Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-23
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IF YOU will take my advice said Mr..
Wilding, making last noble but futile
effort 10 balance the ivory paper knife on
the tip Of his first finger, you won't 60
TO the Brownrigs ball"
" And why not?" asked his com paniOn
irritably.
"Well, really wouldn't, you know"
said Mr. Widing, giving up his struggle
with the impossible, and laying the re
fractOry paper-knite upon the table -" for
variety of reasons. Girls play the very
mischief with you, and you know what
trouble it gave me 10 get you ont OF your
last scrape. There are tour Browning
girls, aren't there? And they are all
pretty"
al don't see what that's got to do with
it." said Snooks sulkily. There's safety
in a multitude, | can't marry. them all =,
can ! ="
Happily, no! Though If the laws OF
your land did not forbid il, / am inclined
to think you might try to accomplish even
that Still, be advised SnoOkS, and be
conspicuous by your absence at the
Brownrigs' 'smal. and early Papa
Browning, when incensed, is not nice, and
you know you are decidedly cprjS with
Miss Kate"
"No, am not" said Snooks with de
cision, mot bit of it, Though | allow
she is a handsome girl and has lovely
eyes. Hasn't She now?'
Il don't know. As ru e | never look
into n woman's eyes. consider it rude.
ness as well rs a 5etjSe,' said Wilding
earnestly, telling his lie without blush,
Never miod her eyes IT," warningly,
you must go to this ball, at least try to
forget that she has any eyes at ALL If
you don't you will propose to her, to a
moral
cone would think | was a raw school
boy" said young Suooks wrathfully,
DO YOU think | can't look at woman
without committing myself? Do | look
like fOol?'
Whatever Mr.. Wilding thought at that
moment he kept it to himself Before he
spoke next he and his conscience had
agreed "a dissemble.
Ny dear fellow, do not let us even hint
at such a thing" he said aniably. " |
only meant you were slightly - very
slightly -- susceptible, and that Miss Kate
has a certain amount of pleasing power,
and that Il positively would give up
this ball if -"
Are you going" broke in Shocks, i'm
patiently.
Well, yes, | daresay | shall look in
about twelve"
uThen | shall look in with YOU" said
Shocks detiantly.
Fact lis, the fellow wants TO spoon
her himself, and don't see the force of
being cut OUT said he 10 himself com
placently rs he ran down the steps OF
Wilding's stairs.
Beyond all question the Brownings'
J la
were hlled to overiiGwing the staircases
were ahoked, the heat was intolerable,
Sir Thomas and Lady Higgins had aclu-
ally nut in an appearance after all, and
the supper, if UNBEATABLE, was ! assure
Won, very expensive No pains or money
had been spared; everything WIS what
the mistress of the house called rug
rtral :" and all the Miss Brownrgs looked
as charming as any one could desire
There were four of them. There was
Katie. The second daughter -- Snonks'
friend ami the possessor of the lovely eyes
And they were lovely, large land dark,
and true, and tender like the North, &C
cordine To the Laureate, black as sIoes, "
said her fond il slightly oppressive moth
en- and of the languid melting ORDER.
Vhga there was IIetty, the eldest girl
> WIN If her ewes were not dark rs NIT
D,rnt had mt least the dearest little nose
In the world. 4 pure Greek feature, per
feet I'm every respect ignorant OF colus IN
fhs head. that made one long to tell her
only She would have blushedi they were
an nicely brought up about hudu, and
her Phidian appcndage
Then came Gcorgie-' George the
Third" MS she was playtully termed in
mo bosom Of her family--who, il she had
neither nose noreyes like her sisters, had
certainly "a pretticr mouth tolo either. \
sweet Gitlc, kissable, rosebud of mouth
that puuted and laughed alternately and
did considerable execution.
And finally, there was Lille \ tall,
pale girl, with blue eyes, a finely cut chin,
ana d good deal OF determination all
round.
Katie's eyes were larger, darker, ana
fwhen she looked at Shocks and thought
Of his thousands more melting than ever
that night lIrr dress, II slightly 5.ear5,
was intensely becoming. suooks, for the
frst half hour, kept himself bayely aloot
from her fascluations, declined TO notice
her reproaehtul glances and ianEuishing
gH145lS and for reward was wretehed.
Finally. being driven into corner during
4 fatal set OF Lancers, he met her eyes,
save. ana was conquered. She woul
dance the next with himg Yes >coialy !.
And the nextg Yes (more gently. And