Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-11-18

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Would you marry . poor man, Helenf'
~Mhy, W, ~ loved him.
sycsid you naerTy : farmsrs"
20, karmers are not the Kind Of men you
have been accustomed to. They are not re-
Aned and cultivated like city men,"
The conversation was here interrupted
BY Lester coming in and asking Dolly to 60
with him for q ride.
He had evidently found this same little
cousin . very pleasant companion. Accuse
toned 10 the frivollty and hollow hearted
ness Of modern society, her earnest nature
and practical ideas had a pee uliar charm
for him. To make \ long story short, the
young man was in love with Dolly, and had
planned this ride for the express purpose of
asking her to be his wife.
She unconsciously opened the way for
him to breach the subject, by saying, as she
leaned back In tie buggy:
20, how ! wish l could travel! II must
be 90 nice to see oil sorts Of beautiful seen
cry"
aI'm thinking OF taking a trip down South
this winter. Marry me, Dolly, and go
along.'
His companion looked up with incredu-
lous eyes.
ayes, I mean it. love you, and I want
you to be my wife"
Il can't, Lester"
why can't you? Don't you care enough
for me2"
sits not that" said Dolly, blushing, "but
you see ] am engaged to Fred Armstrong"
why didn't you ever tell me before?
I'm sure yon don't act much like engaged
lovers. Why, he is with Helen almost oil
the time."
Il don't care anything for him now.
"Well, why don't You tell him so? Break
on the engagement and marry me-"
3But the poor fellow will feel 80 badly"
1Perhaps he will not care SO much as YOU
Imagine" said Lester, with a wise look.
In the end, Dolly promised 10 do as he
wished.
That night while Helen slept the sleep Of
the just, her cousin tumbled and tossed by
her side.
"How can / ever tell Fred?D she thought.
poor Fred, he always loved me SO. /
don't suppose he will drown himself or do
anything desperate, but his heart will be
almost broken. To be sure, we haven't
been alone together much lately, but no
doubt he felt badly enough about that.
Well I'll ask him to release me from nv
engagement the very first opportunity l
have (
She had an opportunity the very next
day. Helen was in bed with a headache, and
Lester and she were sitting under a tree in
the yard, when Fred came whistling up the
path.
halo, Armstrong" said Lester, "Im
glad You came to entertain Dolly, for
| have an engagement this afternoon,
and giving Dolly q significant look he was
gone.
Silence reisned for a few minutes after
his departure.
where is You cousin, Helen?"
Up stairs with a headache"
Fred didn't seem much inclined to talk,
but lay on the grass with his eyes hall
closed. Dolly determined to introduce tho
subject before her courage failed, so she
said:
Fred, l want to tell you something"
go ahead" this with considerable in
terest.
Il am afraid I made n mistake when /
promised to marry YOU"
"Why so?"
Because l have found that / don't love
you"
II am awfully glad"
you are glad?" repeated Dolly, consid-
erably shocked.
"Yes, for, you see, I love your cousin
Helen, and l was wondering how would be
the best way to break the news to You. I
am glad you saved me the trouble. So you
love n Of the city cousins, and I love the
other? The matter arranges itself very
satisfactorily, doesn't III"
And Dolly. although she was n little
mortified to find that Fred took the loss Of
her love SO coolly, yet was too kind hearted
not to be glad that all parties were pleased.
Two months later there was a double
wedding at the old farm house, and Fred
and Dolly became the happy partners Of
the City Cousins.