The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
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enough to entitle her to be called a
brunette, her complexion had that
pearly transparency of which the
purest of blondes can rarely boast.
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds,
and yet were soft as a gazelle's. The
contour of her head and face were
faultless.
I fairly lost nay reason. So the
reader will think when relate that,
without further ceremony, threw
myself on my knees, to the no small
detriment of RoEeo's finest hose.
and producing tho ring had pur-
chased for Pattie, Iincentinenfly
placed it on the shepherdess' engage
ment finger. I entreated her to wear
it for the sake of one thenceforward
doomed to be her slave, and who
sought no other boon than that OF
dying Of Hnrequitted love.
Heaven knows to what pitch Of
absurdity 1 should have gone had
not the little shepherdess, who
seemed not unmoved by my appeal
indeed, she turned aside her head
and fairly shook with some emotion
interrupted me with the exclama-
ton:
"Stay! there is one ofmy friends. "
1 sprang to my feet, but not be.
fore had imprinted one'kiss upon
her lips and clasp her for one brief
moment to my throbbing breast.
AS 1 turned. 1 stood confronted by
a fierce.looking brigand, whs too,
was in a tremor of emotion. l laid
my hand upon my sword. Perhaps
he was a rival. AS the thought fash.
ed upon me I felt aroused within me
all the rancor of the ancient house
of Montague, and had the stranger
SO much as "bitten his thumb" at me
/ should have probably run him
through for a Capulet. As it was,
I tore myself from the scene and
FASTENED to my lodgings.
A nights sleep measurably restor-
ed my senses. When a man has
made a fool of himself over night,
it is wonderful how clear he sees it
on waking in the morning. The
was gone. And what,
after all, had she been to me2 A
fieeting vision that crossed my path
"a mere adventures, per haps.
Were Pattle Brown and her substan-
tial fortune to be sacrificed for such
a phantom. Not by Man in his
sober sense. - ~.----- e.. .. -.-.. =. zs.
Like an awakened prodigal, I res
olved to arise and 60 unto Pattie
and have it out with her at once.
1 found her alone, and had just
begun TO repeat for her edifcation
some of the compliments inspired
by the charms of the little shepher-
dess the night before, when my eyes
fell On an object that struck me
dumb. 1t was the identical ring 1
I had given the shepherdoss on
Pattie's finger!
"Were you at the ball last night?"
inquired Battle, seemingly seeking
to relieve my embarrassment.
I'll was,' stammered guiltily.
$50 was cousin Charley said Pat
tie with a rougish twinkle in her
eye,
cousin Charley?" 1 repeated, II
haven. t the honor to know him."
NO." replied Pattie, che only
came yesterday to pay us a short
visit. You can't imagine how hand
some he is!''
II dare say not" I answered dryly.
Gas pretty as a grip exclaimed
Pattie with feeling.
"He went to the ball last night as
q shepherdess," she continued.
THE d-duce he did, intrrupt>
ed.
EYES," and her eyes twinkled still
one silly fellow, tricked
cut as Romeo, actually made love to
him. and Rugged and kissed him in
tho bargain"
Istayed to hear no more. 1t was.
then, "Cousin Charley" whom had
and kissed and made my
self a fool over. to say nothing of
bestowing my ring upon him. And
1 have suspicion to this day that the
Unlocking brigand was no other than
Petite Brown herself.
I haye only to add that Pattie and
Cousin Charley were married in less
than a month. $3.50.
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I think that my love to Christ haiti
feet in abundance, and runneth
swiftly to be at Him; but it wanteth
hands and fingers to apprehend Him
1 think that 1 would give Christ ev'
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