The County paper., 1883-06-01
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
BIT GEO. y. HALL.

NoNN~
raw night without, but with n all seem.
cd to me pleasant and agreeable. The
flames cracked in the CRATE cheerfully,
nv study was cute and cosy as only O
careful wife copld arrange 1t, aud the
very air Of every surrounding seemed
bent on my composure. What If the
angry winds did howl, was safe and
happy in my qriet little home and on
ly pitied those who we're so un'ortu-
nate rs to be on. in tho wintry blast.
"Oh George! Fold up your old paper
and tell me that story, won't youp"
1t tw,s the clear ringing voice OF my
sister Mamie who had just arrived
from tho country an evening or two
before and had boon teasing me to tell
her how it all had happened. / acted
indisposed, not that l didn't care to
tell her how had found, loved, and
welded my own little Delphine, but i
chose to arouse her curiosity by my in
disposition, merely for my own and
Delly's amusement. Mamie had known
little of Delly till this her first visit to
our homo in the rushing little city OF
G.. or course she fell in love with her
at once, Just as had done, and con-
graduated her "big brother" as she
used to call me, on his success in find
ing the dearest little woman in the
world. Sister Mamie was Just blush
into sweet womauhood--as tue and
noble girl rs ever hope to see (Del.
ly excepted, Of course.) She had never
left the old homestead save for few
months spent in college at a pleasant
little town only trifing distance from
home. Indeed. our mamma could moi
spare us both she said. had early
left the nest and sought, first college
diploma, and second, home of my
own. In both efforts had been hap
PLY successful. Now sister had come
| to visit us whole week before tn,
honeymoon had expired, and we were
as glad to have her with us as could be
"Aud so you wish to know how i
happened do you, sisterp" and lfoldec
my paper and tossed it aside.
"Well, you know am just crazy tc
know how you happened to find such d
dear good little wife, George, and yol
have never told me. Indeed, I don
believe mamma knows unless you tolC
her secretly. I think you are tn
queerest boy / over saw--go of and GO
married before any body at home scarce
ly knew you had fallen in love, an,
then won't tell me- how 1t happened
Come now, that's a good boy, and here
kiss to draw you out"
Yes, she actually kissed me as ugl,
as am. OF course that was no NOR
than Dolly hau LOno lots of times. but
you know, we always expect favor
trOm sOIno whivil we do not from others
Delly was preparing tea (she neve
w0uld trust the maid to satisfy me
with delicacies when Icame home fror
the Office hungry, but would zee to
herself that my appetite was satisfie
with something wholesome, and sh
knew that she only could prepare
really suitable repast for cross editor
SO I wheeled my great chair closer TO Il
crate and perched my delicate &
feet upon stool near at hand. aud col
cluded to crafty my anxious sist'
while Dolly was preparing to grati
me with something for the 'inuer maa.
The dining room door being sjar v
could hear Delly singing q1aiut lit
0 ballad as she flew around like bu
little bee.
y "Do you hear that sister Mani,
That is the voice of the most preciol
J. angel beneath the heavens and
"Well know that" Mamie inte
rupted, "but why don't you tel. n
how you found it Outp You are an o
tease: 1 believe don't like editors an
70 how"
"As was saying, sister Mamie"
1t continued, think Delly is the best a
gel ever met. 1t was the winter W
DC sixteen that I loft the old homo for G,
lege. you remem Der, and 1t was tho Sal
d. winter that a boy Of about my age q
bearing was terribly homesiok. But
n I told the folks before le.ving, l d
not care TO let sentiment triumph oy
sense, so l remained close to my dut
10 as q faithful student. Don't think &
Dragging now, because am not, l
TO girl. tell you it is no more than a
BOY should do and must do il he wisl
III to succeed as an investigator in
realms of common knowledge. 80
he found congenial roommate and
cosy little room and then settled do
Ire to what we students called, good so
work. For a time everything W
a., smoothly along. worked into studer
''u habits and soon felt my self to be ind,
49, quite successful as linguist, msther
'' tician, etc. l enjoyed our little societi
~ as also did our games Of football
ary lospfrog. But"
"You got mashed did you," MAJ
'st remarked In her girlish way.
"Well, no, not exactly, you are
ION fast for the story. 1 did become sor
what attached to one or two lasses, |
: like mary such attachments, d
were only boyish, and consequsn
Tin of little account In the make up Of
story. Whether unfortunately or l
fell into scribbling for the press 4
eip and then q little. Iformed q liking
the task OF collecting little local ite
de- writing up lectures, and other 8
work. l fell deeply in love with
hat Faber all of sudden and not q
wero tho essays, sketches, etc, gro,
hat out for our societies. My Tote bo
wore constantly receiving fresh &
cut plies Of jottings. Perhaps while in
midst Of Latin recitation would
al low my mind to wander off in sea
of some now subject for an essay.
.,r "Genius. wasn't your" said Ma
with a comioal wink.
"Well, yes, suppose did mani
s0mo talent. but it was q sad thing 9
'e'c body found it out. Here Is Just WI
. tho trouble began. Everybody sal
'ho wrote well. Some actually praised
Twas young and II ilattered me.
be universal opinion In the school sceu
TO be that Twas Ont out for a journa
YIN author, or some other kind of q &c
bler. And now what do you think l
!, =, penedp'
"Fell in love with Dellv, and"
"No, no, your are ahead of
pcu | aOaip fail in with onmatb bino w,