Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06

Jessie was the recipient of my rhapso-
dies, and if one of the young men OF
the neigh borhood succeeded IN getting !
his courage up to the point OF propos-
ing to Jessie-not very rare occur
rence-I was the first, and generally
the only person, who knew Of the poor
fellows overthrow.
Heretofore we had agreed charming
ly, but now we were at open issue, ana
Adelia Vaughn was the rock upon
which we split. OF course, when told
that young lady (twenty-six is not too
old for young lady-is it girls :? that
I was her slave and would wish no
higher mission than to escort my being
to the fulfllment of her highest desire,
told Jessie of it the next day, where
upon she gave me q little bit Of her
mind, with which have opened my
story.
AS my cousin founced out of the
room, there came ring at the front
door, and Grey Endicott came in.
Grey and were old friends-we bad
been boys together-and I had every
reason to believe that he had a very
tender affection for Jessie. He used 60
see her every year or two-not ottener
and be slngularly attentive to her
sister when he visited Milestone Centre,
where she lived, or when she went to
see her friends in the city, where he
had fguratively, pitched his tent. The
| visit over they would separate, and
both be much given to sighingE and
meditating for week or two.
Grey would spree it pretty stoutly
after such visit, and my poor little
cousin would firt with a pertinacity
worthy of a better cause than sheer
desperation.
Her affection for Grey Endicott was
the one sole thing she never confessed
to me. strongly suspected that Grey
himself received that part Of her con-
fidence.
Just now be happened to be on a
summer sojourn to Milestone Centre,
and he and Jessie were going it very
strong. The first words he said on en-
terlng was:
Chow dye do, my old boy. Where's
Miss Jessie"
"Just gone out-I'll call her"
found her in an adjoining room
before the glass. She had heard Grey's
voice, or knew his ring, and quite nat
urally discovered that her collar was q
little awry, or her hair was coming
down. It was one of Jessie's PECULIAR
ties that her hair was always coming
down.
When we entered the sitting room
again, Grey took Jessie's hand as q
pious Hindoo might take hold OF his
pet idol.
This interesting religious ceremony
over, he stated the object of his visit tC
be the arrangement OF party to 60 tC
the Tide-mill House, favorite water
ing place about twenty miles off where
; parties frequently went for a jaunt. a
gentleman and his wife-friends Of
Grey Endicott-were going, and wanted
some young folks to accompany them
: to make it pleasant. With this ides
they had commissioned Grey to make
up little coterie.
off Miss Jessie will accompany US
and if you can get some agreeable
young lady to accompany you," sale
, Grey to me, think we may have s
very pleasant time
Charming Miss Ideia and mus
go, of course, thought. I pictured tt
myself the delight we should have il
r wandering by the shore picking W
| shells, and " enjoying the fresh," as th'
, piazza of the Tide-mill House in th'
moonlight. We must go, and Idelis
should write poem on the sojourn.
My cousin Jessie interrupted M
meditations with what seemed to mt
like very malicious and uncalled fol
remark:
eff you take that Vaughn thing,
: wont 60 !"
Grey looked imploringly at me, but
was determined and merely reto1ted
"Then my dear child, you will no
, CO."
By some means unknown to me
Grey succeeded in persuading her tt
change her resolution and to accom-
pany us, even if that Vaughn thing
was of the party. He was very per
, suasive fellow-was Grey Endicott-
especially with some folks.
The morrow was fixed upon for ou]
| "trip, which was to last two or three
| days. We got together large assert
ment of fishing tackle, baskets, etc.
Ii
CARS.
"For," said he, stake my advice ane
never smoke q watering place cigar
: will be something to haunt you
on your death-bed it you do
Two stages bore us to South Milestone
| two miles from the Centre-and q
small sort Of single barreled steamer
, bore uo the rest of the way. Miss Idel
: la Vaungh and myself occupied one
/. stage, while Grey and jessie made
themselves miserably happy, with
Z Greys's married friends, in the other.
When we arrived at South Milestone
and assembled on the pier, Grey con.
l fronted us, and much to my astonish
/ ment, handed my cousin over to me
and walked Miss Idelia on board the
| boat himself. AS I followed with Jes
sic, heard him say:
. g don't know as you are acquainted
! with my friends lady-shan I intro
: duce your"
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