New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-07-30

But. just % had reached the door,
Aroguish voice called: "Jes' one kiss more
Invent again with kisses sweet
HIS own dear. coaxing lips 70 meet,
And, while waited. singing low.
TO Dreamland he at last did 60.
Al, mel whom he shall older grow,
God guide US both til k' life BE- co Ger sS'
And may kiss my boy no morei
MARY D. Brine.
THE DOUBLE KNOT.
II will marry him! 1 don't car,
what Aunt Jacintha says!. Give ur
Ariel, indeed, because sho happens t
have q grudge against his incl.
Geoffry! Indeed I won't! I ain tha
kind Of aperson!'
Pretty Camilla Caramel shut her red
lips together with an air Of determine
ton very becoming to her blonde stylt
of prettiness, as she whisked the dist
water out Of the back-door, and hung
up the dish-pan with the air Of : trae:
edy queen.
''Oh, why do people have grudgel
against anyone, lwould like to knowp'
she demanded, selling the broom and
vigorously applying it to the rag
carpet, as if that innocent article were
in some way responsible for the long.
cherished grudge. II wouldn't con
slider myself Christian II had held a
grudge for the last twenty years" con.
tinued Miss Camilla, who was just
turned nineteen. "And / don't care q
cider what Aunt Jacintha says. i will
marry Ariel! I'llrun away with him to.
morrow afternoon, as / promised him.
Then maybe She II be sorry for trying
to browbeat me into refusing him.
And, having finished her sweeping.
Camilla hurried upstairs to make
preparations for the morrow's fitting.
But alas for the meditated elope-
ment! "a still tongue makes . wise
head, they say, and. perchance, q
wise head makes q still tongue.
At all events, Camilla's pretty head
was not wise, and her tongue was not
still. s.
''Oho! you will. will your" muttered
Aunt Jacintha herself, as she stepped
briskly from the halt-open pantry.
where she had been skimmfnp the
cream from last nights milk, unknown
to her rebellious niece. you'll elope,
hey-with that ijot of Theoba1dp
But we'll see, miss-we'll see. And
Aunt Jacintha shut her not very red
lips with an air of determination that
BODIED no good to Camilla's anticipate
ed elopement. We'll see whether
you'll run away with Mr.. Ariel Theo-
bald, tomorrow afternoon she con-
tinued, If I have to shut you up on
bread and water for week! would
shut her up, too" muttered Miss ia
cintha threateningly, IF there was any
place to shut her up in. But the locks
off the spare-room door-and anyhow
she could jump out Of tho window on
to the grass underneath, and not break
bone. But I'll think of something
before tomorrow afternoon If 1
don'tr'
And putting on her studying-cap,
Miss Jacintha did think of some pur-
pose.
She thought Of the new church, out
on Locust Hill, that was recently fin
ished, and had been awaiting the ar.
rival of the new minister, the Rev.
Samuel Summerset to perform the
dedication services.
1t won't be any sin to shut her MP
in that fur 3 few hours, seein' It amt
never been dedicated yet," thought
Miss Jacintha, as salve to her slight.
u reproachful conscience. ..And / kin
ell Dick Pettigrew l want the key, SO
ls to take friend to see the church.
That'll be true, too; fur Of course me
an Camilla are friends, though she
does get q little fractions sometimes.''
Dick Pettigrew, the sexton, lived .
short distance from the church. and
being the victim Of chronic laziness,
there was no probability Of his iutrud-
ing on the scene of the proposed im-
The key was procured.
Pfancer, the yellow horse whose
name was about as much Of mis-
homer as could well be imagined was
hitched to the pony-carriage, and Miss
Jacintha and her niece set off to .'see
how the new church looked, now twas
done." as Aunt Jacintha remarked hy-
pocritically.
..We'll have to hurry, there's SO
much to do today suggested Ca
milla, thinking uneasily Of her I'M
packed satchel, and her editated tryst
1t the end of the lane.
Time enough!' cheerfully observed
the aunt as they drew rein in front Of
the pretty Gothic-roofed church.
After entering and admiring the
gloomy interior Of the building for
time, Miss Jacintha took advantage Of
. moments abstraction on the part Of
her niece, whipped out Of the door,
locked it, and after returning the key
to the sexton, was soon jogging Sc
lenely on her homeward way, leaving
poor Camilla bewildered. frightened,
and indignant at finding herself 90 un-
expectedly . prisoner.
But
And q: s, aug but care and pain for
as Miss Jacintha found before night
..I'u 60 back before dark, and let
her out. = she thought, feeling . little
compunctious, but not enough 50 to al-
ter her discrimination.
s.1'u never consent to it~never!''
Numbered Mr.. Geoffry Theobald, .
pompous old gentleman, with . bald
spot on his head not 30 very old,
either. being yet on the sunny side Of
forty-fye; but, In the opinion of his
who was Just twenty.three,
Uncle Geo1ry seemed tagged and grey
indeed. .1'll never consent 70 it!''s
Numbered Nj. Theobald again. Mar
Y one Of that breed Of vipers, sir. and
I'll - l5 ssz
e'But, uncle =
Leavo the r0oml'' commanded his.
uncle imperiously.
sWhereupon, Mr.. Ariel bald left
thereon, drawing Q long breath Of re-
Lief, asihe felt that the dreaded Inter.
view was over at last. $50 ss
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