The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-14
Selfrt Sturp.
A TREASURY ROMANCE,


A TREASURY ROMANCE.
Kitty Brown sat in the veranda and
*histled "Within a Mile of Edinboro'
Town." while John Fenwick sat in
the parlor and scowled fiercely at the
portrait of that young lady hanging over.
the nantel But scowling didn't seem
to have much effect on the portrait, and.
his anger seemed to have about as much.
effect ON the original. s.
G The truth Of the matter was, there had
been lovers quarrel ,3'
They had heen en- Gagged for six months
That was long time for Kttie to kpen
her firing propensities in cifeek q Bu1
she had done it, and congratulated her
self on the victory she had gained Why
is it that just as soon as we think we
have ourselves Under control something
comes along to tempt Us, and in good
many cases we fud that we are not mas
ters of ourselves after all don't know
why it is, / Iam sure. Kitty didn't either
But just about the time she began to
plumeHherself on her conquest, Carl Day
export came along, and straightway up
popped the old penchant for flirting 1t
seemed to her that she couldn't help
flirting with Davenport. He was hand
some and jolly, and there was something
about him which seemed to dare her.
She knew John wouldn't like it; that
people would talk. and that her mother
would institute course of daily lectures
hut, she kept on flirting Il aoa,
] John did care, and by -and-by he spoke
to her about it.
h''You aren't jealous, hope?" she
said. I'D never have thought that Of
you. John Fen wick, never %
mo, I am not Jealous" he replied.
"But don't like to see you so thought
less Would you liks to have me flirting
with Miss Powell and Miss Covert as you
flirt with Davenport f sa4
ooh, ! shouldn't care the least in the
world" she laughed hack s'Its real
fun, John. Try it and see"
That was all the satisfaction he got
them By and by he touched on The
subject again, and they came near having
a lovers quarrel But John, who had a
holy horror of lovers qusrrels had the
good sense to stop before they got to
angry words, But now the quarrel had
come in dead earnest. For half an hour
there had been tempest raging in the
parlor. Kittie took up her position on
the veranda,, and whistled to, show how
little she cared, and he scowled To lis
ten to her, be concluded that at that par
ticular moment her sole object in life
was to see how many runs and trills and
other embellishments she could get into
"Within a Mile, OF Edinboro' Town"
At-length he went out to her, !.
81 want to come to some understand.
ing in the matter" he said. "rll tell
You what you must do Either stop
flirting with Davenport, Or"
"Or break off our engagement, is that
it?''', she. asked with half flush in her
cheeks.
!, Precisely" he answered gravely II
have borne it as long as can II you
really care for him Of course it is better
for US to understand the matter. If you
don't care for him ] haves right to ii
sist-" tt..
.'You insist" she cried, with flashing
eye
you insist! I'd have you to under
stand. John Fenwick, that you nor any
other man can order me to act accord
ing to your sovereign will and pleasure
| shall do just as please, SIR"
y .,Very well," he answered sternly
'sYou understand the consequences,
then Y"a9a = jaH -
Z II do,," she said scornfully. "You
need not wait for them. You can have
your freedom now Here's your ring
keep it for some woman who will allow
herself 10 be dictated to, and who will
come and go at your royal will. Good
morning, sir" j aiau
And then she went in and shut the
'doorin his face Kittie from behind the
curtain saw him 60 away without once
looking back. u ~ lea z
1dareIto tell me what must do OF
must nos do"i cried. "I'll show
him p
By.and by better thoughts came to
her. "Iqsuppose i was to blame she
said, reluctant to acknowledge it even
to- herself. "But he needn't have made
a fool of himself by being jealous OF
me He ought to have. known that
didn't care for that goose of Daven.
port, but men can't see an inch ahead o.
their noses I'll let him think I'm mac
for awhile, and when he's had time to
get ashamed of himself, III come around
= little and be good, and every thing
will turn out nicely" ,,n.
|, Kittie's plan was good enough, but i
failed to work, When she got ready t.
take John back into her good graces, h,
had gone away ana she didn't knos
where. The days slipped by, and Kit,
hoped he would come back or write, bu
her hope was vain one He had evi
dently taken her at her word, and hence
forth they were to be strangers to eacl
other hi9. 1"i G7l '.5a @i
"And I was the only one to blame =
sobbed Kittie. "It was all my doings
and loved himr' u 3a
. n
It was drowsy summer day Th
| wind was languid with warmth and seem
ed to make the day more depressing i
its influence on brain and body than
would have been il no breath of air ha,
stirred the dropping leaves outside th
window. ears 1855
Catharine Rayne stood at her desk i
the Treasury Building in Washington
and went through with her work inI
mechanical way, 1t was hard to kee
her thoughts upon it this sluggish after
noon, when every thing seemed ready t
swoon for want OF fresh breath .
coolness to revive it. ..s sa,@
1 ~ 4 great change had come into her lii
since she gave back John Fen wick
ring. A sudden collapse 81 the bank i
which their money had been deposite
had left her and her mother depender