, 1875-02-14
ANN BAGLEY'S MISTAKE.

| ANN RAGTEVl2 MTpThKr
W7ltten for Tie Ektcaos 7s5n,en.
| To begin with, Ann Bagley was IN +" MD maid
It was not her fault, for she was in the hah;t n
saying that she had had plenty Of handsome at
fers, aud no one who intimately knew her H.
ever presumed to question her truth and yeracit,
upon this point
She was trim, slender little woman. will
dark bright eyes, and ehon black hair. Her fe.
turas were too sharp to be strictly handsome
her mouth Was rather too large to produce ,
pretty smile, and her VOICE too harsh to bt
strictly considered musical. No artist with i
conscientious regard Tor truth would have biz.
tu1ed Ann Bae1ev an . he.ntifn1 woman.
and w, .h.1.sa - se~ .a.s;,.ss ss ..s
'o'ouo n"o n". oot aeot,A oA0' ~1o oo+a" ~
Anen nao pronounced her lovely
HOW blind man are to all the imperfechon8 ID
| their earthly, feminine idols.
Her 1aat adrr;rer had he.n a,na,,, af.rr,,r.
n ~. r.o-.1~s -. ose1 s''1
ras,,, ,..s . o.su' ~ ae1eeaoie sen.le"an' ne
| believe that his regard WAS not fully returned
| TheY took long walks and drives tocefher. They
attended the conference neetinr. vi.h nr,;.:.
,vorthz, -aar,.s;t~ ...oe"s "4'u p.n4'e-
t.t'' ANU eoon, aceosolng 70 sauago
gossip. they were engaged.
| But village gossip was in this instance slightly
mistaken. Simeon had no doubt though. ,sr;.
| ons,v anonoh ~ +ha ,,...a~
"nso0'et . l1so'anie opportunity had presented
/ ltsel' MS ASSURANCE had 1orsaken him !; he had
stammered blnshed, looked confused and talked
all round the importsnt subject rithont i;ractiv
coming II tle noint e~'9' -
49, ,.oon1;.h. :un,
one moonhgns summer evening ne had almost
succeeded in the stupendoua undertaking. Ee
and Ann were on their WAY home from prayer
meeting, he had told her something Of thu
noosaibijities At the :fntura NJ ths f.e,no. -
| 1oneLlness toat sometimes ntleo hio heaft, anc
Of the necessity he felt for some app1ecatiye
and kindly heart to interest itself in his welfare
| when an ;mn,enso doo },a3 suddan,v .rr,,,,.
from farm bo,,se rate whici, rev rs2e at .hss NV
lime naasnr anI hed hafkad .t the so f.r,n,is
| " that Ann hnd beco,na s.rionslv fr;ohtsne3
and tLair conversations had immedstelv taks" =
dItferent turn.
But one u,eht Simeon Mcrntvre de.armina3 tn
ssttle the ersat question Of his faturs hspnness.
H. resGired tn cali nnon Ann r. an1ax aaS ~ th.
plaiuest manner possible: tell hes tbat he iove1
ior snd ask her tn share his fortnnsa Faf''rs
stsrting he tGonrht OVER q erest Sn1nnv % t;inas
what he would say when he sas ;witn Her. aud
nevcr took mora Mains With his to,iat thr, he
did that night. He took parting look 1t liz
small n,,rT6I xth m a1nIessn.. - er3ant 81 ~.
;sfaction md .rnectant apccess Ther h. ~
ed across tie feids, taking his way towards Ann
g Nov : It as 40 bannened ttat Ann v.. a,n.,t,,s
him Ava s,-nahnw 80 Ts,t th,s ~
was 10 ha An ;n nortsn me IN: IN hsr f,ts AZ
nrettv cerfa,n that A., nnderatood s;roso1'z IL
seatieos: Would he pEoposel she siaosiely
would sacept him but than she W Would b nee I'D @
anIions sha would faen NJ ipdinsTenes M spses she
wonfd let him make a xarm and fervsnt iec1i.Tss
nitv to nress his suit WITH sl tho srdor snd so-
oe1ra 10 con7d command sha -sntat r. ~
him te5i how 1nnch ha inyad her hcw Inn T H. .
had loved mar. and bov lone he vonId eont;1ne
to ioTs bar. r. and nd then~a3d thsnwabs won1S
gradually lsan her head upon bis shoulder. and
looking M rendarlv Ito lis .n,irino syas IA
.sThels is no way Of reastng your eatfsstea. s
yaa E;maon am von,o1 'f '<@7''S~"
ri she ] 1ooked a4ceadineiy M % nrattv notr;tb.t,ni.
ins her plain countenspce, when tasteiptiy T.
T,Ted to mcat her eynected ,ovsr H. Tss csr. ~
sanly xery hapny. and woman aSo T1 il tlntI
harry ia inverishiv srtT.ctiva NAY r f'%e
PRESENTLY the door-bell rang. md sta toyous1v
bnrriefi "a me hall door In me.t ss MA sntnnnad
she eaid. viii, slightly palnit.ting hesrt. : hns
then It il 90 much ths better
Sha marTitg nnened tha 1nor Th.r. stood .
Snail stoop.shoulderea d H. nm NV with carnetesset u
in his hand
Good eyenin,, num-" ba said in . husky
t.
uable works, mum" 71 "F7
"Who do You wish to aeean asked Ann. ner-
yonsIT. F'
"Tou. mum. Anybody. Moueys.no object
mnu,. IN, nj, enfrh.ener Il nv feile1 he;nGr
mum. might say honafacter q. nv raca Tm,
n hookrocenf ~ @~ee'
"Tha1k YOU said Ann, sbarp1y, but va want
no b,oks at nrseent."
.sBut th;s hooE 1yhv. mum ron can,t atyor1
IN ha mi,hnnt, 1T r X Ike most in,,ortsnt Tors
~ ia k;nd evar issnad rom tba nrass ~. III
of TnnwiedGe md snoWiades T nrsr1n,s ~, .9
ara awares Is power. mnm. ia fuli q nictnras 5
mons .ntor tyentv. fai,r poontt,s r. T,ite @
Am 1ooGaJ ;rnxt;s,t Ths no, ~ soot;nnaI.
aWomid Ton e@arn;na T. nnn,a ~ hs.a
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