Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-09-17

pretty for anything. 1 have great
mind not to tell you the rest. I have
a presentment that am cutting my own
throat-breaking my heart, l mean.'
Go on, Charley; what did he say
next"
He asked the lady was my moth
err
The two looked at each other mo-
ment, and then went into a paroxysm
of laughter. Julia recovered first.
'Oh, Charley, that is really too Eng
lish! Why could he not have said at
once, Is she young and pretty. and are
you in love with her ?'-tbats the way
a New Yorker would have put It,
That he would; but Englishmen are
all trained IN clrcumlocution offices. l
tod him the lady was beautiful, bewild-
erirg and bewitching.'
Very good indeed What then ::
He proposed to 60 with u.s. he
SAID he had no objections to the lady's
COMPANY
No objections How kind of him
well?,
so changed our tickets. and got
three seats together. He will be our
guest, July; and treat him decently'
dear. l think from what he says he is
curious about American women
She went upstairs a little excited, and
laid out thoughtfully the well-used black
silk dress. 1t twas not so bad, after all.
Il have new laces and ribbons and fresh
flowers dare say l shall look well
enough she thought. And then ::
sBrookes THAT'S twice to-day Brookes
has been forced on my attention. 1t
did not trouble me long the first time,
and l dare say I shall get rid Of the sec"
ond intrusion quite as easily
She took great pains with her toilet =
but she always did that. And though
she was dressed on time, she kept
the gentlemen waiting for her a iull
quarter of an hour. But as she never
kept Charley waiting. she hoped he
would understand her motive, and do all
in his power to make the Englishman
feel that he was waiting on a woman
Somehow she had got tie idea that Mr..
Brookes would feel it a humillatlon.-
Brt if he did, he had either admirable
self,control or really fine manners. He
chatted with Charley, quite oblivious OF
the lapse of time, and rose to meet Miss
Tyrrell with an air Of such indifference
as to the opera, that Julia really had
,he impression that he would just as
willingly stay where he was as go.
And he was a nice fellow, too. In
spite Of his scrupulous toilet and MS
formal manners, he contrived to make
the nigh. a thoroughly delightful one 20
Julia. He did not give her an oppor-
tunity to say single saucy thing; he
was so charmed with Amerloa and every
one in it that Julia declared he desery-
ed to be New Yorker. However. Mr..
Brookes,' she added, with mock serl-
BUSINESS, good Englishmen come to
New York when they de-
Gentlemen generally talk over the
ladies who have adorned their evenings,
but Mr.. Brookes did not make single
remark about Miss Tyrrell. Charley
wished he had. He had watched the
Two with a burning heart all through
the opera, and he told himself with
Jealous anger that July had never look
ed so lovely or been so brilliant and en-
tertaining.
And that Brookes,' he muttered'
did nothing but watch her. He is in
love. of course no fellow could help
il: and he has nothing to do but buy
the ring and order the wedding cake
Fifty thousand pounds a year, and q
title coming by.and-by-and l have fif-
teen hundred dollars, and no particular
expectations of any kind. Or course
July will take him-any woman would
and though Julyls an angel, she likes
silk dresses and things Of that sort.
wish hadn't been such tool! l only
wanted him to see what a wonderful
girl loved me, If was poor, and no"
III bet he cut, me out. Serve me right
toon
To such reflections as these pool
Charley's pen and scissors went all tht
next day, aud many days afterward.-
For Mr.. Brookes having made MIS-
Tyrrell the regular formal visit, wen
again and again, until they were very
good friends.
Il am gong with Mr.. Brookes sleigh
ing tomorrow, Charley said Julia ont
evening, month after their first meet
Ing.
L suppose you will be going to Eng
land with him some day soon. WheI
arc you to be married"
Charley Rath, you ought to b
ashamed of yourself! Do you think
want to marry every man who treats M
decently? You have not time to tax
me riding, you dear old busy darling
} and must refuse the goods the god
provide nnless they send them by you
hands p
Then poor Charley was all penitcnc
and confidence and alteration. Some
times he had chivalrous feeling {
friendship for his rival, and halfpersuad
ed himself that he would be willing {
surrender julia to man so able
make her happy and honored. Their
4 again, he had an insane hope that h
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