The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17

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Engaged, ehr' his furious
thought ran, as he stood there look
inc into the wicked eyes OF the little
woman in blue. "You have arrang-
ed 1t all, you blue cat!' "I'll bet
my life she's engaged to your son.
He spoke aloud: Il beg pardon, but
is Miss Houghson engaged to Mr.
Mark HareP"'
:" You ore impertinent, sirl'' cried
the little woman, getting angry at |
once. 81 understood your vulgar
insinuation. Miss Houghson would |
approve Of my conduct ii | were to
order YOU out OF the house, i am
sure; but urders and the ages of
society too well to do so. The Gus
toms Of society simply require me to
say to you once more, Miss Hou8h-
son is engagedp and she said it en-
"Im going, SO don't1 begalarmed,"
answered Jack, making for the door.
"You needn't say 1 called"
"The customs of polite society"
began the lady,
But Jack bade her good morning,
and was gone.
"So!' Thought he, standing against
the wall at the corner, ''it's all over,
as l might have expected. She's
Thrown me over, and is engaged ',o,c
to Mr.. Mark. Hare. But, no: she
shan't think she has broken my heart,
and that will gall her triumph lit
tie, at any rate. Ill just write her q
note, and see what comes Of it."
So he went to his hotel and wrote
to Miss, Houghson, OF Kirllwood
Place, Clifton Square, the following
rather foolish note.
Miss HoughSon' 1 called to-day
to announce to you that shall get
married next month to Miss Louisa
Harmon. Supposing that, as we
were once acquaintance Of yours,
YOU still feel some slight interest in
our welfare, L venture to communi-
cate this intelligence herewith.
JOHN DLwYN
Nothing came Of it but this;
Dear .jach: I congratulate you,
Eta.
He was disappointed, and for the
two or three days following undecid-
ed what to do.
AT length he resolved to find out
/ if possible, what sort of person thi.
/, MI. Hare was, and so he contrivec
! by good deal Of meneuyenng t
oain access to considerable societ,
: and make. number of friends. Ii
: did more than chat, for he learned t.
: dress with much taste, and he ac
y auired polish and managed to bnnl
. out all Of his good looks, and In
4 month or so-who so much OF
r society man as Mr.. j. Wilmo
:, Tho Wilmot was his mother
: maiden name, aud sounded, b
n thought, more stately and fashion
4 able than vulgar Jack, and SO b
4 adopted that change very wisely
d too.
4 Thus he learned at length that MI
= Hare was nothing more or less tina
Il q penniless rake, and, though JAG
40 was certainly rather noodle,
"a think he had still a very sound hear
- and all the pride he could must
H. did not prevent him from feelr
IN sorry that his lost Eta was about
throw herself away.
h. The next event was, he met her
Il party. It was very fashionab
10 affair, and many a pretty girl W
va 20 present, but none SO beautiful
1J Etta. She had no suspicion that
w. was there for quite while; b
er when her friend, Miss Johnson--ne
~ ~ beautiful celebrity to herself-.sai
he "Oh, you must meet Wilmot Dilwy
dear; he is so handsome aud agr'
,or abler Eta consented readily.
Je Behold in Mr.. Wilmot Dilwyn !
If old friend Jack, with grand air tt
ogt might have adorned the Regency
,t M magnifciently polite, you know, J
rlg oh, SO coldl "l never saw you 10,
he ING so well-hardly changed thougI
ibe 2'But you, Mr.. Dilwyn,J she
I'm Piled, with the same smile OF Cd
,en times, care altered in everything,
INV received your note about two mon
y ,ay apo-wasn't it?-and it surprised
w ay and you must take me ab once
~ YOUR vile, for / know she IS ht
;rs4 isn't she? / ain sure Louisa will
,n5 I olad to see me-and is size chang
me- too|
him lin jack became rather confused.
,nr,a "Ihe fact-ahem!-is, that l
nee not married yet, Miss Houghson.
rora believe you are to be married
If shortly, though, are you notf-
bi7 Mir. Mark Hare
,a1 Eta looked down.
en- Cn- "Wo are engaged" she s
I. quietly.
sant they went into Jacks heart lk
,Trs knife. .
the,. ,i,o, eyes, I knew that long ago
;tjss 1i deed, when J. first came TO the CT
Now she suddenly looked up
the prised.
''-0 81 think you mistake, Jack
Dilwyn," she corrected hastily.
have only been engaged to Mr.
der about a week.
@ "a week. exclaimed Jack,
h getting his stateliness enti
=, cyes aWhy, Eta, I called on you al
ress " s' moment 1 arrived in the city,
I1, on was told by Mrs. Hare that you
rSn, engaged, and had ceased to re-
gentlemen visitors"
,ro;n Eta thoughts moment, and
,,,, began to laugh in the most ami
,aoye manner. .l,
ar,e3 @'y "Oh, Jack, It was a mistake,
said. "Why, you goose, don
,or see! Mrs. Hare, as you may
risra abseryed, Is q marupet abou'
4'iN' ,,a4to aud ghe hauu't tho mos