The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-30

at last, after denying it a hundred times.
Now say there is no true love without
respect and confidence, and this doesn't
exist where there is jealousy, and all
about trumpery bracelet"
I Anything but tr-unp-ump-ump
cry; it came down from my ancestors"
! "You never had any; your behavior
shows that"
! 81 tell you it is an heirloom. 1t was
given to my mother by"
"Oh, we know all about that" said
Julia. "'This bracelet did an Egyptian
to my mother give.' But you are not
going to play OthellO with me-"
II shouldn't have q very gentle Des-
demOna."
mo, you wouldn't, candidly. No man
shall ever bully and insult me, and then
wake me out of my first sleepto smOth-
Ell me because my maid has lost one of
his handkerchiefs at the wash"
Percy burst out laughing at this turn,
and tried to inveigle her into good-hu-
NOR.
SAY no more about it," said he, "and
I'll fOrgiv, YOU"
Forgive me, you little wretch!o cried
Julia. why, haven't you the sense to
see that it is serious this time, and my
patience is exhausted, and that our en-
gagement is broken off, and l never
mean to see you again-eXcept when
you come to my weddingY
"Your wedding!" cried Percy, turning
pale. with whom?'
that's my business; you leave that
to me, sir Hold out your hand-bOth
hands; here is the ancestral bracelet
it shall pinch me no longer, neither my
wrist nor my heart; here's the brooch
you gave mel won't be pinned to it
any longer, nor toyou neither; and there
is your bunch of charms; aud there is
your bundle of ve-letters-stupido ones
they are;" and she crammed all the
aforesaid treasures into his hands one
after the other. So this was what she
went to her room for.
Percy looked down on his handful
ruefully. my very letters! There was
no jealousy in them; they were full of
earnest love-"
Fuller of bad spellng,' said the re-
lentless girl. Then she went into de-
tails: You spell abomiDable with two
m's-and that's abOmminable: you spell
ridiculous with u k-and that's ridick-
ulous. So after this don't you presume
TO speak to me, for i shall never speak
to you again."
very well, them" said Percy. II, too,
will be silent forever
"Oh, dare say" said Julia; "a chat
ter-bOX like you"
Even chatter-boxes are silent in the
grave" suggested Percy; land If we are
row shall be no MORE"
well, you could not be much less"
said Julia, but with a certain shame
faced change of tone that perhaps, if
Percy had been more experienced,
might have given him ray of hope.
WELL" said he, IL know one lady that
would not treat these presents with
quite SO much contempt"
"Oh, have seen her." said Julia,
spitefully. "She has been setting her
cap at you for some time; it's Miss SUI
san DeclIy-a fine conquest-great, fat,
i red-haired thing"
Auburn"
Eyes, album, scarlet, carrots, Jidns-
me d'eVcr. Well, go and give her my
leavings, yourself and your ancestral
paste"
We'll" said Percy, glOomily, 81 might
do worse. You never really loved me;
you were always like an enemy looking
out for faults. You kept pOstponing
our union for something to happen to
break it off. But / won't be any wO-
mans slave; I'll use one to drive out
the other. None of you shall trample
on me-" Then he burst forth singing.
Nobody stammers when he sings.
'Shall ], wasting in despair,
Sigh because wOman's fair?
Shall my cheeks grow pale with care
Because anOther's rosy are?
" she be not kind to me,
What care how fair She bc?'
This resolute little gentleman passed
through the gate as he concluded the
verse, waved his hand jauntily by way
of everlasting adieu, and went off whist
| ling the refrain with great spirit, and
both hands in his pockets.
You impudentw cried Julia, almost
choking; then, authOritatively, Percy
Mr.. FitzrOy;" then, coaxingly, percy
DEAR"
Percy heard, and congratulated him
self upon his spirit. That's the way to
treat them," said he to himself.
"Wellp" said he, with an air Of indif-
ference, and. going slowly back to the
gate. what is it nOw~ said he, lit
tie arrogantly.
She soon let him know. Directly he
was quite within reach she gave him
slap in the face that sounded like one
plank falling upon another, and march
ed off with an air of royal dignity, as If
she had done the most graceful and
lady-like thing i'm all the world.
How happy are those choice spirits
who can always preserve their dignity!
Percy retired red as fire. and one Of
his cheeks retained that high color for
the rest Of the day.