The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-21

Ills prC3eSt TOOK her down
He raised his voice to say it,
You fink you're anlart-DOd made Eat egg
You toodn't help but lay it"
A HAPPY BLUNDERER.
She looked at him half lovingly, half
angrily, and then said with sigh:
"Oh, Frank, if you were only not such
q laundering, awkward fe1lowl''
II perfectly agree with you, Bessie, and
second the wish, still as ysu have accept
ed me for better or worse, you must be
resigned to the inevitable
'sBut you may outgrow it; you don't
mean to tel me there is no hope?''
i am afraid SO, Bess; from my boy
hood it has been 'ever thus I never
dropped piece of bread and butter but
that it fell on the buttered. side, and I
know that if should fall on nv back I
would surely break my nose; so bear with
me patiently, DEAR
"a pleasant prospect l have before
me, surely: and, Frank, I do really
think that you might improve, If YOU
would only try for my sake, and again
she sighed.
She was a bright, pretty little woman,
the only daughter OF old DR.. Langdon,
and motherless from her infancy. She
had met Frank Howard at his sisters
house, who had been schoolmate of her
| own, and now married. He was Young
lawyer with future yet to make. They
had known each other for more than
year, and the acquaintance had ripened
into love, and fond vows were exchang-
ed, notwithstanding the circumstances
OF his sister, who feared DR.. Langdon
might blame her for her share In bring
ing them together, more especially as
her brother had ne wealth to offer, and
DR.: Langdon was a very wealthy man.
Still she was not needed; the lovers met
frequently, trusting to Cupid and fortune
to bring all things right. They were
now walking slowly through the Ram
BILE, and Bessie's pretty features were
partially hidden beneath thick blue
| veil, which Frank threatened to remove
every moment.
"Ysu look like an Egyptian mummy
swathed IN those yards Of blue stuff
uAnother blunder. Why couldn't
you have said that I looked like a yelled
eastern beauty, instead of q withered old
mummy2 Oh, Frank, you have so many
vrtues-no, don't interrupt me. You
have graduated, with high honors, YOU
are studious and, ambitious; thew saw
! you have shrewd sense and keen judg-
ment. You are honorable, generous,
courteous, in word, you are almost per-
feet, and then besides you love me so
we'll"
"Ah, Bessie, dearest, how unspeakably
devo-'
"Yes, know; you needn't try to tell
me.''
"Without you
.sYes, I know; life would be desert
All this I know, but also know that
your helplessness and utter want of tact
will get me into trouble, and RUIN my
very best plans.''
"But your quick WIT can always find a
way out.''
Yes, but how long? My stock of ex-
cuses is almost exhausted, and nv in
ventive genius is vanlshlng.'
"Oh, Bess, you know your resources
are lnexhaustible.
! II beg your pardon, sir. You are mis-
taken. My friends have all been inva-
lids a sufficient number OF times. -Four
times I have been to the dentists. Five
times have spent the afternoon at your
sisters, and papa said the other even
ing that he thought that the visiting was
all on one side; and to day, this is the
seventh. birthday visit this year that
have paid my old music teacher, If it
wasn't for papa's torgetfulness of trihes,
| should certainly be found out. Oh,
Frank, I'm afraid you'll never make a
good lawyer, see how they have to plot,
and deceive, and tell stories, and YOU
really are not equal to the most simple
plot; I have to ccntrive everything, and
that, too, at the risk Of having everything
upset by Jour awkwa1dness. IF I tell
you to meet me at the night entrance OF
the park you take the lett, and so much
time is lost until we find each other.
Then if say four o'clock, you. come at
ave-
I .That only happened once, when /
could not get away from the ofice.''
t'That was slight excuse; but listen.
BOW precisely told you the other day
that If the shade in my room was down
| at eight o'clock I would he able to NEE
you the next day at Nellie's, but if il
should be up, that I should not come ,
| "Certainly, that understood"
| "Yes; but what did you do2 All you
had to do was to pass the house at Ell ht,
glance up at my window, and go on.
Instead of that, you awful fellow, what
did you do but come at sl. o Clock"
1 "My Impotence, dearl"
i THAT'S very fine. IF you had even
walked up and down; but no. You
! stationed yourself opposite my window
like sentinel, and looked up so point.
! edly, that any of the neighbors must
have noticed 1t, it they were at the win
dows. saw you from the sitting room
where was reading to papa, and my
heart thumped with tear. At last ran
Iup to my room and waved my handker-
chief for you to 60 away. Unhappy
! idea! It is scarcely to be believed but
you smiled and nodded 80 confdentially
to me that could have shaken you to
pieces, was so vexed. Then waved my
hand imperiously that you should go
iaWaV. and as Won at last started 7 drew q