Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-10-01

letters to you about Alice hooreT
IL don't just this moment recall
that she has
oh. well. it doesn't matter said
Alice. Just you sit down and be a
good boy till we fix the tables. Aren't
those roses beautiful? My goodness,
how astonished Kate will be-
'She can't be more go than | am
SAID he, sinking into the Sleepy Hollow
chair and passing his handkerchief
vaguely across his forehead. WELL
it's a matter of fate; I amt see how
Pm 10 explain mysclf and yet perhaps
I ought to explain. Ladies'
sHush-sh-sh y cried the six pretty
girls all in a Kissing chorus Katc's
ccming-Bessle has brought her. Hush
sh.sh! Don't say a word, Mr.. Green
feld.' The golden haired girls hand
clasped promptly oyer his mouth Alice
Moore grasped his arm spasmodically'
and the other tour danced about him,
while A seventh entered pretty, Ma
donna faced little creature like dove.
Come and kiss him, Kate cried all
the girls. Now don't be ridiculous,
for we shan't take any notice Of you'-
Here he is m
Kiss who:' cried Kate, standing still
and looking all around her. Girls,
what on earth DO you mean "
You provoking thing? said Baroa-
"a. stamping her little feet. DO you
think wo are fools ? Of course we know
all about him! It's Mr.. Greenfield
YOUR cousin-tho young NJ. D.
KITE looked around in genuine be
wilderment'
Where p
why here!
Nothing Of the sort SAID Kate.
Our hero now rose TO his feet, feeling
himself growing uncomfortably warm
and red.
ladies' he SAID, there's some mis-
take here. said at the outset that my
aame was not Greenheld.'
There! cried all the girls at once.
There y echoed Kate, defantlY.
Didn't we tell vou:' cried the girls
Didn't tell you?' retorted Kate
So KIND enough to tell US what your
name is, slr.'
'Cephias Blrkdaler replied the now
wretched victim of slight misunder-
standing.
But said Miss Moore. you said 1t
was Mott Greenheld.'
'Of course did, replied the puzzled
bachelor. 1T isn't Greenfield. and 1t
never will be. unless havoi it changed
By act of Legislature.'
.Oh-h-h! cried the girls. Dear
dear. to be sure And we thought that
you were Kate's lover-and his name
is Nott-Nott Greenheld.'
DO hold your tongues, you ridiculous
things !, said Kate, half vexed' hal
laughing. What must Mt. Barkdale
think of us?'
L think you are very NICE said he
gallantly.
Miss Barbara, in the meantime ha'
taken a slip OF paper from her pocket
She uttered hysterlcal shrek.
ITS all my fault.' she exclaimed
1T was number thirty-nine instead o
thirty.slx-and the tail of the horrl'
figure is turned the wrong end up-thati
all. And here's all the cake and th'
flowers and everything
stop, ladies, if you please said Mr.
Barkdale, courteously. Because the
surprise has come to the wrong place i;
no reason why the right person should
not enjoy it. Allow me to give up thi;
room to your use this evening. L viii
Just step across the street and send
Mott Greenfield over.
But you must return with him. 'aIC
the girls.
And Mr.. Barkdalc was not allowed
to depart until he had promised.
Mr.. Greenfield, a good looking medi
cal student, who had the sky parlor
directly opposite, came promptly OF
mention of the name Of Kate Keliord
and did the polite thing in introducing
Mr.. Barkdale, and Mr.. Barkdalo ate o
the sandwiches and enjoyed the cak'
and Ice cream, aud coaxed Miss Barba'
ra TO pin a little pink rosebud in th'
buttonhole Of his coat, aud enjoyed him
self prodisiously.
'Td like to be surprised like thl'
every night in the year. said he.
'Oh, you greedy creature y said MIS-
Barbara.
But there was one time | scrlousl
meditated throwing mvself out Of tn
window said lie when you told m
I was to kiss Kate.
Dear, DEAR said Barbara, 'ironical
": that would have been dreadful
wouldn't it p
But the awkwardness of the thing
i dare say you never kissed preti
girl poutcd the blonde.
L never did, replied the bachelor
growing bolder but I will now,
you say so.'
But don't say so, replied Bsrbart
coloring and laughing. Behave you
self, SIR
Mr.. Barkdale went home with th
fair Barbara, and they grew to be vel
great friends, and-what's the use tr,
| ing to conceal where l. all ended7 The
were married at the years end, with a
, ,ho eiv snrnrisers n, bridesmaids, Kat