The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-11-10

} shall keep you to every word that You ut
tered co me on that OCCASION" tGnc ;
heavens, now it was coming, then aT
proposed to herb 500 you rememt r
this passed as wildly as do' If Sc .s1
had is a stronger 80" '----o ss ue
mems of your ago
What in "a. AZ 'iv
d'w w naST dd SAt t q to neAgE
toward me q was twenty-fve); an lines
what did this occasional coquetry na..
ner portend?
"Do you know, Mr.. Carew, that a.Onuugh
| have directed several remarks to you,
and asked you at least two plain questions
within the last five minutes, you have re-
manned absolutely mute"'
What had been the use of my introduce
ing the governor if this was the quagmire
of my embarrassment in which he had left
me? He had not even smoothed the way
for an explanation.
collected my senses-there was no es-
! cape. miss Damian," began seriously,
''beleve any ill of me that you please, per-
haps the champagne was not very good"
| Il had not stopped to consider it's quality
at the time); but my memory is not so
faulty as you imagine, and at least accept
my assurance that anything | uttered to
you the day before yesterday l am pre-
pared to stand by now, and if the devotion
| of life can--"
She interrupted me with an incompre-
| hensible smile. "Ah, that is what YOU all
say, but how canI place any dependence
on such expressions when you seize the
! first opportunity to leave me for the society
| of my niecep'
"Miss Damian, believe me-"
| "Mr. Carew, | will believe nothing now !;
| but see, your father is going, and it is time
| for Ethel to he returning with me. Good
| by for the present, and if you and your
| tAHhpr for society and lunch
| with us one day next week." Here the
governor came up in time for the invita-
ton, which he accepted with a positive
chuclzle of delight.
| So had committed myself, and could not
now retract. Farewell, Ethel, my vision of
| light, farewell to all my hopes and dreams
| for the future, henceforth-
Father" [ exclaimed, with a dignifed
sheer, as soon as we were left alone, "per.
nit me to express my gratitude for the able
| manner in which you have helped me upon
the most trying occasion of my life"
why, you young cub, you don't know
when you are we'll off. Miss Damian is
| perfectly charming woman. had no idea
| from your description that she could be such
a delightful creature. Made up indeed;
| you puppies of moderns seem to think that
| no woman who has outgrown the follies of
| the school-room can retain a vestige of nat
| ural beauty"
| 1hdhk you, replied, SulIenly, DIV
whatever Miss Damian's preservativs
qualities may be, have no wish to marry
woman odd enough to be my MOTHER"
You have only yourself to thank in the
matter, and must abide by the conse.
quences. Don't blame me. As it happens,
you have done by accident perhaps the
wisest action of your life, and selected
wife in every way fitted to enhance your
| position and keep you out of mischief"
clearly saw it was no use to go on
arguing with the governor while he was in
this mood, so, with half smothered eiacu.
| lation which was not a blessing | let the
| matter drop for the time.
For several days after this went about
| with hang-dog expression which seemed
| to cause no little amusement to my cousin
| Ralph, who was forever popping in upon
me and rallying me upon my appear
ance in a manner which he, no Doubt.
| thought very witty. | wonder I did not
kill Ralph when | look back at that time,
He richly deserved it.
The governor and 1 had accepted Miss
| Damlan'S invitation to lunch for the fol
lowing Wednesday. l was rather at a loss
to understand his evident impatience for
| the starting hour to arrive as soon as the
| day came round.
| He had disappeared unusually early to
make his toilet, thought, as | sat smoking
IN the library and feeling far from comfort
| my elderly betrothed.
While was engaged in this manner the
| governor entered, dressed to a state of dis
| comfort that almost looked like anticipat-
ing the wedding.
why, dad" exclaimed, 81 never saw
| you look so young before! You seem 70
| nave cast Off twenty years of your life
With your old coat, just like a snake.
| Where did you get that gardenia FROM"
nonsense, my boy, nonsense, there is
| nothing unusual,l suppose, inmaking ones
| self look respectable; but what are Won
doing here, Charlie, at this hour? You
ought to be ready to start and for goodness
sake throw away that filthy cigar. l don't
want to go to Miss Damian's reeking of TO-
| bacco." (The governor never used to oh
Ject TO tobacco at any time of his life; he
was an lnveterate smoker himself.)
III wants more than half an hour to the
time" replied, nonchalently; mo hurry:
we shall be there quite soon enough"
There, that's just the way with all YOU
modern young men-you ought to be
ashamed of yourselves. When was Young
| it was considered an atrocious breach az
good manners to keep a lady waiting.
| but you youngsters are all so stuck mn In
your own conceit that believe it is a part
OF your religion to go late everywhere for
the satisfaction of creating an excitement,
| Just like parcel of young misses. Inf I
don't intend any of these degenerate HABITS
TO influence me. Go and make Yourself
presentable at once, and for Heavens sake
use soma eau de cologne to Danish that odor
of smoke, sir; Miss Damian's is not a not
| house," PoO
skunk up stairs without further uarlev
ana made the necessary alterations in nv
dress, then we drove off together to Ken.
sington. w i>eii'
Who shall say that acting is onlv nc.
CURED by practice? l believe Charles
matthew's himself could not have schooled
ms natural instincts to affect a greater Air
OF polite empressment than | MANAGED To
lh'nse INTO my greeting to Miss Damian.
And Ethel was obliged to command
my feelings still more severely with her
perhaps not quite so successfully. for feit
the tell-tale blush mount to nv face. and
my hand trembled visibly as | clasped her
9alnty fingers for thespace of the orthcdox
| few seconds. - 'A-NoN
Luncheon was over. 1t had not pona ofr
SO badly as had anticipated, ali things
considered. The governor had been nn1o
animated than ever remembered bavino,
seen him, and he most considerateiv my my
lnopolized nearly all Miss Damian,s 9tta,,.
uon during the meal. Now he lad. anno,,-
! emily with some reluctance, given mn nm nc