River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-08-17

spirits the morning after When
opened my eyes and looked my sor-
rows full i'm the face, ] did not feel so
thoroughly dismayed as before and
was further encouraged by receiving
summons TO leave Lilyville at once, on
important business. | would be out of
the way at any rate, and who could
tell what might turn upl At any rate,
| ought TO 90 and bid goodbye to Cilly
Busse.
Miss Cilly opened the door for me
herself.
She looked very fresh and blooming,
and, though her nose did turn 40, her
eyes were pretty, and | stopped at
them and did not examine further.
Her lips were round and soft--so were
her cheeks. So strongly was ! i'm
pressed with her beauty that | invol-
UNFAIRLY kissed Miss Cilly Bussc, and
after had done so, found that liked
it. Miss Cilly did not struggle very
hard, 50 did it again. Miss Cilly
said that was enough; so we went In
and sat, side by side, on the parlor
sofa. IT gentleman does not want to
make immediate and desperate love to
| q young woman, do not let him sit on
a sofa beside her, particularly a small
sofa-crcde eXperto.
had not been in that position five
minutes, and had not told half my
future intentions, when discovered
that my arm was around Miss Cilly's
waist, and her head on my shoulder.
/ Consequently / began TO feel very bit.
terly at the necessity Of parting, and
to express myself SO enthusiastically
that Miss Ciily was moved to tears.
| Yet, oh the lickleness of youth. No
sooner had ! got out of the house,
where had just been swearing eter.
nal constancy, then fervently hoped
never to enter it again. Once out Of
sight of Miss Cilly, my feelings toward
her began to cool and, by the time
that was seated in the stage which
was to bear me away, | was as impa.
tient of the chain that bound me 10
her us had ever been before.
sat in the stage unmindful of my
fellow.passengcrs, and weighed down
by gloomy reflections on my destiny.
After time | become neryOusly
aware of the fact that nay opposite
neighbor was looking at me. Being
anxiously aroused by this to return
the same, sudden elevation of my
eyes brought them in contact with the
glance of two soft, dark orbs, CLEAN.
ing timidly from the recess of a travel
ing hat. From that instant I felt that
] was gOne,-that ! was madly i'm love,
that naught on earth should sepa-
rate me from the proprietess Of those
heavenly eyes. cast Miss Cilly Busse
from my recollection. | was soon IN
easy conversation with Rose Mayland
such she informed me was her
name. found out that we were both
going to remain some time, and that |
might call and see her if liked.
| did not find the slightest difficulty
in visiting Miss Rose Maryland. After
repeated calls became convinced that
Rose reciprocated my sentiments: for
she did not appear bored by my visits.
and thought that no humanity could
stand two visits a day, of indefinite
length each, without either being
bored or in love with the visitor.
would have east myself at Roses feet
and declared my affection but there
was that horrid engagement with Cilly
Busse-h0w to get released from it.
Reduced to despair. ! tried the very
last resort left to me. ! unboSomed
myself to Harry Sinclair. Harry Sin.
clair was q very handsome fellow, and
perfectly at home everywhere and in
every emergency. lie used to visit
Miss Maryland. in company with me,
pretty often, though Rose and he did
not seem to talk great deal to each
other. When | told him my unhappy
predicament, he puifed his cigar very
yiolently-so much so that the smoke
made him wink and cough violently.
he had quite recovered by the time |
had got through, however, and he gave
me the result of his meditations.
MY dear Greene, my name is
AdOniS Greene-''I must admit that
| You are in fix. 1t is not so strange
to be in we with one girl and marry
another-that occurs rather oftener
than you imagine. But to get engaged,
without meaning u, on one evening,
fall in love with somebody else the
next day, and get out Of the first en-.
gagement the next week that last will
require generalship. We will sec,
however. am goicS down to Lily.
vile to-morroH, and will examine the
state Of the premises. You hold your.
self ready TO come down when write
for you; that's all. By the way,
Greene, you had Better not commit
Yourself with Mis- Maryland until YOU
are clear Of this scrape. If Iwere YOU
| wouldn't even call there just now.
As Harry was going to act for me so
dlsintereStedly, of course | could do
nothing less than take his advice in
this respect, as well rs other things,
though it went sorely against my in.
clination. The iupatience with which
| awaited dispatch from Harry was
much augmented by my usual daily
occupation being taken away. 4 week
| passed with no news two more DAYS
of anxiety dragged their heightened
hours along but, on the tenth, | re.
ceived q note which reused me nj once.
Il said:
"DIAR GREEN: Come down III once,
and quietly all is right. SO far. When
you arrive ! willgive you your instruc.
tions. Yours, II. $.
That evening Harry went again TO
! t''' So SOW nun iittA an ltoUl
10 get the eldest out Of the room and
70 get fairly under way, AMI then fol.
lowed. The hall door was open |
passed silently into the parl6r. and
there, in that very window where Miss
ICllly had owned herself mine. dis.
covered her NJ the arms of Harry Sin.
clair.
Though this was exactly what I
wished aud expected, vet. for the