American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-27
The Girl blushed and frightened, an,

The girl blushed and frightened, and
thought had misjudged her. Per-
baps she had true regard for the
handsome young man, and if he was in
love with her, why, that was all right.
One day l missed Mr.. Goodrich at
dinner.
''He has gone" said Molly, with a
very sober face. 81 never felt so sor-
ry for any body in my life. He seemed
to care so much for Netty, and she snub-
bed him shamefully after Mr.. Moore
came. At first, she tried to make him
like her, and she tried very hard. Mr..
| Moore was away for day or two, and
she began to walk and talk with him
again. Last night he offered himself,
and she refused him. She says he said
some very rude things to her. But
don't blame him one bit, for think she
was all in the wrong. l don't believe
Mr.. Moore means to offer himself to her
think he is only flirting. don't hall
! like him.
"And do you never -flirt?" l asked,
| looking at the bright young face before
me.
"No, l never do, said Molly. "Netty
seems to get plenty of fun out of It, but
L love my dear self-respect better than
fun and excitement; and besides," said
the girl, with a proud look in her eyes,
81 never want any man to say, Il used
to fiirt with that girl, and she has worn
I my flowers, and let me say spooney
/ things to her, and l could have married
her if had wanted her!' No; I'll save
all my sentiment for the man l fall in
| love with, and that will never be with a
flirting man. hate them-every one OF
them. And I'm afraid, too" she add.
ed, ''that Netty is laying up pain fol
herself. for don't believe Mr.. Moore
cares a bit for her."
The next day was the last court day,
| and several of the ladies went into the
courtroom. Molly told me at night
that in the morning Netty had put q
/ rosebud in Mr.. Moore's button-hole, and
/ that he had kissed the flower as he walk.
ed off.
''After we were seated" said Molly.
'sNetty wrote on a card and passed it to
him-sWhy so pensivep OF whom are
you thinking?' And he Immediately
scrubbed on the card, sOf Mrs. Moore !;
and sent photograph of a pretty lady
with little boy by her side.
"Oh," said Molly, Netty was SC
taken aback! She said he was only
making fun, you know. But it is really
true that he is married. He declared he
was so surprised when Netty said SHE
didn't believe il. He said he had shown
his wifc's picture to her grandmother
! and he was not so conceited as to sup
pose she cared to know any thing about
him and his affairs. Then he went OF
in provoking way, and said he should
call sometimes when he was in town
she had been to him, and how pleasan
she had made his stay, and that it was
pity his bachelor brother had not beef
in his place. Then he shook hand
very coolly and pleasantly before us all
and said good-by, just as he would have
said good morning at breakfast, ant
away he WENT
Netty tried to be merry as ever; bu
Miss Kendrick, whose sharp eyes ha'
seen through all, frownea on her, an,
Miss Susan Kendrick and Miss Jemimi
kendrick, taking the cue from &c sister,
frowned too.
Mrs. Emerson said she was glad Mr.
Moore had given that little fiirt a lesson
though far be it from her to approve O
Mr.. Moore's conduct; and Netty wa
very unhappy, and longed to go home
away from all these &c horrid people.
Let us hope she has profited by he
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