Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

six weeks, and sail for China directly
afterward. And would her dearest
Polly forgive her, and promise to love
o. o. all she possibly could, just for
her sakep -,
But she put her arms round Sues neck
with tear and sob, and all was
smooth between them. Sue. who had
dreaded the interview, was amazed at
Polly's forbearance. A change had evil
IDENTIFY come over the spirit of her dream.
Trials. we are told, have Christening
effect on the character. Was 1t her
trials which were thus blessed to Pollyp
After that all was bewilderment and
confusion dire till the two weddings
were over. Eunice and John departed
the day after theirs, and a lull fell upon
the weary household. Mrs. Patten
went upstairs to lie down. Polly, who
sighed for fresh air, departed for a
walk with John Gilmore, who missed
his sister so much, poor fellewi and
Amy, the cadette of the family. pre-
pared to celebrate their newly recovered
freedom by adorning and making beau
tiful the dining-room, now rescued
from courting purposes, and restored
again TO the common use of the house
hold.
A busy afternoon indeed did little
Amy make for herself, but ii was a
merry one, and she sang rs she worked.
Every vase In the room she filled with
violets and wild flowers, or apple
blooms from the just blossomed
orchard. The curtains were pulled
to exactly the ideal angle, the
chairs regrouped, all the horrid
look taken away, Amy thought, rs
| If the room were meant only for two,
and for no one else. II was dusk when
she finished. and curling up in the sofa
corner, she awaited with impatience
Polly's return-Polly, who had hated
| the love making as much as she had,
and would be so opleased. Polly was the
one person in the house of whose SYM
pa.hy Amy felt quite sure.
| She was long in coming, but she came
at last. Amy heard her step on the
porch, and with it another step, louder,
| firmer. Surely that tiresome John Gill
more was not coming in TO spoil every
thing this first pleasant night. No; he
had come to see papa. Amy heard him
tap at the door of the "den,n while
| Polly ran upstairs. He emerged as she
came down; there was a long confab-
bing in the entry; but at last the front
1
and Amy jumped up from the sofa TO en-
| JOY the effect of her surprise.
| "Come in-oh, do come inl" she cried.
Z" I want you to see if the dear old room
doesn't look lovely. I've been all the
afternoon doing it. 81 that il might be
nice for our first evening. Isn't 1t pleas
ant to have n room TO sit in againP Aren't
you glad that the wedding is over, and
| all theitiresome love-making, and we can
have cozy little times at home like other
peoplep Why, Polly, how queer you
look! Don't you like it7 What makes
you do sop"-for Polly, half tearfully,
was kissing aud fondling the child.
"Oh, do, Amy darling. do like il
very much. pleaded poor Polly, "but-
only-my pet, I'm afraid you'll be very
disappointed; but John Gilmore Is com
ing here this evening to see me. and I'm
afraid shall have to ask you to let us
have this room"
John Gilmore! Good gracious !
Polly Patten with almost a Shrek
you're not engaged TO him? You don't
mean that9"
"Y-e-e-s," faltered Polly. "oh. Amy
dear, don't look so distressed"
Il will look distressed; ! have a
right to-" cried Amy, with a burst of
SoDs. After all you saidl A man
named John, too--three Johns in the
family! Oil Pollyi And you who de-
clared you hated men named John I
Well, after this. never, never will be-
lieve In anybody again"
Amy, dear. talked n great deal of
nonsense. You must forget it. / didn't
know But Polly urged In vain. Amy
pushed her hand aside, and rushed away
to console herself MS best she might
with hard fit of crying, and Polly,
convicted, repentant. but by no means
unhappy, was left behind.
So ended Polly's controversy with
cupid. She was vanquished, Ms Pollys
are apt TO be in such warfare; but there
are defeats which count for more than
victories, as we all know, and this may
have been one. regret tn say that she
never formally apoloRixed for her incon-
sistency, and she took possession of the
dining-room every evening without the
least apparent perception OF the selfish
ness of the proceeding. Amy VS.
greatly scandalized. but cui boao9 To
each his turn. Little Amy's will come
some day, and then she too will forgive
and understand.-Hdrper's Basar.