The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-28

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you-but there is no help for it,"
"An our fun will be spoiled. We
can not row on the river, or ride or
drive, or hunt geological specimens,
or fish or-anything, just because of
a lot of stupid company that no one
wants to see."
"Oh, yes, my respected aunt will
be delighted. and l am expected to
90 into ectasies of bliss. You know
this Miss Cordelia Ledyard, who is
coming with her highly cultured
mamma, to pay my aunt visit, is a
distant relative, and designed by the
fates to be my wife. and this time the
fates are represented by Aunt Tai
colt and Mrs. Ledyard."
"Oh ThenI suppose you will sooD
be married. l hate married men,"
"But do not want to marry her.
1 would rather be with you, Kittie.
Will you miss me very much in your
rambles it l can not join you for
awhile ?"
"Oh, no. have no doubt I shall
enjoy myself very much. If [ need
any assistance in rowing or gathering
shells, Allen Thorpe will be only too
glad to accompany me-"
"Bother Allen Thorpe! How can
you endure him? I am going to run
away. / shall have very urgent bus
mess in l., and / shall ride out
to see you every day."
"You will do nothing so redicu-
lous, Laurie Talcott. Go and help
your aunt entertain her guests, and,
If you fall in love with Miss Led
y yard p2ss r=zwhen you ere a few
yes 0IderZand live happily ever
afterward,"
"But 1 never will marry her,that's
certain"
"Whati dispIease the kind aunt
who has brought you up-who is 60
ing to establish you in business. and
leave you all her property when she
dies? Do you want to give up your
favorite tailor, your boat. your horses
and dogs, and make brooms or sweep
chimneys-live in hut without win
dows, and eat black bread and bean
soup three times day?"
"It's doleful picture, isn't it, Kit
tie i? / wish Miss Ledyard would re-
fuse men'
Do you really? Well what kind
of lady is she, and what kind Of
people does she Iike:"
"Oh, she is nice enough little per.
son, as remember her-haYen't seen
her for three years, you know, She
has been made the victim of all hel
mothers literary hobbies, and has
been kept at books until she is 8
walking encyclopedia of information
and ffightens me when | try to talk
to her. But it has had the effect o
making her hate other students.
have heard her say nothing coulC
ever induce her to like literary Of
studious man. She despised them
they were always so lean and learned
and solemn. l was considerably
bookish in those days myself, tryins
to get through college creditabIy, anC
l wondered then if books would b,
my ruin"
"Then. if you really wish her t.
refuse you, turn bookworm. Get
pair of wise looking spectacles, &C
quirea studious frown, brush up
lot of profound phrases and incom
prehensible words, and never b.
, found outside the library, or wlthou
book in your hands,"
"I'll do 1t! and I say, Kitty, yo
won't let Allen Thorpe hang aroun'
you too much, will you? Wait til
/ l am safely rejected, and I'll devot
the rest of my life to you"
) Don't worry about me till yo
are rejected. Now help me down
and then go home. My mamma wi
want me-"
When Mrs. Ledyard and he
daughter arrived, Laurence was NJ
where to be seen. When he appeal
ed, after repeated calls, it was wit
disheaveled hair, inky fingers, a pa
of near.sighted glasses over his nos,