New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-08-06
LILLA'S WHOEVER.

LILLA's WHOEVER.
Lila and Her Widower.-A Little
Tragedy In Green Street.
SCENE I.
Drawing-room in Mayfair. Enter Col.
YHEOPHILys STACER, handsome man Of
40, with dash of gray on the temples
and MISS LILA Delaney, sweet girl
of 19. with no visible temples at all.
Lila, lovely, but irate mo,
couldn't have believed it; nc, i couldn't.
No. Theophilus, oil is over between
us; you have deceived me, duped me,
made fool of me-
rather"
Lila '.After you had yourself heard
me, and ever so many other people
had heard me, too. say that would
never, never, never, marry widower,
and you to be q widower al the time!
@ Theophilus, I couldn't have thought
it of you, and you to be widower all
the time.''
Theophilus- MY darling, ! own
A/AAss - yOSs J w WV ~ INV INV
when you have got me to love You and
all! And you know, you know" sob
bling, $ how hate widowers, and if
had ever had the least, the very least
idoa, I would have hated you! But
now-when-I-have got TOTO --
lOve-yOu--''
Theophilus-s'Yes, now when you
have got to love me, you find you have
got to forgive me, too. 81
Lilla-"How-how could you ever do
it?'' .
Theophilus-.I was tempted and |
fell. Your, may call it prejudice on
the subject was we'll better
known than my history;I had but to
hold my tongue and no one would in
form you of my early and unhappy
marriage. 1t was soon over, and as ]
had no children the very memory Of It
had almost passed away. II my bro
Their officer. Jack Dood1es, had only not
happened to be in England at this mo-
ment, and to go about telling every
bOdY--n 81
Lila with start, tears falling to
the right and Left Then. O Heavens,
every one knows as well as I! O, this
is too dreadful, this!'' Wrings her
hands.
Theophilus Every gently -..I made
q great mistake. and am most heartily
sorry for it; but, Lila, you will not Tor
this takes her hand, draws her
within his arm and was just about
TO-
The door flies open, and in whirls
the Lady Blanche Malingerer, the veri-
est old cat in town; has an eve to Sta
Ger for herself, no objections to widow
ers, and every sort Of objection to girls
of 10, Lila Delaney in particular.
Lady Blanche stops short, and throws
up both her hands 81 Goodness
cious- mercy saints and angols-O,
la! what have l doneP O, we know ali
about it you naughty, wicked, gay de-
ceiver! And this is the reconciliation
0, pardon on my knees. lily like the
wind! And yet it is too delightful! O
you base man to play her such trick
as that ha! ha! ha! Delicious! Come
my sweet Lila, join in the laugh.
What though he did hoax you just q
little bit? O fie, what q face! The
tempest isn't over yet, thenp ! am
just little premature. am II Then
send for me when all is smooth, and
I'll just cree-eepin Ta-tap' kisses her
hand. s'l'm of:
Lila, quivering with passon like q
big lily knocked about by the wind
.'You needn't run; / am going. COL
Stacer, you may think that because /
am only foolish girl, and haven't
seen the world, nor been to India, !"
with scornful emphasis, that you may
cheat me, and laugh in your sleeve. and
make all my friends''
A grimace from Lady Blanche.
Lila, stamping with the prettiest
little foot in the world s.But you are
mistaken, sir! ] hold myself free from
this moment; anything Imay have said
last night =
Deep interest on the part Of Lady
Blanche. &.
Lila &c cannot hold me now. a
gentleman who under false pretenses
gains lady's regards -
Deep gravity on the part Of Stacer.
Lilla-.'Must understand that 1t is
all at"-tremolo ''an end-between
them-when-the truth is out.
Hear the silly little birdie chirping its
little ridiculous dehance!' &
Lila Ridiculous! Do you dare
Lady Blanche, refreshing precipi-
lately in mock fright-''O, dare Moth
ing! I dare nothing! have pity! Col.
Stacer. let me hide behind you! O. she
is coming!" Tries q little scream and
clings to him. Stacer throws her Of
as though she was q wasp, and rushes
from the room.
is he comet" z
Lady Blanche, dryly. all traces Of
either mirth or terror vanished
Gomez No doubt about that, my
DEAR
Lila, sinking back into q CHAIR
sAnd I sent him away! And he will
never come back AGAIN.
Lady Blanche, mockinglyssO, You
want him back again already, do youp''
Lila, remembering herself .sNo in
deed! Want him backa Never, never.
never do i wish to see his face more!'
Lady Blanche Come. come. my
dear. there is no need to make believe
before me. And you are quite right,
too. Theophilus Stacer is q catch in
his way-fye thousand = year, and .
fine looking man. though little, . lit
tie too old for you, perhaps; but that is
nothing to his being = widower bless
me! what am saying? It Il you.
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