Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03

piece of constancy produced no result In
my favor. She turned her back upon
me, if possible moro completely than she
had dono before. But would not give
up.
Can't you love me littleq 1 in.
quircd, tenderly, trying to take her hand.
But she snatchcd it away, aud declined
either to turn her head in my direction
or to answer my question.
Gas the train was making a tremend-
Gus noise, l thought that perhaps she
couldn't understand me, SO repeated
my words at the top of my lungs. She
made some reply, but didn't catch it.
What do you say, dearG' bawled.
II don't even know you,' she an
swercd, in what sounded like shrill
whisper, but the tono was in reality
shrek.
III thought I could not havo heard
Alright, mud to convince myself that it
was my hearing which was at fault,
planted my glasses moro firmly on my
nose, and took closer inspection of her.
"T tell you don't know you, she
repeated, bringing her foot down on
mine with much energy; leave mo this
moment, or Pll -
'Here the train emerged from tho tun-
mel, and you can picture my amazcmcnt,
horror, and modification, when tell
you that found that the girl to whom
had been screaming out my lovo was On
utter stranger to me.
'Dazed and scarlet, I arose from my
scat.
"T beg your pardon said, rcmov-
ing my hut, 4 have taken you for some
one clsc.'
mot observing how my apology was
received, retreatod to the smoking-car,
where Iremained until we reached x.
too stunned even to think.
"Whcn left the train, In looking
about for some sort OF conveyance to
take mo to tho Wilson's place, found,
to my increased embarrassment, that the
girl to whom had 30 recently offered
myself was standing on the platform, mp
parently waiting for someone.
"That she SOW me l could tell from
the expression of not seeing me which
she Immediately assumed. AS she would
not look at me, l had plenty OF opportu-
nifty to observe her, and saw that sho
really did resemble Helen in many ways,
notwithstanding she was both faircr and
smaller.
"But my object was not to admire
her, although I assure you my inclination
was; SO, finding that there was no hope
OF obtaining vehicle, I started on foct,
fortunately getting lift over the creator
part Of the way.
"Arrived at the house, I was well
coined with much cordiality by my host
and his family, and introduced to the
other guests.
'T imagine my feelings when, In the
course of tho conversation, learned
that Franks sister WINS expected home
from boarding-school that afternoon by
tho very train on which Ihad como.
''It was then to her had been max.
ing love, instead of her cousin. MY dis.
position was to turn and run, but |
knew should have to stay and make
the best of it, SO smothcrcd my mott.
fication, and when few minutes latcl
tho carriage arrived bringing Miss Will
son, and was presented to her, 1 think
that of the two she found the situation
the more awkward.
"Thc next day the tardy Helen ar
rived, and explained how, returning t.
the house for something she had forgot
ten, she had missed her train and her cs-
cort.
During the entire week I YVES impa.
tiently waiting for IN opportunity tc
offer myself to her, but before coult
do 80 I learned that q large diamond
ring which she had been wearing fo
several months was the pledge of en-.
gagement to some other fellow; aud, tt
my surprise, discovered at the same tim
that the knowledge did not trouble M
very much.
b II suppose you think That was hal
in love with the sister, but assure you
was not. considered her, young fol
me, although now think her just right
for me in every particular, and it wa.
not until several years later, when. Inc
her again as charming young lady,
that Irealized that I had accidentally
proposed to the woman whom of all 9th
ers l would choose for my wife. ."-Anne
Zeyega IL. Tid-Bits.
A Dark Cloud OIL Loves Horizon.