Connecticut western news., 1882-01-18
WAS IT FLIRTING {?
WHAT A PARTICULARLY sIMPLE MAN THIS SIMPLE YOUNG MAN MUST BE-To ASK THE QUESTION .t

I was engaged to Angelina Melville, and I thought myself. the luckiest man living. Angelina was so handsome that no stranger ever saw. her without ex- pressing admiration, and one did not weary with the face after years of familiarity with it. She was well-bred, accomplished, and g great, heiress. T had reason to believe she1was very fond of mo. Norman could be more entirely content than was as leaned back in the first-class carriage which took me from Glasgow into the country, to the Vale of 0ruix, where I was to preach a few Sabbaths, The pulpit was vacant and I was going to try nay, wings. With my pecuniary prospects I scarcely thought should care to accept call to the Vale of Oruix,; but had no ob- iection to filing it's pulpit for a few weeks, especially as Angelina, had gone to the west coast and Glasgow was warm and stuffy and stupid. e7ts
 Casual remembrances of elegant parsonages built in Queen Anne's style :; of study where the footballs were softened by Persian rugs, and the doors draped in portieres of velvets ; chairs and desk, carved richly as some old confessional, fitted through my mind. And thought also of table spread with silver and rare china with . lad at it's head, who resembled a queen. Ands I bfeAtheA . Iuxations sigh as awakeHsd from my day dream to . knowledge that the words ss Vale o1 Cruix" were being shouted on the plat form and that the train was coming te a stand-still. i,,.'i ''' .,,; .',, ...' .,,,
 oI seized my travelling bag from thu rack overhead and hurried out of thu carriage. The porter had just pulled four or five trunks on the platform Two old wagons stood in the road, on, driven by an old woman in a sun-bon net, the other by red -halred boy witl bare feet; and queer, knock-knee. horse attached to queer old gig, wa standing at little distance. A youni man in light summer suit and a cit
 family bent on rural happiness, wer
 my companions on the platform. Tn
 former put his trunk in the first wagon
 kissed the old woman in the sun bonnet
 took the reins and drove away. He wa
 evidently the, son of the family, com !, home to spend his vacation. The res lI of the trunks and city family mother
 father,I little boy, nurse-maid and bab 9 were put in the wagon and driven
 the boy. ., ..,..Is ..sr.,s.., .l
 When the train moved away wa
 left alone on the platform alone, br
 for the station-master, who sat upon
 bench smoking 2 clay pipe. In 8 m,
 ment more the official without lookn at me, made the remark: "Deacc , Stevenson has come for the new mini
 ter. He's over in the hotel end will l back in 8 minute" f.7.,, y,...-.
 fl "Thank you," said I. "fa...
 The station; master took no notice me, but, having climbed up on sto | and made some changes in 8 time T : gister on the wall of the station, look the door, put -the'key in his pocket, al 3 sauntered away down the railroad. ! few minutes 8 prim little old gentl man appeared upon the top of the hi 3 carrying in one hand a tin can, in t B other tin pail, and under either arm
 brown paper parcel I knew ata glan
 that it was Stevenson. ,..-..
 , ''Are you MT. Mactaggert ?" he ' quired mildly, as he approached. S want to know? I hadn't any expec q tion of being kept so; long, but. y
 see, it saves the women folks trouble
 fetch things when drive down. s, 1' in,, won't you? I'll jest hang this ( r s of parffane ile on behind. Some q 6. like the smell may be you do. I ' sugar-loaf, tea, and coffee can go un'
 the seat as we'll as. not. How's yc