The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-29


plated lunch among the hens and
chickens.in the barn, and it exploded ere
it reached its misunderstanding been
quietly fermenting for year or so for
the express purpose of, at the proper
tine, stopping thief-and brought all
the household about me? And Aunt
Mira held up her hands in horror-poor
dear Aunt Mira!-and made us go into
the dining-room and take lunch, as she
said, like Christians?"
Mr.. Maurice-And the day l started
for Japan, and you promised to remain
true to me forever7 Do you remember
that?.
Mrs. Ogden Cleaning forward to look
down the garden path)-lndistinctly
Mr.. Maurice Gmpulsively) y)-Melicent,
why weren't you true to me?
Mrs. Ogden-I was; though appear
ances, confess, were against me.
Mr.. Maurice-You were true to me!
Why, hadn't been gone three months
when heard of your flirting desperately
with Jack Hall!
Mrs. Ogden-Poor Jack! He was so
entertaining, and he used to say such
funny things. nearly died a-laughing
at them many time. But as to flirting
with him-you accused me of it in your
second letter, and l was 80 indignant
that did not answer it
Mr. Maurice (sarcastically)-Ah! it
was indignation, then, that kept you
from replyingp
Mrs. Ogaen-I never firted with him.
He got into the habit of strolling over to
our house from the hotel, and spending
an hour or two every day or evening,
and we played cards, and jested, and
laughed together-and that's all.
Mr.. Maurice-And Will Brown
Mrs. Ogden.-Poor dear Will! His
brains We're all in his feet. What a capt.
tai dancer he was! No one could keep
step with me as he did. And it's so re-
freshing to find a partner who won't
tread on your train, or jerk you awk-
wardly about, or stop before the dance
is half through. did dance with him
a great deal one winter. but that's all.
Mr.. Maurice-And Percy Germain?
Mrs. Ogden.-Poor dear Percy.
never heard anybody, not even yGu, re-
peat poetry-especially love poetry-as
well as he did. de used to give me les
sons in elocution, and taught ME many
| beautiful poems. One commenced, if
remember Alright:
" First love with the earth remain
When long years have g<le by,
Az fral rose blossoms still retain
Their fragrance when they die"
He was very patient and kind with me,
though I'm afraid was very provok-
ing pupil.
Mr.. Maurice. Humph! extremely
kind" And Peter Atkins, Esquire?
Mrs. Ogden.-Oh, bless his dear old
heart! He took me out yaching three or
four times with n party. of course-and
sent me a love of bracelet on Valen-
tines day. But the idea of flirting with
him! Laughing merrily.] Fancy one
flirting with ones grandfather!
Mr.. r.Maurice.-Andn none of these men
made love to you?
Mrs. Ogden.-Oh, dear! yes all of
them.
Mr.. Maurice.-And youp
Mrs. Ogden.-IP 1 regarded them as
brothers, with the exception of Mr..
Atkins. thought of him, as said be-
fore, as of a grandfather
Mr.. Maurice But Mr.. Ogden, whose
wife you became-you must have re-
garded him rs something more than a
brother ora grandfather?
Mrs. Ogden.-W yes. Sydney--I
should say Mr.. Maurice
Mr.. Maurice.-I am quite satisfied
with Sidney.
Mrs. Ogden.-Fred was fine-looking,
oark-eyed, Spanish h-complexioned, fell
low, with an Italian voice. He sang di-
vinely, and you know / always adore
music (wl-at pity you don't sing! you
look SO bartoney), and he was here, and
you was in Japan; and one lovely moon
lit summer eve Fred sang that lovliest
of love songs, 'Ah te cara" from Pu-
| ritani, you know. in heavenly manner.
| was completely carried away by it, and
when I came back to earth again /
found myself engaged. had promised
| myself for song.
Mr. Maurice (meaningly).- He was
| very wealthy, was lie not!
Mrs. Ogden (demurely).-Yes; but he
lost a great deal of money.
Mr.. Maurice.-After you married
himp
Mrs. Ogden. After I married him.
You seem to be well informed ON the
subject. with little sigh.l He was
a very good husband, and never scolded
me during all the ten years of married
life.
Mr.. Maurice.-And you loved hime
Mrs. Ogden. AS soon as
we were engaged i considered it my
duty to begin to love him.
Mr.. Misunderstanding totally forgot
ten me, to whom you bad promised to
remain truep
Mrs. Ogden.-You had not written
or three months. You were angry
about some one of the brothers or the
grandfather"-I forget which: and
papa, who didn't like you AS well as
| mamma did, said you weren't coming
back for five years. Five years! why,
that length of time seems an eternity to
q young girl. And you know we were
not positively engaged to each other.
You had never asked papa, and he was
on Fred's side .""how. And yet, now
that we are old people, I will confess
that was very fond of you. Inever
went to gather spring flowers with any
one else.
Mr.. Maurice.-Nor water-l liliesp
Mrs. Ogden--Nor water-lilies.
Mr. Maurice.-Never was caught in a
Thunderstorm with n "hrother or