The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-05-28

tarnished gliding and spindle-legged
chairs, and decided that the inhabitants
must be dreadful set Of old fossils,
when the door opened, and the sweet
est creature in the world came in.
George ad never seen curlier dark
hair, or such soft, laughing eyes.
Once iu the presencs of that awful
monster. man, against whom she had
so often been warned, Mimi lost cour-
age, and fsltered out, turning very red,
"If you please sir, what do you want 90
The stranger did not seem at all
abashed, bue answered, "My aunt,
Miss TarIton, commissioned me to place
these papers in the haads of Miss L.
grand. They are the minutes of the
Society for the Propagation Of female
Independence. / suppose, that is. !
mean to say-are you Miss Legrand ?''
"I'm not Aunt Diaue," she returned
in an insuited tone, "I'm Mimi.'
"Oh /! / did not think 1t probable
that you were the President Of the So
ciety f; however, | suppose the papers
will be safe in you. hands, said
George, and having finished bis erraId,
he should have gone. But he still lin.
gered, aud remarked brilliantly, "We
are having beautiful weather %
"Beautiful % assented Mimi, look
ing at him under her long eyelashes,
and thinking the man was not SO black
as Auut Diane painted him.
''I suppose" Le continued, desperate
Iy, s'you enjoy walking in I. anal street.
these pleasant afternoons ?''
"Ab," said Mimi, shaking her head
sadly "You little know Aunt Diane
it you suppose anything of the sort
Dear me Pm not allowed to walk OF
any Street where anyone else walks.
elbow cruel 70 he responded ssmpa
thetically. N
s'Isn't it ?'' said she, being an invet
crate chatterbox, and glad to find
some one who would listen to her. 81
might as well be a prisoner, and idls
around III the Japauese Tommy. How
would you like tor your Aunt to al
ways follow you about ?''
81 should like it very mnch," ans
wered George boldly, sit she was a
charming as some people l know"
"Bnt Aunt Diane isn't,'' said Mimi
confdentially. ;sThpugh," she added
her conscience shifting her, ''shhee is yer,
vice and good. But she always viii
keep on saying that people oughtn't t,
maryland that is such nonsense, ism
it ?"
"Absurdity T'' cried George, warmly
aud after more conversation of q lik,
nature, he rose to go saying, "I hop
this will not be our last meeting
Miss Legrand. May call on you p
"Oh, my % cried Mimi, agI,ast
"Don't try it. Papa would be so angry
and Aunt Diane would bite your heat
off"
George seemed quite cast down for
minute, aud tLen said, ST will say good
bye; but it shall not be forever"
"-4w reootr," said Mimi, droopinl
her long black lashes,
| AS bo6b as Aunt Diane came home
Mimi told her about Mr. Wolfe, anG
gave her the package Of papers.
"You went down to see him q
ejsculated the spins,er, tsalone, wltliou
q chaperonl What well-behaved gir
ever did such thing What an I'M
/ precedented boldness What will you
father ssy when | tell him?"
| "Don't see Whist l've done,n poutet
Mimi, sand why did you always tel
me men were SO trigh,ful and wicked
I want q bit afraid OF hin,.'s
| "Misguided girl 20 groaned her aunt
"you will bring my grey hairs in sor
row to the gave. What-what vii
your father say P''
! seller dyed hairs, guess she means,
thought Mimi adding aloud, "Why
he'll say you ought to have been a
home to receive the papers-that'
what he'll say" ~
| Miss Diane reflected that this aftfu
remark was true, and not caring to b
reprimsnded BY her brother. she mag
unanimously .aid. "For once, will oon
sent to spare you, Mimi, but never Ie
il happen again "
"oh, dear, no p said Mimi, With
virtnous air aud that evening she prat
tied as artlessly ae ever to her tinsus
pecting papa.
| Several times after this. as Min
was peering through the shutters, sh,
saw George NVolse, and eaoh time III,
audacious youth kissed BIS hand 10 her
Having little else TO think about. b