The Dickinson press., 1884-01-26

and lovely creature on EARTH. Miss Ma
thisen listened demurely and sweetly;
she agreed with him entirely, but she
dashed his hopes to fragments
by going into ~ecstacies over
the th DRY that the church should be
the only bride of the Clergy, for did it
not demand and deserve their every {
thought. As she said afterward to the
young lady who had found her 4 board !
ing place, a clergyman with only q thou
sand dollars a year should not think of
any bride who could not be like the
church, self-suoporting.
Then came DR.. Pest!e, and whenever
he came he brought pockets full of bon
bons as hints OF the sweetness ofregard.
But somehow Miss Mathisen had man
aged to learn a great deal at Cornalbin
in a very short time, and among the bits
of information digested was that the
town was SO healthy that DR.. Pestle had
tention to business, to pay off a So 5000
mortgage on his shop.
The Squire was slow, but terribly in
earnest. lie felt that in appearance he
did not compare favorably with his two
official rivals, to say. nothing of those
who participated in the general demon
stration. He also felt, whenev r he
regarded himself III the mirror, that his
broad shoulders, bluff face and stubby
hair we're not what should appear be-
side the dainty combination Vi grace,
taste. sweetness and delicacy that Miss
Mathisen always seemed to be. But the
SQUIRE was a man of resources: If he
could not hope tn capture "Violet" by
storm he might by regular approach.
He would adop' at first a fatherly man.
ner; he would warn the girl-or woman
against excitable young men who were
likely to make love and marriage pro-
posals on no sounder basis than their
feelings. If in this way, he Could gain
her confidence he migh t become more
successful at a later period.
So he made special call for the pur-
pose, selecting a moonlight evening, be-.
cause he knew that on such evenings
Miss Mathisen received her visitors on
the piazza. He was fortunate enough to
fnd the young lady alone; SO, being a
man of business, he proceeded prompt
ly to develop his plan. Miss Mathisen
listened attentiveIy; she was very grate-
full, she was cure; she had never real
lied that, in a town containing 30 many
pretty women a quiet little creature like
herself was likely to attract any special
attention, and she still hoped Mr.. Biloxi
er might find himself mistaken. But as
for this kind thoughtfulness-oh, there
could be no mistake about that; it was
such q comfort in a eddy world, to meet
some n who cared sincerely enough
Tor a friendless woman to warn her
against the blunders by which she might
suffer. 1t seemed to her, she said, as if
che had new courage to live, now that
some one had shown himselfso friendly.
Sbo uro mora rrokof,1 <hon ooo o1.,IJ
say; would Mr.. Bloker try t., understand
( her if she merely took his han | and said.
~ thank your"
"Certainly-certainly," replied the
Squire with manly tenderness; but some
how when he felt a warm hand in his
he extended his dlsengaged arm. drew
close to him the trim little figure and
said a good deal that led to a marriage
within a fortnight.
A happier couple never was known
in Cornalbin until one day a CONNER
cial traveller, of whom the Squire FREE
quently made purchases, entered the
store as Mrs. Bloker passed out; he
looked at her 80 strangely that the Squire
proudly asked:
"Do you know that lady?"
No. said the man; "but I've known
two of her ~husbands!"
The Squire turned white ard trem-
bling as he asked:
"Where are they?"
"Divorced-they don't suit her." was
the answer, "IIl tell you all about
them"
"No, you WON'T" Kissed the Squire;
land if you tell any one else in this
town you'll never sell me another bill of
goods"
Nevertheless, the story got out in
some way, and Mrs. Bloker, to live it
down, was obliged to remain afectionate
and true to the Squire. which was pro-
baby the best thing that could have
happened for both Of them.