West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-23
ONE WAY OF LOVE.

UNE WAY OF LOVE.
She was clerk in the Treasury Depart.
ment at Washington on salaiy OF nine
hundred dollars year; be was in the
Postofiice enjoying the privileges afforded
by an income of twelve hundred. Once
IN while there was holiday, when thcy
would take the boat down to Mount Yer
non, If it was warm. and sprosd their lup-
,cheon in the shade Of IFS historic trees aud
patroniza nature rs successfully as If thty
were n8bobs. Sometimes they had tickets
given them for comedy or tragedy
when they laugbo or cried with iac dis
cernment Of millionaire aud the ola fam
lies. On Sunday mornings they sang iu
choir and walked ont 10 Long Bridge
later in tie day, or s'roled in the CAPITOL
grounds and surprised the fleet violet in it's
hiding place. Heleu's landlady told oven,
new boarder that Mr.. Van Week "yyas
going with Mies Hildrajh, but Miss Helen
always protected that be was merely "a
f'icnd, that they were neighbors at home
and had gone 20 school together when
they were in their pinafcrcs ana The
landlady always sniff when She remark
ed, IF he's nothing hut friend I should
think thered be cessation Of his love
making sooner OF later"
One day when they were rambling about
Mount Vernon together Helen fen into
Tomancing vein. suppose this Is my
country seat said she, "and ! have fur
nished it in the Queen Anne styIy. and
I'm entertaining the creme dc De- creme.
just rs they dc in royels"-
"a sort of Lady Gcraldiu,-lnd ana
the poor poet, th p
"All but the poetry" Knocked Helen.
''Now suppose this is my manor
rouse" suggested Theodore, furnished
in the renaissance, let Us say-Pm making
great demands Oh your imagiuation-and
I'm entertaining al the swells Pve !urcd
you here on the preteXt cf looking for
four-leafed clover, but really to ask if
you will share my maGnificeuce with me
what should you say ?"
Il should put my lessons in gymnastics
into use and jump al the chance"
And if | should ask instead,
Come share my cottage, gentcmaid?."
Don't" cried Helen.
He looked at her little blankly.
you don't mean that you care 20 little
for me?"
l don't mean anything Don't let Us
talk about marrying aDd giving in mar
riage; we are happy enough as we are. 90
"But If I do not marry you some OH o.
CT fellow win"
''Nonstnse pennilcss girls are drug
in the market. I've seen misery enough
from marrying On small salary Nv,
seen people living 10 two rooms, on water
and crust, so 10 speak, doing their Own
work, with 10 pleasures and no society.
and no hope of amendment; people who
thought love would tide them over all the
quicksands-snd presently the hallucina
ton wore OF, bul the quicksauds remaia
ed; reproeches set in che grew bitter
and unlovely, End lac morose aud neglect
full
Then you think love an ballucinariong
Il think N lrrioge f. q mistake on twelve
hundred a year If / became dogIy ami
hadn't time to cultivate taste for &c ,thet-
les or whatever was the fashionable crsz..
and grew jaded and spiritless with the uu-
congenial task Of washing pots and ketuea
and stewirg over range and ia nobody
turned 10 look after me as I passed. ono
day you would God yourself diseHchlu'eI.
Then, supposing The new Administration
should push you 0ut " office. even for a