The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-06-24

was talking to the steward about the
affair.
"l shall want horse TO ride my
self, he observed, "becauso tho car.
riage will only hold four
"rhat will include yourself, sir,
the old man returned.
"WhyY'
because Miss Fay....will not bt
present"
"Oh, yos, she will. l especially
asked her company"
The old man smiled.
II beg your pardon. sir. but Mrs
Raymond never permitted her tc
visit with her daughters. She has
worked so hard on the dresses oI
the two young ladies that she has
had no time to touch her own. Ny
wife is housckeeper you know. She
is forbidden to speak to you con
corning the orphan but my tongue
is my own-this is q free country
sir!'
You are right. Mr.. Allen. I an
glad you mentioned this. Say moth
ing of it, plcase!'
{ Paul's eyes were opened. Ho be-
gan to see why they were SO sweet
on cousin Paul" and Fay SO cold.
ais not Fay going with us 2 he
asked in apparent surprise, wher
The ladies, came ont to the carriage
IL could not persuade her to make
her dress sho was SO infatuate
with n book she was reading. Pray
do not be angry with her, cousin
! have allowed her TO choose her owl
pleasure. aud sho had no idea sh,
was doing anything rude by refusing
to go"
| Paul made no response, but Ii,
knittcd his brows.
"He is angry Mrs. Raymond
said to herself. II need not fee
any more alarm. llo will avoid
her"
He escorted them to the grove,
and after presenting his friend t.
thom, disappeared.
He returned homo by by-path
A little way ahead he espied Fay.
He hurried up aud sat down beside
her
"Why did you not oblige mo by
going to the festival = he asked.
"For two reasons. l was not
wanted, aud | had nothing to wear,
Mr.. Woodford.
IN Iced! Why did you not have
your dress made, rs we'll as Arabella
aud Eloy,'
Ill beg your pardou," she said
II flash suifusing her cheek. IL had
no right to accept your gift. Mr.
WoodfJrl. Mrs. Raymond told me
so, and adlel that you were surpris
el Mt my indelcacy in remaining
here. Believe me, am truly thank
ful for yom pls. kindness. shall
try TO make good use of tho edu
cation you gave me, and-and will
go away.
lie turned red and white by turns
with suppressed anger.
81 am sorry that Mrs. Raymond
has misrepresented me. have NJ
ways, when away, thought of you as
my cousin-the same rs the other
two girls-and since | have been
here L have been hurt to think you
persisted in avoiding me-
She raised her eyes to his face =
bright honest eyes, that once seen
could never be forgotten.
81 am So glad she ejaculated,
that you did not think was inten.
tionally intruiing.'
A new impulse seized Paul.
"rhis is only my cousins home
until I marry" he said. 81 wish to
marry now, Tiff you will have Inc,
Fay"
What could Fay say? She knew
she had loved Paul Woodford from
the day she went to order him of
the grounds, and Paul assured her
the love was mutual.
Mrs. Raymond's chagrin was in.
discribable, when she returned from
the fcte, to find Paul and Fay to-
gether.
81 am going to marry" he said.
"Allow me to present you to my fu'
ture WIFE
They tried to congratulate the
happy couple, but words choked
them.
"My steward has been very careful
of your income, in case o. this emer.
gency," he said to Mrs. Raymond
the next morning. "You have n
trihe over ten thousand in the bank,
aud will present you with that lit
tie villa on the Hudsoa for your life
time; and your daughters until they
are married, in case they survive
you"
She dared not refuse his kindness,
but they thought of their leaving
and Fay queening it at Woodlawn
as the masters wife was like gall.
The girls are still single, and pay
occasional visits TO sour Cousin
Paul's wife"
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I4-A Doctor went out west to
practice his profession. An old
friend met him on the street one day,