The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-07-12

you let this week be an exception, and
don't ask mep
Lieut. p. Can't. It'ssecond nature.
Why do you always laugh at me? Do
you suppose l don't know what I'm
talking about? l will just tell you,
Miss Hannah Allen, I'm good half
year older than yoa are.
Hannah (n1ockingly). o, you ancient
mariner! Seriously Tom, do you
really want to know why won't marry
you?
Lieut.. r. (eagerly). You better
believe | do!
Hannah. | am-afraid -do-not
hold the first place in your heart.
Lieut.. z. Why, Hannah, you know
peter than that! l just worship you.
Who could hold the first place, if you
do not?
Hannah (running of, laughing and
calling 6acb.) Your lo0ely brass but
tons.
Liem.F Inever saw so tormentlng
girl. There goes Philip. I'll get him
to help me. Er5t. I
Re-enters wiM Philip.
Philip. tell you, Fleming, don't
care pin for your confidence. You've
thrust it on me against my will, and
shan't turn my hand over to help you.
Lieut.. r. (dejectedly) You might
have some pity on a fellow. You could
get her to listen to me if you would.
She just keeps me in hot water all the
time. One minute she orders me
around like princess, and the next
f, gIhe makes all manner of fun of me.
tell you, it breaks me all up, and l call
it right mean of you not to help fell
low.
Philip, Call it what you please. /
don't know why every one supposes-
has the impotence to suppose that l
take an interest in his private affairs.
I'm not father confessor. won't
haze any more confidence thrust upon
me- TErit both al rjqbt. I
Hannah enters at left, singing gayly,
totioUed By Lord Featherfluf.7
Lord T.. That's charming, Miss
Hannah; but if might make request
of celestial warbler it would be to
to- might say, to partly cease warb-
ling for short time, till an anxious
heart could be relieved and possibly
made supremacy happy by an answer,
in short, to a certain note.
Hannah (merrily.) am glad you
will be made Supremacy happy by an
answer, Lord Featherhuff. | presume
it matters little what the answer is.
Lord r.. l do assure you, my charm
ing young lady --
H0nnGh. Don't assure me. | don t
want to be assured. That note was so
profound l must study it for some time
before can master its depths. Let
me see. You said
Lord Z. beg pardon. Let me re-
fresh your memory. L said
Hannah. No, no; | can't ponder
over it unless l recall it myself. You
mentioned my brilliant scintillations. "
Now l call that poetic. You meant
that for compliment, didn't you2
IVattS tOOard aOind0U laughing. I
Lord Z. Aw yes, rather that way.
Hannah. And did you think that per-
haps if would brilliantly sinctillate"
in your ancestral halls your people
might in time forgive you for marrying
a very wealthy American girl?
Lord r. Really, Miss Hannah, you
don't seem to take my heart into con-
sideration.
| Hannah. o yes, l do--when l think
of that large, noble heart "that has
never been carried to any other
shrine" Isn't that what you said ?
| With mock seriousness. 0, there
comes Ruth! Fly, my lord, and assist
your fair champion to alight from her
carriage.
Lord +. (boUjng loa0 before her, ]
would much rather stay with-aw-I
might say the efrulgent ray which--aw
CLEANS through my otherwise gloomy
existence; but | hasten to obey re
quest which from those lips becomes a
command. EGit. !
Hannah HrOoCS herself IN q chair,
laughing heartiLy.]
Enter Philip.
| Philip. What amuses you, Hannah?
| Hannah. o, that ridiculous creature
He is so afraid that old, worn-out rem.
nant of heart of his won't bring the
fine price he has set upon it!
Gets up as If TO le0re. !
Philip. Don't go, Hannah. l want
to speak to you.
Hannah. Well speak. I'm in a hur-
ry.
Philip. Do you think it is right OF
womanly to triie with mems hearts as
you are doingP
Hannah. Humph! Is thatall? Well,
goodbye.
Philip. Wait. Don't be so flippant.
I can't endure to see you act in this
way.
Hannah. This is the manner of a so
ciety belle. Would you have me back
in the school-room, Monsieur Gloom:
Philip. (earneStLy.) Yes, a thousand
times yes, auywhere-that [ might
catch a glimpse of the true, honest
eyes that used to meet mine. | don't
know you in your silly masquerade
Are you really as heartless and worldly
as YOU seemp
| Hannah (aO5h Scorn.) You do moi
know me. Allow meadow me to in
troduce to you the work of your hands
Did you not come to me, fresh, true
hearted girl. who believed in those old
fashioned fables of heroes in homespur
and marriage for love!-for love!-'
dream! FOOLS paradise!- did you no
come to me, and warmly yes, per
sistently-plead the cause of our young
Quaker friend, David Ellicot--
Phi6D (bredEing in SRdlqnd2tLV