The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-01
CHARLES KISS.

W1lCl CulGu MIN vi hlo lOlAN was WY
| simple, will relate the means pursued
| by me, for the sake OF other victims to
| the absurd mania, be tney male or fe-
male.
NV parents died while | was quite an
| infant, leaving me to the care OF my ma
ternal grandmother, who did her best TO
spoil me, and was most successful In
her treatment. The first eighteen years
| OF my lie were passed with few trials
or troubles. My grandmother ana L
| lived in cottage at BrlXton, the prettl-
est little specimen OF suburban archi-
teoture imaginable, the only drawback
a which was Il large stone p0rtico.
| Granny was very proud OF this unsightIy
thing; | hated it, not on account OF its
inap propriateness out simply because
1t Intercepted my view OF the garden
gate, SO that from our sitting-roOm win
| dow we could not catch even glimpse
| of a visitor.
Although my grandmother was rather
old. sne was SO full OF lie and fonu OF
mdking young people happy that l never
lett duh i'll her society, and made her
tbe confident of all my llCtle adventures,
aud she entered into them with all the
zcst OF girl.
One day the even tenor of our lives
was disturbed by the arrival of au invl-
borough, ASKING me to spend some
weeks with her. AT first | refused to
accept il, Tor this, my only other near re-
lauye, was almost ii stranger to me.
you Will go, my dear Eva, to oblige
me,' said Granny, coaXIngy; Il want
to have the cottage LhorouShly done up,
inside and out, aud this VIII be all ex-
ce lent opportunity"
| went, spent three months very de-
Iughtiully at Scarborough, and returned
nome, leav ny my neart i'll The SAFE
Keeping of claude Anderson. 1 loved
nm very dearly; but II certain fear
wuIcu ielt lor hun prevented tnat per-
tect love which WOu d have made me-
oulte happy. Durl"g The month we were
engaged, before l lie, tue NOrtu, scarce
~ a Gav passed without one or more
little .ssnaris" taking place between US.
know the word l have used is IL vulgar
nne. but no 0tner will answer my pur-
nose. seeing that claude and l aid not
positively quarrel.
Tuere were u great many nice young
men and lads III and out of my aunL's
house all day long; lor she VAS most
Kind and hUspiLaDIe, beside beng tue
mother OF six very pretty daughters.
Tbese male bIpeds were constant
sources OF jealousy on the part OF
Claude, who in all other respects was
sensible, clever, and might say almost
perfect.
was unusually full of health and
spirits, also (ne himself told me) very
pretty and charming; so A brUu aht me
a bouquet of roses, B box Of preserved
fruits, a pug puppy; in 'act, the whole
aIuuaDet, assisted by my Six female
cousins, conspIred with me to tease
poor Jealous CIaude, until positively |
believe lie lelt glad when he put me into
tne train and sent me bacA TO London
with a gold guard-ling on my finger and
a douOt4ng, acnlng heart.
nv doubts and lears Were contided to
| dear Granny's sympath zlng ears. She
/ listened to my tale OF love anu woe; tAeI
. said:
"He must be cured of this folly before
Il Won become MS Wlie, my darling"
A week alter my urn nome came a
letter from Claude, telling NE that he
mad received very lucrative Govern
ment appointlnent IN London, and was
now IN a p ,stion TO ask for Granny's
consent W our early marriage.
He came, aud made himself so agree
abie-,here were no "letters OF the al
nhabep to lease hlm-Lhat Granny
thought l had eXags serdted his weak
| neS5t puU SHS '-'" N>>'N OAN'AA-S@N Va
her error.
| Oue afternoon Claude came as usual /;
business mad gone wrong with him, ana
ne was rather cross. Grandmother went
un-stalrs tor her aitelnOVn nap, and
laude began to read aloud to me-a
most unfortunate proceeding on his
mart, Ior it happened that l was obliged
to listen Tor The sLreet-door bell, and
wished 10 conceal the Iact from my COM
panlOn.
never did care much for poetry, but
that day / quite aohorleI 1T. La the
midst of a sent mental piece which
Claude was reading most beautifully,
.sIinp. tipg'' went the bell; up jump, u,
md with u mul tered EXCUSE me" lie
the room.
The same interruption happened
again. and a third time. l became SO
nervous that left the sittIng-room door
opeu. and this was the unlucky speecd
which met the ears OF my offended COM
panIon:
"Dou't Charlie dear! Leave me alone,
sir: [ will not allow you To KISS me,
although 1 am very ionh OF you"
Here followed ID scuffle and some sup
pressed laughter.
When | returned to the sitting-room,
Claude stood looking the very picture oi
indignation.
spray may l ask who Charlie dear
lis? Probably 'only a boy,'" said he,
satirically.
mo, he is not a boy" l answered,
with a careless lnugh-this "only a boy"
was q sneering allusion to LAD OF six
teen of whom Claude had once been
Jealous, and to whom ! had justly az
piled the term
"Ehen l must insist upon knowing
W hat man dared to attempt TO kiss you" !"
exclaimed Claude, tiercely.
Would you like 10 see himP l asked.
launtingy. And Then we had shar p
quarrei, which terminated in his say
ing:
"Eva Raynham, give you twenty
four hours 10 consider whether you will
lell me the name Of The impeftiaent ras.
cal whom you permitted to take such
liberty without properly resenting It.
If tomorrow night you persist in obsti-
nate refusal, we must part then and for
lever. can pardon iriyolity, but not
deceit"
covered my face with my hands, and
said in low tone:
II can not"
In a moment he dashed out of the
room, and lett the house, banging the
street door so vioiently that Granny ran
down alan med for the plate basket, and
found me-laughlng immoderately.