Ellsworth American., 1877-07-26

! suspected before Mrs Ravmond's Illness,
| is he? Well, | must confess | hardly ex-
peeted such good fortune. Hes as re-
served, | suppose, d-and-Why. he has
never so much as kissed nv hand, or
pressed II. though he has had plenty of
opportunity. Well. you can 90 tell him
that the adage. Faint heart never won
fair lady is disproved. I'll wait here"
Somebody Knocked family at Mr.. Gas
cogne's study door. Come in," he said.
mistaking 1t for the maid.
Flora is waiting for you in the parlor,"
be- gan Bell.
"Waiting for me?-Flora?' repeated AIR.
Gascoigue.
Yes. have told her; she IS willing
to confirm your hope, Mr.. Gascoigne. She
bade ne say that the adage. Faint heart
never won fair lady is disproved. When
you intimated 10 me the other night that
you loved her, suspected that Il was not
in vain. but | could not be certain, you
know. Now | know she loves YOU with
| AL her heart. am sure OF II. Don't let
me keep you an instant; it must seem like
Nh eternity to Flora. She Is waiting for
you-in the parlor Go, Why do you
hesitatc' Don't you believe me?''
Mr. Gascoigue had risen, deathly pale,
| with a solemn. wounded look In his shin
ing eyes, aud great circles growing beneath
them; his lip, moved without forming
words. His whole attitude was that Of
one overcome with unexpected happiness,
it seemed to Bell as he steadied himself
by graSpng with trembling hands the
chair beside him.
You told Flora that loved herr he
gssped. "Iou told her that | loved herr"
why, yes; | told her YOU had been
confirmed in sentiment whose existence
YOU had only suspected before you were
thrown together so much by Aunt NJ ly's
Illness, repeated Bell.
And YOU say that Flora loves me: You
are sure of ity'
Il am sure. Go and ask her" and Bell
went slowly out; but Il was sometime be-
fore Sir. Gascoigne obevcd her
"Ilc l. the oddest lovcr ID the world"
confessed Flora, later. "Nothing spooncy
or gushing about him. | suppose Il
wouldn't be dignifled FOR a clergyman.
Why. H. only kissed me twice, ii you'Il be-
lievc II, Bel, and looked a, solemn as an
owl, and said he hoped he should make me
: happy Goolness I'm happy already,
aud told him 20 ID you know. Bell,
never had nh out.and-out offer before
though I'm twenty y-seven.
Miss Raymond offered thanks when MI.
Gascoigne took his vacation to the White
Hills. and Flora went home To acqIaiut
her friends with her new prospects and 10
Join her lover. with her mother, al the
Mountain House later. Bells summer
work WAS ended; there was nothiu: more
for her To 10 bur ID sit down and count
the cost OF matchmaking. In the mean
time Flora wrote her friend lon: coutlIen-
tial letters from the mountains.
/ such larks! We do nothing bu, enipy
ourselves. Who do you think we found
here but hIs high-and- nightiuess the heir
! OF Fine lIill. Mr. Chester Calender, Of
/ HaphaZarl- And such a swell lie
4 danced with me i've Dimes At the bop lA-t
highland didn't the other women hook
/ dagger~, One dared 10 say II was because
I I'm engaged. ant it's 20 safe Airtiug With
/ engaged gIrlS-all the fun and none OF the
danger Let them rave. II weren't
engagei-who kunwS>-I might fancy liv-
ing Al Pine lill. with 4 rrtinuc Of servants,
driving 10 my carriage, and crackliag ll
my sitk>. didn't ten you, d;t L. thl, the
stocks in whicn my money was invested
have declined most shamcfullyf - Mr.
Discount. ms business inan. writes me.
Rut there's dear old Clareucc-do You
know, he isn't a particle jealous" While
q later date ran, Mr.. Calender and |
are just in from climb up the mountain
/ with a small party. Clarence Went with
I some gentlemen last week camping uut.
and didn't care 10 repeat his history. W.
got separated from the others. Nj. Cal
lender aud /, and lost our way; aud we
.houid have been there now for all know.
If Clarence and man hadn't come y our
rescue with lantern and torches. Mr.. Cal
lender is taking my picture, in crayon-I
I sometimes really believe he j. ,wce, On
me. in spite Of Clarence. Nr. Callendtr's
/ eyes are blIe and small, and his musiache
lS-weN. lemon-colored, may be; hut his
figure and manners are perfectly stunning
He always makes you feel a. il You we've
the one person Of all the world whom he
delighted 10 honor.
And, after that. Ben heard no more, aud
u fortnight later Mr.. Ga>coigue wa~ al
nome again, and settling to hi> parish du-
ties. lie found Bell At twilight the day
siter hi return, with her Nlecpy-llollow
chair wheeled before the window. watch
lng the stars come out in the evening ny,
and listening 70 the crickct,' ~iug->Oug.
''Star-gazln.E' he asked resting an cl-
bow Oh the cushioned back Of her seat
"A penny for your thoughts
II didn't hear you come in Mr.. Gas
cogne," she said. Il am thinking about
about Flora, How did you leave ner 4"
"FioraI Haven't you heard"
MY last letter is a month Old"
And nobody has told YOU about herr"
"Who could tell me about her "a we'll as
your,elf?"
Mr.. Ga,coigne laughed. Wei, Mr.. Cal
lender. perhaps
Mr., Calender, What are you talking
I about Mr.. Gascoignef"
Flora and Mr.. Calender"
What OF them?"
They are marred-that is ALL"
Married. Flora married to Mr.. Cal
lender. Is it true3 Oh, Mr.. Gascoiguc,
How could she be so wicked, Oh, Oh,
OH" and she staggered to her feet and
held ont both arms, not knowing what She
did.
"Wicked:" echoed the young rector.
taking The proff'ered hands. and holding
them firmly-"l don't know about that,
Ii isn't wicked TO marry the man you love
best, even at the risk OF breaking anothers
heart. is it? And then my heart is in ex-
cellent condition; | assure you, Flora
hasn't been able to effect a flaw. |; was
all n mistake. you know. from first to last
Flora knows it now herself MY dear
Miss Bell, you rather overdid the match
making business, did you not? And II
was weak and Quixotic, | grant you; it
was unpardonable. ! admit, now that |
look back upon it. But if the girl really
loved me; il | had unwittingly won her
heart; if you had led her to believe.
thanks to my own stupidity, that | had
been such a blockhead as to confess my
love for her 10 you-why, il wa, only
right that should abide by my own awk-
ward mistake, l must have been miracu-
lOusly obscure that night. Bell, and you
must be the least conceted woman in the
world. or you would have understood that
l loved you, and not Flora"
Oh said Bell, with a little sigh, Il
lrish had understood"
1T isn't to late, is it? If you had under
stood, what should you have said, Bell?'
Il should have said, yes"
MY dear Bell" wrote Mrs Calender to
Mrs. Gascoigne on her wedding morning,
''allow me to congratulate you on your
talent for matchmaking, ,"-Harper's Mon
THY for August.
There is precocious six-year-old boy
in Auburn, who Is wonderful on spelling
and definition. The other day his teacher
asked him to spell matrimony. Mat