The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-21
The Curate's Sweetheart.

The Curate's Sweetheart. Z
From an English Paper. ogtmsH Y ,
"a young woman with a pleasing
face, who rarely smiles, and seems to
shun observation, and an old lady. who
comes out very little and always veil
cdr ~ .ss s-4tf5sI grHof
That was the description given to the
Rev. Charles Grosyenor of the new oc-
cupant of the little cottage which lay
so close to his vicarage that lie could
see the smoke from the chimney over
the tops Of the trees that skirted his
lawn.
The Rev. Charles G~rosvenor had
been away from the scene Of his labors
at Chumleigh for a month. Chumleigh
was countryied enough and healthy
enough, but he had been ordered sea
air and had taken the trip, leaving his
by no means extensive flock to the care
of a temporary shepherd.
The Rev. Charles G~resvenor was a
young many and Chumleigh was his
first living. He was quite new enough
to his work to take interest in it, and
he was on intimate terms with all his
practitioners. fala alHsg u.
Directly he heard Of theruew arrivals
in the village, he, of course, determin-
ed to call upon Them, but he thought
lie would just inquire what sort of PEG.
pie they were,S -afnnfTW =.
The result was the above description
"a description vague enough in all con-
science, and yet sufficient at. once to in
vest the heroines of it, with a slight
halo of romance. eos 4ar ~
The Rev. Charles Grosvenor had not
SO long left college life to bury himself
among the pumpkins but that he could
duly appreciate the piquancy which a
little mystery lends to our ordinary
hum-drum existence. Q
Knowing that the young lady shun-
ned observation, his curiosity was at
once aroused, and he looked forward to
his first meeting with her with more
than ordinary eagerness. AS to the
old lady-well,h he was II young bache-
lor, remember, and however deeply old
ladies may veil themselves. or however
mysterious they may be, they cannot
expect to command much attention
when there is Il young lady in the case.
The curate called at Laburnam cot
tage the day after the return from the
seaside. He found the Smiths very
quiet and unassuming people: Mrs.
Smith said very little and sighed a good
deal, and Miss Smith, though a fluent
and agreeable speaker As he judged from
the little she said, spoke only in answer
to his questions, and kept her eyes fix
ed on the ground the whole time he
was talking to her.
~"Something queer about these peo-
pie" paid Rev. Charles G~rosvenor to
himself. II wonder what it is. I must
draw them out.i'Af pa
His notion of drawing them out was
to engage their services in parish work.
The old lady sighed and consented.
The young one colored, cast down her
eyes, and said that she was not fit for
surn "orhi NO she meant.
neV. oharles' urosVehor was much
distressed to hear that Miss Smith was
not religious. Here, at last. was a
task conoepiaJ IN bis so,, IT. was
,r;ta u,n,inn @ -
q','e "inihs " ceh'erC iarm laoorers
and to reform market gardeners, but
wnen a demure looking lady, with an
agreeable name offered herself. he
could. not rofr.;n e.,
sS.,tNNDtANT''' ~. iooA'ns i"ai
10 1ne prospect OF nlgher and nobier
work. 9 447a
He talked seriously to Miss Smith.
| and Miss smith l;ste,od sar;o,s,, 90
sor;oma,m 49,. s9
iiouSis 'na' .he curate was taken by
surprise. He was almost alarmed at
the terrible earnestness with which the
girl smoke of religions onestJnps iastad
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