Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-24

Miss Carol met. She was half buried
in great arm chair, one lovely morning
when he stole up behind her, thinking
it his little companion.
"Come, little GIRL" he said. "The
mare and I have been cheated long
enough"
And then a pair of blue, surprised
eyes glanced up at him, and two red
lips uttered tiny little scream.
At that instant Jennie entered, and
the formal presentation was made.
Allen laughingly expressed contrition
for his mistake.
Miss Carol graciously accepted his
apologies; but the blue eyes grew less
sleepy, and the pretty, golden head had
meditated certain satisfactory thoughts
that the country promised to be less
dull than she had anticipated, and that
she was by no means sorry that she had
bedecked herself in very becoming
white embroidered gown.
Allen and Jennie had their drive, but
the former was more quiet than his
wont, and he spoke no more of his re-
greet at Miss Carols coming. Nor, as
the days merged into weeks, did Jennie
need again to ask him to make it less
dull for her guest.
Sometimes strange, new pang shot
through her heart, and into the brown
eyes would creep a look of infinite sad
ness, as her place beside Allen and be-
hind the gray mare would be filled by
another, and she could not help but see
how content he was that it should be 80.
1t was not abide jealousy; but Jennie
had learned the shallow, heartless ma
ture Of the girl who had bewitched him
with her beauty and her grace.
She had seen her fash into quick pas
sion when some dress, tried for the first
time, failed Go fit; had known how dull
and listless she was until Aliens coming
quickened her into life; had been her
self the martyr of her thoughtlessness
and her supreme selfshness.
But none of this might she tell to AL
len-nOt even when one day he came to
tell her, with more of the old Allen than
she had seen of late in his manner, and
with warm glow Of happiness on his
face, which made her own heart beat
madly tor moment, as he explained to
her (his nearest and best friend, he said)
its cause.
He had asked Miss Carol to marry
him, and she was his promised wife.
Somehow the poor little girl hid her own
hurts with brave smile as she wished
him happiness; but that night no sleep
came to the brown eyes, and her pillow
was wet with tears.
In September Miss Carol left them;
but another gem was added to her stock
of jewels, and she wore it on the third
finger of her left hand-the finger, they
say, from which runs vein direct to the
heat
The two weeks that followed were
very hard for Jennie to bear, for into
her ear Allen poured all his lovers
Every day he came to the
farm, but he conld talk of nothing but
the beauty and perfection OF his future
wife.
Poor little Jennie She early learned
the lesson few women are spared-teach-
ing her lips to smile while her soul
writhed in agony.
But Jennie's revenge, if her generous
nature could have harbored such
thought, was near at hand.
Christmas was fast approaching
when, one day, Allen, as usual, came
into the CHEEKY sitting
room.
The smile died on her face as she
looked into his and saw it white, and
set and stern.
"Allen!" she cried. 'What is it?
What las happened ?"
"Read that r he answered, and tossed !
a crested sheet OF paper upon her lap.
Wonderingly she unfolded and read it
through. Thus it ran:
sc wrote you last summer, dearest, of !
my Irritation in the country with man
a kindly fate threw IN my path-a firta-
ton l fOOllshly allowed to run into an
engagement-though, of course, no one |
here suspects the truth, and really the |
boy Che is hardly more than boy) was
so desperately in earnest that l could |
not help myself. After all, it makes no
difference. Engagements, happily are
easily broken; and when tell you what
Louis Latrobe has written papa-that
he is coming to pay US fortnight's visit
is prospect of my last sharing the fate
with some others which have preced-
ed it.
"You know, of course, how immense
ly rich Mr. Latrobe is; how his father,
In early lie, has made some sort of obi
cation to papa; and how, if we should
happen to fall In love, it would be a
termination to the old friend
ship between them. Of course, l am
to be a willing victim. L have
seen his picture. He is very handsome,
and such wealth, ma chere! I could |
outrival all my friends.
81 Unfortunately, Allen writes me that |
he intends spending Christmas with me,
too, and fills his letters with all a lovers |
and his Impotence to once
more behold my charms. OF course, [
do not wish to break my engagement
with him Greatly, he is not at all a bad
1oarti, and [ have rather a sentimental |
liking for him, until know something
of Mr.. Latrobe's intentions; therefore |
I have written him (Allen) letter shall |
send by this mail, telling him that
mamma is quite i'll (she has very bad
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