Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-24
SELECTIONS.
THAT WEST VIRGINIA LOVER.

MISS OTiHtuld DfOWu SGT uOWI
her tea-cup with thump that
made all the china rattle. And lit
tie Mrs. Becker jumped nervously al
the sound.
~ never heard anything SO ridi
culous in my life" said Orinthia
derisively, Colbert Lott in love with
Georgia Arlington! Why, she's &
mere doll, with big blue eyes, and
pink cheeks aud yellowish curls."
ashes very fascinating in hel
manners" Mrs. Becker ventured tc
remark.
"Oh, pshaw ~ was Miss Orinthia's
cOntemptuous comment. "And you
really think he's in love with her?'
eyes, l must say that ! think
so7r
"Ah.h-h-h !" said Miss Orinthia
meaningly. "If / only dared to tel
you"
"Dear me!' said Mrs. Becker
eagerly what do you mean?"
"Nothing," said Miss Brown, with
a nod of her head. "He walked
home from church last night with
me, didn't he?"
ayes, but
"He stayed on my side of the room
all the time we were decorating the
fair-room with evergreens, didn',
he"
eyes, but that was because he
"Ah, butnever mind, never, never
mind =" said Miss Orinthia, mysterl
ously. "Time will show! Georgia
Arlington, indeed-why, she's moth
ing but child-a mere school girl
l know better"
"Do tell me, Orinthia," pleaded
Mrs. Becker. as he really engaged
to you ~
Miss Orlnthia pursed up her lips,
dropped her eyelids with manner
that was wonderfully eloquent, but
she would commit herself no furth-
er.
"Let's go up stairs and finish
dressing those china dolls for the
grab bag" said Miss Brown. "We
shall make more money out of the
grab bag than anything else, and
we must be sure and have it well
furnished"
While the tea drinking ceremonial
had been going on in the lower part OF
the mansion of Mrs. Becker, quite a
different chain Of circumstances was
transpiring above stairs. MIR. Gil.
bert Lott, who had been inveigled
into the Snares of the ladies' fail
nolens volens, had come early to
help in the last preparations, and
walking up to the work-room, he
surprised a lovely blue-eyed lassie
in the occupation of filling sundry
cones of bright-hued paper with
sugar plums and French bon bons
Georgia Arlington shook back bel
sunny curls and blushed like a JUNE
rosebud, as she started.
"Don'tgo, Miss Arlington, please
pleaded Gilbert. himself not unem
barrassed. But Georgia muttered
something about roll of ribbon
which she had forgotten, and flutter
ed past him before he could remon
strate further.
Gilbert looked after her with {
whimsical expression of despair Oh
his countenance.
"Now, why does she run away
from me like that % he said to him
self. Probably because she knows
it tantalizes me. But I'll be even
with her yet-if she won't let me tel
her how dearly l love her, vii
write it to her.n
And needless of the neglected
piles of cedar sprlgs and princes
pine, yet waiting to be wrought int
garlands, he sat down to the table
and seiziug pen and ink, began /;
passionate billetdoux after the fol
lowing fashion:
any Own PRECIOUS DARLING:
Why are you so cold and crue
to mes Why will you not let me tel
you in words what you must so oftel
have read in my eyes-the story O
4 my hearts devotion. For | loves
you, and have loved You, and shall
love you to the worlds end, and yol
must have seen it for yourself durin,
the last few days that we have beef
working together for the church fair
Yet you will not give me IL word 0