Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Great sluplu IellON CilSu DtI''
.pitefully, aud sue tripped back to the
iable. -.
I never saS such goose saIn
Laura Parrington who had three sisters
uf her own at home.
But what am l 10 do with IL sa'u
Marin TO hin nsell, as lie travcIsed tie
winlry gloom of tho midpisht streets
On, | have it. III give it TO Fanny
Glen and she can make q Christmas
preseat ufit 10 her little biack-eyed
COUSIN
He laid the doll. rejoicing, on the
sofa. aud went TO bed, sinklng into
dr, amland lust about the time that
Fauny Glen was taking the halrp'ns ou'
Of her magnificent golden hair before
tie dressing bureau iu her own apart
meuL. - -
why, Fanny. hat all. you?' cried
Dora, her elder sister. You are cry
iug "
lam so tired, guilty confessed poor
Fauuy'
Aud she wept herself TO sleep think"
ING how foolish she had been, and tha'
If course Martin Ellerslle didn't care
:, s,raw about her. Why should he
Mr.. Ellerslie rose the next mornlpg
mlr Of his momentous resolve, ano
made such a toilet that The landiadJ :
little boy sesipg him 90 out with tiI
doll. neatly encased in her pasleboard
box. under bis arm, CALCULATED:
oh, my eye, what II"
Tie black.ey,d little cousin admitted
him. Yes, COUSIN Fanny was al home
would he walk into the parlor?
And our h.ro, before lie had made VI
his mlud in What TENS 10 beslow hl'
Gift. found limstfl bowipg aud smilIn;
10 a fair haired vision IN sunny III
lit room, surrounded by heaps o! Gu
6owers.
How do you do, Mr. Ellerslie.' salt
Fanny, colorihg aud smiling. L an
making bouquets. you see. Tor tonight.
Exactly eo,' said Martin, aud theI
he reflected how much more appropTI
ate g remark he might have made ant
turned very red.
Pray sit down, said Fanny.
I-I-the fact is, Miss Tleu,' sax
Mr.. Elerslie. pluugiog in sheer deS
nera,ion into the midst of his subject
/ have called-I hope you won't D.
v,xed-you have only to say 50 il yo'
DON. like it,
Fanny dropped her sprig oi LeNo
,ropc and looked up in surprise.
u know itisn', of much onsequence
weut on Martin, turning the paste
hoard box round aUa round 10 conIus
ion. but if you'll accept-PYc kDo"l
and esteemed you so long, and
| The damask roses deepcned on Eau
uy's fair face. 1t had come at last th'
proposal she had anticipa ed so lon'
aud anxiously.
No; Of much consequence Oh, Mr.
Elerslie,' she repeated reproachluliy'
Would you not care for il" be de
man ded, quite obvious in the emoaI
rassment OF The moment that he haon
even named the gilt.
Care Tor t?' the tears sparkled il
Fabn,'s eyes. When you kno" lha
/ love you, Maslin.'
Ahd she ran straight into the arms
our astonished hero.
When he went down the door'slep
lie was an engaged man, how aud "he
ne hardly knew himself. Aud as lat
would have it, the first person"e
against whom be lumbled was Gu
Barnes.
'Hello,' said Guy. What's up
Don't speak so loud said Ellersli'
: passing bis arm through that OF d
friend. She's engaged to be my wlie
.Iyhou9 The divine Fanny, the fai
est of her sex?'
u 'Ofcourse {; who else should II DC
Blu, l thought you couldn't sere
vour courage up to the proposil
mark?'
" 4 didn't propose
Guy Barnes stared.
.You-didn't propose Then 10
II could she have accepted you?
= That's Just what I can't compreher
j myself said the puzzled lover. W
e are engaged that Is cerlaln--ou'
can't for the life of me remember wn'
or how l proposed
But of course you proposed obser
ed Guy; people always do get iitl
hurried. you know
il Do ,heyP Well suppose that y"
tns case with me. But don't RENE
; ber-'
d 'Oh, don't be such ninny,' Ga
II Guy Barnes impatiently.
u Il wish 1 could remember just wh
I said. though observed Martin.
Aud even after he was duly marrl
y he never could quite recall whether
: proposed Or not. But as long as de
'e Fanny was all his own what did II s.
nIfy9
d Twenty Years Ago.