The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-11-27

giving service was over, the singing no
having been worse, but better than usua
whatever Miss Trills and her friend
may have seen fit to say to the contrary
And yet Mr.. Lloyd's daily visits, begar
at the time of the practices, and alway,
purporting to have something to do will
them, were not discontinued. He is ths
most earnest man l ever met with
Whatever he does is done heartily ane
thoroughly; and he couldn't even admire
Carey, as every one does, without going
to the judicious length Of falling in love
with her. Of course she encouraged
him, though seemingly in the most art
less way; and 1t seemed to me a shame
Our P. A. G. was too good and true {
man to be her plaything-although 6
different stamp from the young fellows
who had fallen in love with her lightly
one season, and, doubtless, forgotten hel
as lightly the next, when she had beer
exerting her powers of fascination to the
utmost, and, I am bound to say, with un.
mitigated success.
you're jealous. child" said she
lightly.
''That's humbug, and you know it.
The p. A. G. doesn't admire little peo.
pie; and besides-besides-
No, certainly wasn't jealous; for was
there not lurking warm about my heart
/ the thought of some one very big and
strong who, nevertheless, did admire lit
tie people, and could treat them with a
| ehivalrous greatness of which the 2. A.
G. was utterly incapable?
! ''Do you know that he under dis
| cussion is going away very soon p said
| Carey, after pause.
"No. Where 2"
"He is almost sure of that appoint
ment in India he was telling us of and if
he is appointed must sail in January
Before I ceuld answer this startling
piece of intelligence she had glided from
the room.
A few days after this I had come in
from walk; which Carey had declined
me on the plea of slight cold-not in
her head; the lucky little beauty is
never afflicted with anything so unbe-
coming, and / can't recollect ever hay
ing seen her pretty nose disfgured by
undue friction, or she isn't given to
tears; on the same principle, I suppose,
! the influenza doesn't attack her. The
| drawing-room door was slightly aiar,
and, as / entered noisely, it did rather
astonish me-accustomed as 1 am to that
checking little firts vagaries-to see
her and Mr.. Lloyd most becomingly
posed in the attitude of the famous HUI
genot picture. My first impulse was to
| withdraw as noiselessly as / had come,
| but it seemed rather a sneakish thing to
do, so l notified my presence by loud
'Ahemr'
The two sprang apart guiltily. The p
A. G. began shaking hands wildly and
muttering something incoherently about
"great hurry" ''be off" literally flew
out Of the house, shutting the street door
with bang that set every window in the
old house rattling and left Carey with
cheeks that put the well-worn crimson
curtains quite in the shade, and me, I
regret to say, in paroxysm of laughter
on the hearth rug.
Carey couldn't stand that. She few
at me and shook me exclaiming:
"You are mean and hard-hearted
and cold-blooded, tooF'
81 am awfully sorry" said I, picking
myself up and fishing my hat out of the
coal scuttle; s.but / couldn't know you
were doing ta6ieaar riraqts; and be-
sides, you really ought not to-
| Here, to increase my astonishment,
she threw her arms around me and
| kissed me; and when she let me go
saw there were tears in her eyes.
You're not to preach, and 1 shall
often do it again, only you are not to
come into the rooms so suddenly. He"
| 1.-THE pronoun with great expression)
''has got that appointment.
s'Was that fond farewell ?" said /,
my bewilderment. suppose, appearing
in my face; for Carey, putting her two
hands-such pretty, soft, white hands
over my eyes, said:
"You mustn't look like that and add
ed, very softly, "Im going too, my
| dear"
"What did you say about P. A. C.s ?
and didn't you always tell me you had
no heart ? and I wish nothing short of a
title would content you," said /, Sc
verely.
To which she made answer:
"He won't be p. A. c.; and OF
course one talks like that, but one don't
mean it; and haven't heart, for I've
gone and given it away, and think it's
q very good match, indeed y
Having wound up her sentimental
speech with this astonishing ib she set
tied herself at my feet, and we had q
long explanatory conversation, at the
end of which she promised me yolun.
tarily to give up her evil practises in the
way of fiirting-a promise am bound to
say, she has to the best of my knowledge
faithfully kept.
There is little more to be told. Carey
being spoilt darling at home, of course
got her own foolish way. And tht
match was not such bad one after all
for the India appointment was Q very
good one, and Mr. Lloyd turned out no
to have no inconsiderable private means
though how this latter fact escaped the
knowledge of the Narromyndham gos
sips remaineth until this day mystery
4 The wedding was necessarily quie
and hurried, but I was bridesmaid
nevertheless; and already I have had
two quaint letters, dated from Bengal
and signed Carey Lloyd"
On the day before the new happ,
Benedict's departure from Narromynd
ham-before Carey had left us--I tole
him to ask her opinion of Pastoral Aid
Curate.
81 know il" said he; 81 overheard i
before saw her.
LucK.--A book might be filled witt
accounts of remarkable vagaries of for
| tuuc CIOppinS up NOW auu dSalu. Ou
we remember reading about was in con
nection with the calamitous failure of tn
City of Glasgow Bank. A young mai
had been left legacy of E1000, and hav
ing no immediate use for the money h
paid it into the bank. In few days b,
! saw an advertisement about bushes
for sale, and entering into negotiation
with the proprietor, ended by making
the purchase Singularly enough, th
amount required was exactly what b
had in the bank; so, closing his accom-
: he paid for the deeds and and entere,
) into possession. The outgoing tenan
! having no immediate use for the money
invested it in shares in the City of Glas
gov Bank. The next day theicrash too
place which is still fresh in the minds o
all. Here we have an example of
! double stroke OF what may be terme
, luck good and bad.
How JoSEs AwoKE THE LANDLORD
Jones, who was bit OF wag ,recentl
took some fresh apartments. They wer
on the second floor. The landlord live
5 on the second door, and entreated Jone
!, when he came in ct night, to make q
little noise as possible. II was obliged,
he said, ITO part with your predecesso
= because he always awoke me when b
+ went up stairs at night. Jones wer
9 home at about eleven. and mounted th
= stairs Ln tiptoe As soon as he reache