Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-08


Cousin Nicholas, what is the matter
With your For he had suddenly burst
into the gayest and most uproarious
laugh. You had better me, SO that l
can laugh too l said, feeling as though
l ought to be angry, bnt deciding that |
could not he vexed With Cousin Nicho-
las. I've no doubt she'll think better
of you when tell her about your scars,
said.
when you tell her about my sca,s'
lie exclaim ed, so that Istarted and tIem.
bled Open your lips to her sbout them
yon blessed little cbstter-box, and I'll
kill you! II she won't care for me with
out scars. she silan't care for me at all!'
well, I declare, 1 never l began.
Just take me to mamma, if you please.
If Paul heard you speaking SO to his
Hang Paul! Hush! hush' he said,
dlawing my hand through his arm and
holding it. You have made me happier
tonight than you ever can again
4 tbipk everybody has gone crazy !
CRIED Aud then, instead of his taking
mo to mamma, Cousin Nicholas arm
slid round my waist, and he was whirl-
ing ME round the room to the madden
ing waltz music in way that mamma
asserted afterward was utterly indecent
and that Romaine declared took her
breath away. Il should meyer have
thought it Of yon, she said.
Dear me" you don't suppose he's
going TO go signing like furnace for
You forever. when you-'
when what ?
Have refused him twenty times
'I'vo never had the chance to refuse
him once. l don't want to have it,
You're afraid you'd accept him, miss,
| exclaimed.
Il don't want TO accept him.
You'd accept him quickly enough if
he was a slender young officer with his
face hidden by Il bright brown beard
and smooctes and smtrches Of powder,
driving his soldiers out Of the house
the first man that ever kissed your
hand, Miss Romaiue, with an old silver
set diamond ring on his. You needn't
think hadn't any eyes, if was not but
six years old, or any memory, or any
faculty of putting two and two TO-
gether.'
oh, how can you be 20 cruel = che
cried, hiding her face in her hands.
I'm not cruel,' I sid. Its you that
sre oruel, and silly, too. Cousin Nichol
AZ is worth q dozen of that fellow that
you set up for yourself to bow down TO-
Don't You suppose Cousin Nicholas
would have driven tho soldiers out, ant
have kissed your hand, too
Nicholas, where bullets were fly
ing"
yes, where bullets were flying, an,
rildled with them, besides. And 20,
don't deserve him, that you don't, i
you are beautiful. But, oh! | do de
clare, Romainc, when you are so per
fectly lovely, and he does love you SO
for you to-
How do you know he loves me so
He never said it,
AS if there were no other speech thai
Just SO many words! l can't see how
you can he so unfeelins.'
, 4 never said was unfeeling.'
What! Really, Romaine! Are yo'
in earnest' Do you really call for him
just a little 2
, I'LL mean / coultl-may be. Ru
but then, you know, dear, 1-can'
talk about it, feel as if wer
pledgel-as if were breaking
, bond
: TO that other fellow Fiddlestick
0 ends! You, twenty-sevcn years old, a
o most an old maid, and as silly as tina
4 Now, I'll tell you what, you don't tur
k q short corner, I'll see what can d
s myself and when it's too late for yol
t you'll be eating your heart out wit
o envy aud rage. There he comes nov
II and Pm going out to soc him and begin
;, and 80 Iran down the lawn to meet hii
0 as he gave his horse to the groom
Q was only the next day after Mrs. Glance
o ball.
J, I've something to tell you,' / sal
d taking his arm, and holding it, in wa
Y to drive vexation to Romaines hear
,s for l knew she was looking at us benin
10 q curtain somewhere.
+, And I've something to show You, =
l. dear child, he answered, and he ful
> blcd in a pocket moment, and the
II opening his hand just little way, !
y me see a CLEAN Of something sparklir
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