Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-01

friend and law adviser, with shrue
$50, by-the-bye, will your father The
both regard nothing SO highly as brit
l suppose Miss Browning can lay clai1
to some decent breeding
The old chap is a cornchandler, 70
know that; at least, he used to be, sal
Snooks with a heavy groan.
ooh, indeed! And very charmin
business too, make no doubt. Lead
up quite train of IDEAS Corn, wheat
staff of life, quaint old mill, and rusti
bridge i'll the distance; miller sitting Of
1t. l WONDER" dreamily, elf Brownri
ever wore white hat? And if so-why
Don't all speak at once. Well, we'll, sin
is very pretty girl. Such eyes. 70,
know. L really congratulate you, m,
dear fellow"
Wilding," desperately, "cau't 70,
10 something? III don't know how il
happened. It was the champagne, sup
pose, and of course you know she il
pretty; but don't want to marry an,
one, and know the governor wouldn't
hear of it,
"He will have to hear of it now, won't
he p asked Wilding unfeelingly.
He would go out of his mind il
such a thing were even limited to him. -
declared Shocks wildly. "Try to help
me out of it, Wilding, can't you ?"
" L don't see what there is to do. ex-
cept marry her. L only hope Lady
Snooks and Miss Cornchanller will Get
. on. And you should think of her beau
ty, you know; doubtless it will console
you when Sir Peter cuts you off with the
customary shilling"
II suppose 1 had better cut my throat
and put an end to it," said Shocks. dis
mally, and then-overcome, no doubt.
by the melancholy Of this suggestion-he
breaks down and gives way to tears.
81 say, don't do tl,at, you know" ex-
claimed Willing, Indignantly. "Weep-
ing all over the place won improve mat
tiers, and will only make you look worse
fool than nature intended, when you go
out Of the room. If you have put your
foot in it at least try to bear misfortune
like Il man. "Look here angrily, eff
you ore going to keep up this hideous
boohooing TIL leave the room. and Won
too, to your fate. It's downright indie
cent. They will hear you in the next
house If you don't moderate your
grief y
As the nearest house was 4 quarter of
| ~ 1l41lC Oll, c1llS WIS SEVERE.
81 shouldn't care if they heard me in
the next town" said Mr.. Shocks, who
was quite too far gone for shame.
"There is just one chance for you,
and only one, said W1lding, slowly. ri
have al idea, and you must either follow
it or-go to the ALTAR
"Tllfollow anything, eagerly. "What
is it?'
:" You have proposed to Miss Katie"
solemnly. Now go and propose to the
other three
AS Wildng gave vent to his idea, he
turned abruptly on his heel and left the
room.
IN do it," said Shocks, valiantly,
drying his eyes and giving his eyes a
tragic tap, whatever comes of it."
Going into the hall, he saw Hetty
standing near an entrance, little way
beyond her was Katie, conversingfwith
tall and lanky youth. Not daring to
glance in the direction of the latter. who
plainly expected him to come to her on
| the wings of love, he turned and asked
Hetty to dance.
They danced, and then Git was Gus
tom with the ball-goers in that mild
suburban neighborhood) he drew her
out under the cleaning stars and up the
dark avenue that a few minutes since was
the scene Of her sisters happiness.
There he proposed in due form, and
was again accepted. Hetty's conduct, in-
deed, was perhaps degree more pro-
nounced then katie's, because he laid
her head upon his shoulder, and he felt
he was by all the laws Of sentiment
bound to kiss her. Her nose looked
lovely in the pale moonlight, so I dare
say he did not find the fulfilling of the law
difficult.
After that he had moro, good
deal more, champagne; and then he pro-
posed to Miss Georgia, who also con-
sented to be his. There now remained
but one step to be taken. He crossed
the room and asked the youngest Miss
Browning to dance. He was getting
rather mixed by thi;, time, and was on
the very point of asking her to marry
him instead, SO customary had the ques-
ton grown to him now. Miss Lily.
however, declined to dance, on the plea
that she was tired, and could exert her
self no more that III ght. With ques-
tlonable taste he pressed the matter, and
begged her to give him one, just one.
At this she told him frankly that she did
not admire his style Of dancing, which,
Of course, ended the conversation. So
he asked to come for stroll instead:
and, having arrived at the momentous
spot, delivered himself of the ornate
speech that had already done duty three
times that night. forgot what it was.
but [ know it wound up with the de-
claration that he adored her and wanted
to marry her.
Its extremely good of you, I'm sure"
said the youngest Miss Browning calmly.
"But, uncivil as I fear it must sound. I
don't want to marry you"
"Don't you, by Jove!' said Shocks
hastily. "Well, that's awfully~ XII
No, nor pulling himself up with
start; Il don't mean that, you know; I
mean it's awfully horrid you know. In
fact,' warming to his work with sheer
gratitude, ''you have made me misera-
bic for ever; you've broken my heart
"Dear me, how shocking!'' said Miss
Lily frivolously. "Let us hope time
will mend it. I'm not very sure you did
not speak the truth at first. 1really be-
heve it is kind, my refusing you. And
now, Mr.. Shocks, if I were you should
go In and say goodnight to mamma, be-
cause you been having good deal of
papa's champagne, and it is trying to the
constitution -
Shocks took the hint, babe farewell to
Mrs: browning, who, to his heated imag-
nation, appeared to regard him already
with moist and motherly eye, and, talk
ing Wilding's arm, drew him out Of the
house. 81
",Wen," said the latter interroga-
lively. -
II don't know whether it is we'll or
ILL.," returned he gloomily. "But fol-
lowed your advice, and proposed to 'em
ALL
'tAnd they accepted you?'
youngest, She
- always said she was sensible
girl. put in Mr.. Wilding soto voice.
{" Did you? with much surprise.