The Penn's Grove record., 1886-01-09

t--fdt, ana interested IN nOJnlnR Ou
~ mmy's whooping. cough and Polly
wsl asies.h
Well, it was something like it.
st CONFESS l was thoroughly free
~ o my Illusion"
OF course you ware-nor will 1t b.
tbei last time, old MAIL"
Indeed it will - that way. Nv
,as lie up my mind not to marry"
III Falsham did not reply, but elevated
6fsa TeBrOws in a quiZzical fashion, anC
~, & said, apparently a p~opos of moth
-
les, she is an extremely handsom,
L.u
Jick started. While he had beer
nsgt rating his disappointment, his eye!
bsff wandered to a group of half adoZeI
&c surrounding a young lady who was
80 ing with great animation.
You ought to know Miss Merivaile.
SsG Is a neighbor of yours at Cleve-
~ Isl went on Walsham.
L don't remember the name"
nh, very likely! They came to live
,t,H te since you went away. She is an
~ billy clever girl, is a believer in Oar,
r5,,A and Herbert Spencer, and has writ.
feuN , pd1ipuleJ Ou tue eleCIoIdl ulodpIl'
&c., of women"
IN itood Heaven, Walsham, what 9
nfsya / think strong.minded women In
,iestable,"
s,Etyel. some are, l admit; but there
exceptions. Come-let me intro.
G,,o8 you to Miss MerIvaile, and you
s,a Judge for yourself"
~ eyor hesItated. He had a horror
~ Dlue-stockings." At the same time
IL N mld not but own that there was
,ctIHing Of the ''blue.stocking" in the
ann1N rance of the young lady in ques-
~ llsham however disregarded his
faata IL protests, and the next moment
10 NJ Is plunged into a conversation with
49, Merivaile, for Walsham had luck.
a., Nj lected a moment when the group
MINI alto surrounding the lady had
hraE.j IN Up.
effFe are discussing the question of
ina alief of the poor, Captain Trevor, :"
sajdii Miss Merivaile. "What are your
via,If on the snbject?"
4 Pom my word" rejoined Dick,
swlis5 aghast, electrically know
notf ag about it. The beggars in the
c.. are an awful nuisance; but [ find
Il nj . trouble to give them a few
nans at once, rather than to have them
eaef 8 after you for half a mile or
= Ah, That is the way thoughtless per-
ar auperise the countryi Nothing is
mor,s pernieious than indiscriminate
al. wing"
ii tain Trevor drew himself up a
IittIaF stia3T. He rather objected to be
cIaesAd IS a "thoughtless person." es.
nee ~ by q Pouug lady at least five
yeassH as luuior. But, though he was
nottLf g could not help thinking how
well Aat sarElest expression became
Migs Neriyalle1s eyes.
srseY a tnpsd to stay long i n Eng
,sn asfed Mss Merivaile presently.
~ f1haHG 10 or three years."
en- fpen l said advise you to put up
f.. lAardian n the Clevelands Board.
T NJ d e~iectedast year and intend to
go forwsr again."
- II yor sted. Did he actually hear
uiseF Nerve say she was a guardian
Of IN ! poor Surely there must be some
- lEselI
sG j helour pardon; but 1 don't
-, ~uad3nnd."
~ 81, the, no difficulty in under
stanJ ling hutiesl Unfortunately we
en- iians allowed so little latitude
Nv eslsoca overnment Board that
tang Simply a matter of rou-
Ill gasqetr breath. His ears had
arelyedl
- 20 yoaean to say that YOU
a 10 ne Yehearly said a ''female"
q "a 2 2 guardi of the poorPD
..rltI ~slh!y, "iurned Rhoda Meri-
vail, t,y, am also a member of
The Csf esNc2 Stool-Board."
WI aha Nf5ei Trevor was dumb
founH q sion being increased by
Nsea stase which was dancing in
NJ berIy2llaB eyes.
~ am afraid that my notions are
,at 99d-fashioned, Miss Meriyaile,n
az Eered
rneaa lat you do not approve
faStns an active interest in
ssrisI any aaosai progress Of the
poor ~
"Well-er-I am not sure that I have
thought very much about the matter.
| confess that years ago it seemed TO me
the chief object in life which young
ladies had was to get married: but L
suppose all that's changed now"
Didk Trevor looked up suddenly, and
tleir eyes met. Was it his Imagination
G did he see a faint blush on the fair
deek Of Rhoda M~erivaile's?
mot quite, I think" sine answered
,almly. "rhere is still much to labor
and hope for in the improvement of
;oman's IDEAS"
"Well," said he, II dare say you are
light; but hope you will not find fault
With me if | prefer the woman OF the
id school, whose ambition it was to be
ne best cook, the best needlewoman-
ii short, the best wife in the world"
''ln other words, that she may be a
lseful slave to her husbs nd" Miss
d~eriyaile remarked quietly.
Substitute companion for slave
sd | agree with you. l can scarcely
Imagine a lady-doctor, or-or---"
''Og "a lady-member of a Board Of
Guardians, , put in Miss Merivaile.
II would rather say an authoress,n
SD Trevor, a little awkwardly.
"Well2'' said Rhoda. with a provok-
il. composure which did not lessen his
elbarr lSSment.
'What l was about to say was that l
dI not think ladies whose time and at
triton were so fully occupied with the
a airs Of other people could interest
tlmse YES sufficiently in domestic mat
It's to make good wives"
t wss not a very gallant speech in
I'll, circumstances, and Trevor felt it
VS. nos, for he added Immediately af-
towards
Forgive me if l speak my thoughts
&c plainly"
/ am grateful that you have been
hoest enough to say what you think.
| bpe some day you may have reason
tohange your opinion.
Irevor would have proceeded further
inis apology, for there was a serious
nessb0ut the young lady's manner
whiC made him think he had, despite
her Ords, really offended her. How
ever,It that moment Mrs. Lansdowne