The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-02

say pretty near the same thingin school one day, ,,
said little Kit.
'Now, Kit, ii wasn't your turn to chip in.
wish you would just cheese it," said Clifford.
"Oh, Cliff, don't talk slang. 1 am afraid, with
all your Latin names and wisdom, you will not
pass for gentlemani if you such expressions, y
said Anice
az heard fellow that you think is awful nice
say just as bad slang as that the other day." said
the incorrigible boy "and know you would be
just hopping mad at me if 1 was to say he isn't a
gentleman"
~ am sorry if you think get hopping mad, :
and am more sorry if any young gentleman am
acquainted with uses slang" replied Anice, de-
murely.
acquainted with - said Clifford at is that
very fellow that is so awful sweet on you, that
Noble fellow. He"
'There, Clifford" said Anice, in a severe tone,
"that will do, 1 think. hope never to hear you
talk again. | am sure l don't know who should
tell you such things as that"
"As what" said Clifford. "Nobody has told
me a confounded thing. guess l can see what is
before my eyes. II that fellow isn't sweet on
But here he stopped short, for he the tears
come into his sisters eyes, and he said
~ won't say it again, sis. I didn't mean to
make you feel bad. l didn't know it would. ]
thought you would like it, didn't know but goa
might be just the least bit in the world sweet
on
"Oh, Clifford, do hush, for PHYS sake - cried
Anice, rs she rushed from the room with her face
blushing scarlet.
The evening Of the very day on which this con-
versation took place, Harry Noble called on Anice
and made formal proposal Of marriage She
was intending 10 start for Eastern Oregon in a
few days, and he wished to see if he could make
her change her plans. He was pretty confident
that she loved him, though he had never before
said anything of marriage to her. He had said
many pretty little things TO express his admira-
ton Of her, for he adept in the art OF flat
/ terry, and she had received it all with an eager
appetite She had feared that, after all his atten-
tion and demonstration, he would let her 80 away
without saying the word she was longing to hear
Perhaps this was the secret of her senstiveness on
the subject when her brother teased her so limo
Gently about it.
The persuasions of love are very sweet to hear
but they failed in this case. Anice heartily ac-
knowledged her love for her suitor, but she could
not be persuaded to give up her plans for the
Winter. She had made up her mind to go, and
she was not by any means ready to be married
right away.
Harry insisted that If she loved him she would
not go. He declared he could not do without her
she was grieved, but firm in the conviction that
she was right, so she was unyielding.
Harry went away vexed and cross. He tried Il
hide his vexation, lest Anice should discover tn,
temper that he well knew would stand in the way
Of his marrying any sensible woman, if she wai
aware Of its violence before it was too late.
'I will let her know after we are married." sale
he to himself, 'that she will have to pay some at
tention to my wishes She does not love me u.
she ought, or she never would wish to leave me- >
But he forgot that she had not known his wishe!
in the matter until after the engagement to gC
was made, and she could not have broken it hon
orably without giving her reason for staying, an,
| this she could not think Of doing. Anice woulC
have been very glad if she had not. made any
promises to 60 now that she reflected how pleas
ant the Winter might have been with her love
near her, and all the attractions Of home; and sh
felt 50 wounded by his apparent doubt of her love
when she told him positively she could not for
moment think of breaking her engagement a
Pendleton, that it detracted from her happnes
on that night when it should have been unalloyed
But, after all, she felt very light-hearted, an,
could hardly wait till morning to go and tel
Bertha all about it.
Bertha sympathized with her fully in her grea
happiness as well as her little trouble. This wa
the proportion the matters assumed to her in tin
morning after sleeping over them.
Bertha told her she had done perfectly right
and Harry just like all men. They though
a woman should always be ready to give up he
plans for them, and do as they wished, withou
consulting her own desires.
"But," she added earle is not at all So III
seems always to prefer to give up his plans t.
please me- if express different opinion from his
and / have learned to try TO keep my preference
to myself until know his so he may not alway
do things in my way. / don't want to have nt
way all the time. | would rather have his, one
in a whle.u
Ance gave a little sigh, and said:
~ suppose all men are different in their WAYS
!, II. Lii l. L. N.