The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-19

Caroline was not displease1 with Dooljt-
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 lover, and she did not turn from the
prospect with aversion. Dooiittle 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 nan-as
hesband-because 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
Il ran on into fear; for in a brain
so weak as his what might not love accom-
pliShl They treInbled lest they should
hear him say that some pretty milliner or
shop girl had conquefed him. for he affected
little fiirtations of that sort. When, therefore,
the young simpleton gave the name Of Car
Temple, his parents could not altoget her con-
ceal their feelings of relief 1t IS ue tn r
acquaintance with the Temples was the slie' T.
est in the world: but still she Yves a lady, ED
they accepted her as daughter -in-law prosp> C.
tive without any hesitation. Ecu pped with
this permission Do little few off vn street,
not intending to call on his hs loved. or, IL
deed, to do anything in particular, when. :
the fates would have IL, he iUmbcd into ! S
love-making in this fashion Who should lie
see, swimming gracefully up the drowsy
street. but Car herself tall elegant and al O.
sc her bewitching Doolittie's heart fit W into
his mouth. He slackened speed, lest he sh0uld
come upon her before he had brace his nerves
I.
turned into a hsberdasher's shop. H Ioy
drew near cautiously, and soon spied her
seated at the counter trying on gloves Doc
little, never wholly responsible icing, was
so fluttered that his behavior for the next
few seconds must have bad something me
chanical in it. He stole into the shop and
Car was surprised to hear a chair softly
drawn across the fioor toward her, and before
she could lcok up il was placed at her sifie;
and then she saw Dcoiittle sinking into It, his
eyes fixed on her face all the time as if he had
been magnetizad 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 lau
at So she gave Doo,ittle a lively little nod,
as if his conduct were the most natural in the
world. and holding up pair Of gloves, she
asked her admirer if they were not a pretty
color.
Capital glovs, should say he replied
@Do let me pay for thern.7
PAY for my glovesr' cried Car, breaking
now into hearty laugh at his absurdity.
20. do let me pay for them" he went on,
pleadingly ~The girl in this shop is such a
nice girl-sueh tremendously nice girl
often buy gloves for her; she IS so nice. Do
let me pay for your gloves"
@we never pay here Car replied, happy
in her excuse Everything goes down IN
mammals BILL
Il should have liked 10 pay for your gloves.
o, how ara your Are you very wenf be
asked, addressing the shop girl, who had re
turned by this time
She blushed at his salutation TIL she was
like one OF the beauties on her own gsove
boxes
Whether keen -witted Gar did not euix sp-
prove OF this sort of encounter under her very
eyes, or whether she was already suited,
cannot tell: but she remarked that she ha
got all she wanted and left the shop, not for
bidding her admirer TO follow her. Follow
her he did, though IN departing he manoeuv-
cred 10 get right behind her back, that he
might freely bow his adieus to the nymph al
the counter; which doae. he stepped into the
street with face of great satisfaction. and
walked at Miss Temples side. For many
sters he said nothing; at last he looked up
Miss Temple. / want to marry a trernen-
6ousgy clever girl ! am not clever myself;
am very well, but not tremendously clever.
Now. / want to marry girl that can advise
me and tell me what 20 talk about and make
up things for me to say-smaTt things, you
know-fhat will look Ike my own And
want girl that viii read works for me, and
tell me If work is erroneous; foe don't like
to read erroneous works, Miss Temple Now,
do marry me, Miss Temple; for you are ex-
@ctly that sort Of girl, and you viii take cars
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