Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-12-06

First he clustered and Threatened.
eyes were red. He was quiet in his man
ner, and held out his hand.
"Drusilla," he said. 81 was wrong the
other day You won't marry me? Very
we'll. then. Never mind; some one else
will, II want. What matters one wo-
man moro than. another, il you come to
think about itI What hurt me most
wasn't your refusal, which cont caro- for
not one brass farthing, but you saying
that wanted Ralph to 60 bad That
was cruel to such cousin and guardian
as was to that boy"
''Well. Mathew" said. 'if was
wrong, pray you to forgive me-"
II should like to know. on the contrary,
that he was becoming credit to his fam
lily say. he added. 81 should like TO
know 1t, If you can assure mo Of the
fact"
Then you may depend upon the truth
OF my statement. Mathew" said He
is already credit TO your family"
"How joyful thing this Isl" He
folded bis hands and raised his eyes hypo-
critically to heaven. ut shows that tho
many corrections | gave him produced
their effect. | was throwing Of tho
bread upon the waters. After many
days. as one may say, it hath come back
to me.
lie spoke with a sweetness which did
not deceive me.
"And this prosperity. Drusilla. Who
told you Of itI"
"That ! must not say"
Where, in what place. Is the boyH"
THAT ! shall not tell you"
How Is he employed. thenT
II must say nothing Mathew. Do NOT
ask me 1t Is very certain that Ralph Is
alive, and that he is prospecting shall
answer no more questions
Il will ask other people then"
cit is of no use" said hurrledly.
There is no ono knows except me-" This
was not true, but at the moment was
thinking Of my mother. who certainly did
not know
"No one knows except you2" be re-
peated. THAT is strange indeed"
ut is very strange"
"And how long" he went on. ''is the
mystery TO be kept up?"
GAS long" | replied, "as your cousin
pleases."
Then his sweetness left him. and he fell
again into a madness Of wrath. He went
away, however, when he found that
would tell him nothing
All this time had not written my an
swer 70 Ralph's sweet letter. The reason
was that feared my words would prove
so poor and weak compared with his noble
language; and | was afraid besides that
what might say would offend or disap-
point him. What maiden but would have
been ashamed Yet this business with
Mathew made me resolve to lose no time.
and began seriously to consider what
should say In reply to the long letter which
carried in my bosom and read daily, In
order to be undisturbed, carried paper
and pen to tho fugleman's room at the
castle. and wrote my letter in the after
Moons, whenever could snatch an hour
from my work. What was to say In
answer to the many tender protestations
of Ralph2 And how was | to speak Of
Mathew
"Tell him." said the fugleman. that
Mathew Is a villain. Last Tuesday week
there was a run to Goldstream-lacea and
brandy-Mathew stood in and found the
ponies. Yet he is a villain.
"And what about YOURSELF" asked.
'As for me-" he said, II always said
that once the boy got his foot on the low
est rung, It would not be long before no
was on the top Of the ladder Half way
up and more he Is. ! reckon, by now. So
that am not surprised to hear Of his
good fortune. and only wish was young
enough to be his fugleman. Tell him
that first Of all. But Mathew is villain.
Next you may say that I'm well and
hearty. and likely to continue In the way
of grace. such being my constitution and
my habits. Mathew, his cousin, Is a
desperate villain. Tell him that. You
may tell him next that If he still re-
gardeth eggs have got such a collection
for him as cant be matched. AS for
Mathew, he is a rogue and villain
Fish, tell him. are plentiful this year, and
offers there be In plenty. Yesterday !
trapped badger, and know Of a marten
opposite the hermitage. The birds are
wild, but had good sport with his
worship last winter. and hope to do some
thing by myself when the nights draw
out. Say next that send him my faith
full respects and humble good wishes; and
Mathew Is villain. And as for your own
pretty self, you sit down and tell him that
there isn't straighter maid, nor one more
beautiful, on the banks of Coquet; while,
as for eyes and shape and rosy lips"--
Indeed" cried. Il snail tell him no
such nonsense. No, viii not tell him
such nonsense"
why, be loves thee, sweetheart. Say
It, child, to please him. so lonely be Is,
and SO far away from us. ! wish he had
thy picture Just now, with the pretty
bushes on The cheeks and all. A girl
ought to be proud for such as him to fall
In love with her"
els he truly in love with met" said,
with tears coming into my eyes. because
now that the words were spoken ! knew
very well how much ! longed for that
very thing. why, he says he wishes me
happiness with my husband AS II could
take any husband but Ralph.
"There-there," he cEed, "tell him
that Tell him that, and 1t viii make him
happy and bring him home"
"You think such little thing as that
would bring him homer"
There's one thing" said the old man,
(which women can never understand, and
that's the strength and power Of love.
There was q man In Lord Falkland's regi'
ment--but cannot tell thee all the story.
There was q young gentleman In the
Fourteenth, when we were stationed at
Gibraltar, in love with Spanish lady
but of that at another time. What did
the soldier care that he got 300 the next
dayH And as for the young gentleman,
be would have done the same-and always
said soft another dozen of duels was to
come after 1t, and him to be pinked In
every one. Cheerfully he would have
done the same for such another charmer.
ALL he would, and more; but women never
understand" -
IT,. FRO BE coxrNuKD.l
ONE FACT
Il worth a eOlumu of rhetoric said