Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02

ana there registered vow 10 make her m
wife. l suppose YOU will laugh at this. | d
now as l write 10 twenty-four hours later bu
know of such cases that have turned on
exactly as prophesied / wonder how min
wiz endt Although am supposed 10 sho,
all my Utmost thoughts to the world on thi
paper, l find it impossible to describe lust how
ielt' But you, who may have passed through
some such experience, can imagine what m,
state OF mind was: a sort of love mt frs
sight, you might call IT, | was standing
alone, lost In my resolve, when a voice intend
ed only for the person to whom it was ad.
dressed, interrupted my reverie:
why, l can scarcely believe my eyes, May,
out II there isn't the waiter who attended TO
us last night at the cafe after the theatre 1t
must be true what the paper said about
fashionable houses hiring those fellows TO
stand around and act as private detectives
ana look pleasant. | didn't believe it then
but 1t must be sos" and there was sound of
maidens glggling l turned to look at the
person referred to, but seeing no one around,
1t flashed upon me that was the individual.
Horrors! To resemble waiter as well! But
no time was allowed me for contemplation. as
Mrs. Parker came up at that moment and
| took my arm
Come now" she said, 'let me Introduce
you to Miss Earle. know YOU will like her
All! Miss Earle, Mr. Stevens" and | found
myself bowling to the young lady, whom had
liked upon in my mind as the future Mrs. 5.
Sell possession is my great pride, but must
confess | felt nervous as Miss Earle's eyes
were turned upon me. Would she see I'm me
deceased father or unclet The music came
10 my rescue then-how blessed it-and in a
moment we were lost in waltz Lost: YES.
actually lost. All my doubts and fears van.
lshed as sPed over the floor as lightly as-as
i am unable to supply suitable metaphor
was going to say dream but that is SO hack,
neyed.
we danced as long as the music held out
and after little promenade and chat upon
MINOR subjects, | suggested seat in the con.
serVatory Just of the parlor, where we could
watch the lively scene. She accepted and |
led the way. from our seat we could see a
portrait that hung over the mantel of the par. |
lor. 1t was picture Of the most horrible |
looking young man, or boy, that | had ever |
seen, ana Miss Earle glancing ut it, began 10 |
remark upon its lack of beauty. Suddenly
she stopped short
Il Deg your PARDON" she said, earnestly
out that Is not-the caricatIlre was ,leze,
meant Tor you, was itl As / spoke, some
thing IN your look made me fear that IL was"
MY lace must have exhibited some fear for
sue started and then bursting into a mcrr.
laugh, cried, "HoW ridiculouSl lam certainly
crazy; oil course see that it wasn't PRAY
pardon me, Mr. Stevens" and she bowed in
mock humility.
My Nemesis again! tried to laugh it of.
but my heart was heavy and ms tongue un.
manageable really felt relieved when few
moments latcr Mrs. Parker announced thai
Ter chaperone was waiting for her | saw ,
MISS Earle to The carriage, and when seated
inside she held out her hand, saving: g
Forgive my unfortunate remark about the 6
picture, please" l held her hand for a mo- :
nent and with strange sensation watched I
ne carriage disappear in the darkness. No. {
was not Indigestion, l have experienced =
hat before
one thing have really discovered Late =,
lst night sat in my great chair smoking and :
mixing; L was In love, l knew It.: l was
oSltlVe OF 1t; and although have never been :.
lat way before, there is something that tells .
man when he is in love, as surely as he !,
hoWs there is man with bill around. ''Tc =
iead Tor love deserves more" wrote the Bard :,
Avon Il do MT commit myself as TO what -
IS name was), but a. yet my love is untold.
ne bare idea OF 1t is preposterOus! / know l..
dining OF Miss Earle. She may have been .,
lgaged hundred times over, for aurht / -
now and for me to be in love with her is -
'ly. But did not weigh these dread ''may- 80
lye-beens" last night; only realized INV
such were my pesslmistic midnight thoughts. g.
Id my dreams, when finally got to sleep. p,
ere disturbed by a thing as horrible rs that =,
hich tortured Zanoni. II haunted me with =.
e persistency of an advertising agent. and NJ
C dreadful, indefinable shadow had the face -.
Miss Earle i"
write this now with no fears: The dav ia
ire and bright, and the only thought of last o.,
gut mat remains, is that / am in loye rim m,
ass Earte "' li'
OCTOBER 10TH, 1887. io'
Last evening was too tired to write of the ma
y's events. tried it, but my first few pages gu
re so dreadfully one sided that gave il nm au
after mad written my record yesterday
rted out for short stroll. There was hir
king hope that might meet Miss Earle No
rhaps 1t was n lovers presentiment; who use
Ows! AT any rate as / walked down tbe cor
'nue carriage stopped near Twentletb ina
Get and the object Of my thoughts alighted. hea
, gave careless glance in my direction. Ma
lug no attention whatsoever to me, and
cred the store. l was transaxed, for in my 9th
iiety to bow, / had raised nv hand half. you
7 to my hat. Several persons who CHANGED
notice the movement and my sudden flush at I
Id not refrain from smiling at the way in ed,
Oh had been cut. OM Yes, that was The
way that the plebelan crowd put iti l con
w better. | felt that was someone elso 60
hat moment with whom Miss Earle was vel
cquainted, but, who / was, / did no, yea
W. Rather unpleasant situation 10 he his
ed In, you think, but It was far far worse ed
4 you imagine. At least It seemed rem
nliied TO me, and full OF bitter reflections 81
'olled aimlessly on. A
5 passed beneath the portlco OF the Fifth It w
nue. Hotel, felt an affectionate pat on It
back aud a cherry voice cried in INV ear Earl
llo' old man. Bah Jawve, glad to see Won. the
rned and looked at the speaker He was III
.nglishman; his speech had told inc that set q
his dress confirmed It. He was attlred in o'clo
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