Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

under one Of the trees attended by his
guide, philosopher, and friend, the re-
doubtable Mike, alternately caressing
that noble animal aud taking mighty
draughts of Young Hyson.
Pretty soon Miss Dorothy heard
familiar step on the sidewalk, and imme-
diately began to manifest a deep interest +
in rose she held in her hand-pulling |
the petals aside, looking carefully be-
tween them one by one, turning the .
flower upside down and gazing anxiously |
at the lower side, and altogether giving !
the beholder the idea that she had lost
a large sum of money and strongly sus'
pected that it had found lodgment in the
depth of the rose. In consequence of |
this absorbing occupation she was greatly |
surprised when two hands covered her
eyes and two lips kissed hers with a
sounding smack.
"Oh! OH Who is it3" exclaimed this
poor bewildered maiden.
'It's only me-" said Ned, removing
his hands from her eyes, under the fond
impression that he was giving her great
surprise.
'tOh, then, 1 don't mlnd," said she,
with such a radiant blush that he found
it necessary to repeat certain part of
his former proceedings-which part l
won't say.
Then his arm and her head assumed
the conventional attitude, and they
walked around the garden, chatting
volubly.
"You don't know how lonely I've been
since you went away yesterday" said
she.
"Too bad, too bad" said he, sOOth-
ingly. 49,. g,
said she, with sudden animation. 81
went to the store to-day, and they've got
the prettiest wallpaper. It's made to
represent platters and plates and knives
and forks. Now wouldn't it be perfectly
splendid to put that in the dining-room;
so appropriate, you know"
eyes, and I've got one, too" said he,
struck with a brilliant idea. 'Let's get
lot of pictures of fruit, and game, and
everything of that kind, and hang them
around on the walls. What do you
think of that?"
"Splendid, " said She "But-Ohl Oil
Let's have the floor covered with Turk
ish rugs ornamented with figs, and chick
ems, and venison, and cherries and
everything. That would be awful nice.
The rugs would cost only about $40
apiece, and ten of them would easily
,, cover the dining-room.
tWell, but my dear,n said Ned, dubi-
> ously, "We can't stand the expense. Just
think of it-$200 for one room"
: ooh, we'll, never mind the expense on
the dining -room," said she. "Don't
you know, some great person, Oscar
: Wilde or somebody, says--well, some
. thing or another, don't exactly remem-
= Der what-anyway, it meant that you
y ought to make the dining room pleasant,
- - even if you don't fix the rest of the house
\ so we'll"
f "Oscar Wilde may be all right, but
q we can't put 5000 into the dining-room,
: that's certain. A carpet will do just az
: well, and wouldn't cost an eighth of the
l. money!
i Well, but don't want a carpet
# want rugs. think I might have m.
q own way once in a while"
h 'Tm willing you should have you
# own way to reasonable extent, but thi
4 is too much Well have carpet, that
,s fiat. u.
J. "And I say We'll have rugs" said tn
ID demure maiden, with sudden anger.
ie "And say carpet" said he, equal
G. angry.
of "Rugsm
10 "Carpetw
II every we'll, sir, you can have whateye
40 YOU DESIRE" said She with sudden an
n. blood -curdling calmness 81 don't war
n to marry man with such an awful TEN
Iv per. Here is your ring"
he ''Thank you, madam, and here is your
II Good day."
to, He turned on his heel and left he
cd while she, after gazing at his recedin
al form with great indignation, ran hastiI
lie to her own room.
isS Mike had observed this scene from h
ml lofty eyrie in one of the trees with fee
oh ings of increasing amazement and alarm
he This loud pickering and altereatic
te- shocked his ideas of dignity and dec
el- rum. Why these vociferous remark
m Why this sudden parting2 AS frier
of the family he deemed it best to folio
rlv and investigate the doings of his your
cie mistress. So he stepped unobtrusive
I'VE into her room, and, taking up his static
ore on the hearth-rug, watched the deVelo
-iss ment of the events.
wn Miss Dorothy marched straight up
no her room and sat down. Here she resign
ngS herself to angry recollectlons of the la
de interview. It was all over now betwe
do. her and Ned, and she told herself s
e Al xroth hny hnp 1oo1
led and proud he looked, with his face p'
ritv as death and his swelling nostrils a
her shining eyes, and how clear ard ringi
,oss his voice sounded. After all, what v
the it they had quarreled about9 A mi
nothing-whethe they should have
,ble carpet or rugs on the floor. And he h
nn@ been right, too. Two hundred doll
was too much for one room. She oug
the to have deferred to his opinions, anyw
was Was it not his right to commond2 II
ege obstinate and unreasonable she had be
q in Poor fellow, he must be feeling aw
Fiat bad. Maybe he would kill himself,
the become a misanuhrope, or something {
he a full. Merely as matter of charit.
;ttle might be best for her to yield in this
red stance-yes, merely as matter
the charity. NoV .nat si'I Ss oalou aItS mS VI
With about Recommendation nerseii-0h'
med So she wrote him note:
hort NEp-Somebody is awful angry now
o. of guess. Come back, darling 1t shall be
,cial pets, or mating, or anything you want
ioi"l DoD
the
upa- She read this over two or three tin
and was beginning to feel quite plea
her with herself in the character Of