The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03

prediBpose you in his favor; but you
beg me to be particular. He is short
and stout, has very fine head, but
rather thin light hair. fine eyes, good
mouth, but net much of a nose-in
fact, il is all tip-very nice hands and
feet. He is, believe, very talented,
but does not employ his gifts, seldom
talks, never reads, is a little fond Of
eating. In spite of these drawbacks,
he is very charming, and all the girls
far and near make great deal of him.
OF course, he is rich. He likes Lady
Milicent to live in the house. She has
complete influence over him."
L was much relieved after reading
this letter. felt so easy in my mind
that told Dolly how had feared for
her.
But" | wrote, "of course you never
could really admire fat little man,
who never reads or talks, and with
nose all tip, and who cares for nothing
but eating"
1t turned out that the most unfortu-
nate thing could have done was to
confess my fears to my provoking
sister. She answered me by vehemently
declaring that Sir Charles was the
most lovable fellow she had met for a
long time, and really was so excited
that posted letter to her at once,
"Iou distress me, Dolly. You know
Mr.. Dacre would never forgive you if
he saw your letters. hide them even
from mother. Oh, pray do think before
you madly risk the loss of his love, for
that will follow the very hour he loses
his high opinion of your
This is how Dolly answered my ten
der appeal:
"What lecturing little thing you are
getting, Kitty! l am very much Mt
tached to Sir Charles; and, if Jack is
ever SO angry, can't help it,"
Thus flippantly the letter ran on.
was really angry and distressed, but
resolved to try no more lectures; they
clearly made matters worse. SO, the
next time / wrote, gave full do
scription of day we had spent in court
hearing Mr.. Dacre plead. L described
his dignified appearance, his easy, grace
full gestures-above all, l dwett on the
beauty of his nose.
Dolly answered:
make such an idol of nose!"
And then she continued, as usual,
about Sir Charles.
Meanwhile Mr.. Dacre seemed quite
happy, aud said he had his daily letters
from Dolly as regularly as when she
WAS with Mrs. Lloyd. Was my beloved
sister growing deceitful?
/ kept all this from my mother; but
grew more and more wretched over
Dolly's letters. A picnic would he
glorious, for Sir Charles was going.
She had spent the whole morning
quietly with Sir Charles" Once he
was indisposed, and she had "nursed
him, played for him, sung to him.
Well. L could do nothing more. L
resolved to say not another word about
him to any one else. / began to dis
like the very sound of his name, or
rather the sight of it; and when Dolly
declared should like him as much as
every one else did, j made up my mind
that l hated him. L wrote one more
tender appeal, which l said was my
last
Every Tuesday mother and 1 had
Dolly's letters, but one day there was
none by my breakfast plate as usual.
Mother read hers.
Dolly says she has written TO you,"
she observed presently. How can it
be that you have not received it?"
Mistakes of the postofiice are so rare,
we could but suppose she had omitted
to post it. BY the next delivery, how
ever, l received letter from Mr..
Dacre, containing an inclosure which
turned out to he letter 20 me from
Dolly. A few lines from him ran
thus:
Tear Kittie--I had read too much of the
nclosed before discovered the mistake. IL
you receive letter from Dolly before this
reaches you, you will have discovered she
has missedt the letters. l shall run down to
Highwood without loss of time.
l had not received any letter then,
but by the second country delivery
came one directed to Jack at once.
The letter he had read began thus
All you say is useless, my darling. ] love
Sir Charles devotedy, and he has this day de-
clared he loves me. You ask me, does he
know | am engaged2 l told him a gentleman
was coming to see me; Bat he seemed little
concerned at this piece OF Information.
SO far Mr.. Dacre had read, and the
mine was sprung.
lOcheu my TOOin uoor anu 1ell DUCK,
despairing, into an easy chair. l was
resolved to hide all from my mother
till Mr.. Dacre had seen Dolly. J.
hunted up Bradshaw, and found that
train started about o'clock that
would convey me to Highwood by Z 80.
If Dolly wrote to me at once 1 should
get her letter by Thursday; but of
course l should hear from Jack on
Wednesday. 1 dreaded every ring,
every postman's knock. All day We'd
nesday passed and no letter arrived
from my sister or her lover.
On Thursday morning ran down
when L heard the usual welcome sound.
On the table lay a thick letter adj
dressed in Dollys handwriting. L ran
up to mamma and gave her the one
found inclosed in it for her; then
sat down to read mine, after fortifying
myself with cup of coffee. must
give every word of it:
"You are well aware that catastro-
phe has happened through my heed
lessness. The best thing will be for
me to describe fully the whole conse-
quences of that misfortune. On our