The Evening critic., 1882-09-15
TRUE TO TIMOTHY.
A Romance of Timothy wugg nnd
Mabel ST. Cyr Scaggs.
But let us go bnek twenty years.

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But let us go bnck twenty years.
II.
The above chapter Is one OF the shortest
ever written. II was short but 1t was a neces.
sity, MS 1t were. We didn't want our readers
TO look nt this oil painting and Imagine that
our hero was some impecunlous clerk, begging
his washerwoman to let him take his clothes
on credit. Never. That isn't the style OF this
novel Mt all, and 80 VIC had TO 60 back twenty
ycars 10 geta good start.
Timothy wugg was a leader In society,
and had long loved Mabel st. Cyr Scaggs.
Mabel was u fragile flower, and on her check
there often came and went q hectic nush that
told all too plainly that she was not long for
this world. That's all people knew about the
flush, however, and the sequel shows that you
can't bet on n flush every time.
Mai el was n splrltuelle beauty, but her
heart was as large as an elephants Ut was 50
from showing), and tho whole, tho absorbing,
the intense, the-evcrything else OF that heart
was centered on Timothy.
".
But he was poor.
And her parents were rich.
We forgot all about her parents. We believe
they should have como In In tho second chap
ter, but 1t is too late now, and We believe they
are here on time anyhow.
AS is usual with rich parents, they frowned
on Timothy, and finally the old man told him
that he didn't propose to waste any more gas
But when TImothy asked II he might spend
one more evening with his hearts idol, the
old man told him he might, but added that
tho satisfaction he got out of II he might stick
In the corner OF his eye, and even thon II
wouldn't bother him as much rs II one OF his
eyelashes turned In by mistake.
But Timothy was hopeful.
Vas he rlght2
We shall sec.
1t was lovely evening In February. The
golden sun had gone to rest In his couch OF
ieecy clouds, and the little birds were chirp
ing drowsy twitterlngs to each other as they
put their little heads beneath their wings and
went to sleep. (Thls is very odd for February,
but then this was an on year..
Through the long evening Timothy aud
Mabel had occupied but one chair. Her lovely
nose had worn a hole in his vest, his collar
was wlltcd and rested In damp mass under
one ear, while her vaccination scab had come
on early In the evening and had been Kicked
under an ottoman In the far corner of the
room.
They speak. Let us listen.
Sand now, Mabel, ere go out into tho world
to battle for the sordid gold your sire de.
mands, tell me again, will you be true to your
"TrueP Aye, more than true. Come to me
when you are rich and you Will find me here
awaiting and watching for you. Let the years
and true, you bet your sweet life. Here, on
this sofa Will walt for theel"
VII.
And Timothy took his hat and chew of AnC
cut and left.
And now, dear reader, get good grip on
each others hands and jump twenty years with
There.
Here we are and this brings us back to the
chrome at the head of this story. Mabel Il
| seated on the same sofa where we left hel
twenty years ago. She has not moved In al
| that time.F
Though her heart has been broken, she ha:
fyf
hog at n country fair
step is heard.
She does not rise (her corns hurt her too
much, and she Is afraid OF bursting her dress
under the arms), but glad light plays In her
| eyes, for she recognizes her Tim.
The door opens and bent form approaches
and falls at her feet.
Yum! Yum! Yum!
This is tho easiest place to leave them. The
reader can I'LL in the twenty years to suit hin
or herself. We separated them and We hav,
gotten them back into the room together, ant
II Timothy don't chaw her neck, with all tina
meat in front OF him, 1t is his fault, and no
| ours.
| [*0f course this is a lie; no girl could 81
In the same place for twenty years and retail
| her health; but IL Is our privilege to lie. W.
| thought OF hanging her on nail; but W
don't feel certain that any ordinary nail woul,
stand such strain for twenty years. l-F.
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