The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-21
WITHOUT A PIGTAlL.
The Story of Pleasant Love.


Il have got some news for YOU Maggie, be-
he said. one day. Sloat els hleen months after
he had gained hIs consaissioR ' Guess What
il lS,'
They were walking along the gresn lanes q
porlOcs. listening % the ceAselcss murmur II
the sea, a. at Intervals tAey had walked ana
seaed ever slnos they could rUuelubcr or
ever since MNgsie could remember, 1t any rate,
for she was ak wears Younger than her former
pi2yfellow.
: You are going 10 he promoted, " she said.
Promoted. YOU little goose No one ever
gets promoted In the British army. Garss
again
You are going % marry an heiress."
There was lump n her throat 81 she
said 1t,
wroDg srsSn. Ne inestiMahle Young r,ar-
saa with green ewes, t0rE-up hose, sgsosptl-
lie heart and fifty Thousand year. has turned
mp vet. But its something nearly As good
I'm ordered To China !"
"Oh. Abe she gasped, and burst into tears.
II was very foolish u her, bGt then she was
ou,y sixteen. aud had not vet acquired the
praise worthy art Of cOncyA Ahns her feelings
Why, WhateyeF are Won cryiaS for n he
asked, and kissed away her tears. He'd kissed
her ever slAoe shc was dve, and thought no
more - il fhan Il she had been his sister, or
t,eeAt. excepting perhaps that Il was nicer
which il was. NJ doubt. = Z shall only be
away I'VE wears IL most and when come back
III bring YOU plgtAll and al ivory te0thpllk,
and whole lot o. things, and -
Yes 2" she said. listening attcntivoly.
But then Won u lie 8 youug wouiAH-l FOR
sus-Sud out and All that sort of thing, and
woa'g eaudesceld 70 soeAk % poor heutcu-
ant Won viii have al the squlrrs ztd fox
hunters about the place a. your feet.
4" Oh, 10. indeed | shant, Ahc, she said,
eagerly,
k-=ssF lace H+~F I has
ind you -
But she burst iato tears again. and put up
her pretty Nttle hand IS If 10 stop his teasing,
whicsl she cauil not bvAT just then. II seemed
50 cruel - him % laugh and joke when he WAS
going away for five wears. He did not seem %
care b.i. and she could have broken her heart
on the sr0t, and wCu.d have gladly done 80,
and thrown the pieces away 50 as never 70 be
bothered Wigh il again. Then, seeing her
naurRfui tllr eyes. he was uIv-clful.
u believe I shall come back sGd find YOU
just a. great httle darling as you are nov.
and II We have sot say money veil get married
and live hapuy ever after, and IL We haven {
ven &c. married and stArve eN 5r attgT-Guless,
ct course. the hF,ress turus up.
"Oh, hope sLe won't ~ sad Maggie, like 8
truthful little IDIOT. q Shall you ever write 10
me. Ahc, dear
..Yes, az course shall. aud l shall expect
YOU % write back SIX Vzges crossed, and al
that sort nS thing. yOu know.
- Allc Granger went TO China. and Maggie
vested hopefully euough for letter, tn: six
months passed and none came. - Perhaps II
takes longer for letter % get here from China. y
she ta0uglli. knowing e. htile abou, the means
cg transit aui the Glas i took a. Il tie CeIes-
ti4l city hai beel IL the moon But a ctr
PISSED and no lettgr calIrc.
90 Perhaps hes I'll, or its miscarriet. She
said teaFIullv, hElt wondering II il c0all be
possible that a Chinese he.ress had turu,sl mp.
and th4t was the real reason Of AlIc's silence
Two years passed Au1 Ieyera word. Its @o
la3. -he said bitterly. and wondered rIefully
il lie really lal usrried wife with q p.gt2IL
AID the d4v, sad tle months went by and
Ms gEie jouTuevsd uu into wumanho13, but nc
word or sign came from Aac Granger, and AZ
las she E4Te him up altogether.