The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-10-27

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tends love making he must be open and
honest about it. But she is susceptible; !;
| am little fearful for Ethel. will keep
near to Ethel.
Lola Brown, student, age seventeen
Lolas a little rogue. She would tlirt
with anyone. | am not sure that she
does not still keep up sort Of secret cor
respondence with a male cousin who has
been forbidden her fathers house; and
she shocked me once in church by Whis-
/ perlng that the ctlrate, 4 most exemplary
young man, as l believe, was making
eyes at her all through the sermon. 1t is
quite likely that Lola was making eyes
at the curate; but from the manner in
which he has several times spoken to me
at Sunday school, | suspect the cllrate Of
more taste and propriety than to make
eyes at her. Lola is most certainly
to be feared. She told Mrs. Williams
once at dinner that she would marry any
one over fifteen; and the way in which
she uses those wicked blue eyes of hers
whenever we are out walking gives me
reason to be thankful that | am not her
| mother. | had to deprive her Of her class
| in Sunday school after the first days
| tNdtlliHS IOI ollt NllSCTtl llCl lAlt iJol dOlO
Of the prodigal Son, which was the sub
| iect Of the lesson, and kept the boys in
! fits of laughter with one of her absurd
! stories about two eats called Romeo and
I Juliet, which belonged to her Aunt Sarah.
| Should there ever be any reason to re-
gret the admission Of Mr. Arthur Lindsay
into this house, fear it will be in a great
part provided by Lola Brown.
Nevertheless, | will not tell Miss Grin
die; at least, not yet. Nine weeks will
soon pass, and | will keep near to Ethel
and watch Lola.
May l3th-It is a week to-day since
| Mr.. Lindsay came into the house. and
nothing has transpired to induce me to
alter my resolve of not acquainting Miss
Grindle with the circumstance. We have
none of us seen him. Lola does not dis
guise her impatience but lose no oppor-
tunity of reprovlng her.
May l5th-Lola Brown, as fate OF her
own determination would have it, has
| been the first of us to see Mr.. Arthur
Lindsay. She met him on the stairs
| when coming down, more late than ever,
to breakfast this morning. Ethel ques
toned her eagerly, and she vouchsated
! the following descriptions: 'I.ight hair,
) feet 10 inches, and Jolly, tell YOU"
At dinner this evening Lola appeared IN
a new necktle OF eXtraVagant color, which
she was bold enough to tell Mrs. Will
| liams was her "War color TO us in
private she makes no scruple Of her in
| tent0ns to 'go for our gentleman board
er. Mrs. Williams and took her apart
privately and reasoned with her. We
showed her what was due to herself as a
/ young lady OF name, position, and tender
years; to the great college of which she
was student: to Mrs Williams estab-
Iishment, which, for the time being. was
her home, and to Mr.. Lindsay, whose af-
tcctions We're, perhaps, engaged else
where. or he might be gentleman easy
to be ensnared by girlish Niles We
urged her to think of her aged grand
! mother Cher nearest living relative, alas y
and the unfortunate nuptials Of her Aunt
Sarah. She seemed touched, and prom
ised to put away the flaming neck hand
kerchief But we had no sooner ended
than she ran to the window, and looked
down the street after DR. Dicks, who
lives opposite and whom she declares to
be in love with her. | asked her where
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gray hair and seven children.
May 22d-I esterday, for the first time
since his arrival, Mr.. Lindsay made one
at our little Il o'clock dinner party. The
arrangements agreed upon on the night
Of his coming was that whenever be did
not dine away, he should be served by
Jane in the little library, which, when at
home he uses as a sitting room. Break
fast he takes after us, for he is generally
a late riser, and he is seldom at home at
our lunch hour in the middle Of the day.
But yesterday it chanced that he came
in unexpectedly while we were at dinner,
wanting his own dinner in a hurry: and
Mrs Williams, hardly thinking, as she
atterWard said, what she was doing,
made a hasty and smiling apology to us,
that she had "knoWn Air. Lindsay since
he was boy and told Jane to request
him to step down and take dinner with
us. He came down at once. and was
seated next to Lola, who said after din
ner that she 'would give three weeks
pocket money to have had on her ;rsthet-
lc dreSS-pale green, with blue spots. '
Mr.. Lindsay was introduced to us all,
and there was a momentary confusion oc-
casioned by our rising to bow to him.
Mr.. Lindsay said some polite common
places i'll a pleasant, genial manner, and
turned to talk with Lola, between whom
and himself, he said there had already
J been an informal introduction in another
place. BY and by the conversation be-
came general, and cndeavOred to obtain
an opinion from Mr.. Lindsay on the rel
atiye merits OF the ancient and modern
methods of naval warfare. His acquain-
tance with the battles Of antiquity SEEM
ed, must say, a little imperfect, and he
was less interested by my account Of the
part played by the Persian fleet in the
battle of ThermopylH, than by Lola's re-
latlQn of an engagement with WaShtubs,
in which she, her brother Tom, and her
cousin Edward had once taken part on a
pond at the bottom Of her fathers gar
den. Mr.. Lindsay seemed almost entire
ly engrossed with Lola. Mary Meryon
took the very smallest part in the con-
versatiOn, and did not once address her
self to Mr.. Lindsay. But | noticed that
he looked at her several times, and hand
| ed her the bread twice.
May 25th During the geography lee
ture at college to-day, Lola Brown. beng
asked the height of the Chiborazo Noun
tains, replied promptly Give feet ten"
May 29th-Mr. Lindsey has dined with
us twice since his first appearance at our
dinner table. He makes himself agreea-
be to each of US in turn; and in this, |
think, shows both breeding and sense,
Lola persists that ne gives signs of being,
as she yulgarly puts it, ''gone upon" her ;
but beyond his seeming to be always very
much amused by her stories, do not see
that she has reason for claiming partali-
ty in his conduct to her. He and | get
on most pleasantly, and he has borrowed
my Greclan history to gain a clearer in
sight into the proceedings of the Persian
and Grecian fleets at the battle of Their
mopyln. am sure there is not the least
necessity for me to speak to Miss Grindle.
May Both am amused by Mary. She
| sticks aS closely TO her hooks az over she