Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-28

''What thing it is to be in love-" said

''What q thing it is to be in love-" said
Wright, rehectively.
Mary was in the garden pruning roses
the next morning when the two gentlemen
arrived
$50 away" said Mary, without turning
her head, as she heard the creaking of the
garden gate. ''fou are the boy that broke
down my lovely blue iris yesterday. Go
away say"
Il beg your PARDON" said Mr.. Dick
son, in some dismay, 81 am not the boy
that broke it,
''Oh,' Mary turned around, and drew
of portenious pair of gloves which
shielded her hands. Il see. You are the
young man that wants Bessie
YES" said Dickson, Il am the young
man that wants Bessie, and this is my
friend, Mc. Wright"
Mary bowed stffly to the stranger, and
then turned abruptly to Dickson.
Il suppose you think you are going to
marry money Z" said she
81 haven't thought about it in that light,
said Mr.. Dickson, reddening.
Don't tell me- said Mary, ''feeling in
her pocket for an official letter with big
red seal. up to yesterday my niece Bes-
sic was looked upon as an heiress."
q assure you, ma'am-" broke in
Dickson.
''Don't waste your breath in assuring
me, SAID Mary. Its time and trouble
thrown away. Just hear me out, if you
please. Yesterday | received this letter
from my lawyer, announcing the failure of
the Ithuriel Insurance Company have
been foolish enough to invest in it. And
whoever take Bessie now must take
her for herself alone"
Il desire nothing better" said Dickson,
eagerly.
"Are you prepared for love in cottagei'
satirically demanded Miss Basil.
''My income is not large" said the
young lawyer, modestly, ''but it is quite
sufficient to maintain a wife in comfort.
l love Bessie, and there are not many
hardships which love will not sweeten."
That sounds well in books,n said Miss
Basil
'tYou shall see that we viii reduce it to
practice, " said Dickson cheerfully. 'And
Miss Basil"
''Well?'
l.No,, to,-, r,ao,, q sooo,,J ,,,o,bar m Res
sic; she loves you dearly. Need say how
delighted we both would be if yen would
consent to make your home with u.s."
Mary dropprd her gloves into bunch
of blue larkspurs.
''Ehg" she said 'fDo you mean that
you would actually burden yourself with
poverty stricken old maid, like me?"
George held out both hands TO Mis-.
Basil.
'Aunt Mary" said he. Il may call
you so, mayn't R-pray believe that it
will be doing as both favor TO come and
live with US We cannot, perhaps give
you the luxuries to which you have been
accustomed, but of one thing you may be
certain-a welcome from the heart"
Mary stopped for her gardening gloves
and turned away.
Young man." said she, ''there is more
in you than l thought. Take Bessie if yoa
want her. Yonder she is, watching us
from the oriel easement. Go to her. Tell
her the stony-hearted old aunt has relented
at last. And-stop minute, she added,
as he was eagerly turnln. away; 81 told
you that had property invested in the
Ithuriel Company"
''Yes."
''It was only thousand dollars. The
rest is all safe, and will one day be yours
and Bessie's. And you will not need to
support the old maiden aunt out Of your
kindly sharity, though | shall continue to
give you plenty OF my company. Now go
TO Bessie. As for you, Mr.. Wright, to
the astonished George, '.you can help me
with the weeds and watering put, while
those two young turtle-doves are billing
and cooing inside"
And so ended Mr.. Dickson's wooing, and
little Bessie was the happiest of brides, in
white silk and orange blossoms.
'.But if it had been me- said Frank
Wright, 81 should have proposed to the old
maiden aunt. To my mind she's the pref
ties woman of the two."