The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-17

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The young man set down his valise
and bowed stihy.
81 hope see you well, miss?" said
he.
"Pretty well,' stammered Rosa.
And then followed an awful silence.
Bosa could have jumped out of the
window, if it hadn't been for the big
geranium. She would have taken ref
uge through the door, if she had not
been inwardly certain that Fanny was
in hiding back OF the hinges.
She could not 60 up the chimney
like draught of air; neither could
she vanish into crack of the floor
So she sat there and trembled.
The young man, after portentiously
clearing his throat, began to unfasten
the buckles of his valse.
81 have something here which l
should like to show you" said he.
"He has got some credentials as to
character" thought Rosa, "or perhaps
it is an engagement ring. Oh, l hope
it's nice onc!'
care you fond of cooking?" said the
young man. "But | needn't ask. Ev-
cry New England girl is that"
II like it pretty well" said Rosa,
much marveling at the question.
"You read a good deal l suppose?"
"Oh, yes." said Rosa, frightening up
a little.
Exactly said the young man.
"Well, have here the very thing that
will suit you. Your next neighbor
below, Mrs. Slatterly. has taken two
copies of it, and it was she who rec
commended me to call here. A COM
plete cookery book, with all the recipes
in poetry and illustrated throughout,
at only one dollar a volume. A SOU
venir alike worthy of a parlor table
or the kitchen dresser, or even of
place in young lady's boudoir. And
as for literary excellence"
His tongue was unloosed at last; he
was sufficiently voluble now.
Rosa started to her feet.
"Are-are you a Jo0h AGENT" she
cried.
That's my business, miss ackowl-
edged the young man, unwrapping
several differently bound volumes of
the Complete Cookery Book, in verse;
"Will you do me the favor to look at
this book?"
"No, l wont" excitedly cried Rosa
81 only ask trial to convince you
that"
"Let me go' cried Rosa, blindly
rushing to the door, IL am not
we'll! think am going to faint"
The book-agent picked up his spec
tacles, looked blankly at the blue, red
and green volumes of his stock in
trade, and began slowly to replace
them in his valise.
Il don't believe | shall make trade
here" said he to himself. "The peo-
pie are queer. hope l haven't got
into private lunatic asylum"
And he opened the front door and
walked out of the house, just as Rosa
ran sobbing down the grapevine path
in the back garden, directly into the
arms of a tall young giant, who was
coming up from the river, with an
overcoat on his shoulder
"Rosa," said he, "Pve come here to
ask you to pardon me. 1t was l that
advertised. l did it just for joke,
But when you answered it"
GOTHAM Elletw cried Rosa, nearly
choking with wrath, "l'll never for,
give you in this world--never."
She struggled to escape from his
grasp, but in vain.
"Now, Rosa, don't be vexed," sale
, he. "You aciU forgive me-you must
, And you shall marry me, too. There
1 always said l couldn't pluck up ;
7 spirit to ask any girl to marry me; but
somehow this matter seems to settle
itself. No, you shall not go till yor
, have said yes. You're the very gir
/ have always wanted. And yor
don't know what deal of store
shall set by you, Rosa dear"
Don't tell pa about the advertise
ment, then,' said the fast relentinl
= Rosa.
81 wont tell living soul r' declare,
lothian.
The book-agent went on his wa,
= making tolerably coed sales that sui
-, try day, while Jotham and Rosa sa
20 happily under the grape vines, and tn
- Widow Rollins hung out the nappin
:. sheets and towels on The lines, an
sighed to think of the days when sh
=, too was young. And Mr.. Pitcher wa
well pleased when he came home an
learned of his daughters engagement
"Jot Ellet is a good fellow" said hi
Rosa couldn't do better"
But it isn't half as romantic as
- thought it was going to be when Ros
first answered that advertisement,
said Fanny, sorrowfully, in the seclr
sion of the back kitchen. .-Helen Fol
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