The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-07-06

/ ing lonesome. All know too we'll the
feeling, but in the company of our beloved
authors--Milton, Shakespeare, Jeremy
friends who are never from home and
never out of temper-hoW can we be lone
some 2"
When the young woman had read this
as far as company Of your beloved she
felt rather triumphant, but at the next
word she bowed her beautiful head, on her
hands and burst into tears, saying
"He's just as moan as old get-out."
Her brother Algernon read it reflective
! ly, and said:
"IFe demurs; we must join action and
plead to the jurisdiction This is a deep
serpent, Sis; he doesn't wear his sting
upon his sleeve, but I'll fetch him.
Then she dried her tears aud wrote:
"It was unkind Of you not to come last
night, but Ferdinand was here, and stayed
n till nearly eleven fIe Is such 4 darling
fellow; Just dote upon him. But don't
be iealons. The Sabbath bells are ringing
sweetly. Do YOU not love the mellow
music Of the bells? At night often in
my dreams seem to hear the Ginning Of
beIi-you must know which one"
"There," said the brother, Il guess we've
got him where the hair Is short. Ifhe
answers that in letter two lines long,
/ Writ Dexter couldn't save him from $40,
900 dumages,"
The clerk read it, sat down thoughtfully,
and replied:
"'Don't be Jealous Why should L?
True friendship is never selfish and under
all circumstances, no matter how far apart
We may be, Or how different our lot i'll life,
shall be your friend Ferdinand is.
indeed, noble fellow, and worthy of your
love. When is it to come off? T. ST
cannot say | do like the bells, for like ID
sleep late on Sunday mornings. The bell
You say you hear at night must be the
alarm-bell on the West Lake Street engine
house. AS you say, know it, for often
used to hear il when | board d over on
Warren Ayenue."
The young man did not conclude this
letter without some misgivings, because,
said he to himself, as be read the rough
draft, it looks a little bit forced-too
plain to beartistic. II might be construed
that I was trying to beg off. Then, TOO,
don't quite like the beginning. Why
should T 4 seems as if ! was SO confident
other love thatI couldnt be jealous. Well,
I'll chanceit."
So he sent the letter, and when she
received It tile girl had j ft ofdry Mysteries,
and said;
"Algernon, you must redress your
sisters wrongs. You must inbrue your
hands
Then she wept again.
II don't know" said her brother, doubt
fully hes bigger'n | am, and tossing
about pieces of calico and boxes olthrsad
and playing the counter with set of
parallel bars Is powerful in developing
the muscle. He's brazen, fiery serpent,
and I always said be was, but if YOU will
90 on nursing brazen serpents in your
bosom, you must expect them to turn
against and rend you. He must have a
counsel learned III The law u advise him
beside he has taken an impression Of his
letter III 4 copying press. He is three-ply
traitor. Perhaps, though, we can scoop
him yet" And so they tried, and, after a
session Of three hours, produced the fol
lowing uitimatum
GLOW funny your last letter was! Con
glatulating ne on my engagement to
Ferdinand The idea Nhp better than
yourself knows where my affections are
unalterably placed Won't you come UP
tonight? Pa and ma will be al home ;
they will be glad to see you"
That's pretty good, I guess she said,
'and italieizing that they Will make the
jury think that all our illusions to the old /
pc yple were put in 70 be interpreted the
other way. | guess, yonng man, that'll
make you sick.
t did, too, for a while, for when the f
young man got the letter he read it over
backward and forward, and vhistlea softly /
eopious selections from thirty five standard I
operas, before be saw his way clear to an
answer.
"Yes," besaia, bitterly, ,sher pa and noa
vii, be at home, but the old man'll 60 m
stairs to bed At a quarter to eight, and the
old womanll go out and tell the servant
about putting the dry Goldfish to soak and
forget to come back OIL know the old /
frauds like book. Bully! III take d
witness with me. That'sit!''
So he sal down and wrote:
aThank your parents for promising Il
BE at home, and tell your respected mother
that shall expect her to teach me whist.
And 50 Ferdinand ism the happy man.
Who is? was just beginning to thiak
that might, when We knew each other
better, come to be Il hopeless adorer of
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