Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-26

hoped to give her one of the rings of the
planet Saturn as wedding token.
Her eyes danced at the sugges-
tion of something to eat, and SO
presently we were all on our way to the
restaurant.
felt savage and ordered rare beef
steak. and afterward enjoyed the satisfac-
ton of seeing Macintosh pay about as
much Tor it as, anywhere else, would
have bough. COW. Maud had every
thing she chose, and Macintosh had q
pretty good appetite, too, and when his
bill came thought he would have faint
ed. 1t made him very i'll. and presently
he rose and said, with q ghastly smile ::
i have an appointment in town this
afternoon, and must be of. Maud. will
you not answer that question | asked
youp'
he looked at her meaningly, and
fancied imploringly.
Yes, by note she replied. You shall
hear from me Tomorrow
This looked confidential. and all that,
and felt. as it were, out in the cold.
Had lost ground? l waited for my
cousin to speak.
Ollie is nice fellow, isn't hep she
said. DO you know what he wants me
to do' He wants me TO marry him.
| pretended to be conyulsed with
laughter at SO ridiculous an idea; but Sc
cretly my heart acbed. Maud continued /:
But don't think l shall do it. don't
like to say no outright, and don't think |
can write exactly the kind of 8 note |
should like to send him. hate writing.
you know and thought she pursued,
dreamily, III you wouldn't mind, l would
got you to write short one Tor me, which
| could copy
Certainly replied, the whole firma-
ment Frightening. i grasp the idea ex
actly. and. il you like. We will 60 inside
and hear Gimore's concert, and III dash
of few lines on the back OF the pre-
gramme. But, my dear child. you will
excuse me If say that think Mr.. Mack
intosh's proposal rather sudden, not TO
say insanely abrupt
oh, no lie mas been spending
with me ever so long; but can't think
| could like him for husband. What q
long nose be has, don't you think, and
such oddly brushed hair' But be is
much hvelier than you are, Tommy, and
can make the chair go like lightning
Not If be had been toiliug at it all
day, coniound him = thought /, wishing
the rolling chair and the man who in
vented it at the bottom OF the Bo'phorus ;
but only smiled and pursued my way TO
the main building, where presently Maud
and were seated listening to the band.
Here wrote the following note, intended
tor that wretch, .. NJ:
DEAR Cousin OLLIE-l have carefully
considered your fist,ering proposal. and
have tried TO think OF ii isvorably; but
without avail. Our dispositions are so
different that marriage between us would
certainly destroy all the happiness of our
lives. | beg you will never renew the
subject again. MAUD.
Some people might not have considered
this composition q masterpiece. but |
viewed it differently. viewed it with q
thrill OF pride, and read it to Maud in my
most eloquent accents. in order TO make
it as impressive as possible. She was
not so enthusiastic, but said it would do 4;
and now, the music being over. we rose
TO 90.
We returned TO town 10 the horse cars
Maud. l regret to say, eating peanuts
all the way; which mortified me some
what, as cannot help considering those
fruits OF the vine rather vulgar. Bot
otherwise | was in a state of bliss, and
that entire evening was about the hap
piest think ever spent.
The fact is. had pretty nearly enough
of the Centennial; but next day Maud
insisted on going again, and there was
no help for it, but 10 obey.
But l was firm on the subject OF a
rolling chair, and would have no more OF
that, and so we walked about instead.
very lovingly. discoursing upon all man
ner OF subjects-ana falling with every
step deeper and deeper in love.
10 spite OF grammar. capriciousuess,
peanuts aud all, | adored my lovely
Maud, and was frantic to tell her so; but
in such a crowd it was impossible.
looked for an opportunity in the evening,
but the parlor was thronged and my
darling surrounded, aDd none came.
[ Next day she insisted upon going 10
Fairmount Park again, and once again en-
the day alter Indeed we went there
every day except Sunday, and by the end
OF the week 1 was as good as catalogue,
and could have made out a map OF the
, place with the greatest perfection from
memory alone. shudder to think of the
money l spent at the restaurants; the
{ banditti in charge of them defrauded me
of enough to have furnished capital ior
the starting Of q national bank.
Upon the whole felt that had had
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