, 1876-11-25

Dlk kICj NGEG LIE tES6 u 4AiGiHs
In The world. she now told him In 80 many
words, That she would accept all the attention
be would offer her during the next week, taking
caro- to remember that this singular declaration |
but vas made In pursuance Of some occult de.
sign on her part Fo:thwtth the palr embarked t
,tpon what seemed to be the stortniest Irritation
skiuncrsv!lle ever saw. In the long morning !
ihSy l,ose or rowed togster tey fx ri
on sutne other excursion Doth were excellent
s4nestrtans, and Matty g!nrted III xalloptng over
liil and dale, On one Of Wits handsome horses:
lWIl, oythr-by: was tho sun Of Of ricsl mani
Then they drank N early tea on tue scraala
and spent tic evening At the piano ur n readsn1.
At the hour OF y siatty always sent Wt'l home,
without particle OF ceremony or regret At Its
departure. In short, what appeared II Skih-
uersvt!ic IA serious courtship was, In reality,
pure business matter, and 10 understood be-
tween the two parties to 1t.
This state Of Affairs continued for a week or
so, during which tEtna the Doctor ignored Mat.
ty's existence, except ~ she Vas thn dhnghtcr Of
hts dear friend, Mrs. Kitlicot,. And Ill The
time the girl was raging iuwazlfY At her quan.
dam, suitor
querted, mentally. Z" a,n sure lie loses u.c,
aud any one might see that I lnre him; nut 1
can't. and suppose thall be an cid nui.1."
But tile Dovtor was not to blame. \ man NJ
the world would have seesi through MattSfs
stratagem but l,e did not; he nastutd ts'at ss,e
at Iosing Tom. . had really deciIcI to marry
The euait,ored viii
The ruth occurred 10 sta.ty at last. She :.
could narl|y believe such stupidity Gxistei In
the .n,nd Of man: but tue determined to try
what modest and retiring behavior would effect
So 4t,t dismissed viii, a!ti bccnme, 10 al ott-
ward rc,tulblanccs. little n,ltl. Still no aa-
vaure on tile Doctors part. He ca,nr aud went
ter understanding With htla, Wien something
happened.
d. G'Hs0n afoppf 'b es.af nSsns' vs1" rhs
da In Tie cool refreshing brccze- 7.',
"You musnt come hero" she called, as he tied
his horse to the lttchng-p post MY work r..
qutrcs NY undivided attention: beelLes, you'll
ty, II you like+'
Thai young woman was making pies in tht
Kitchen. Sic saw the poctor cunning rouml the
curner Ut the house, gave n hurried gla1lct 1t
the bright bott0sn of tin pal, size lIolttng,
foutni herself prttc,tabe, anA greeted hin COM
posetlly. Size was very glad 10 see hlm, she
suil. Wouldn't l'e come int $780,
No. he wouldn't come In. The day was 80 beau,
pavement under tie window, mud lean over the
sill.
So there lie stood under the grapevine trcl.
II. with little golden su,shns falling over
| his lair aud shoulders. afatty observed that Iii.
| looked thoroughly uEioyer3lke, und concluded
that lie ltdn'. intend to propose She also 10.
| trcd rip In Ills coat, and wondered who would
| mend 1t for him.
somcway the talk ycered round from tic
| weather to Woinan's Rights.
| Atattv, OIL this, spokr up.
She didn't at ali believe In tie second .iau,l
/ influence which reached the 5ailot-bor through
the agency of husbands and brothcrs. ''Wht.l
rute," she sud, ~ want TO march to the polls
and nut III Iny own vote my own SELF"
"What a pretty spectacle you'd make, Mntty,
with that rolIing.pin In your hand, and"