Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-05

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reading and writing, the days wen,
fast. One evening, after dinner, as
Frank and he sat smoking, the former
began:
Erred, YOU don't go into society at
all. You must-I want TO see YOU
married soon."
80 no, don't speak of it"
'.But that is the only way to be COM
Portable. You see, my boy, nobody
can be to us what wife is, and man
gets lonesome and moody by himself" ="
II don't feel that way," objected
Fred.
"lou probably think you can find
what society you want without marry
ing. But casual acquaintances-cali
them friendships if you like-are more
or less interested and unreliable, and
one gets to feel pretty soon as if he
wanted something little better
''Very true" asserted Fred. Then,
after short pause, land do you find
that better life when you get married ?
l don't want you TO contest mean
Il general way"
Il can answer you," said Frank,
with .usto. "both in particular and
general. 1t is the luckiest. pleasant
est thing that can happen to a man.
Now ! am going TO put you in the way
of some real nice girls, with no nom
sense about them"
IL don't want 10 get married and
won't, Frank, not if you lead up bevy
ofN enuses 10 choose from" cried Fred.
my dear brother you don't know
what is good for you. l must hand
you over TO Mrs. Grandin, which
lady just enters the room. "Mv dear,
haven't you invitations 10 Mrs. IIol-
tons tonight: wish you would take
Fred and introduce him " Miss Tenn
pie"
Il will smiled she, BE ready at
half.past eight, Fred" and she went
out to dress.
That's NICE" growled he. as he
flung away his cigar and stood up.
40! I'll see you well married before
a year." shouted Frank maliciously as
TIcu sidLliuSu tuc uoOi.
My dear Miss Temple, | want TO
introduce TO you my brother, just re-
turned from abroad. You have heard
me speak Of him.
Miss Temple was a cold, blue-eycd
blonde, tall and quite plump, not fat,
of course. She had large white teeth.
which she showed quite freely as she
talked. Her features were large and
her jaws rather square. but she was
generally called pretty. Her chief
claim 10 attention, however, was as
very interesting.
Il am SO happy to meet you, Mr..
Grandin. In what part of Europe
have .you been, may ask" eu.
grazing his teeth, las he bowed and
smiled.
"Ah. indeed? passed a few
months. but we need listen no far
ther. Fred wished he hadn't. After
q while he escaped, and waited around
ont Of danger of introductlons till Mrs
Grandin should want to 60 home.
How did you like herr"
..What could he say Of her friend
but Very charming l think"
II am so glad; l was afraid you
might not like quite that style. VII
manage so that you can see her oiien.
! Fred was scared enough low, and
stammered, IL don't have much time
to spend. you know, my dear sister. :.
No, but what you do have YOU
want to spend as pleasantly as posi-
/ bic. l understand
Fred didn't utter another whisper,
lest he might make things still worse.
But he wasn't disturbed for several
days, and began TO hope Mrs. Grand
in had forgotten her terrible schemes.
Women are bad enough" thought he,
when one don't have TO stay with the
same one but five minutes what must
be 4 wife"
In Justice to Fred's good reputation
/ he must not bear the unmitigated name
of a woman hater. He had always
been shy of the girls, and in self-de-
fence he hastend to lay the blame on
the girls. If he couldn't talk easily
with them nor interest them, it was be.
cause girls are vapid, and couldn't ap'
preciate q good fellow. If he felt CON
strained and uncomfortable in their
company, it was because they were
green, irrational creatures, and one
could never tell what they would do Oh
saw. So after a certain amount o
bashfulness and discomfort, he per
suaded his affectionate soul that h'
hated and despised them, and he
would never stultify himself enough tc
marry one of them. Besides good
many girls had tried 10 marry him, per
haps attracted by his pleasant face, per
haps by his money, (alas for love , anI
he had grown into morbid sensitive
ness which only very careful treatmen
could cure.
Mrs. Grandin asked hiul " 60 dow
street with her, and he drops his booi
and is at her service. After they hat
been walking some distance, she said
81 am going to Mrs. Temples on SO
: cietv business. and thought you woul'
like to come, just informally, as An es
} cort, you know.
..Ah. yes, very much," said Fred
: swallowing some naughty words.
We'll, here we are.
After Fred was duly presented Il
Mrs. Temple, that lady and Mrs
: Grandin withdrew into corner to dis
> cuss, and left Fred to the tender mel
cies of his fair enslaver. This remark
able woman had that terrible capacit!
of drawing people out. She woul
l have made the craven lips Of tn
. sphynx respond. Fred's case wa
plav to her. He crossed the wildes
t ocean he climed the highest mour
t tains but he couldn't get breathin
= spell she was close after him an
fresh as ever. He succumbed, bu
r she made him talk until the poor ma
r felt "a if he were undergoing the III