The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-28

| linS ner lOr a moment, and then ONLY
when she requested him to bring her SOM
refreshments
Mr.. Hale, who had viewed Joshua's at
tentlons to Mary with Jealous eve, heart
this request, and being well aware O
Joshua's laundering propensities, yer,
malici0usly placed stool directly i'm hi,
way Pretty soon Joshua came back, and
instead of walking around the stool a.
any one else would have done, he STUN
bled over it, and sprawling full length
| upon the floor, landed the contents of hi
hands, which consisted of cup Of coffee
and plate heaped with doughnuts, pump
KIN pie, and various other eatables. direct
ly in Mary's lap
This unexpected feat produced quite q
sensation Mary set up loud scream
and the rest OF the company rushed to see
what was the matter; and it was some
time before order was restored.
When the tumuit had in a measure sub.
sided, MARY looked around her tlr the un-
lucky cause of it, but he was nowhere te
be found. Mortified at the ridiculous flo.
ure he had cut, and the merriment OF
those who had witnessed it, he had rush
ed from the house, and never stopped III
slackened his speed until he had reached
his room, and bolted the door, firmly re.
solving, as he did so, that he would never
speak to or even look at a girl again. so
long as he lived
Poor Mary was more annoyed ut Josh
uA's evident discontinue than at the loss
of her dress, which was nearly ruined
and she conceived u stronger dislike than
ever to the young collegian, who, she was
quite sure. was at The bottom of it all
She resolutely declined his pryilpred es-
cort at the close of the entertainment,
going home with one of her brothers
leaving him the alternative of ATTENDING
some other ladv, or going home bv HIM,
self
Two Sundays passed, and Joshua did
not come near her; and, on the NIondav
following. Mary put on her bonnet and
shawl, and went over to his house, for the
ostenslble purpose of havinea gossip with
Old Mrs. Wheat. who lived with her son.
but in reality to find out what had haonm q
Of her sensitive lover
Much to her disappointment, Joshua
was not at home though she saw coat
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cverv moment and which certainly show
od NO sipns of in health
.unad aftnr J nansn Inn,r.r .In,irin,lv
around ON the well cultivated tarm. "Ihete
is only one thing wanted to make You quite
comfortable" she added snghtiy, land that
is a wife. What IN the world is the reason
you don get married, ,jOshua?'
The poor fellow colored clear up to the
tips OF his hair.
"l-l-realiy don't know" he gasped,
"there-there won't anybody have me"
: fiddlestick!" !" was the laughing re-
.joinder; Il know better than that. There
are plenty that would, il you would only
take the trouble to ask them. know oi
one, at least She added, III Il lower tone
No, but really, 10 YOU? inquired
Joshua, earnestly. "Who can il be"
This was rather too much; and grow
irg indignant at either his stupidity or
opportunity she gave him, she remained
silent
NV hat Il singular looking apple that Is
that you hold in your hand ~ She remark
ed at last breaking the embarrassing 81
lannA that anSunI