The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-11-23
Jlie ysyarietta gallsnaI.
MAN PROPOSES.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.

den: at once proved herself true
friend. She went to the desolate
house where the young orphan sal
alone, and took her to her arms and
to her heart.
'You must go home and live viii
me always, my precious child" she
said land Iii try to comfort you,
and you'll be a great comfort to me.
| have a very nice home indeed
and we never let any men come into
/ it,"
"Don't your asked Lavinia,
"Why not 7"
Never" said Miss burden, ''be-
cause we detest them, IS they de-
serve. | have a servant named
Peggy; she helps me to keep them
out, and / never invite any but Ia
dies to visit me, and We never have
any one to do our work but women.
A woman papered my parlor and
painted my doors, and an old
woman does my gardening When
don't drive, Peggy does, and the
washerwoman's grand daughter taxes
care of the horse. Don't we man.
age nicely {"
Beautifully said Lavinia. oh,
dear, Aunt, | don't like men either
-only poor papa - ard Lavinia
began to sob 'of course | loved
him."
Certainly, that was proper pa
pas are: different said Miss burden.
i revered my own; butno men en-
ter my doors / attend j church to
which lady has been called. aud
my doctor is a lady twill be 50
happy-calmly happy you know
Nobody to tyrannize over US, or
make love to us, or anything Of that
sort" Lavinia was not quite sure
I that the latter proceediag was as
dreadful as Miss Durdsa Thought it;
but she professed perfect acquies-
cence, and as time rolled on and her
first great grief faded iass . memory
she felt that her aun hons 80
really very peaceful place. PEG
Pile in the neighborhns Laughed a
it, and called It Dnrdea Convent.
1t was we'll known that no mascu
line foot ever crossed tie threshold j;
but within it dwelt very pretty
girl, very handsome middle aged
woman, and the rosieT ands most
bright eyed young PEI avho ever
lived out at SERVICE These were
temptations enough fofsmen's eyes
at the windows or 10 the garden
any bright day; but 10 man might
hope to enter this pFaadise, SO all
three lived together strong 10
their principles, bidding defiance to
all mankind and vowi6g to shut it
out forever.
One morning, however, Peggy
came into the room where Miss Dur
den and Lavina sat 81 breakfast, her
eyes popping out Of her head, aud
her voice quite gone with fright, and
gasped - Ne M Brsm9
'Oh, Miss Oh Oh, dear, there's
man in the garden Z
"A MANI cried Miss burden.
Yes, Miss said Peggy.
Tell him to GO OUT said Miss
Burden. y
Its no use, said Peggy, 'he cant
co.
Cant go out of my gardenl What
do you mean
Il think he is dead, please, said
Peggy.
At this-dead msn being excep>
tions to the general rule Miss
burden and LAWNS ran into the
garden.
Now this garden was peculiarly
situated. It was in high region
and the PERCEPTIONS side Of hill
was its boundary at lie rear. Over
this hill some unfortunate wight
might have been * pected to tumble
into the garden at last. A COW had
already done so. At all events some
one had.
There, on his back, with pallid
face, and blood upQp his hair, ley a
young man. If be was not dead, he
looked like it.
."0h--oh. runfor the doctor, Peg
gy p cried Miss Burden, wringing
her hands.
She has gone-s Raston, Miss"
said Peggy.
Then you must call on some ono
else.' said Miss burden. 'Any doc
tor. It's not for us you know
So Peggy ran u DR.. Brightly's
and DR.. Brightly, . plump old bach
elor returned with her. Hearing
what had happened he brought with
him Tom, the coachman, to assist.
And now there was three men in the
garden of the Durden Home. The
three women regarded them from a
distance and bpe ignce.
At last the doe spoke: