Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-21

Caroline was not displeased with Doolit-
ties frank admiration of her powers, nor did
she despise it, though its Stiffness she plainly
saw. Something told her he would one day
be a lover, and she did not turn from the
prospect with aversion. Doolittle was rich,
but | do not mean to say that his riches alone
made him tolerable in her eyes. She is not
the first clever girl who has liked a man-as
observation-disclosures he was weak-minded.
Car Temple, fond of clever men, preferred in
the matrimonial relation a fool; but her
actual or possible reasons for this preference
must be discovered by more penetrating dis
sectors of human nature than myself.
Doolittle astonished his parents nightly
when he informed them, with unusual blunt
ness and energy, that he had fallen in love.
Astonishment with the old people quick
ly ran on into fear; for in a brain
so weak as his what might not love accom-
plish3 They trembled lest they should
hear him say that some pretty milliner or
shop girl had conquered him, for he affected
little firtations of that sort. When, therefore,
the young simpleton gave the name of Car
Temple, his parents could not altogether con-
ceal their feelings of relief. 1t is true Their
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est in the world; but still she was a lady, and
they accepted her as daughter-in-law prospec-
tive without any hesitation. Equipped with
this permission, Doolittle flew off down street,
not intending to call on his beloved, Or, in
deed, to do anything in particular, when, IS
the fates would have it, he tumbled into his
love-making in this fashion. Who should he
see, swimming gracefully up the drowsy
street, but Car herself, tall, elegant and alto
gether bewitching. Doolittle's heart flew into
his mouth. He slackened speed, lest he should
come upon her before he had braced his nerves
for the meeting, and while he loitered, Car
turned into a haberdasher's shop. He now
drew near cautiously, and soon spied her
seated at the counter trying on gloves. Doc
little, never a wholly responsible icing, was
so futtered that his behavior for the next
few seconds must have had something me
chanical in it. He stole into the shop, and
Car was surprised to hear a chair softly
drawn across the floor toward her, and before
she could look up it was placed at her side;
and then she saw Doolittle sinking into it, his
eyes fixed on her face all the time as if he had
been magnetized. Car felt the absurdity Of
the situation, but with a readiness which her
mother would have praised, she resolved not
to let the shop people see anything to laugh
at. So she gave Doolittle a lively little nod,
as if his conduct were the most natural in the
world, and holding up a pair of gloves, she
asked her admirer if they were not a pretty
color.
capital gloves, 1 should say" he replied.
@Do let me pay for them!"
"Pay for my glovesl' cried Car, breaking
now into a hearty laugh at his absurdity.
20. do let Inc pay for them" he went on,
pleadingly. "The girl in this shop is such a
nice girl-such a trew endously nice girl l
often buy gloves for har; she is so nice. Do
let me pay for your %giOyes."
eve never pay herA" Car replied, happy
in her excuse. "~Evtrything goes down in
mammals bill.'
II am sorry for that" the lover answered.
81 should have liked to pay for your gloves.
o, how are you2 Are you very wellF' he
asked, addressing the shop girl, who had re-
turned by this time.
She blushed at his s~alutation till she was
like one Of the beauties on her W glove
boxes.
Whether keen-witted Car did not quite APP
prove Of this sort Of encounter under her very
eyes, or whether she was already suited, I
cannot tell; but she remarked that she had
got all she wanted and left the shop, not for
bidding her admirer to follow her. Follow
her he did, though in departing he manpuv-
cred to get right behind her back, that he
might freely bow his adieus to the nymph at
the counter; which done, he stepped into the
street with a face Of great satisfaction, and
walked at Miss Temples side. For many
steps he said nothing; at last he looked up.
miss Temple, l want to marry a tremen-
dously clever girl lam not clever myself; /
am very well, but not tremendously clever.
Now, I want to marry a girl that can advise
me and tell me what to talk about, and make
up things for me to say-smart things, you
know-that will look like my own And l
want a girl that win read works for me, and
tell me if a work is erroneous; for | don't like
to read erroneous works, Miss Temple. Now,
do marry me, Miss Temple; for you are eE-
actly that sort of girl, and you will take care
of mel mean l will take care Of you. At
least, / want you to marry me, if you don't
very much object; lido, indeed, Miss Temple"
It is q critical moment in a woman's life