Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-06
SELECTIONS.
THALIA'S LOVER.

"What an industrious little thing
you are, ITALIA! |, for one, fear that
if mamma relied for her three quarts
OF berries upon me she would have
to do without"
So saying handsome Ida Minfurn
leans her head upon her white hand
while she watches lansuidly her
Cousins busy movements.
1t is a sweet arch face that Thalia
lifts to her as she smilingly answers
Tired already7 Ida, l do believe
you were born to be drone in the
hive. Everything seems to weary
you except going to parties and-D
Flirting, l suppose you would
finish with. Well, you are not fal
wrong; and, by the bye, Thalia,
have found a new delightful subject
upon which to try my powers of fas.
cination. Pa should have thought
twice before he engaged such a
handsome overseer. To be sure, he
is rather cold and distant; but
you'll see yet how expressive 1 can
make his dark eyes look"
A delicate pink rushes to the
younger girls fair face asshe springs
to her feet, almost dropping hel
basket of berries.
"Ida Minturn, / am ashamed Of
you! Indeed, | was going to finisf
my sentence in no such way. I de
test the very word filtration, and
do not believe Mr.. Holmes would
stoop to such thing"
"Thalia, how seriously you take
thingsl If you could only see how
dramatic you look-gory, outstretch
ed hand and all /! But here comes
Mr.. Holmes himself. l believe
will tell him of your enthusiastic de
Tense. L doubt not but it would
amuse him."
ooh, Ida, please don'tp
And Thalias cheeks grow to thu
deepest rose as she pleads.
But there is no need for fear, as
with merely grave, courteous lift
of his straw hat, Mr.. Holmes passes
on to where, in distant part of The
field, some men are engaged at theil
work. Isl 4'
The golden summer months iii
by and it is not long before it il
plainly evident to all eyes but Mrs
Minturn's how affairs are tending
between the handsome young over
seer of the farm and the gentle
young girl who for the past tire,
years has made her home with he
aunt.
81 think he's perfectly splendid y
Ida says candidly as with man.
bushes ITALIA confess the fact ofhe
engagement. "But mamma viii
never consent, and l myself thinl
you're very foolish. Thalia, Love i
all well enough, but | for one hav'
too much ambition to throw mysel
away on a poor young man. l lool
for coronet at the very least, ant
you, with your pretty face nigh
certainly do better"
"Better All, mop Aud ITALIA
face is more than pretty-beautifu
as she speaks. "My Harry i
noble and good. What could b
better than that And if he is poor
1 am too, but | count myself rich il
his love ~
Ida is right in prognosticating he
mothers disapproval.
Engaged! And to a man no
worth a penny, and of whose famil.
one knows nothing about! Thalia
| am shocked. have seen that yo
were very friendly, but had no Idle
of this, for we have all treated Nj
| Holmes with more consideration
that his position calls for. An,
what will your uncle say Jus
what | do--that the affair must b
stopped at once. / am your guar
dian, Thalia, and until you are o
age you can contract no marriag
without my consent. You know
that, and Inow say that this engage
ment must be broken.n
And all Thalla's tears and plead
ings are of no avail. Mrs. Minturn
firm. In two weeks time they vii
60 to London, aud she decides il
her own mind that she shall then se
that her niece is plunged into tn