The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-26
A WILLFUl FILTRATION.
BY SARA b. ROSE.

first to emigrate to my brothers new
residence which stood by the seashore,
quite distance from any village. We
Intended to have the place entirely set
to rights before the arrival of Leslie
and Lefty, for my little sister-in-law
would have with her the little six
weeks-old heir to the blouse of Yorke,"
as laughingly called our family name,
and Leslie wished everything to be as
pleasant as might be when Lettie first
saw our summer resort. We had sue
ceeded beyond our best expectations,
and week saw our pleasant summer
cottage all Strengthened and ready for
occupants, but we had been given two
weeks in which to finish our work. so
had one week left me in which to get
into mischief.
There was "a lad left behind me-"
who dwelt in the city where my brother
resided, black-eyed, jetty-haired dar-
ling, but oh, he was the plague of my
life, always getting into firtations if he
even crossed the street, and he made
my life a burden by the "mashes" he
was ever making, in the cars, and every
place where his handsome face was
seen.
Now had always done my best to
keep even with him in this line, and
had even went so far as to write love
letter to myself, in order to make him
jealous, and L will allow you to Judge
If 1 succeeded, for when 1 showed it to
him 1 expressed the highest admiration
for the style and sentiment, and he re-
piled:
"It's just some girl, or colored
'waitah, my love-"
Indeed! Well shall answer it and
see."
"That would be the best thing you
could do, Get your paper and I'll
help you compose it, and then I'll drop
it In the Office for you.
eyes you would You'd tear it up
and then he never would get it,"
mo, 1 wouldn't, and now since you
have doubted my honor, won't touch
it at all. But I'd like to see what you
write to him."
"Very well, returned, for l thought
/ saw a way to touch him little, so
brought my paper immediately.
"How would you commence?" 1
asked, as 1 sat, pen in hand, and toyed
with the box of paper. Would 1T do
to say, loved, but unknown one?'
swell, that might do, but is hardly
ardent enough. If were you would
say, My adored and adoring lover?"
"But he wrote My adored Maud
1t would never do to copy right after
him."
Wouldn't it? Ha! ha! ha! Oh,
Maudie, it's too thin, too thin, too
thin"
"What do you mean ?" L asked, with
an attempt at dignity.
"Wby You little goose, don't you sup
pose know you wrote it yourself, be-
fore L found this y
And if you will believe it, the pro-
voking fellow had actually found the
sheet upon which l had practiced my
ffeigned hand" together with the first
draft of that awful letter.
/ was so angry could have slapped
his face, but, luckily, at that moment
Leslie came in, and, after he had gone,
Archie talked so nicely, and never
mentioned that horrid letter, and gave
pe a lovely diamond ring he had
brought me for my engagement ring,
that forgot all about it. But after
that 1 got up all the real firtations
that was possible, from Mike, the porter,
to q purple old baronet who once at
tended the same church tnat did.
And l had not forgotten it when
went down into the country, either;
and / have always told Archie he was
entirely responsible for what happened
that dreadful evening.
$50 long, chile, now, and put on your
l. IL Il
go down to the shore spell, if you want
to; Use got all the work done now,"
said Aunt Rosie.
So L ran off upstairs to my little
blue and white chamber, and dressed
myself, as she had told me; then /
took my white garden hat with the blue
wreath around it, and my large blue
satin suushade, and ran down again.
do look pretty, Aunt Rosie?" L
asked, as / stood for moment upon
the piazza.
"Just like posey, Miss Maudie, and
your eyes look just like them fergit-me-
nots there" returned she, pointing to
the howep-beds.
/ smiled back my thanks for this
complimentary speech, and the kind
face of the colored woman disappeared
from the window, and 1 walked slowly
off down TO the seashore, wishing that
Archie was with me; for 1 was really
fond OF him, although he tormented
me so, and then grew interested in
great steamer which was steaming la
lilly past, far out at sea, and the first 1
knew 1 was among the sands upon the
shore.
There had been a storm a few
days before, and the shore was strewn
with bits of broken and torn seaweed,
and all the other debris which Old
Ocean throws up at such times.
picked mp brilliant sea-shell, and,
fred into ambition by this, took up q
stick and began a thorough search,
turning over every little pile of rub
bish which L met with in my walk. All
at once / felt sort of magnetic thrill
which told me. some one was looking
at me, and / looked up to see group
of four ladies, each with book in her
hand. and all regarding me with
amused looks. stopped short, but
the eldest of the ladies came bravely
to the rescue.