The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-08-19
"DID 1 FLIRT WITH HERi"

AS II ho feared the very light Of dayi
~ @yod Bentons in IFide- ArdAc.
"DID FLIRT WITH HERi"
Twas engaged to Margaret Sheppard,
and thought myself the luckiest man
hvingf Margaret was so handsome. that
no stranger ever saw her without ex-
pressing admiration; and one did not
weary Of her face after years of famil-
s=ierity with it, She was well-bred, nc
complished, and a great heiress. had
reason to believe that she was very fond
of me. No man could bemore entirely
content rhan 1 was asI leaned back in
the pAace. oar that bore me over the
country to New Val1adolid. where was
to preach fer few, SUNDAYS. -
The pulpit was vacant and Twas Just
trying my wings. with my peeuniary
prospects scarcely thought I-should
care to accept q call to New Valladolid.
but had no objection to filing its pail
pit for q few weeks, especially as Nars
garet had gone to Saratoga, and New
York was warm and stuffy and stupid.
Casual remembrances of elegant par
sonages built in the Queen Ann style;
of a study, where the footballs were
softened BY Persian rugs, and the doors
oA0PCQ Win pOEtkcIcS VI NclNct, Cu3lTS
and desk carved richly as some old
confessional, fitted through my mind.
And thought also of a table spread
with silver and rare china, with lady
at its head who resembled queen.
And breathed q luxurious sigh as I
awakened from my day-dream to q
knOwledge that the words New Yslla-
dDlR were being shouted through the
car, and that the train was coming to a
standstill before little pine station.
caught my travelling bag from the
eatchalI overhead, and hurried out OF
the car. The porters had just dumped
four or i've trunks on the platform.
Two old Eagons stood in the road, one
driven by an old woman in q sum bonnet,
tiD oeher bya fed-haifed boy, with
bares feet; and q queer, knock-kne
h0rset sstacAed 10 stiil queerer old
buggy. was tied to . post at little
distance a young man, in q very light
summer suit, and a'city family bent on
rural happiness, were my companions
on the platform. The former put his
trunk into the first wagon, kissed the
old woman in the sun-bonnet, took the
reins and drove away. He was evil
IDENTIFY the son of the family come home
to spend his vacation. The rest of the
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father. little boy, nurse-maid and baby,
were put into the wagon driven by the
boy.
Some one cried, s.All aboardr' Con-
ductors leaned out over the platforms
and made mysterious signals to each
other with hands held sideways. The
e cars rattledS and clashed, the whistle
shrieked, and the train moved away.
was left alone on the platform
alone but for the baggage master, who
sat upon log chewing straw.
In q moment, more this functionary,
without looking at me, made, a re-
mark ,oe1f 'AA ---'
Deacon, Glover. has come down for
the new dominic. He's over to the
store Comm back in minute"
Thank you," said l. sl.-E e.. -t3
The baggage-master took no notice
of me, but having climbed upon stool
and made some changes in q time reg
istero on the wall of The station. locksd
the door, put the key in his pocket,
and seuntered away down the-sandy
road.
q ] took BIS place ,ppon the log and
waited. In few moments prim lit
tie old gentleman in linen duster ap-
peared upon the top of the hill, carrying
in one hand q Tin can, in the other tin
pail and under either arm brown pa
per parcel knew at agfance that it
was Deacon Glover. nH- :-v
That Mr.. <GannetP' he inquired
mildly. as he approached, 'I want to
being kept SO long, but, yous-see, it
saves the women fol IS trouble to fetch
things over wbensE drive down. Step
in. won't your ri get .inS after. I'll
Jest hang this can of Kerosene lie on be-
hind. Some dslikes the smell-maybe
you do. The molasses, and tea, and
coffee can 60 under the sest as well as
not. How's your health, sir, and how
do you like New Valladolidr'
y 1 Iaiiswered that my health was good,
and that 1.had not, as yet. seen much of
Valladolid the New. -r SI
mo more you haren,f' said the old
p gentleman. Si.sWell, you'll a drive
/. through itnow." And he, shook the
reins and the old horse began to STUN
BILE along. And on we drove past GER
tain rows of frame houses very much
like each other and with the ime flow
ers in their front gardens, until, having
passed the church, we came to one
happily set about by OLD oak trees, be-
fore the gate of which he drew up.
4 A girl stood at the gate--a fair girl
in q blue muslin dress and white
apron.
Take the molasses, Tilly, before it
gets upset." said the deacon. ssThis
Is Mr.. Gannet that's to preach for us.
Mr. Gannet, this is my daughter lilly"
We bowed and she vanished with the
parcels.
@"What q lovely little creaturer'
saidfo myself. =" Nothing fike Marga-
ret, but SO prettyr And I found my
self thinking of her rs iiwashed my
hands and brushed my hair in the blue
walled bedroom on the second floor,
with white fringed counterpanes and
curtains and two black silhouettes over
the mantel-piece, on either side of the
china vases of roses.
There were only four of us at table
the deacon, his wife, q stout lady who
never said more than she could help,
ond Tilly. She had spent, the last
winter in New York, and we talked
about all she had seen. She was self
possessed without being forward, and
oh, so pretty so pretty! Now, Marga-
ret was splendid and queenly, so this
was mild praise that she could not have
objected to, only 1 said it very often. L
preached in the church on the morrow;
preached on the next Sunday. Itw was
settled that should spent the summer
there. wrote this to Margaret: "A
"since you cannot be with me 4 does mot
ony other. Address TO the care OF Deacon
Hczekiai Glover. 1 shall board with him while
1stsy. . -.zcs es ssgs
It was q pleasant summer, despite