The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-11-15
l have made rather good thing myself
out OF widowerhood of the heart"
before now

before now.
+, For pity 10 aAin to love.
And love 10 akin 10 amusement
| And people Like Amusement
wherefore, people like to get pity for
their private little griefs.
There you have them--the postulate.
two middle terms and the deduction
IN short, complete syllogism. O. E. d.
Dudley Shaw understood Ill this n
we'll a. could be. When he had become
. little used to Aureiia's manner. he
knew Just what TO do. He sighed more
vehemently than ever. He turned mn
has eyes 10 that you would have thought
he was trying to turn them clear over.
He talked good deal about love and
things; and, finally, seating himself on
the sofa at the maiden's side, he placed
his hand upon the left fegicn Of his
wa!stooat front Gt was the purple velvet
vaistcoat with dark green sprigs), and
spoke in melliduous but mournful
tones
"Ah, heaven has il, then, come at
last?" Much As exclaimed the other
day when l received . bill for three
mopths' piano hire.)
Aurelia trembled little. She was
dreadfully afraid that he was going to
propose to her; and, likewise, that he
had proposed to several other young
ladies' Heretofore.
What should she do? - 's.e&A-t
Could she Withstand that necktie?
Those whiskers to-Hf ..-
That voice? n
Feeling terribly confused and general
ly "mulrothered," as the Hi6ernians
say, she looked very calm and composed
Zone can do that at 26 If one is female).
and sail, very rily and easily:
what do vnn refer to. Mr.. Shaw +?
Has what come ?"
Dudley heslJated q moment. and
cleared his th.uat with that clerical
"ahem r beloved of parsons. Then he
turned up the whites Of his eyes dread
fully, again [ give YOU my word that
only the sclerotica was svisible-clenched
his right hand, and fell gracefully upon
one knee before her.
Excellently well done, Dudley! a,ll
But it was pity tnat he opened his
declaration with 50 stereotyped and
hackneyed a form of expression. 1 sup
pose, though. that he had read this sort
of thing in the. :. thrilling style of ro-
mances. and thought it quite au fait.
Anyhow, when he got comfortably set
tied on his knee, he began:
miss Hastings heart
Is volcano under snow. For MANY
weary years have wandered to and fro.
up and down the cold, hard world, seek
ing some light-some ight-to-to be
my lOde-star on the path Of existence.
But we-they-that Is, Lhave not
found in al the earth-in the bright
galaxy that has shed its luster about me
no, have not found one-not one
whom I could love--whom could wish
to call mine own. foreyermore-till
nOw,"
Artful dog! But that wasn't all he
said.
"This it is that has prematurelv
weighed me down. Ihave feared to find
no partner to share my joys and sor-
rows-to wander with me- on the path of
my existence-(ile said that before)--tO
smile when smiled, and to wipe away
my tears when wept"' sa7@s
Really! a pretty occupation for q
wife.
"Aurelia, I love you! For the first
time in my life utter those words to a
wOLlan, iOr Only How GO llIey ut:lr any
meaning. Will you, o angel! will you
be mine ?"
He arose from his knee without any
answer, for none was needed. Aurelia
had been quite oyerpowered by the first
burst of rhetoric, and when it came TO
the final clause, asserting that Mr..
Shaw's love was now for the first time
awakened, she gave in completely, and,
bending her fair head upon his shoulder.
she gave MIN her white hand-a mute
but eloquent and satisfactory reply.
Tell me, my little dears-you girls
who read this interesting tale--c:.nd1lly.
would you like me to show up all the de.
tails OF your affairs Of the heart, in
print, for the delectation of over 100, 900
readers? 1don't think it. No; know
you won't ask me to tell you all that fol-
lowed. Let poor Aurelia have half an
hour to herself, her Dudley and her hap
plness, and do not ask me to abuse the
authors privilege of intrusion.
Ill tell you what will do, though.
I'll describe something that took place
soon naiter-something that will interest
-Ispeak confidently will interest every
single lady who reads it-yes, and the
married ones, too.
Now, then. One morning, not quite
two months after the last scene related.
there we're several carriages standing in
front of the respectable-looking house
that had attracted Dudley Shaw's atten-
ton the night he first walked home with
Aurelia.
In the little front parlor the owners Of
these carriages were assembled, with
some others. Mr.. and Mrs. Hastings
we're there, comforting themselves good
deal. They were grim but "genteel"
for the occasion, as they didn't fancy