Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-16

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chief to his face In q atouchin9 naxma.,
He enquired II sae wasn't tesT 6all,
cates She replied that she vaa. ~
heart troubled her Iearfally; sAe 9es
then seized with . slight fainting ita
but applied the smelling bottle to hef
n0se, and recovered.
]. he referred patAetically TO his ten
inndceut children at home, md ssil
for their sakes he must select Q healthy
woman for his next wife, he couldu)t
deprive thom Of . m0thers care for
the fourth time: He referred, in Z daN.
cate manner; I'd his poverty; ale told
Kim that would bene Aassias keA~.>>
them, as she had recently lost her for.
tune.
He cdug'ied ID a consumptivs nan.
ner, and told her, in . dejectsd tone,
that he was sure lis days were mum.
bered.
She then enqnired what he thought
of her letters; said she. Thought they
we're real good, her niece WAb such =
good hand at composing. He gtuaned
at this: She sang in 3 pathetic man
ner from her favorite Watts,
This 10 the wsy lens have ssushs."
to sophie his pain.
He evidently .wishat to bring ths
interview to close. She urged him
to name the wedding day, then seeinE
his reluctance to do 70, she callod him
q villain, swlndler, . base deceiver,
to thus trample on q maiden's heart.
She tainted away, threw herself into
his arms; he rushed ffantieally for tho
door, she followed after, heaving the
hymn book at his head, and threaten.
ing him with a breach of promise suit.
He rushed frantically down the lane,
entirely forgetting to limp, and Kate
ran back into the parlor to find Mil6e
convulsed with laughter, and the old
house fairly rang with their merry
peals.
The night Of the party came at last,
and James Cameron and Fred Morton
were ushered into Mrs. Griswold's elo.
giant parlors.
"Say, Fred" James exclaimed, a
they both stood watching the beautiful
ladies that filed the rooms, s'who il
that charming little brunette, elegant
~ attired in corn -colOred silk, with the
point lace overdressi How beautifully
she waltzes! Isn't she grace itself:
Look! she is coming this way; isn't she
beautyl" 80.
"She looks well enough" !" was Fred's
that lovely blonde in azuro robes ii
much more to my taste," and Fred
moved away.
To James delight, Mrs. Griswold
and the charming brunette approached
him, and they were standing face to
face.
"Miss Kate Somers, Mr.. James Cam.
cron," SO Mrs. Griswold introduced
them. He looked at her, and she looked
at him; tho truth buTst upon them,
and they jdined in a hearty laugh.
"Why, Mr.: Cameron, how is your
cough 9" was Kate's laughing enquiry;
GMuch better; Miss Somers. Ihopo
your heirt doesn't trouble you this
evening, and observe you have dyed
your hair" was the gay rejoinder.
s. and I notice you have recovered
entirely from your lameness, ,"aed Kate
glanced down at the polished patent
leather.
Before the. evening was over James
Cameron had determined to hold Kate
to her engagement, and hedid..
At double wedding not long after,
when Miss Kate Somefs became Mrs.
James Cameron, and Miss Millie Win;
;hrop changed her name tn Mrs. Fred
Morton, Fred Morton, relatAl in his
graphic manner, for the entertainment
# the guests, the history Of the 'tPlot
md Coiinter- plot.