The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

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a drowned rat. He said how he hadn't got
no more clo'es as thick as them he'd been
Wearln', and he was 'fraid he might get cold
changin' from thick ter thin. Car'line hap
pened ter think of that trunk, and she went
and got the clo'es and carried 'em to his
door, and pretty soon he came down with
'em on.
He stood before the glass and looked at
himself kinder bewildered and queer.
"Where did you git these clio ?" he asked
told him in trunk that come to us by
mistake. 'And," says |, there's a lot
more, and other things besides"
Lets see EN-, says he. So we took him
into the spare chamber, and the minute he
set eyes on the trunk he slaps his hand onto
his knee and says:
''My trunk. by Jovew
"Oh, is it?' screams Car'line. "Then you
are Mr. Rig! Mari he's Mr. Rigl Oh,
mir. Rig" he repeats over after her, look
in from one ter t'other on us, inquirin'.
why, yes; don't YOU see%' and she
points ter the letters r. |. G. "But what
does the stand for?''
Then he looked and laughed. r; |. e,
Richard Ingram Gordon" says he. That's
my name, of counsel So I'm Mr.. Rig am
How droll''
slow strange we never thought ont be-
fore! says Car'line. But where's pas
trunk? Have you got it?"
summer; and here it isl Well, WE'LL But
{ ae clo'es come real handy didn't they?"
"He tunrned 'em over kinder careless, as
il they want much valley ter him.
When he came ter the little leather box
with Manicure's name on it he carried it to
his room and set it on the table.
All ter once Car'line seemed ter change IN
her manner toward Richard Gordon. When
he spoke to her she answered stiff and prop
er, instid O. laughins and sassy as she used
tew.
He was terrible cut up; didn't know what
ter make ont. 1t was so for hull week, till
/ s'pose he couldn't stan it no longer, for,
come Sunday mornln', he speaks right up at
the breakfast table fore us all and says:
"Miss Car'line, will you walk ter church
with me this mornin'?''
Car'line looked at him for a minute, kinder
half defyin" half cryin', but somethin' COM
PEELED her, s'pose, for she answered so low
and trembly you could hardly hear.
'Yes-I dunno but what will; )" then run
off up stairs.
1t seems they took the cross-road that led
through the woods. They walked along
quite 9 piece without, ,speakin', and pretty
soon Richard took hold OF Car'line's hand
and looked at it.
"Carline," says he, where's the little
ring give you? Have you lost it?' tShe
had on mitts-she ginerally wore em in hot
weather.)
She snatched away her hand, and says she:
mo, hain't lost it, l amt going ter wear it
any more never You may have to give 1t to
"To give to who?" he asks, stoppin' still
in the road and lookin' at her with mouth
wide open.
why, to that other girl. You know bet
tern / dew, and you needn't pertend ter
look so inherent" says Car'line, hysterlcky
81 dew hate and despise cheat-so there!
says she. Ont. 49,. o,o..o, b.
asks, dretful stern. "Hain't i paid my
board bill-hain't paid all my bills? Who
has been lynn round about me, I'd like ter
know"
Car'line laughed bitter "You men think
as long as you pay your board and store bills
you are all right" she said. you forgit
that you owe somethin' ter girls hearts and
feelin'sl'
"Car'linel What do you mean?" he says,
droppia' on to a big rock and pullin' her
down side on him.
She kivered her face with her hands and
hitched away from him. but he drawed her
up close tew him, took down her hands and
hid 'em tight in hisn.
snow Car'line," he says, lovin' but firm,
''you tell me what I've donel'
She dropped her head and blushed furious
"Its-that other girl-Manicure," she says
Manicure, Manicurep' he repeats to him
self and looks wild.
name is on the box you're keepin' fer her
Oh, Richard, who is she and where is she?
Tell mel"
Then he hollered and laughed as if he'd
die.
"Oh, Car'line, Carline" says he bimeDy,
when he got so he could speak. What
dear little ignorant goose you bep' and he
Rugged her and kissed her over'n over,
laughin' all the time as if he's crazy; and
Car'line, half mad, half ashamed, had to
submit whether or no. But when he stopped
at latst ter git his breath she begins again
poutin'
"Who is.she, Richard? Who is Manicure?
/ will knowp
Then he tells her all about it, and says she
shall have the box. and he will show her
how to use the little tools. though her fingers
are pretty enough without, and he kisses
them agin and agin ter prove it; and when
Car'lin finds out what silly blunder it all
is, she hides her face and feels wuss'n ever,
and cries, and asks Richard if he amt
ASHAMED o. loving sech a silly little gumpp
And he tells how he amt, how he thinks
she's jest right as she is, in every single re-
speck but one He'd like ter change her
name to hisn-Hawkins to Gordon-Iight
away, If she is willin'.
Then they both laugh and feel better, and
there they set and talk aud talk, till the last
bell begins to ring; then they go saunterin'
along through the fields.
And the fields was paradise and the church
was heaven tew them tew, because they was
together. But you know, and / know, jest
how they felt, and how everythin' seemed to
'em; so what's the use o. my sayin' any
more?