Wichita eagle., 1888-01-08

Alfred's admiration for this lovely COM
bination of beauty and gentleness in
creased with every word she spoke, and
the LIST of August found him boarding at
the house of Silas Cloud. the second
cousin of the aunt of Flossie Bree6.
Flossie had been brought up strictly"
but in q small country town, where the
need OF a chaperon had never been i'm
pressed on her: SO that her enjoyment OF
Aifred's society was unclouded by
single thought of etiquette or good
FORM And Alfred was in an earthly
paradise. Every morning Flossie took
walk before breakfast, and then enjoyed
her hearty but simple meal Of oatmeal,
potatoes, milk and bread. Alfred shared
the walk and the breakfast, and then he
and Flossie climbed trees This sounds
startling: but it was decorously done.
Alfred climbed first, and assisted Flossle
up, and as the trees were low branching
orchard trees, climbing involved even less
romping energy than tennis There
among the rustling leaves and sociable in
sects Alfred basked in the light OF Flos-
sizes presence, and discovered new charms
in her every moment. He found her fully
conscious that her mental requirements
were far inferior to his, and eager TO listen
to his instruction and advice, and as he
read to her choice selections OF prose and
poetry, his joy at her appreciative SYM
patty was increased by frequent glances
over the top of his book, for Flossie was
grace itself, and each position she took
among the curving branches was more
lovely than the last. On Sundays F1ossle
exchanged her graceful tennis costume for
conventional but becoming church cos
tune. and she and Alfred attended the
afternoon service at the village church.
Afterward, on their way home, they lin
gered in the shady paths and talked phil
Osophy.
"Bless her little heart! She has more
sympathy than any girl l ever knew, and
she is as good as she is pretty" said Al
fred, rapturously, to himself, as her beau
tiful eyes so often met his, full OF gentless
confidence in his wisdom and scarce yelled
admiration of his manly PROJECTIONS.
1t was an enchanted solitude. Silas
and his wife were visible only at meal
/ times, or at distance, when engaged in
| agricultural or poultrycultural pursuits.
/ Alfred hardly cared to read his letters or
/ the newspapers; Flossie received very few
( letters. AID this met Alfred's approval,
for he objected to miscellaneous collec-
ton of female friends such as most girls
have.
! Flossie had only one correspondent be-
I sides her aunt This was Philadelphia
girl, who had attended the seminary in
/ the town where Flossie lived, and had
! visited at FIossie's home.
Aunt Kate distrusted her at first, be-
cause she was boarding school girl Il was
never away to SCHOOL, but she liked her
afterward, except when Bella ate green
apples and wanted 10 make me eat one.
Auntie was furious for WHILE" muir
INJURED Flossie, in her soothing, musical
voice.
ssWhat a very fine woman your aunt
must be- approve entirely of her ideas.
have noticed lately that you do not take
q bite Of every apple you see, as many
people do
ssOh, auntie did not allow me to eat be-
tween mealsr' said Flossie.
This statement brought matters to q
crisis F.a
Here have found youth, beauty, do
I cility and digestion-what more can i
wish?' thought Alfred.
Before sunset Of that day Flossie was
engaged to him, and before Christmas
they were married. Love and Hygeia
presided over this suspicious union, and
Alfred was in the seventh heaven OF
earthly bliss.
But of the two genii who attend upon
good resolves, there was one who had yet
to be heard from.
Genius number one had found Alfred
his ideal girl
Genius number two cunningly concealed
from him the following letter, which Flos
sic wrote soon after her engagement hao
been made public:
ssMY DARLING BEL-Wish me Joy
I've got out OF Aunt Hates clutches, ant
into the hands of a rich, handsome ant
soft adofer! We will be married imme
diately. How did | get him? you'll say
living in this dull hole. Well, my love
last summer auntie sent me, for economy
to board at Cousin Silas Clouds whit
she went north. There heard of ricl
Young fellow who had been fishing il
S. l traced him to Brinton, ant
found that he was Jane Moore's cousin
fancy that cat having handsome cousin
] managed TO get an invitation out of her
and soon learned that he had hobb,
about marrying healthy wife. 1t tool
lust G. month to catch him-easy work
too. for made the most of Aunt Kate
starvation training-and now I'm ire
from her, and will have house all m,
own-no in-laws for me-and you shal
visit me the very day get settled. Won
we have fun, I'm going to send you 81
for candy, candy, candy, to bring wit
you I mean to make up for lost time
Wen eat from morn till night, and
shall do just as please all the rest OF m
life. Joyfully yours, Flossie. "-Ev
: Muller in pittsburg Bulletin.