Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-07

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Here they were soon joined by the
other two.
"What a beautiful nightw eX-
claimed Fred, "but indeed ! must be
going. have stayed too long al
ready. Farmers must keep early
hours, Miss Trevor"
"You must come over often, Fred,
and help me to entertain my cousins.
l am afraid they will find it very dull
here after being accustomed to city
life," said Dolly.
"No danger of that with so pretty
a cousin to be our entertainer" Les
ter CALAMITY remarked.
After the first evening, Fred was
more often at the farm house than
ever. In the many rambles the four
took together, it naturally fell about
that Lester and Dolly were compan-
ions while Fred was left to entertain
Helen. Truth to tell, he did not
seem to find the task irksome. He
had met many city ladies, but never
one of this type. Helen Trevor was
as beautiful, refined, highly educated
and accomplished as the most fastidi-
Gus could desire, and yet she was as
simple and unaffected in her manner
as a child.
She speedily won a warm corner
for herself in the heart of every in
mate OF the farm house. Instead of
playing the fine lady, she insisted on
helping Dolly in all her work.
Much surprised at her proficiency
in almost every variety of house
work, Dolly one day asked:
"Why, Helen, where did you learn
to work like this ?"
"My mother taught me-" answered
Helen, enjoying her Cousins evident
establishment. "She is a good house
keeper herself, and she insists upon it
that every girl should be taught the
care of house. She says that may
marry a poor man, and then would
find it necessary to know how to do
my own work"
Dolly opened her brown eyes wide.
"WOuld you marry poor man,
Helen~
"Why, yes, if 1 loved him."
"Would you marry a farmer ?"
"Why not ?"
go, farmers are not the kind of
men you have been accustomed to.
They are not refined and cultivated
like city men,"
The conversation was here inter-
rupted by. Lester coming in and ask
ing Dolly to 60 with him for ride.
He had evidently found this same
little cousin very pleasant compan-
ion. Accustomed to the frivolity and
observation-disclosures of modern society,
her earnest nature and practical ideas
had peculiar charm for him. TIC
make long story short, the young
man was in love with Dolly, and had
planned this ride for the express pur.
; pose of asking her to be his wife.
She unconsciously opened the way
for him to breach the subject, by say.
ing, as she leaned back in the buggy
: go, how | wish l could travel! il
must be so nice tOsee all sorts Ofbeau
tiful scenery"
! "I'm thinking Of taking a triI
, down South this winter. Marry me
Dolly, and go along"
: His. companion looked up with in
credulous eyes.
; eyes, l mean it. l love you and
want you to be my wife"
=, 81 can't Lester"
p "Why can't you? Don't you carr
e enough for me"'
cts not that" said Dolly, blush
ing, "but you see, Pm engaged Il
Fred Armstrong"
: "Why didn't you ever tell me be
t fore? Pm sure you don't act mucl
like engaged lovers. Why, he's will
: Helen most all the time"
: 81 don't care anything for hin
e now"
e "Well, why don't you tell him so
:. Break off the engagement and MARI.
l., me-"
a "But the poor fellow will feel $
badly"
: "Perhaps he will not care so muc
,. as you imagine" said Lester, with
$ wise look.
In the end, Dolly promised to d
g as he wished.
y That night while Helen slept tn
q sleep of the just, her cousin tumble
y and tossed by her side.
/ GLOW can l ever tell Fred?" sh