The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-30
WELLINGTON, LoRAIN COUNTY, OHIO, AUGUST 80 1882

scared and worried about going; could
see that, and when the day Of the party
came she just stayed up in her room most
all the time. We started about half past
seven and 1 tell you Lefty booked just
stunning. She had lot of pink rose
buds out of the garden that Just matched
her cheeks, and her eyes sparkled like
anything.
"Joe," she says, s'we won't stay very
long if you don't mind. If we go to bed
early You know we can get up and go
fishing before breakfast.
All right" says /, ''any time after
the ice cream"
Mrs. Allen seemed awful glad to see
Lefty, but that was only because she was
a stranger, and so she took her round
and introduced her to everybody as if
she had been the queen. The lawn
hooked festive with Chinese lanterns
strung up between the trees, and croquet
sets, and rustic seats. Phil's young lady
was there and she called Ned "Mr. Neda
and he just thought she overtopped ev-
cry one else. She had on d Kind of q
faded blue thing; Lefty says it was baby
blue; and anyhow she did look pretty
nice, only her teeth. 1t seems to- me 1
should know enough not to smile 50
much, IL was that KIND.
Well and so 1 went off with the boys.
and by and by we had ice cream and
cake, and lemonade in the cutest little
tumblers. And hadn't seen anything
of Lettie for long time and was be-
ginning to think we shouldn't go fishing
If we didn't go home pretty quick, when
Mr.. Phil comes up TO me, and he says:
Joe" says he, Twill you escort one of
the little girls that live up your wayP I'm
going home with your cousin"
"Well," thinks 1, ''that' pretty cool, ="
but everybody was starting towards
so says:
"Ai right. Fetch along the girl"
Phil laughed, and says: "There's little
Miss Plunkett; go and ask her if you
shall have the pleasure of walking home
with her.
Well, I Just thought 1 should like
to hear myself getting off that rigma-
role, but anyway 1 went up to her, and
says /:
..An the fellows are going, Liza. and /
guess Mrs. Allen wants to clean up and
60 to bed some time tonight, SO we might
as well go along"
And She says: Ian right, Joe, wait
| till 1 get my hat"
/ didn't see Lefty again'that night. and
we didn't go fishing the next morning,
for never woke up till awful late and
Iwouldn't then If aunt hadn't come and
hoIlered in my ear. But if you'll be:
heye it. the first thing I saw when ]
looked out was Lefty in the garden with
a great bunch of roses she'd been pick
ing and Phil Allen with her. But that
isn't all. The next thing knew he just
put bis arm around Lefty Mason waist,
and kissed her, and me looking out OF
the window, but of course they didn't
know that. let 'em know though pref
ty quick. 1 just opened the window and
hollered out:
''It's lucky it's nobody but ME. Phil
Allen, for 1 shan't tell, but what would
your young lady say to that-heyP"
They both jumped, and Lefty bfushed
so could see her way up there. Phil
laughed and says:
"Come down here, you young rascal,
and my young lady will tell you what she
says.''
But the most surprising part of all is
this. Phil had been spoony on Lefty a
long timei He knew her in Boston and
wanted her to marry him, and she was
going to make up her mind while she
was visiting aunt. And who do you
suppose were in that carriage but Aunt
Letitia and Lefty! And she didn't know
he lived here at all, and when she heard
about the other young lady it made her
mad; at least she says it didn't; but IN
bet she thought it was mighty queer.
And it turned out that the other young
lady was engaged to somebody else, only
nobody knew it. And what do you sup
pose? Phil and Lefty are going to be
married this fall; and Lefty is going to
have me instead of bridesmaid. She
says pages are the fashion nowi but
she would anyway.
Won't it be bully.-GoIdets Rule.