The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-03-30

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drod NO word can express it,, When
one has wclI.nigh placed II foot IN the
grave, they are more than grateful to the
%nlace and climate which enables them to
lake n fresh hold ON life, And those
glorious peaks" she continued M we
left the house, and for n moment turned
our faces ~ the west, " can anything
gurpass them? Give me western North
| Carolina before any other country Tor
grandeur Of scenery and hcalthfnlncss Of
climate"
"And Ashcvillc," suggested, rs We
sauntcrui down Main street, on our way
to the Mountain Sanitarium, before
any other place, for the %cyenncSs of its
payrmcnts and the cleanliness Of its
| streets"
"Don'L ~ MtIrical," she said, "at
| the expense Of your native place." and
then wc spoke again Of the "Phantom
Party"
II know You" | whispered, ms num-
Der four was called ont and stepped 10y
wnrd to have n stOckinGcd hand placed
in my arm and " lcmurc figure claim me
N hor partner, Indeed, Miss Janet,
you need not pretend you are some one
else, for | know you, 50 do he gOOl and
talk TO me this first Trt. Rcmcmbcrthat
after th'" set, ! turn into Il lady and
cannot pay you any attention"
GLOW provoking" she whispered
back, 81 was su" | could deceive you,
tut il Nj, Wright here and have you
spotted him %
" Yes; he il our u]s-a-rja, and ! will
know him anywhere, for there is II small
patch OF the sheet he wrar', just beneath
the lower part ci hH mask. ] can easily
push The mask aside, gee the patch and
50 identify him"
But after the quadriIIc waS over, |
doubt if ! would have left Miss Janct's
SIDE, had she not hcrScIfurQcd mt on, A
touch here and there To my draptry, a
pin back, and ihcr ! 9tood dsccond Miss
Janet GUrion, except for n Slight differ
cncc in height, scarcely pcrccPtiblc un-
less wc stood together.
at onco singled out, Mr., Wrir't 1t
was Icap-ycw aNd .hS ladies were taking
'hc gcNtlrmcn's places,
VIII you promenade ?' asked,
lie started up quickly and 80 mlnr-
ally that every motion would h"w be
traycd him, had I Wt Nclorc known him,
We went ont on the piazza, but soon he
proposed We should stroll to the gate,
g have something to gay to you, Miss
,Janct,' he continued, without nm at
tempt to change his voice; 81 know you
are Miss Janet though YOU are ro silent.
wonder If yr" recognized me when
You asked me TO promenade, Did yOu?'
"pcrhaps | did and perhaps | did not, -
| replied, in tones 80 like Miss Janct's
that smiled behind my mask at my
own sucC5s-.
BY this time we haI reached the gate,
and IA wcslood there Mr.. Wright gently
took the hand stocking and all-that
rested on his arm. Ot course, the first
thing he Gl, was Miss %.Ianct's ring. 1t
was a peculiar shape and he knew it in
Il moment.
81 am glad ! feel your ring" he Sail,
still h6Ihinr my hand, ." for | know now
bcyoug amy doubt that you are Miss
Janet, and | have something to ray to
you and no one else"
And then he went ON and made the
most desperate love to me. lie had
pushed back Ais mask and the bright
moonlight played full upon his face,
For u moment my heart smOtc MT that
| should 50 deceive him, but the whole
| thing seemed 50 ridiculous, that | had
not the grace to give up my part in it,,
quite yet. Al length, after much per-
sna'ion ON his part, ana n great deal of
apparent reluctance on mine, he put my
hand to his lips and then drew it ten
DERBY within his arm. ! had not really
the heart to undcccivc him Just then,
laugh at his 1poonincsS, AS | intended to
do, and tell him was even with him for
the practical joke he had played ON me.
An hour afterwards, when rccountcl
this scene to Miss Janet, she laughed
mcrrily, ~ expected she would, but
she also hIushcd deeply, which | wa
somewhat surprised at.
" lie came out in the lUvcr-linc more
strongly than | had any idea Of"
! said, lie was really quite passionate
and earnest
DO YOU think 50? Well, | admire
your response. Your conduct was n
model of maiden modcsty," she an
swcrcd, laughing.
" But the answer I gave him-you
don't approve of that, | suppose. Don't
he angry with me. will undcccivc him
straight away. | am going to his board.
ing-h0usc this moment. Poor fellow
he will be- reused from his brief dream of
bliss! expect he will he for knocking
me down"
Let him alouc, for tonight, then
Tomorrow or-ucxt day will do" replied
Miss Janet, casting down her eyes until
the long Iashcs rested on her very pink
cheek.
The next day | called to sec Wright.
He was not Mt home, and | traced him to
the Mountain Sanitarium. When | en-.
tered the parlor, there he and Miss
Janet sat upon the divan side by side,
aud their hlushc, and conscious looks
betrayed to me how the case stood.
You acted proxy 50 well for me, that
| determined to abide by your decision
cried Miss Janet, rising and making me a
playful courtesy. ! rendered my con
CALCULATIONS, of course, as gracefully as
was possible under the circumstances,
but ! felt Il little sore nevertheless, and
! came to the conclusion that that prac.
teal Joke of mine was not such u funny
4nc after all.
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