Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-08-20

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M need be, was only doing It because
no felt obliged u, No wish Of his led
him TO comply with his benelaetora re-
quest. II was only simple act Of
courtesy to the lady, and II she had u
spark Of deleaey, he was sure she
would refuse and both 80 their way In
peace. So reasoned Charles Went
worth His ideas Of women were too
exalted to admit Of her bving an arti-
o,e of merchandise, eonSigoed 10 bill
OF sale as one would u halls Of cotton,
Besides a. Jane Graham said a decent
man would feel he vastly preferred 10
choose for himself lie couldn't love
an angel, II selected Tor him by another
and no was sure Miss Graham was no
angel She might he sordid enough
to wish TO avail herself to the oppor-
tunily to possess ut the same tlma a
fortune and husband but he would
not marry her not he, or II he couldn't
in deacency help !. he would apply for
a divorce the hour after the ceremony
was performed What silly airs u
body will assume when conscious Of
their own Importance, and how often
q body is made to swallow pretty
speeches. Did Charles Wentworth
keep his wordi We shall see
The girls found no difficulty in
making old Margaret coincide with
their wishes: but John the coachman
could not bear to see his old masters
daughter only Anna Cleayeland.
True he loved Anna almost as we'll
still his reverence was too large TO
allow such an encroachment on family
rights. AT ielgth however, he
came round aud on conditions that
the game would be short, agree d to
transfer his services t, the Miss Gra-
ham to be.
BY process almost as exped i,ious
as the modern mode Of teleg raphing,
they were Informed ofthe arrlval Of
Mr.. Wentworth at the village inn.
Soon after came his card desiring IN
interview with Miss Graham. AS
previously arranged, both girls were
in the room when he was announced.
The pro TEN Miss Graham with wond-
ertul gravityintroduced her friend Miss
Cleaveland, who Immediately ed
her part in the entertainment Of the
evening, which, despite the awkward
errsnd they perfectly understood TO be
the cause Of his visit, past Oft pleas
an,ly.
Surprised at the laleness of the hour
Wentworth took leave, with request
to be permitted TO see Miss Graham
on the morrow, and his eyes asked the
same of Anna, but his lips did not.
He was evidently pleased with the
latter, though his attentions were
mostly confined to Miss Graham.
care you sorry you changed con-
dlt,ons with me Jane? 7" said Anna.
"Not bit. l must confess though
he is very agreeable
"Just the man for me. He is frank
courteous, and agreeable-'hree very
desirable qualities"
"Perhaps you will regret your meta
morphose 7"
"Perhaps 80. Yet if I've any skill
in determining symptoms, shall be
but second best. The plain Anna
Cleavland will be the winner if she
will"
.sShe can be won for love not mon-
ey.'
$50 be it then bat remember if
forego the pleasure OF winning a lover
because ! chance to wear your honors
l shall deserve bounliful recompense.
"The fortune goes with the rejected
that you are welcome to-"
As Wentworth returned to his lodg
ings his thoughts naturally remained
with the ladies, whose society he had
really enjoyed. Were it not for the
awkward construction Miss Graham
would put upon his motive be could
really fancy her. She was graceful,
d,gniied and complaisant; but her
fiend Miss Cleavland charmed him
with her frankness Of manner, and
brilliancy in wit. To make proposals
to the former, involved mercenary
motives. To the latter no such con-
siderations could possibly acrue. His
dreams that night were more or less
inf Auenced by the events Of the even
ing, and it is no particular matter Of
wonder that he taDcied himself the |
accepted suitor ot the pretty Anna
Cleavland. Dream.land Is thickly
populated everybody knows; and its
density of inhabitants must account