Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-05-06

Of your affection ? Wait moment b
continued. land will get something tina
will not only relieve your present pain, blu
will cure you in few hours" Then grab
blng his hat the young man rushed iron
the house.
When the distressed lover returned h'
had a bright smile upon his face and in biz
hand a bottle Of st. Michael's Oil
Here" he exclaimed, ''is the best cur
for rheumatism iu the world. It is thu
only genuine remedy in the world. Tn
agent told me that every drop of it is dis
titled in gold retort from some newly dis
covered shin bones once worn by st
Michael"
While descanting volubly upon the vir
tues of the remedy he held in his hand the
young man begged his inamorata to rol
up her sleeves and allow him to apply thu
wonderful preparation to her arm.
| ooh, 1 can't. That oil isn't good fol
the kind of rheumatism have"
''But it is warranted to cure any anG
every kind, insisted the young man.
"But it can't cure mine," persisted the
young woman, and despite his protesta
tions to the contrary she positively refused
to bare her arm, and thus expose to view
her vaccination sunf0wef.
Two evenings later when the young man
again called his first question was, "How
ia your rheumatism 20
"Oh," replied the deceiving maiden, sit
has entirely disappeared, guess it WASH It
the rheumatism. 1t left so suddenly that
it must have been mere growing pain,
"Well," replied the young man. "I'm
glad it has disappeared, for it worried me
considerably. And then again its depart
ure will make it much more comfortable
for me. 1t is very unhappy hugging girl
with sore arm, you know"
That evening, although the young we-
man nestled to his side, frequently laid
her head upon his shou lder and even toyed
with his hair and mustache, she resisted
with surprising frmness his every attempt
to place his arm around her waist.
/ "Now don't. You really mustn't. Can It
you sit still ?'' she exclaimed, as she doz-
en- times flung his good right arm away
from her belt
"Why, what's the matter ?'' painfully
asked the young man. "What makes you
so coy? Are you angry with me Z"
NO." was the reply Of the sweet voiced
maiden. ''I'm not angry with you; 5ut
you really muslin IT,
To say that the strange conduct of the
girl panied the young man is not accurate
" describing his feelings. 1t grieVed and
shocked him. Had she ceased to admire
him and learned to love another He
knew of no rival. Still women are uncer-
talon. Sudden impulses seize them, and
it was quite possible that having seen
some one weather. and better looking
than himself she had determined to bestow
the mitten upon him. With these thoughts
running through his mind it is not expec
ed that he should bubble over with happi-
ness. First be became dignifed, then cool,
and finally grew absolutely frigid. Quick
to perceive change in his demeanor his
girl was almost tempted to throw herself
in his arms and confess her vaccination,
but then arose within her the spirit Of a
true woman. What right, she argued had
he to doubt her. For months by her looks
and actions. she had shown him that he
was her ownest own, and then why should
he feel hu lat her refusing him few
harmless hugs. From his conduct it was
evident that he imagined her heartless
coquette, and this was an affront which.
despite her love for him, she could not
overlook. So she too grew cool, then frig-
id, and the result was that the situation
became SO painful that the young man
took his departure at 10 p, M. instead Of
his usual hour, A. M.
The ensuing week was period of I'M
happiness to two fond hearts. Both suf-
feTed intensely; The breast of the young
man was raeked by jealousy, while the
knowledge that her lover doubted her 10y
atty caused the young woman many bitter
tears. The pallid face each wore proved
that there are times when pounds of mise
ry are caused by an ounce of vaccination.
Although unsuccessful in his hunt for
rival, the young man was firmly convinced
that such an individual existed. At times
he was tempted to cease his visits to his
inamorata. but when the regular evenings
rolled around he as regularly rolled to-
wards her house. But instead of reliev-
ing, these visits only added to his misery.
The very manner in which he demeaned
himself was resented by Miss Browning
The consequence was that both were Sc.
riously contemplating the advisability of
the cessation Of the visits when the young
man accidentally learned that upon the
death Of her very aged grandmother this
gill was to step into the snug little sum Of