Sharp County record., 1878-05-17

and had very little luea VI u"ioI.o
school grace. Kate took fancy to MN
straighTway, and after he and she had
talked together about a little OF every
thing, and he had gone home, she wrote
letter to Howard, containing the 1oI-
lowing paragraph:
Your friend, Mr.. Kasson, called this even
ing: and both mother and l liked Nun very
much. He seems so pleasant-tempered, ana
is certainly q Ycrv agreeable talEer. We are
going together. next Sunday, to hear Dr'
Storrs preach at the Presbyterian Churcn:
Mr.. KassOn has heard DR.. StOrrs twice, ana
gave such glowing eul0gy on his preaching
that am quite anxious for Sunday TO come
And not only was Kate pleased, but
so was Kasson, and though he ana not
write many letters to his married sister,
when he did honor her with an eplStle
he devoted a few lines thereof to Miss
Reid:
She is very good-loolling and sensible,
and has introduced me to several pleasant
people. 1t is she to whom WinsloW Is en-
/ gagged, and he has chosen with excellent
/ taste. Hope | shall have the entree OF theT
New York house.
! So YOU see it was all sort Of mutual
admiration society in the beginning. 1t
/ did not last, however, for very long
time.
Kasson became disgusted with Wins
/ low first. He was such an ass to be
engaged to so charming girl, and In
stead of living in her smiles, 90 OF to
| Florida to get rid Of the cold weather.
What was cold weather compared to the
tender passion? Then Kate she was
so happy without her love that she sure
could not care very much for the ao-
sent one, although they did appear on
such excellent terms with each other.
| Kasson levelcd a great deal Of unneces-
sarv vituperatiOn at the heads ofthe en-
gagged people, but nevertheless, he west
| to the Widow Reid's on every excuse he
could devise, and a good many times
when he had no excuse at all. Along IN
February, however, he put himself
through q severe.cOurse of sef-eXamin-
alton. What was he going to the Wild
Ow Reid's for? To see Kate. What
| business had he to devote himself to a
oirl who was engaged? And thereupon
| he shook his wicked inclinatiOns fierce
/ ", and did not 60 near Kate for ten
/ days.
( Finally she met him on the street.
"Have you been away?" she asked,
smiling up at him in q most friendly
fashion.
"Oh, no. said Kasson.
"Been sick, then?" persisted Kate.
81 should think not, )" was the reply,
given with healthy mans contempt
of illness.
care you mad at me?" added Kate,
cleverly mimicking child's pout.
Good Heavens! NO!n exclaimed
Kasson. 1.-The fact is, l am q fool, and
l have been busy, Miss Reid, and III be
down to see you this evening, if shall
not bore you"
"YOu are never a bore to mother and
me,n said Kate; "and don't Overwork
Yourself, Mr. Kasson, but take time for
social relaxation"
In truth, Kate's philanthropy was on
" skin deep. She liked kassOn'5 COM
pany, and hardly deceived herself when
she urged him to take time for social re-
Taxation.
Kasson obeyed her, and the result
was they were together more than ever.
She stored up all the funny stories about
her pupils to tell him. She made him
read the articles in magazines of which
she approved. She scOlded him for
stunning his political duties, and, in
short, treated him as an old and favored
friend. As for KasSon, he sat at the
feet of this charming female Gamaliel
and learned not only to discriminate as
to magazine articles and to know his
whole duty as free citizen Of the Unit
ed States, but also received a variety OF
other decidedly interesting information.
He threw out a vague remark once about
being fond of music, and Kate resumed
her neglected practising again. When
she woke up to the fact that she was
practising for Kasson's express benefit,
3he was ashamed Of herself, and took
her turn at mental dlsclpllne, ana wrote
Howard such an afectiOnate letter that
the recipient was nearly struck dumb
with surprise.
He was to return in the latter part of
March, but long before that time Kate
realized very keenly that she was in
love with Edward Kasson. She felt
much distressed thereat on Howard
Winslow's account, for though she had
told him frankly she did not love him,
nevertheless to love some one else was
certainly diShonOrable.
Kasson was miserable also. He was
a gentleman, and therefore would have
chopped his right hand off rather than
show a spark Of his love for Kate. He
kept his secret well, but it came out one
evening, accidentally, Kate had been
pulling him with a mathematical prob
lem to solve, on which he had used some
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