Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12

10 inquire after the health of the young
lady next day but, who was shel
They did not know her name, and al
though "Undine e and " Aphrodite
sounded very pretty in speaking of her
among themselves frequently, they could
not exactly call her thus to any one else.
This difficulty was overcome by Squire
Goidsmith's calling upon the gentlemen
Immediately next morning.
Every fortunate you were in hearing,
gentlemen. The water is quite deep, and
Minnie might have been drowned.
thank you for your kindness, and my
niece will be pleased to see you at my
house. She is little nervous from the
shock, but has taken no serious cold
The call proved such Il pleasant one, to
Bert Hammond at least, that before his
holiday was over it was under the big
elins ON the banks of the pond, instead OF
out in boat on its waters, that he
passed most of his time.
EBERT, believe you're dead in love
with the girl at the squirrels" said Hal
| Whyte 10 his friend one night after tea,
as they sat out on the porch smoking;
lyon havnt spoken word to me i'm an
hour; you don't want to go fishing; you
won't shoot; you just move around under
the elms, and -"
"Well,r Bert's tone and glance were
as sharp AS a rapier.
well, if that's the case OF course
have nothing to say, although | always
have said preferred an heiress to 4
country girl, but 49,
~ am not thinking Of her AS M
| heiress -
mo, | don't believe you are, Bert, thai
truly, but still you're thinking of her
and not about fishing; and rs don rilr'
to 80 ont alone day after day, | think III
leave you here to settle matters aud g
home"
After silence Bert rose and looket
down toward the elnls.
''Hal, y said he, ''wait until tomorrow
and maybe III so home with you" thei
he threw his cigar away and wake.
down toward the back of the pond.
when the cargo of II ship going dowi
into the deep is rescued it is calle'
salvage, Miss Minnie, AMI it is usually
given to those who have saved it. y
you understand what mean - and Ber
held the trembling little white hand
prisoner in his as he asked the question
and looked earnestly down into a pair {
blue eyes.
81 don't know--do you want -"
81 want what found in the water
, few weeks ago.
/ ''ru Keep forever
Forever and ever.
"But you said you should rhoose
country girl when you got married, yo
know; heard you that morning down /
. the alde-s, and that was how came
: fall in; leaned over too far trying to St
= yon, and I'm not a country girl; Il am -
lyon are the girl choose: you are Il
only one ever may, can, might, coul'
> would or should love-
Well, suppose as you ished me ~
= of the deep ought to give yon -"
= And he took what she gave.
. Bert Hammond did not return with h
!, friend, Hal Whyte, to the city next da
= but stad up at Purdys Pond uni
Squire Goldsmiths niece was ready
- go home.
= so you met both your fate and yo
- fortune up at Purdys, did you :" ask
t. Dr.. Gray, meeting Bert Hammond #
: months later, when his engagement
,, Miss Minnie Wayne was announced.
.o YES answered Bert smiling, W
,s told me there Were some nice girls
" there, .renember, and chose the b,
one in the world
:, ''ln the water rather, hear, said t
IN doctor laughing
a. tDid Hal Whyte tell you tina
. Well yes, went a fishing you recolect
m "Ha ha so it was as | said, Literal
n by hook or by crook ~