Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-11-17
Married for Fun.


morrow EVENING"" cried chorus of
voices as small company of young
people, camping out among the New
Hampshire mountains, were about to
separate for the night.
The question brought two or three
early birds, who were fastening to
their tents, back among the rest of
the company to discuss some new
| pleasure or sport for the next even
ing's entertainment. Several plans
were suggested, but none of them
met with the approval of the whole
party.
"Mr. Carlson, you have as yet
suggested nothing. What do you
think it would be pleasant to do to-
morrow EVENING" asked one of the
young ladies.
81. Miss Mary?" answered the
young man addressed, who until this
moment had been leaning agalnst
tree. 81 am going to the village to-
morrow, and probably will not re-
turn until the following day."
The faces of the whole party fell,
while it was evident from their tones
of regret that Mr.. Carlson was
great favorite in camp.
ssMr. Carlson must have found
some modern Maud Muller, who Of
fers attractions much superior to
ours, else he would not make such
frequent journeys to the large me-
tropolis of Meadville. This remark
was made in very sarcastic tone by
a young lady who was stirring the
dying embers of the camp fire, there
by causing shower of sparks to fly
/ around her.
The blood mounted high into the
face of the gentleman addressed, and
reaching out his hand to brush off a
spark which had fallen on the young
lady's dress, Mr.. Carlson said in a
very low tone :-''Miss Thurston,
what matters it to you if / 60 or
stay?"
But before his question could be
answered, Carlson's sister cried pet
ulantly: 80, friends, let him 60.
He told me he had a business ap-
pointment, and Arthur will never
break an appointment no matter how
trivial unless perhaps, for wedding
or funeral.
eWell, funeral we will not have,
even to keep your charming compa-
ny, Art" cried boyish voice. ''We
might have wedding" The owner
of the voice continued: II wouldn' I
mind being party to that myself,
and the speaker looked mischievously
, at one of the ladies', who colored
t deeply and walked away in seeming
: anger.
''Here here % cried all the gen.
, tlemen, laughingly, s'who will volun-
teer to have wedding on Carlson
t account?"
| The boyish voice spoke again:
"No one loves you we'll enough
Art, to be married for you but me.
: and suppose can't be wedding
all by myself
81 will help you out in that, Cous-
D in John,'' gayly cried Miss Thurs.
a ton; 81 have been meditating mar.
riage for some time, and this is the
. first opportunity-well,' she sale
rather hesitatingly, ''this is the first
opportunity which / have cared to
embrace
e "But, Margie,' replied her cousin
e John, as If greatly perplexed, ''yor
i see, not anticipating this event, ant
never having been encouraged by
you to consider myself candidate
i, for such honor, have spoken to an
a other girl upon the same subject"
7 Everyone joined In the laugh a
Miss Thurston's expense but Arthur
Carlson. "Miss Thurston," he said
+ when the laugh had subsided, s'yol
! have been Tilted, allow me to offe
you reparation. If it is only the op
J. portunity you care to embrace,
J change of groom can make but littl
If difference. If you will be first part,
' to contract will agree to be second
,, and will return tomorrow evening
,e with all necessary preliminaries, il
d time for our wedding
lie "You are certainly very kind, MI
ID Carlson replied Miss Thursto
W " haughtily. ''People who are so gen
: erous seldom expect their generosit
" to be accepted, but l shall surpris
81 you by agreeing to your proposition.
d, 81 was in earnest when | made th
e proposition, Miss Thurston."
-, ssAnd / was in earnest when | az
cepted, MI. Carlson"
= These two were ever at sword
to points. They had quarreled togethe
he since babyhood, and although, up t
of this time, each had guarded the S,
~ cret jealously from the other, yet
- was evident to most of their frienC
inf that the two were dearer to each otl
up er in their quarrels than many 9th,
ad people in their friendships.
vn The party now separated for IL
night, elated at the prospect of ii
~ next evenings entertainment, bl
IRE that the jest would become realit
I'M never entered their thoughts.
m When the party breakfasted ne,
nt morning Mr.. Carlson was already {