Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-16

place. Lviia biushei to remember III
that he had overheard; but he did n i
aIiuds to it. LYDIA" he continued, al
most as if nothing had h ppene,I to dis
| tnrb him, II love you truly, and all
my heart. Will you, can you, learn tn
love me, fol. your love alone will make
me completely happy?" s .. .. .f..s I
DO not ask me-" replied Lydia, who
was once more seated. "Yo on know what
have JUS, gone through My head ls
in 4 whlrl.'' j. SO J. E 4 ! 5 && NJ
'"lBut think how happy you can make
me, LYDIA! You would be everything
| to me, as indeed you are already. and /
would spend all hoy days IN making you
T It is unnecessary to chronicle the
whole of the further conversation thai
took place. Suffice it to say that at las
Miss Lirriplp discovered not only that
she could. but that she actually did, love
Horace, Freake little. anil on the
strength of that she promised to marry
him. - ="
Horace was in the act of presuminy
upon this promise by kissing Lydia tor
the first time, anu was njoying one Of
the happlest moments Of his life, when
another of those furious rattats shook
the house. ~,.=
A"Anotber2" said Mr.. Freake with a
smile II Shall 20 back to nv ret, eat
| until we know who has arrived, for now
ninst be on the spot to look alter voa."
And, in spite OF Lydia's protestatons>
he at once more retired to the back
drawing room.
Two minutes afterward, the General,
very hot and very angry, stamped up
stars and burst into the presence If his
daughter. "Everytn,ns has cone
wrong!" he exclaimed. "rhey voted
me out Of The clair; they flew in nv
lace; they deciued that the wretchet1
Foreigners don't want cold baths" And
he pounded with his stick, which he u d
brought up with. him, and looked at
Ly Tia, as though she WAS the cause Of
his discontinue.
well. pap,s," said Miss Lirripip,
soothingly, ''all the better, Now you
Won't have to 90 to any more of their
horrid meetings."
At this juncture, Horace, who was
troubled with sI'g ht colt, gave forth a
st!1td and enthusiastically small snevze.
"Ly'i!a," cried the General, as ne
tArew himself YEARLY into all armchair,
.'ptn sure there's cat in the back
drAWlng-room. 60 and turn it OUT"
AHN 1hioS A'ITIp'p, having ITO hlt6rDaLlVS
went cautiously behind the heavy Cur
tains, and was there received in her low
ers arms.
"You cannot speak to him tonight"
she whispered. lie would not listen
to you. You see how cross he is. Come
again Tomorrow"
Horace, therefore. silently took an
other kiss; and Lydia, bavlug unlocked
the little-useu door of the back room
chased him, with many expressions of
amin 'sity, down the softly carpeted
staircase. and with ! cry Of 'sioo, cat!"
finally let him out Of the front door
When she re,urnel to tbs drawing
room, General Lrrlpip gave vent to
some angry expressions of hostility to-
ward the entire feline tribe, and wien
he had thus delivered himself went off to
bed.
How the story ended may easily be
guessed WAen Ly has father was in a
cooler mood, Horace found no difficulty
IN obtaining his Consent to the marriage,
Whirh took place three months after
ward and to the en1 of their days,
neither Sir Pertinax Popinjay nor Mr..
Merton Murley had any IDEA that Il
third person WAS present when they
propose 70 MISS Lirripip in Bruto u
street, Grosvenor square.