Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-04-14
quite in character.

she wonld be relieved of great por-
ton Of the embarrassment which such
n step would naturally br,ng with it.,
she consented. and hat DIV and week
waa appointed for he i-partur-. She
required this TIME % make prepara-
tons.
M-anwbi o. if Es'ha hat not been
exclusively occurlrd with her own af
talrs. sh~ might ave noticed that a
change had come ovar Pni'ip. H.
WAS often absent evenings. aud when
at home wAs more silent AMI abstract-
ed than WAS his wont. The former
sine readily attributed to the cause
winch he assigned, namely. u pressure
Ut BUSINESS The latter she did MOI
"hs~rve. her mind being :reoccuple,l
We, who are ~ the secret; may take
the |ibp,t, of following him on one OF
his business calls. 1t WAS at nea.
cottage, from whose front door dan
gl-d An Immense knocker, that Puillp
Manson knocked.
The door was opened By the SAM
Miss Pr, stpn, who some months ago
he thought might do for Mr. 5lge
low
Cool evening, Maria" WAS his SAL
u'atlon AS be entered. After a brief
convprs .lion about the weather, the
or, pa. and other standard topics.
hlch, however trivial tnev nav seem
could hardly he dispensed wl.h, he
began to show sgns OF embarrassment
md finally rjarnl,red
M ria miss Prrs,cn-I mem
MAri,, what are your opinions about
.uArrlag-?
Way" said .he. # hardly know.
| don't think have given mucn con-
si'ler.'ion to h. subject "
B &c nse,' continued Philip. II
Fl 'd INV opinions have suffered a great
cnangr on thi- point. There Was
time WHEN | thought it nnwisA. but
noA if could yet Il good wife, Snch as
vor. tor example, should be- inclined
+" try it.
"On. lo,! Mr. Manson" said Miss
Pr, on, in some perturbation, "how
Won ta'k''
FIVE ninntes af'erwArl, Miss Pres
ION hid accepted the proposal If Phil
ip, an he Two were, to ali intpnts
and pnrp Sc ngas-i.
'rnp oily thing think Of, said
The gentirnan, after 4 (,ausp, is thht
ny SISTER Is her is decided enemy
to .uarri.g-, an hardly dare TO tell
her that | am mt 10 marry If we
conId only 90 AVA, and have the GER
t. nony performed it would BE- r cas-
n'-r.'
Suppose We &, to New York, sug-
g-stpd the hride-e elect.
"A goon idea Well 60. When
can Won h- reAly?"
Next Monday morning"
81 next Monday morning WAS
agreed upon. 1t 30 h ppened that
Esther WAS to start on Monday after
noon for the sam place, with III" s4ue
purpose IN view-bnt of this coiuci-
dp"cp ntither patty WAS aware.
The rpa Ter %lil please 60 forward a
week b. this time the rpspertlva
parties have rpache Nv York. tepn
united in the holv band of m4tr,no
nv, and are noN leg,ily hn b'nd and
wife They We, located At hotels
situated on the same street and even
on the same side OF the W,v bnt were
far from being aware of The propln
unitv. On the morning succeeding
the two marriages. for by singular
chance they happened on the same
day, Mr. Big low and Esther started
out for n walk down street. 1t so
happened that Philip and his wife
were At the same moment Walking up
street. The natural consequence Was
the two rar,ira met.
GOOD heavens! nv sister! ex
claimed Philip.
"M~rtifn' goodness! my brother!
returned Esther.
What brings you here with Mr.
B,gelow?"
NAV. how happens it that you are
here with Miss Preston!'
Miss Preston is now my wifei'
"And Mr. Blgelo~ is now my bus
bandI"