The Sentinel., 1880-07-24

| gowns ana i've IN I1GJle cottage all
your life. said I.
"'Try me- she replied, with glow
ing cheeks and an arch smile.
Now am / really loved?' said I to
the birds, next morning~not having
you, Ned, / made confdants of them,
and, like you, they never betrayed me.
1t is Hal Elmendorf wins the heart of
Alice, not his fortune-no sighing for
gems and gold, no longing for silks and
velvets and satins, knows this simple
country maid. She is even unaware of
her own marvellous grace and beauty,
and she is also unaware, it cannot be
denied, ofmany of the rules of grammar
and pronunciation. But these I can
soon teach her, heaven bless hern And
then l thought what delight it would
be to see those guileless blue eyes open
wide in pleasure and astonishment
when, after gaining her parents con-
sent to our marriage, / placed dia-
mond ring upon the little hand. And /
made up my mind to start for the near
est city Immediately and obtain the
ring.
$50, pleading urgent business to my
darling, as soon as breakfast was over /
bade her goodbye for day or two.
"sOh, if you should never come
backr she sobbed, clinging around my
neck.
"' But will, dearest said, unloos-
ing her lovely arms, and kissing the
tears from her eyes. I shall be back
again before you have time to miss me-
And was; for had only gone mile
or two when discovered had left my
pocketoook behind, and full of anger
against myself for my carelessness,
fastened back. AS neared the cottage
l heard loud notes.-the voices of Mrs.
Burdock, II prospective mother-in-law,
and-could it beP Yes, it was my sweet
wild rose.
well, it's a regular mess, and l
don't know what to say to Bill Tyron
when he comes back from sea, the eld
lady was saying. He'll raise the ruff
off the house,
"'Let him, replied Alice. I'll build
you a better house-nearer to folks; for
I'm sure | never want to come back to
this lonely hole again after onst leave
| it.
"sBut s'pose this man shouldn't be so
rich, after all?' persisted the prudent
mamma.
"'He's as rich as Screechu > an
swered the daughter, in anything but a
sweet voice. And, oh! how dreadful
the grammar and pronunciation sounded
in it! DO you think I'd give up Bill if
l warn't sure of it? He writ long rig
marole to some friend of his one day,
and he lost piece, and found it"
1.-THE page almost ending with the
Clauson mine, and nearly beginning
with the sweet wild rose," interrupted
Chester.
"Just so," assented his friend. "But
to go on with the conversation, to
which boldly confess I deliberately
listened. i found it, he never missed
t, and I read it, said the simple coun-
try maid. Some fash 'nable girl
wanted him for his fortune, and he got
mad and cleared out, and walked round
till he found me. A sweet wild rose, he
calls me, and he amt so far out,
neither
"'You'd better let your pa inquire
4 about him some before you promise sure
to marry him. advised Mrs. Burdock.
"' 'Rubbish!' exclaimed the rose.
Pa goin' snoopin' round might spoil
everything. l know he's got lots of
money, and bet hes gone off to buy
me something elegant now. Calico
gowns, indeed! I'll wear silk every
day OF my life. But come along, ma,
let's 60 upstairs. P'r'aps he's left his
satchel unlocked, and we can rummage
through it,
NO, he hasn't, said /, coming for
ward; but don't let that prevent your
enjoying yourselves, ladies; here is the
key, at your service
"With a shril scream, the sweet wild
rose fled. l reached MY room under
the caves in three bounds, gathered
together my belongings, left some bank
bills on the table, and fled too.
"And am to marry Eudora Brook
field month from to-day. ."-Harper's
Weekly.