Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-09-10
aNlis, Dnnseomhs,r | said, there i

q picture sent mo by yoar sister, and ]
suppose IL 10 DO the counterfeit present.
ment, OF herself Excuse lack OF Hat
terry In the remark, but ! cannot be-
lieye such fright to DO any relation
in any case, not the twin'sisler ol suoh
loyeliness rs yourselfY'
"Dear me, laughed Miss Dunscom'
be "its too good tor anything
Gwen has sent you a photograph OF
dear old Aunt Sophie"
"Thcn your sister is as young and
beautiful as you are q ! exclaimed
amazed beyond measure, aud some-
what chagrined at this last discovery OF
deceit,
"Certainly az young retorIed Miss
Dunscombc, brusquely, "as any ono IN
bis right senses would suppose, after
due consideration Of the close relation
ship existing between W.. Regading
beauty, well don't want to be egotis'
tic, you understand it suffice to say
that we are as much alike as two peas,
physically, mentally and spiritually
Strange though it may seem, had
in the brief iperiod of time elapsed
since Miss Danscombe's first remark
became somewhat resigned to my fate.
| doubted however, whether my COM
panion's sister could possibly be half
as charming as herself, and was
more than willing to take my chances
on the present representative OF the
sislerhood. | began to think better
of Uncle Melancthon's taste, and
wondered whether he would care much
which sister proposed to.
"Perhaps,' said Miss Dunscombc,
intcrrupting my meditation, "you
would like to know what Gwen thinks
of the match, concocted without the
consent of either partie most nearly
concerned, by your od'ous uncle and
my dear papa"
gave Miss Dunseombe to under
stand that she had ta;homed my in.
most thoughts and that would like
nothing better than to become &C.
ouainted with Miss Gwendoline's
feelings toward myself.
"Wel, then, to begin with,' said
my charming interlocutor, smiling
sweetly as she spoke, and glanclng at
me in u manner that sent thrill OF
perfect ecstasy up my spine, "Gwen
bates you just awtully, and"
"Your remarks are excessively en-
couragiug, Miss Dunscombr," said l.
81 feel fatlered.'
ooh N.Y. calculated the young lady
throwing up her hands in. mock as
tonlshment. 81 do believe you are
going to be entertaining after all. l
thought you an awful bore at first,
but you were scarcely awake then you
know. As I remarked when you
--orA rude enough to interrupt me
Gwen hates you awIuliy y-'.---"
Here happy thought struck me
and 1 gave it shape in words
"What wrath said l could not
endure basking beneath your smlles'
Miss Dunscombe 7"
"If YOU mean that tor a conundrum,
retored the heartless young lady, u
give it up; I am not good hand at
puzzles. Besides, l too hate you, and
I perfectly abhor man that basks.
"Then indeed, am an evil case,
said I gallan,ly, giving Miss Duns'
combe what was intended to be a very
killing glance.
"You must not look at me in that
way, Mr.. Rand really you must not
it seems too much like flirting, and l
never flirt. Then just think how poor
Gwen would feel il she saw you.
1 hope may be pardoned tor all
of the internal invectives which
heaped upon the name of Gwendol'ne
as Miss Dunscombe spoke it.
If l remember Alright said some
what sarastically, "you remarked {
moment ago that Miss Gwendoline re-
; garded me with feelings of utter detes
ta,iop. tail to perceive how, enter
tanning such sentiments, she could be-
come in any great extent u prey to tn
green-eyed monster"
Sab you talk so foolishly," replied
Miss Dunscombe, "as if a woman
could not be jealous of a man sh'
hated"
I was sensible of discrepancies IL
Miss Dunscombe's argument, but dc
, not feel disposed to haggle over them
I think I was a little astonlshet
about this time to find that, although
emiueuily angelic, my companion wa
sub;ect to earthly ills. Miss Duns