Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-15
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THE TWO LOVE LETTERS

I'VE don't take boarders.' said Mrs.
Farquhar, looking in al owllsh fashion
through her spectacle-glas>es at Mr..
Stuart Waller. We've got plenty
and 10 spare without the trouble of
EN-. You'll find the tavern three
lquarters Of mile below. You must
have come right past its door,
80 did" SAID Mr. Waller, tho
possessed tUctns.nGailus semi chlval-
ric manner that made every laly hom
he addressed feel herself. for the time
being, the only feminine creature IN
all the universe; but no amount of
uouey would hlre me 10 make my
home in place like that. Here it is
! like a glimpse OF Paradise looking
admiringiy around at the shady lawns.
the clematis- boarding porch. and the
rose hedged all spriukIed over with
pink binds. Il am sure. madam. YOU
viii reconsider your decision. and take
me IN for few days, and | will pro-
mise Ia be no more trouble aroand the
house than kitten.
Mrs. Farquhar was bat human. aud
the upsIIot of affairs WAS that Nr:
Walters trunk arrived the next Iay.
"Oh. mother :: SAID Patty Farquhar
knitting her pretty black eyebrows.
"whv did you let him M And We are
50 p, aceful and comfortable here"
.Cmid. ~hv shouldn't = SAID the
widow. Hes 10 paw ten dollars "A
week board. aud haven't 10 use for
the little three-curned room over the
parlor.'
Il don't know" sad Pity. slowly,
but II seems To me feel exactly As
Eve must have felt when lie -" the
serpent wTIthiug his way INTO Para
dice.
Nonsense said Widow la,qnhar
almost augrI,y.
But Patty ouly laughed. aud ran
aw,y under the shadow OF pink buds,
to meet Morris Newton. her attiaLcrd
lover.
Little one" sand Morris. imprison-
ing both her white hands in his. I've
got tad news for you -
bad news, Norris
1--we got to 20 to Omaha next week,
to See about those silver mines that
one of my clients has an interest in "
"Oh. dear - cried Patty, pursing up
her straw berry of a mouth.
Il shall be gone six months"
"Worse and worse" said Patty.
But If you say so. Patty" drawing
her gently 10 his side, 1--WE can be
married first and make a wedding trip
of it,
"The idea" flashed back Patty,
drawing herself out of his embrace
And | without 4 single dress made"
I'VE can buy dreRses atteward.'
That's oil a maa knows about it. =
"Iou're sure its impossible:" :" with
disappointed air
"Oh, quite" asserted the little
brunette.
Then said Mr.. Newton, with al
sigh, you must oe sure and write
very often, and b. getting foi-de-ro
ready to be married IN, AS soon rs |
come home"
Yes said Patty, gravely. That's
more TedSOilhbtt.
And she went back into the house.
utterly lguorant that at the same time,
Mr.. Stuart Waller was laying wager
with boon companion, at the Easter
ward Arms, "that he would cut out
that ,oqncelted lawyer in less than four
weeks."
For Mr. Waller was piqued by Pat
tvs indifference, and unfortunately,
his wsre the "ldie hands" for which
Satan is said II find plenty of mischief
to do.
--She's pretty, after fashion," said
he to himself: land | mean to make
her dead 10 love with me before I'm
through
"Mr. Waller Was Il man Of his word.
Patty tarquhar WAS as young in eX
perience as il years. They were an
Unmatched pair, ntd it was hardly
three weeks lefore the tougue Of Cos
sip began to busy itself with the Wild
ow's dark eyed daughter.
Mrs. farquhar Game into Patty's
room one afternoon, and found her
crying as il her heart would break,
and with an open letter in her lap.
"H art alive. child! what is the
matter:?' cried the old lady.
Nothing, matchmaking" said
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