The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-23
MISCELLANY.
FO- THE RECORD.
BY GUS GLENN.

~ He does not come.' And the young girl
looked anxiously around. She was walking
restessly back and forth beneath the trees in
beautiful grove. Every now and then she
directed her gaze toward the entrance. But
an hour passed, and still she was alone, save
the twitter of the birds aud the soft air fan
ming the leaves above her head Wearieo
and almost out of patience, she seated herself
and tried to be calm. The evening twilight
came, but did not bring the expected one
Myra Taylor arose at last and walked sadly
down the narrow path into the highway. Her
heart was very heavy and her brain ached
with dull pain. As she walked along she
unused thus. I" He is not as he used to be.
He never broke his word with. me BEFORE
Then sudden fear sprang up in her heart,
and she said, Perhaps he is ILL.," and she
blamed herself for being so unkind as to
think him false.
And where was Horace Shirly, the gentle
man Myra was expecting all this afternoon
We will take peep into a pretty parlor,
where, seated in low rocker, is young girl
ohe is not handsome, nur rveu protty but
Sue is very lady-like and pleasant. BY her
side sits yoang man of about four and
twenty. On his we'll shaped hands he holds
skein of scarlet zephyr, which the young
lady in the rocker is winding off. This gen
tleman is Horace Shirly. The ball grows
larger and the skein smaller, until the last
end drops down and then flies around the
ball. He laughs merrily.
"Well, declare ought to go" he said
+" l have an engagement this afternoon. But
it is so pleasant here ! " Aud he stretched
himself lazily. Beg pardon, Ette,' for
non. politeness.
You are saucy fellow !" answered the
girl, pouting. 81 don't see why you don't
go and fulfill your engagement ("
"Shall tell you why? he asked.
g / don't care" she answered, sl,yly.
Well, because you do not want me to 60. +"
The very idea have heard it said that
conceit is as bad as consumption, If you have
it bad enough and must say, you have a
very severe attack of the former, if am a
Judge !! T"
Now, Effie, you know you would be awful
lonesome without me y said the young man,
teasingly.
Indeed, would not /" she said, trying
to look very angry. ~ have been praying
for the last hour that you would CO."
The color mounted to his face, but he laugh
ed as he arose and came to her side. +" Bye
bye, lady mine |" Then bending over her,
he said, /" Won't you kiss and make up be-
fore go, Ettie?"
"Indeed, will not 4" she said, haughtily.
So You will be sorry {" he said.
"Maybe will" was the answer.
He stepped out of the door, with wave OF
his white hand.
The girl arose and went to the window and
peeped out from behind the curtain. "The
dear, handsome fellow p she murmured.
How he does provoke me would like to
have kissed him, but l would not have him
know it for the world. They say be has a
lady in the country-I wonder if it is true -
She watched him go down the street, then
turned away with gentle sigh.
Mr.. Shirly walked down the street with a
quick step. He did not feel very comfortable.
He knew he had not done right. Myra was
expecting him, and he had disappointed her
NOT purposely, but only through careless
ness. He had intended to have gone to Der,
only he had not got started in time. and now
it was too late. What would she say to him,
and what would be say to her? He was in a
fix. 81 will go this evening and smooth mat
ters over little" And so, with perplexed
look on his handsome face, he started for My.
ra's home.
The young lady was just entering the gate
as the young man came up the lane. She
turned and waited as she saw him. He
smiled pleasantly and said, al am late but
it was unavoidable, Myra. Was you expect
ing me?"
s4Certainly was. I feared you were i'll,
as you did not come"
He passed his arm around her slender waist
and said, II was attending to some affairs
and it got late before was aware of it,"
They seated themselves upon the doorstep
and conyersed pleasantly for some time, then
entered the sitting-room.
Mr.. Shirly's heart fell as be saw old Aunt