Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29

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rushed to her side. He hastily took
her in his arms, and bidding the
the amazed and terrified Miss Draper
follow him, bore her out into the lob
by. There was a slight commotion in
the audience, but it speedily subsided,
and the play was not interrupted.
In the lobby a dash of cold water
and the application of smelling salts to
her nostrils speedily restored the all
ing girl to consciousness. She opened
her eyes and the first thing she saw
was the cause of all the mischief.
"Oh, Mr.. Hare" she said family,
chow wrongly l have acted!"
But Augustus would not hear a
word. He insisted upon silence and
and dispatched an usher for carriage
Assisted by Miss Draper he led Matte
to the vehicle, and refusing to leave
her until she was safely at home, got
in with the two girls directing the
coachman to drive to the address that
he OUbdlu6u lIOu MARY.
Matte lived in small house in a
small street, but everything about it
looked like print, and everywhere was
to be seen what taste and deft hands
had done to repair tie gaping wastes
that always Iinger in dwelling where
poverty abides.
The waiter girls mother was a
trim and scrupulously neat little body,
and the moment Augustus put eyes on
her he liked her. When her daughter
arrived in the carriage with strange
gentleman she was at first dlsmayed
and then terrified. What did it all
mean? But the signt of Mary Draper
calmed her. Matte was yet pale and
distressed. She threw herself wildly
upon her mother neck and cried out:
"Oh, mother, have done wrong |
have done wrong!"
The elder lady gazed with horror
and suspicion at Augustus, but he
stood his ground like man and in a
few considerate words explained the
entire affair from the acceptance of the
matinee tickets to the catastrophe at
the theater, concluding by saying
in tone of greet feeling:
IF there is any harm in the matter
it belongs to me alone. Miss Matte is
entirely innocent Perhaps | tempted
her, but my intentions were of the pur
est can assure you
"Weil, bless my SOUL" thought the
dash ahead Miss Draper, "th:s is GER
tainly the queerest Irritation evel
heard OF in all my born days!'
Before he left Mr.. Hare had con
fidential talk with Mattie's mother
He told her who he was, of his family
his business, his prospects and his ad
miration for her daughter. There wa
no room to question his sincereity, ant
when he requested permission to vlsi
Matte, the old lady cheerfully accord
ed it.
The coachman had been paid an;
dismissed with his team, and the OLE
lady was busy with preparations TO
supper, but still Augustus fingered b.
the side of the fair Matte, 10th 10 sa
goodbye Matte was equally 10th t
have him go. 1t was now twilight
the hour of all others consecrated t.
love, and it's soft and delightful inau
ence was not lost on the youthful pair
spell bound as they were, wrapped II
fascination they could not resist.
Finally they stood amid the grow
Ing shadows at the front door. Au
gustus took Mattie's hand in his AM
the gentle pressure he gave it was a
gently returned.
MISS Matte" SAID the young ma
suddenly, II love you!'
'I have told your mother all abou
myself" he continued IN a low voice
She is satisfied and has given me pei
mission to visit you. May l low
you?"
There was faint reply, oh, so yer,
faint, but he understood its meaning
and rapturously pressing the unresis
ting girl to his bosom, kissed her ferv
emily but reverently, then he was gon
and Matte stood alone at the doc
amid the gathering night, plunged il
that most delicioI sof enchantments
} loves young dream.
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The waiter girls talked the matte
over among themselves, giggling an
smirking as usual but when the
, learned that Matte had welded rich
youthful and handsome husband, wa
} passionately devoted to her, and tina
husband was her admirer of he
luck, and there was not one OF then
who did not vote the coffee house
glorious institution, fraught with mat
rimonial possibilities of the highest O.
der.-CaU
Extreme Tired Feeling.