The Van Buren press., 1878-08-20

q prefer my duty to anything in the
world, Mamie
i have the honor to wish YOU n
very good evening, thou,' said she, re-
gally.
And Mamie swept out of the room in
manner which she meant should be
overwhelming.
Good!' cried Hero Field, the next
day, when Mamie related to her the oc
currences of the evening. 'He'll be on
his knees to you before three days are
passed, and you'll have your own way
for good and all, after this"
But The three dam passed, and three
more on top of tlR& and never peni-
tent lover made his appearance to sue for
Mamie Eastlake's pardon.
And she began, most reluctantly, to
realize that Donald Aubrey had been in
earnest; and that her own mad folly had
estrangcd from her one of the truest and
manifest hearts in all the world
! Mamie had been brought up foolshly
and fsivilously enough. but there was a
vein of genuine gold in her nature, for
all that, and she bitterly felt her own
mistake.
"Oh, Hero, what shall I do2" she
pleaded, with wistful tears in her eyes.
Let him CO." said Miss Field, who.
to tell the truth. had been little
enyious that Nannic Eastlake had become
engaged before herself. "There's as
good fish in the sea as ever came out
of it"
Perhaps So" said Mamie. :" But
there is only one Donald Aubrey in all
the world to me-"
And she took counsel with herself and
decided what she should do.
| Donald Aubrey was sitting alone by
himself in the pretty blue and gold
drawing-room that be had finished ex
pressly with regard to Mamie Eastlakes
taste. Mr.. and Mrs. Vivian, early risers
and early retirers, had gone to bed, al
though it was hardly yet dusk, when the
little parlor maid announced:
Please, sir, a lady to see you
And Donald found himself looking into
Nanee Eastlakes deep blue eyes.
Nannie!" he calculated.
Yes, Donald, it is |. Oh, Donald, |
have been wrong, SO foolish And |
have come to ask your pardon
My little Mamie, hush! Not a word
more"
"But l must speak, Donald | must
tell you how earnestly | have repented
my temper and folly. If you will take
me back to your heart, Donald, l will try
and be good wife to you, and dutiful
s1~"Ste 90 ,ouf s,ranssrss sonee.'
SO little Nannieshaulea down the flag
of rebellion, and remained true to her
better nature, much to Mis- Hero Field
scorn and contumely.
"You have made great goose of
yourself, said that young lady, an
grily.
Donald thinks | am right" persisted
Mamie, "and Donald's good opinion is
OF more consequence to me than Of all
the WORLD beside"
"Oh, If you're as far gone as that, !
have nothing more to say" jeered He
rG.
The wedding day came. and the we'd
ding tour passed away, amid the thun.
ders of Niagara and the green glitter of
the Thousand Islands, and the gray
walls of Quebec, and when Mamie Aubrey
came home to the house Donald had fur
nished for her, she wore face as bright
as rose in June.
Grandpapa and grandmama Vivian
we're waiting on the threshold to greet
her. Mamie kissed and hugged them
both most herrtily.
1t is so nice to have you here 10 well
come u.s. said she "And you're sure
your rooms have been quite comfort
able? ? And grandpapa has had his din
ners just as he liked them But | mean
to see to that myself now. For you don't
know what famous little housekeeper !
am going to make.
But when the cosy tea dinner was
over the old people got up.
"Whcre are you going? cried Nan
nic.
"Homc," said grandmamma Vivian.
=" Home is here" said Mamie
"No, my dear, no." said the old lady,
kindly; "young people are better by
themselves. Donald has bought us
pretty little cottage mile or two out in
the country, where can keep cow and
grandfather can look after the poultry
And you must come and SEQ US there
every day"
So the old people trudged away. and
Mamie looked mp into her husbands
face.
Donald" said she, "what does this
mean? ?"
1t means, my darling he answered,
"that grandpapa and hia wife could not
be happy in this unwontcd confinement
of a city. They lopged for the country.
And so you will have home without any
rclations-in-law after all"
"Oh, Donald do not repeat my silly
words !" she whispered.
But there was only love and tenderness
in his eyes,
Little one" said he, "your heart was
right, all along
=" 1t was, if love could be guide" she
answered, softly.
There's no use of young ladies root.
ing in a rogue box to get up healthy
color, when a little judicious application
of the scrnbbing brush to the kitchen floor
will accomplish like results.
A man never wants to laugh when a