Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-12-20

whole Palmer house had been
lifted off of my BOSOM"
The beautiful girl gazed at
him for q moment as if she
thought he had hidden a long
farewell to all his gray BRAIN
matter, and said, ''What does
this mean" 2"
"Mean?" cried the young
man, walking on his hands up
and down the sumptuous draw
ing-rcom, "why, it means Pm
free. I've been trying to mus
ter up courage to ask you for
two weeks past to cancel our
engagement, but l couldn't-it
would have,been going back on
my word, and besides, I knew
that husbands at this period Of
commercial depression are hard
to get" 49,
"Sir-r-r ~ said she, glarfng at
him like a tiger-cat, "your pres
ents are all in this package.
Take them and return me mine.
This painful interview had per-
haps better be brought to an
end"
I'll send you all Of 'em I can
find, but [ guess our cook car
ried off your Tennyson with the
market passage in i'll lent it
to her-and some of your locks
Of hair and pressed rose-buds,
and things burned when | was
clearing up my room the other
day, and as for your ring /
don't think that Cora will want
to give it to me-"
"And, pray, who may this
creature 'Cor1 be Is she the
cook at your boarding house 2"
ooh, bless you, no; she's the
girl Pm in love with and that
Pm going to propose to this
very evening as soon as you
give me that package Of pres
ents and let me go. l hope
you didn't forget to put the
diamond earrings I gave you
into it. I'll give them to her
and be 5000 ahead"
The beautiful Cleveland girls
cheeks glowed so that you coulc
have lighted a match at then
II you naQn1-L.~.. >.s.tsiu "
having your finger burned OF
by the glare Of her eyes.
ETell me of this "Cora" O.
: yours. Is she good looking?"
"Good lookingr' said the
| young man, eNcitedly; ''holt
: on till | show you her picture,
l and he searched eagerly in his
f pocket. E'No, I must have lef1
: it in my other coat. Well, new.
3 er mind, she'sa beauty. l Iuset
to think you pretty fair look.
ing, but you. Hair SO long
that she steps on it when down
l and she tries to walk, and eye;
S that make you feel as il yor
4 were getting back a ten dollar
bill you never expected to ses
again a waist very much like
yours, only much smaller, an(
as for her feet, you couldn't pu
f more than forty per cent you
S toes into one OF her boots. Well
0 good night, Miss What's you
f name, l told her I'd be roun:
J, tonight if [ could. III troubl
:, YOU for that package"
II Augustus So-and-So,' sh
: Kissed, in a low, concentrate
s. tone, putting the package c
IL presents away under his chail
n if you go to go out of this hous
d before one o'clock to-morro,
IS, morning I'll scream. And
Y want you to understand tha
q our engagement is to hold, an
9 if you don't marry me by tn
l, first of fDecember, which will b
e as soon as | can get my trossea
+ ready, I'll sue you for breech {
g promise, lying the damages {
l. $4,000; and I've got letter
% from you thatll make the jun
find for the plaintiff witho1
- leaving the box. And if yo
IS ever mention that wretchG
Q creatures name to me again Il
i longest day you live, Fll shoe
q you and scratch her eyes out
II so there! I don't care for yo
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