The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-24
FIRST LOVE.

Kate Dallas was the prettiest girl il
society that winter.
Peoples ideas of beauty differ a
widely as the poles, but Kate's dewy
scarlet lips, and pearl-clear complexion
with its rich relief of golden hair ant
eyes deep blue, like the petal of a lark
spur, claimed a sort of allegiance from
every one-and l, as Miss Dallas fianct
of course was the mark of envy fol
half the young men about town. And
to tell the truth, | could hardly realize
my W good luckl
She had really promised to be mine
the fair, graceful young belle-to be-
come the beacon star of my home-the
guardian angel of my life! / tried to
think of these things when / saw her
the queen of the drawing-room circles
and the favorite where all were fair!
And 1 tried moreover to remember them
when it happened, as it often did, that
Kate was unreasonable or disposed to
be capricious and exacting.
''You are late tonight, Fernandez"
she said, pettishly, n evening as l
came into her presence.
She was looking bewitchingly pretty,
with her cherry lower lip pouted a ire
file her pretty brows contracted and a
deep carmine flush npon her cheeks,
while the violet silk dress that she wore
made her blonde beauty even more
brilliant than its natural effect.
'Just five minutes, Kate that's air.
| apologized, as | set down beside her,
and drew her little hand into mine, by
way of making peace with her. But
she jerked it pe~tulently away.
ibid you bring the white tea rosesp"
81 couldn't get them Katie upon my
word. There has been a floral nasque-
rade somewhere up town, and every
tea rose is gone. 1 ordered a lot of
white violets-they are sweeter still!'
Il don't want Them" fretted my
fiance. when | say tea roses l mean
tea roses!"
''But, Katie, I'm not a magician, to
make flower blossoms at midwinter!"
II wont have the ~violets, any wayIn
said Kate tanning herself violently.
Don't sit so close to me, Fernando
you have been smoking! with a curl of
her pretty lip and al indescribable
grimace of disgust.
"Only one cigar, Katie, and | sup
pose that the wind would have removed
all traces of that long before l got
here!' l confessed in laughing contri-
ton.
81 hate cigars!'
But, Katie
"And you know it, Fernando Orr"
Indeed, Katie, l didn't intend to
annoy you"
'But you do annoy me-and you
keep annoying me-and-"
''Stop a minute, Katie!' There was
/ something in her tone that warned
ne to protect my W dignity. ''Do
you really mean what you sayP"
Eyes" she retorted. Il suppose you s
axe me for a child, who don't under l
tand her own words, but I'm not a '
,hild, and l won't be treated so!'
Katie!' c
"And l won't be scolded, either"
vent on the spoiled child, Struggling up {
shoulders. I'll never marry a man
hat won't indulge me and look up to h
ne, and let me have my own way in v
l can't bear to be snubbed, Il
md governed, and scolded, and l won't h
I'll break the engagement ~first!" b
"Are you in earnest?" | asked a
S
She tore the diamond ring from her Y
orefinger and gave it back to me! il
''There!" she said, defiantly. Il am o
rec from mans tyranny now, at all
cl
Perhaps she thought 1 would insist
n her retaining the sparkling token of &C
lr engagement-perhaps she expected n
pretty little scena, wherein l should
0 down on my knees and ask pardon in
n my cigar and the missin tea roses,
nd the five minutes of hardness, and m
various other delinquencies of which it;
had most undoubtedly been guilty. W
ut if any such impression had taken
,ssession of her mind, she was very al
ION ~disabused of it. l had already 10
ldured enough to bring me to the linn ha
of patience, and rose quietly up. NJ
"Good-by, then, Katie" an
''Good-by, Mr.. ORR" sci
l stopped at the door and turned
und. be
"Katie, if you should think better of
is during the next week l will come br'
you at any time you choose to send pc,
: mel" gu,
'sYou~needn't trouble yourself" said ha'
tie haughtily; 81 shall not sendi" on,
So we parted for fifteen long years.
was loves first young dream with da,
J, and l was a little inclined to be SEN ous
rental about it at first; but then years wa
when / married Florence int
out in Chicago, 1 was as heart '
ole q young gentleman as the United par