half through the job
myself by this time, and have no
sort of need of your services"
"Eh ?" said Mr.. Graham.
Rosamond turaed around with q
little shrek, and nearly fell off the
step-ladder.
ooh, Mr.. Graham, is it you? l
thought it was the painter"
eyes, it is [. What are you do
ing ?"
"I'm painting" said Rosamond,
blushing to the very roots of the
non.crimped hair.
"I'l help you," said our hero.
81 wish you would said Rosa
mond, calmly accepting the position.
And then che told him just how it
all was
You're not very much shocked at
my behavior?" said she.
Shocked - cried Paul al regard
you as a model to all the young la
dies of the nineteenth century"
"Now you're laughing at me-"
said Rosamond.
upon my word and honor Pm
not" responded Mr.. Graham and
Rosamond saw that he was in earn
est.
Miss Albertis waited all day long,
looking ap the road Ike Sister Anne
on Blue Boards tower, or Mariana
in the Moated Grange, but Mr.. Ora
ham didn't come.
How provoking" said Miss AL
bertis. "Bnt Rosamond Hillgrove
always had such way with the gen.
tlemenl I'm glad that Tn not a
born coquette.
Mr.. Paul Graham called the next
day with Rosamond, when she came
to return the paint-brush; and the
fair Adeline was more dissatisfied
than ever.
~ suppose, now that you've got
company" she snapped, "you'il
postpone housekeeping until Mr..
Graham has gone"
oh, no." returned Rosamond, Sc
renely. He says he'll help; SO we
shall go on just the same. And he's
so handy !"
Whether it was over a whitewash
pail or sea of soap and sand, or
while training up the big honey-suck-
le vine over the south porch, depo.
nent saith not but certain it is that
Paul Graham and Rosamond Hill
grove became engaged during the
young lawyers brief holiday.
81 don't see how Rosamond man
aged" said Miss Aberts. when she
heard of it. But the secret of the
matter was that Rosamond didn't
manage" at all.