Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-06-02
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THE WHITE ROSE.


the hand of Lille Evelyn" soliloquized
handsome Dick Courtney, as he leaned
back in the luxurious depths of Grim
son-rep easy chair, and watched the misty
wreaths of smoke that curled upward
from the fragrant Havana" between
his lips.
she's pretty, stylish, and bewitching.
Sometimes | fear little too much given
to the fashionable follies of the day
but then-what would you have, Dick
Courtney !? You are not an angel your
self, by any means, and the day of per-
feet woman has not arrived--sanguine
lovers beliefs to the contrary notwith-
standing
II wish I was as sure of her affections
as | am that | love her Heigho !.
Faint heart never won fair lady, etc.
I'll write her note this very moment !"
Suiting the action to the word he i'm
petuously tossed aside his cigar. and seiz-
ing pen, he plunged it violently into a
bottle of violet ink, and dashed off these
lines
"DEAR MISS EVELYN I'll understand that
Won and yonr cousins are TO attend Madame
Ms sosable tomorrow eve. ! shall be
there also, and have something of the utmost
importance to confde TO vou-can Won guess
what it ISL If may expect you to give me a
favorable hearing, wear white rose in your
hair.
Yours truly,
RlcnAao Courtney
x
Chow do | look cousin Belle--pre-
sentable 7"
"Never saw you look better in my
life, Lii But what ever possessed you
to wear simple white rose in your
curl? You should wear nothing but
pearls with that lovely silk. ,
Lilies pink cheeks deepcned to car
nation as she thought of the tiny note
even then lying close to her throbbine
heart.
"The gift Of some love-sick swain
doubtless" said the voice of Bellies sis
ter Kate, sneeringly.
"Indeed it is not p replied Lille, in
dignantly. Il gathered it from thu
conservatory myself. not an hour ago =?
"Seems to me you are getting terri.
bly, in earnest over a trivial flower. -
Belle I'll lay you wager that that white
rose has a history of its own. Do you
know that handsome Dick Courtney will
be at the sociable tonight? | mean tc
set my cap for him y
much good may it do you p retort-
ed Lille. I'm sure he cares nothing for
you !"
"Ah. indeed How long, may ]
ask, Miss Pert, since you became aware
of that fact p
Come, come, girls" said Mrs.
Evelyn. suddenly entering the room,
edo stop your quarreIing Aunt Sarah
has just sent word for one Of you to
come around and stop with her for few
hours. She is much worse tonight, and
extremely low-spirited-"
Just like her, mamma She knew
we were intending to attend the 'socia-
Bile, and SO she fixed upon tonight to
have one of her spells, out of sheer ueli-
ness. 1t is nothing but her nerves that
ails her, anyway shall not give up
my evenings pleasure for her"
But you know, Belle, that your Aunt
Sarah is very wealthy, and she is sure
to make one of you girls her heiress. 1t
wouldn't be best to displease her, for
there is a chance that she may be really
worse"
"No danger of that" cried Kate.
spitefully 1.-The hateful thing will
live forever I'm tired Of being called
in once week to see her die. Die
She'll outlive US all, dare say"
Kate" said her mother. reprov-
ingly. zone would think, to hear you
talk. that you would really be glad of
your aunfs death Sarah is cccentic.
/ know; but she entertains sincere
and great affection for her nieces. She
believes that she is really worse this
evening, and in her loneliness she has
sent for one Of you to come to her. If
she should die. you would always re-
proach yourselves for denying the last
request of an old woman who loves you
better than you deserve to be loved
Say no more. auntie," cried Lille,
who bad not yet spoke. '1f neither Belle
nor Kate can be persuaded to give up