, 1877-09-02
TIE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE,
DantufY E<.cs.


TIE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE-
DandurY Ee,cs.
In spite Of all that has been done in the las
iifty years to improving the channel, the courst
Of true love is still uncertain in places. An in
cidcnt Indicative OF this, although somewhat
out of the usual Line, occurred in Danbury re
Gently. There were two suits,ra for youne
voman's affections. Number one was first &C
ouainted with her, and had kept pretty steady
company with her through the past month,
when number two appeared The latter very
soon got the best bold, and this became appar.
cnt 10 the former. The young Indy gave her.
self up to number one until the day after the
Fourth. when she suddenly and rather strange.
ly vec1ed about to the stranger, who Is now In
town, learning the lewelrY business Number
Que was forgotten as easily, apparently, as il he
had been an old debt It was the night Of the
fifth that this change In feeling dawned upon
him; ne had purchased quart Of new apples,
and taken them to her house There Tas COM
pauy present on his arrival, and he requested to
see her privately in the hail. She complied
with reluctance that strnck him as being sin
gu1ar.
Here is something for you, Julls7 - be Whis-
pere1, extending the pacSage-
shecolored slightly as she said, II cannot take
It, thank YOU"
But YOU don't know what it is" he urged,
at is a quart Of new apples, just come in
market"
She made no move.
@Why, Julia, take them They won't hurt
*sSo, l mustn't,' II she persisted, keeping her
"Wlly not." he pleaded. you don't think
ia bring :en up here if thought they would
hurt You, do yous"
She moved uueasiy, but said nothing.
"Julia, /" he began in broken voice, "don't
you believe me when tell you they are ripea"
She did not answer.
of pain, ''thct yo.. believe that would try to
make sou sick! Fiat I'd bring you anything
up here that Would upset youf"
The company are waiting, and must go
back to them," she sal0, speaking in Il con-
strained touc, and reaching out to the Landle
o1 the parlor door.
You won't take tbemsn He WIS yery
white, and his voice trenbled with suppressed
passion.
~ Then I'll go home and cat every goldarDcd
one OF 'em before touch my bed, il they kill
tnc dcader than Goiiar," and with this ferocious
.breat he bounced out Of tue house.
Whether be did as he promised is not known.
hut as he was around on the street next dav it
Is nlore than Likely that wiser thoughts pre-
vailed.
That afternoon he started for her house, to
see If The dreadful thing WAS tT7le that the Jew
1egs,,' had really supplanted him. As be nearcd
the bousc he SAW, with anger, that the jeweicr
was there, playing croquet with julia The
sight maddcned him. For moment he looked
ut thcm, with clenGled hands, then hurried
away, with q CLEAN in his Eye that denoted a
storm. In quarter Of an hour he was again
approaching the place He had both hands in
the pockets Of bis sack, as if he was holding on
10 something valuable. The dapper young Jew
c}>r was still engaged in the game with thr fair
Young Julia, and their laughing reu1arks grated
G.:z;xastcfully upon his ear. julia looked up and
saw hun, aud frown covered her face. He saw
/; and understood its import at once His own
lace grew black with wrath. He turned to her
''Julia, have you given me up for this cussa''
he sayagr1y inquired
*N-ilat do YOU mean by such Language as
that?'' she ansrily demanded
While the party thus inac]icate1y indicated
stared at the newcomer us he very much doubt
cd his oW7s existence
..Jrst what / say,'' retorted the discarded
"W'cll, the quicker you leave This yard the
better you'n please mc,'' was the spitcful re-
ioindcr from the fair one
tTnep it's tE9e its &c e o ho~{ed led in H.,
tpolc legs Oh!''-this wixh sudden re-
verse of tone, US the nar.r brought up
realization Of the hated presence" You arc
rare "a upon his rival $. You arc tt,c scouu-
6rcl that left me to buy her things tor
Whole month to get dfer sweetcned up for
.pu, and then you come in an take her to
yourself! Where were you on the Fourtha,''
awhy didn't rou show yourself When
there was money TO spenG:. an things to show
her tnat cost cash down. Where were you when
the iee.rcan, m cake was around. Oh, You
old .mlet-eye,' he added, suddenly removing
ono hand from the recesses of pocket and
hurling raw egg full in the lace OF bis rival.
which, breaking in the contact, completely
changed the entire expression OF the iewelcf
:. Where were you, I say,'' he yelled, dancing
around, and drawing forth another egc, Al the
advent OF this awful article, Miss Julia scam
percd into TIE house, and the atfrghted and
almost blinded rira1 struck out wildly for cs-
cape, but the foe was after him, enGi but ten
feet had been cleared when the second egg
caught him between the shoulders, and sprinkled
its glowing color over his back The unfor-
tunate man ran with all his might seeking es-.
cape, but baflcd in the scargh. lie flew over
the vegetables, and darted around tho trees,
but the avenscr kept close to him, pIaste:ine |
linn WITH @ orslettes, 9 and plying him with uues-
..Wherc were you on the Fourtha''
Egg.
where we're yon when there was money to I
&c spent" w
kent away, did you, TIL the Fourth was
over, the cos1iest day in the year." ''
EgE. |
knew cream was up that day, did yous''
Aud the eggs few with all the vengeance an
unrequited affection could impa1t to them. And !
the unhappy julia, standing in trance Of hor- !
r"r at the window, saw hcr favored ono pelted |
in the back, in the side, on the head and arainst
the legs; saw him tear through the slrrbbery
like winged omelctte; saw the golden LIQUID !
stream from his hair, luis chin, his coat-tas, and
his finger tips; saw him sled scrambled eggs, |
chromos, and circus posters at every jump; saw |
him finally bound over the hack fence, and !
sweep acros. the back lots like q simeon Of |
bil'ousness, and then she gave scream and
tainted dead away.