The Mineral argus., 1883-09-06

before i c0ulQ unu WOIuS III winch "
couch nv objections without giving the
lie TO all the fixed principles oil my me-
we we're in the cars.
Charley was buried in his newspaper
ard / was gazing from the window upon
the fast whitening meadows, lei me
CONDUCTOR paused before us with a de-
mand for 'eiickets." They were ready to
hand, but the conductor gazed upont
"Whereto?" he asked, briefly.
"Montclair," replied Charley, with
equal brevity.. min.
utes later from the other door. You'd
better get out at Newark. n take It
there. If YOU miss it, there'n be another
along in forty minutes"
at is fortunate that we have plenty OF
| time" said Charley to me, as the con-
ductor left us. Aren't you glad that l
have reformed in regard to pune
"Oh. very glad!" 1 said with a slight
tinge of irony, n adding, lnwardiy,
especially If 1t leads you to a the
train rather than wait for the night
one"
We got out al Newark and took the
next train that came along. Being the
next, we made sure that it must be the
right enc, out il wasn't. That train land
eb us at Orange where we spent a quiet
tour before another Newark bound
train picked us up.
"You see. dear" said Charley, 81 go
upon your principle Of always being in
time. If we keep on taking the first
train that comes along, we shall be sure
10 ne. there sometime-if not in time
for the wedding. then, perhaps, in time
for the funeral of all the family"
gaTT~ .I.1I - -awfasn1xy ho IN fNnnn for
the wedding at this rate" 1 said, hall
laughing and half crying. suppose by
way of variety, We try the effect Of TAX
ing the last train?"
what! and abandon principle3 New
erl" cried Charley. However, l think
we will inquire before we try again."
We did inquire, but with the result of
finding that the next train which II
would be possible for US to take would
not reach Montclair until half an hour
after the time set for the wedding;
"Shall we try it," asked Charley
ch~eerfully. "'The wedding may be de-
layed, you know. Tie groom may be
unpunctual or something"
/ fairly broke down at that.
"Wo, we will not" l said. 81 don't
want TO 60 dragging in just at the tail
end of the ceremony. Pm cold and
tired and wretched", but | was more than
that. 1 was thoroughly indignant, for l
was sure that Charley had done it all on
purpose. Though l had a hidden con-
seriousness that l deserved a lesson Of
some kind l thought that he had pun
ished me too severely, 20 l had little to
saw to him either then or when We
we're sitting together in the evening.
Charley was too busy with paper and
} pencil 10 take any notice thou h..
Celia" he said suddenly.
: "What is il ?" asked rather sulkily.
} 81 am thoroughly convinced now"
| said Charley, that punctuality is the
! king Of all virtues, the browning merit
Of humanity; but doesn't il strike you as
rather an expensive onef'
How" / asked, melted a little, but
not much.
"Well, ] won't speak Of to-day, for
that was not a fair test. l know you
think that / made all those bluuders on
purpose, but I didn't. ] suppose the in
toxication Of such unusual virtue few 70
my head and muddled my wits, for ]
certainly made uncommon hash OF that
affair. I had been p~unctual according to
your ideas, for a month now, and l have
lust been making a little computation oil
the result. / began to practice the vir'
tue on the night Of Mrs. Lees reception
I believer Very well. We each spehI
= | n EOlllhIN nOuI al NhO NACo1Ank ACOA
which, | suppose, may fairly be con.
sidered wasted. Two hours, to begin
, with. We went to the opera an houl
: too early Though our seats were en-
yaged) on two occasions-six hours
Theater. ditto, twice-four hours. Si1
and four are ten, and two make twelve
Really, my lear Leila, punctuality is
t noble virtue, but, do you know, it strike
r me that life is too short to practice It In
e 1t might do for Methuselah or an arcl
angel, but for ordinary mortals-"
= Don't Charley" / cried breakin
down suddenly. 81 have been a vain
q conceited, little idiot. / was so prou,
Of my own virtue, and il is nothing bu
y a vice after all. / nave been beginnin
= TO see il for ever so long, and am read
. TO say that l will never waste my tim
u by being punctual again"
"Don'tS said Charley, laughing
Sc This month has done me no end
good, for l was inclined to run thing
= much too close. ! was never exact
d late, but / often made a precious tigt
81 shave Of il. Well help each other afte
8. this, won't we, little woman? You
spur me on and III rim you in, and "
As will neither Of us get out Of temper wit
the other. Is Il a barRainl'
IN His hand was out, and his good hone
ID eyes we're shining into mine, and befol
knew It my arms were around b
neck, and / was promising any THU
and everything.
So that was the end Of our hrst on
Is last quarrel that threatened to owe
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