Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-10-09
Theory and Practice.

ter liiaC can oe perfectly well con.
trolled as the PARTIES concerned
desire. This failing victim of
Cupid's darts, being mortally
stricken before ynn know it. being
irretrievably impressed at first
s;ght, ard I'LL that, is all nonsense
all fol-de-ral-elepend upon III"
M;lbel's clear blue eyes cIondcd
over as she earnestly listened to
her cousin Agaas'S words, and she
with Il tremur il her voice.
Then there is no such thing as
falling i'll love at all; it is simply a
deliberate sanntering around and
about, before and behind, u slow
>ettli,- & tlown-not even Il soaring
upward. Oh, cousin Agnes. YOU
don't in your warm heart truly he.
lieve this, do yons Do you truly
believe | can love any one | choose
That | need not love one do not
chooses"
Agnes Hoy,l's clear. sensible
eyes lookcd tenderly and firmly in
TO those OF her sweet little cousin.
She felt that the time had co nr for
her to say something 10 her which
she had been longing to say for
two months, and now that the Oh.
pcrturity had come. she, with her
sure, strong sense ofdnty, did not
WAIVER, but went to the point AT
once. sayingin her direct way,-
Nov, Mabel Stearns, you have
crackt d the ice, and am going to
break it. | know perfectly well
thai Frank Gauss is in love with
you; KNOW you arc in love with
him; | know you are dleadfully in
love with each other; | know, too,
llot-i,lvezs,.nlel ken, J '.c'''f%s7
not approve of file match ut all. l
do not think You in your reason ap
prove of it, and | want yol to as
sert that reason; unite it with your
strong will, and lay the whole mar
ter aside. do truly believe just
what have said-that there is no
sense in falling in love. am
twenty six wears old, and | have
not fallen in love. Ililve notchosen
to. When I get ready l mean to
marry, but not for the present.
Now iay your matter before me
plhinly aud / will help You dlssl
pate Tie Whole aflir. | can 7ell
you in the first. place why you love
Frank; it is the old story of Why,
Mary loves the lamb, yon known
He loves yo,l-very right and prop
rr; you are a lovabl". sweet clea
turr; how could he helpit, Knowing
you us we'll as he has come to know
You, seeing yon so often at his sis.
ter'S homeR But it does not follow
you should love him; that is not
right and proper, for he is not a
Iovable, sweet creature. He is
overhearing, stingy, selfish"
"Agnes lloyd, stop! I will not
hear you talk so! You started by
askln. me to tell yon the whole
story, and | will finish by doing it.
I do love Frank GauSs-oh, low
him with all my heart anil soul! |
am ready to do anything in The
world for him, and he-oIl, yon don't
know. You have no idea how lovely
be is with me 70 me, newell, !
can't begin to tell you, because you
don't feel ilr' Aud Mabel chok"d
with quick little sob while Agnes
pro, eeded mildly
"No, ! don't think 7 do feel it,
He hasn't a cent in he world, and
| fa man is ever going tohave any
thing, lie ought to have made afalr
beginning at his age. He HIS no
amhitiun, possesses nothing but
pretty good style and some senti-
mental. twaddle. It's very strange
Won cannon see him as l do. Now
II should nse my common sense and
fling sentiment to the winds. Let
him go, and marry some richer
man, and be a happier woman."
aAgnes, I am ashamed of yol-
orr Should be if did not feel sure
you are SO much better than You
admit. am sure / shall see the
day " hen you will he conquered,
laid low by love. Then you will
know and confess lis power; then
YOU Will know that which glolifes
Inv life. I'LL then you must not,
YOU really mrst not, say word to
line. There is no use ill talking,
and as we can't agree we must dis
agree OIL that point, and leave 1t
entirely alone. Come, it is time to
dress for Mrs. Towns dinner
What do you wears"
Mabel showed a determinations
thus ending the conversation that
surprised Agnes. Rising from the
cosy fireside where they had been
! sitting, she went to The wardrobe
! and toCk out handsome silk, say
! ing as she laid 1t on the bed
"Never! | shall never fall III
love until I have deliberately made
=|up my mind. l am gong to wear
.I.my garnet; I suppose yuu veal
N bIne. Who Is To he lhereW
] "Only a.small party, two gentle
men Irom New York and lady