Connecticut western news., 1885-09-23

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 Pretty we'll" 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. .eg
 She could not go 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 valise. #}1. ]
 Il have something here which should like to show you" said he.
 "He has got some credentials as to character" thought Rosa, Cor perhaps it is an engagement ring. Oh, I hope 1 it's nice onep' .-.. .4r... ..s.
 "Are you fond of cooking?" said the young man. "But I needn't ask. Ev- cry New England girl is that!p' Hike it pretty well," said Rosa, much marveling at the question.
 "You read a good deal suppose?"
 "Oh, yes!" said Rosa, brightening up little.
 Exactly" said the young man. "Well, l 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 con- plete cookery book, with all the recipes in poetry and Illustrated throughout, at only one dollar 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. 1bOSd obdILGu bO IACN ACOGs
 "Are-are you book 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, I wontw excitedly cried Rosa.
 "I only ask trial to convince you that"
 "Let me gop' cried Rosa, blindly rushing to the door, 1T am not well! I 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.
 "I don't believe I shall make trade here," said he to himself "The peo- pie are queer. hope haven't got into a 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 tall young giant, who was coming up from the river, with an overcoat on his shoulder.
 Rosa" said he. "Pye come here to ask you to pardon me. It was that advertised. did it just for joke. But when you answered it. .srr
 "Jotham Ellet!' cried Rosa, nearly choking with wrath, "Pn never for give you in this world-never."
 She struggled to escape from his grasp. but in vain.
 ':Now, Rosa, don't be vexed," said he. "You ectH forgive me-you must! And you shall marry me, too. There! always said I couldn't pluck up a spirit to ask any girl to marry me; but somehow this matter seems to settle itself. No, you shall not go till you have said yes. You're the very girl I have always wanted. And you 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 relentine Rosa.
 q wont tell living soul P declared Jotham. ..s.
 The book-agent went on his way making tolerably good sales that sul try day, while Jotham and Rosa sa , happily under the grape-vines, and thu Widow Rollins hung out the fappint D sheets and towels on the lines, anC sighed to think of the days when sh , too was young. And MT. Pitcher wa well pleased when he came home ant learned of his daughters engagement
 "Jot Ellet is good fellow" said he "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 seclu sion of the back kitchen.-Hezep For rest GTdreS.
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