Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-02
,ditor away up In Wilmington who
published one Of his letters under the

things" was not only threatened with
seven distinct libel suite, but old Tom
himself made q journey TO the city for the
express purpose OF "cussin" the fellow
who had put those disrespeotful head
lines over his letter.
Bat to return to our aohoolmaBtar.
His reputation for learning was unques-
tionably an attraction In the eyes Of
Katie Landstreet, but greater one by
far was the very thing which led her
father to despise the young man. Strong
herself, and used TO rough ways, her
mothers gentle spirit dwelt in the girl
along with her fathers sturdy strength
Of body and will, and the delicscy Of
taste and even the lack Of physical
robustness in the schoolmaster made him
an object OF interest In her eyes. Again,
he was the most perfect gentleman she
had ever met. Courtesy, with him
habit Of which he took no thought. was q
constantly present active virtue In
the eyes Of the girl, who was
thoroughly Injured to the lack Of Il.
Again his talk was to her never falling
delight. Barlow had never completely
divorced himself In thought from the gay
metropolis and he frequently spent
Sunday there. He subscribed for several
city papers and took care TO somewhat
systematically post himself as to what was
going on, while his private correspondence
with his newspaper ohumB and other
friends gave him so many. glimpses
behind the scenes that he lsughingiy
declared that he thought Of offering
himself as the "Iron City New York
correspondent" of the Wilmington paper,
an editor OF which had written asking
letter on the political situstion in lower
Durham, q matter about which, despite
Tcm Landstreet's letter denunoiation Of
his rolitics, Barlow knew and cared less
than he did concerning the staffs Of the
various New York papers, the companies
at its theatres or the prospects Of the
movement Carl Schurz, Horace White,
Murat Halstead and others were then
making TO exclude certain specified
individuals and sll "dsrk horses" from
the list Of possible candidates In the
| approaching Republican national COD
vention.
Few comprehend the delight that
bright and fairly educated woman living
retired rural life and coming into
| contact with only neighborhood interests
l I8bIb hLd khlh VI buph y ulhh 40 oAAVWI
| and from the time she first met him while
viaiting Lutte Curtis, the ex-oongress,
mans daughter, over In Essex county,
Miss Katie frankly showed her pleasure
| in the young mans conversation, and
continued to show II, though more
guardedly now that their tets a tetes
whenever they met In company had
afforded food for gossip. AS this Inter.
course went on growing tenderness In
look and tone on the part OF the man had
| startled the woman into consciousness
that this was no msre pleasant book that
| she was reading, but male OF her own
species who was talking to her with an
ever increasing delight not only in having
her listen to him hut in having her near
him. The fret sign OF any sucL feeling
| on the part Of Barlow distressed the girl.
Her duty TO her parents was 30 clear In
her own mind that she did not care TO
dwell on any thought of leaving them.
The possibility of such separation was
disagreeabls thought which her re-
Ia ions with none Of the young men who
paid her more or less attention had done
aught TO sweeten or make tempting.
Her feeling toward one of their number
gho had oyerleAped all the barriers Lhe
had Intentionally thrown in his way had
been one OF indignation rather than Of
Eympathy. Yet Kate was o beautiful
/ Young woman, and disinoline1 as she was
to any thought Of marriage, she would
probably have telt herselt defrauded o.
her rights and almost humiliated
amongst women had such attentions 81
men bestow on all attractive members O
her sex been denied her. Therefore there
WAS sense OF pleasure as we'll as o
alarm in the growing evidence of the fac
that the man whom she had found more
! interesting than all others was attracted
toward her In the same way as her les
intellectual admirers. Hence, though sh
put away from her the thought that Mr.
/ Barlow was falling In love with her, sh
did IL gently as one puts away with
i tender touch that which is not who'll.
| updeslred. Barlow felt this shrinking
and Il made him at times stiff and iorma
s | in his intercourse with her. Then h,
. would avoid her, but single smii
9 brought him back, penitent, to her side
4 and she, for her part, could NOT foreg
Q the pleasure of the talk which shs hne'
that her demand for "the latest gosti
s from the big world outside Tsn6uec
o league" would call forth. A ccnveEsatio
80 started was sure to take wide rang
and include books and people in il
q subjects. Thus one Saturday aiternoo
It had bssn passed shortly before th
b opening OF our story over at Mr.. Curtis
d with but slight Interruption from Mil
/ Lutte Curtis, whose Washington 81
d perience had prevented MIR. Barlow froi
m booming up in her horizon quite 8
" largely as he did In Katie's. de W,
Il ZONE Of the right sort-the real thin
W and no mistake" Miss Curtis deolsret
70 but she knew halt a dozen such thong
v, thew were not to be had during u
IN recess. Lutte WAS quite willing that b,
e. friend Charlie Barlow should win Kat
sg II he could, but she was not going to he
n him-not she Katie WAS too nice O.
ve she said to herselfior any man who cou
" not WOO and win and wear her witho
As another woman's help. Yet rome d
OF less did this consistent young womi
:" sound Bsrlow's praises In Katis's eaI
he ON the afternoon alluded to Lutte b
he excused herself in order to write let'
ly and Barlow and Katie fell into one
on their usual long talks. In the cou.ss
for the conversation Katie mentioned
in complimentary terms some novel Of
,er day. -. :,
Ne. aI don't altogether like IT," 81
,ut Barlow, II think the heroine a lit
ate bold"
oh HBoldl'' exclaimed Katie, "What
Ith there bold about her 2"
ing "Well perhaps that is mot iust
ise word" he said, "but / do not like
led anticipating Rogers intentions.
' q time enough for woman to refuse n
,sd when he asks her to marry him"
or HDo you think she had no right to
the the Interpretation she did on Rose
, in marked attentions ard to discourage
be II she felt that she could never ms
Of him 2" asked Katie.
his "Yes do" answered Barlow.
, to the first place no girl can trust her
are implicitly to analyze and asBort
,ost motives which impel a man tow
rev her, especially ia she be young and pre-
ing She must know the man very thoroug
his 10 do this, and at the same time be {
ded TO absolutely free herself from
Ii a influence Of Rratified vanity which mi
Itch warp her Judgment. Again the in
tied probation OF attentions is largely 10
10Y a young fellow once knew, and who
IAN quite beau in New York society pas
few weeks with some relatives
its Georgia, and when he came home
an declared he did not know whether
its would have had to fight three duel
sar. turn Mormon II he had remained"
ther siHe must have had pretty {
WAS opinion OF himself" interjected Katie
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