The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-12-06

! 4NlISu w ell, dear, are you satisfied |
chat you win be happy?1
Then thegirl rose and threw herself
mon the sofa "Oh, Mamie, don't
tlow; can't tell"
More silence. Then Miss Mamie
asked If she had told the boys.
To these women George and Lewis
would be "the boys" as long as they
Lived.
"I told George at noon," replied
/ agatha, in a voice heavy with tears.
Lewis was not here. wish you
4 would tell him."
And what did George say9"
/ He only said, L congratulate
feters.'"
Miss Mamie leaned back in the chair
tand meditated, bringing Peters up for
nental review. Poor little whiffet
! Tube sure he had money, some social
sanding and fair education. They
hal known him long, long time, and
] even felt for him a sort of distant rela-
ltiYes' affection. They would do any
thing in the world for him. He often
took Agatha about, to places Of amuse-
/ meht, to church, or riding. But he
WIS at least fifteen years her senior,
ann they had never dreamed Of his as
/ pifing to marry her. His appearance
| was pitifully against him. Miss Nan
| ME reviewed his bad build, his bowed
legs, his "wild eye," as she called it,
! Suspicious eye that seemed to slirmish
! about the room while its mate regarded
| You with steadfast respect. Then she
turned her thoughts to gatha-Aga-
/ tba perfect in face and figure and en-
nobled by education and advantages
Agatha, for whom a senator had pro-
posed and congressman languished,
10 say nothing of her lesser adorers-
agatha, VINO had rejected the senator
because he lacked principle, and the
/ congressman because he was Wild
over.
4 y Mamie remembered that the girl
had Suffered and shed tears over re-
/ fusing these and others. She had
curious disposition, as the boys had
leaid.
4 At1ength Mamie reused and spoke.
l*I viii tell Lewis; and now, dear,
| you had better dress, it is near dinner
ltiine.r
IIarkp' cried Agatha, "there he is
I now--gone into his 1oom.'
Mamie recognized the clumsy step,
I lewis had never yet come up those
stairs without tripping at the top the
rushing, impetuous way of his boyhood
would always cling to him.
am going at, once TO tell him,
before George comes" said Mamie,
rising.
Yes, DO" sighed Agatha. And
when her cousin had gone out across
the corridor, and her tap had been
welcomed by a careless "Come in p
the young girl stole after and listened
at the crack of her brothers door.
Lewis, have news for you," said
Mamie, gently, and there was hid
den sob in her fond voice. Agatha
has promised-to marry Mr.. Peters"
On Lord" cried Lewis, in open
mouthed disgust.
Agatha crept away from the door
her face was burning and her heart
beat hard.
But Miss Mamie remained awhile
in her cousins chamber.
Lewis" she said, gently, "I sup
pose we all feel the same over this
matter? Agatha says when she told
George be remarked that he 'congrat-
ulated Peters,"
swell, this is too bad" said Lewis,
indignantly. 'It is a shame if a girl
with her face and brains can'ts do bet
ter. She is altogether too soft-s parted.
She would have married all thV men
who ever proposed, if we had let her,
and out of sheer pity, not because she
cared for them. That is why she ac-
cepted Peters, couldn't bear to hurt
his eelings-didn't want his eyes to
suffuse with tears We must do some
thing to prevent"
Mamie smiled deprecatingly eve
must be very careful. Agatha has a
curious disposition, and if she thought
we were all against him she would
only pity him the moTe.'
" If there was only some way to dis
pose OF him, exclaimed Lewis, grinly;
'if we could send him out with tie
next Arctic expedition--"
Mamie rose. "You viii be very
careful what you say, Lewisg"
"Oh, of course"
She fingered at the door. MAaatha
has not foroeless nature By any
means" she said "she can get angry
if she cares to. She tells me she put
Miss Fortescue and Mrs. Becker out Of |
our parlor to-day, because of their vile
gossip. have no doubt she did"
" "Humph r.
Agatha came down to dinner with
her face composed and her manner
gracious as ever. Her inward defiance
was not outwardly manifest. OF her
family, George was a shade more
dignihed than usual, and Lewis APP
peared annoyed, while Mamie put on |