Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-15
A CLEVER MATCHMAKER.

way on, TO Australia The whole story
I. 80 absurd that do no, know whether
like 10 wriie 1t down. People will
never believe thA, I am telling the truth.
Connie Pardie maintains that WAS a
mean. seheming giil. bu, ,here-'he Is
Jealous, 90 | do not mind wha, she says
Hattie ,oo-my dear old ehum Hattie
will per,is, In laughing .lyly a, me. and
assuring me she has urdeus,ed my tai.
enu. She does !, only TO tease. though.
20 DO no, mind her either Bat there
Il shall never tell my tale II do no,
begin.
n, vas ten weeks ago. mamma. Win.
ME aud | vent to Lady Weir. party
and . very stupid party IL Vas, ,oo-or.
a, least, il would have been II we had
no, me, Mr.. Glynne. There ~ere scarcely
any men in the room-hesp, and heaps
Of girls. and no in,rOdueiion' Every
one knows VIA, tha, means. How
miserable some Of the girls looked. poor
things. p,rehed round the room on un'
comfortable rOa,..ea,s, ani ,slkins to no
one
always make . poin, Of talking TO
mamma and Winnie on OCCASIONS like
these. pretending to myself that they are
strangers. IL !. astonishing hou easily
on, manage. to amu,s onsself when one
doe. this We had been In the room
aOoa, half an hour when Winnie drew
my s,isniion TO tall. soldisrly.lookins
man leaning sgsins, the door. watching.
a. We faneied. with rather enSioa' eyes.
THAT man would like TO come over
here and fnd out whs, ~e ate laughing
al" said Winnie.
"why doa', YOU cross the room aud
Introduce yourself TO him , | asked.
bl.ndly; "Msn,oriou, desires should no,
be lsf, ungrs,ided."
winnie shrugged her shoulders dis
dainfally.
"wky doesn't he make the do"sgef
introduce him , she re,or,ed I'll would
il wers in hi. place
A. though 10 answer TO ,hi, speech OF
nv sisters, the stranger almo', immedi.
.,ely moved forward and said something
20 LADY Weir. The neSt minute he
va. standing in from, off, being formally
in,rodueed-no, TO Winnie bu, 10 me.
"Mis. Doalion-Mr. Glynne."
| bowed. and. a. in duty bound. began
talking TO him. resolving to transfer him
10 my sister on the very t,i opportunity.
Ba, this | WI. prevented from doing. fof
Lady Weir having given one in,roiue-
ton. fsl, stimulated to further achieve
men,., and now brOugh, up Captain
Ros,, bidding him take my sister down
for an ice. Thus Mr.. Glynne WI. left
en,ir,ly on my hands. do not ,hink !
a, first appreciated the situation, for |
mus, confe. ,ha, my interest in him was
.omewha, dashed by the fact that oa
close inspection he proved to be very
much Observation-Disclosures. he spoke
With a distinct drA~l. Indeed, | never
knew a mao to take % long TO say so
little, quite iri,a,ed me.
81 suppose you would be considered .
vastly prudsn, man. Mr.. Glynn.'" !
asked. abruptly. as he came lAborioa'ly
10 the end OF q sentence.
lie turned a sleepy pair OF gray eyes
on me. and. after pereepiible pause
d1wled out
"why 80
"Oh. well. the mos, curious are no,
expected TO do more than think twice be.
fore they speak Now you mus, think
ak or seven time. before YOU pa, your
though, in,o words. One could fancy
YOU had come from the baekwoods OF
America. and had los, the use OF your
vocal organ. in continued solitude :"
An amused sleam found i. way slowly
into hi, eyes. =. -,
81 have Jus, come from Australia" be
said, simply. "and AN afraid you are
right. have 20. out OF the hAbi, OF
talking. Ihsye been so long by myself.
| clsppsd my hands dslieh,sdly.
"You have cone from Australia = /
cried. "Oh, do tell me all abou, !, !!
You drink tea ou, OF pannikins and ea,
d.mpers there. don, yOu' By-,he.~sy,
what are dsmpes
| waited for IN answer; but. n he
WAS s,ill slow in finding his tongue. |
vent on talking myself.
"Don't trouble to speak" said. en-
eoarssinsly. "I dare say !, is painfully
f.,iguins when you haven't been used to
IL. will talk and you can listen; tha,
will be much more amusing. won't IL"
"To you or me ," asked Mr.. Glynne !;
and .lmos, f.neied he Was laughing at
me.
"To both Of US. OF course" | respond
ed. warmly. "Firs, tell me. though,
when did you arrive in Eoglsnd ?"
"The day before yesterday"
"Are you married ?"
"Cer,sinly not" he answered. with a
look OF surprise.
"Engsgeds" ?"
"No."
"I knew IT," l said decidedly. "You
are looking for wife oh, you Colo
ni,,s are all alike !" You 20 OF to make
your fortunes and then. directly you
have run up log cabin and have put
two chairs and = table into Il, you com,
back to England. pick oa, the incest CIR
you can hnd, and persuade her to gc
back with you. think you are JUS
horrible mean. Why don't you stop 10
Australia and marry the aborisines 2
Mr.. Glynne began to laugh.
1--WE don't like them. perhaps.
"well, the English girls don't lik'
you"
"Oh f! but they do. When We want
wives We always get them 10 England
Now the sboriginss are more difficult Il
please"
"Ush I" I cried. al wish ,h., We wsr
too j..
"Thers are TOO many Of you" ssi'
Mr.. 0lynns "you cannot afford to b
90 particular"