Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-08

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g. X vas insoaerabis,
W4(A- MI bot shat coud 10
WH done 20 ban.h its
x4A VI and several times.
y make excuses TO
leave hotn~ and come b View York for day
or two. PERHAPS on Sol Mantrinz's slnop, and
ks-p up after a fashion tho acquaintance no
aad made but 10 remain Ia the city any
sngth Of time and spend money ~ be hsd
been doing, not 10 b thought Of; the
money could not bs taken from the family
furss or saved IN any way that he could DO
wise
Oh that be might speculate On that the
people who had thought Of Hayn farm -
ate for . cottage village would make haste 10
d~en1e and purchase, 10 the fau1ily's property
might be in money instead Of isnd-~biid
earth, which eD1Id not be spent ~hiie IN its
earthly condition Oh that he might at least
lind occupation In New York he would deny
himself anything for the sake of replacing
himself on the farm by lAborer, who would
he fully as useful with two hands a. he. II he
might remain In the city Why had he never
had the ~nse 10 study any business but farm
ingi There were two stores and factory At
Hayuton had be taken employment in either
of these US hs had been invited TO do, be
might have learned something that would 10
Of avail in New York
But alasi Il was too late He must 70
back To the tsrm--gp away from Lucia How
should he say farewell 10 hers Could be NIX
her 10 accept an occasional letter from hun
and To rcplyi Would the Tramlays want 10
spend the next summer a. Hayn far'nf 10
wondered Should they come and Lucia see
hun carrying pail Of pea pods to the Pug
sly. or starting Oh with oil skins and . big
black basket for = days. fishing on shore,
would not her pretty lip curl in disdainf Or
If the family wanted To go TO the beach for
bath. would be come in from the fields in
faded cotton shirt and trousers and bandiess
old straw hat TO drive them dowui
No none Of these things should occur. The
Tramlays should not again board at Hayn
farm. unless he could manage in some way to
be away from home at the time He would
oppose IL with ali his might And yet. what
could he say by way Of explanation TO his
parents There some things that one
cannot explain-not II one is young man
who has suddenly had his head turned by
change Of scene
How he should say farewell TO Lucia trou-
bleci him a great deal, particularly the
time was approaching rapidly To tell her
Of his love would be unmanly, while he wa
unable to carry love forward 10 its naturIi
fruition but on the other hand, would 1t lie
right for him To take mere friendly leave al
TER having betrayed himself over her hand at
the carriage windowf And II her manifesto
lions Of jealousy at the Dinon party meant
anything more than mere desire to monopo-
:.
lize his attention, would she not nate MN u
ne went away without some expression o.
tsndernessf
The longer he cudgeed hts wits tue more
inactive they became "he resoV@d 10 can o.
once and trust 10 chance' ana perhaps 'neS~
cifui providence. TO help nun 10 propas
leave taking TIC wondered II she wound 70
st home, he had heard her recapitulate a. sue
csssion Of engagements which SEEMED to him
70 dispose OF weox Oh afternoons ana even
'ngs lie would sex her iather ana ask nitn
when Lucia could % ROUND Al nome
He acted at once upon the impulse but
lramiay was not AZ MS ONCE As inc Time
was about noon, rhh stroiied TO the restau-
rant TO which the iron merchant nan taken
him irainlay was not there, 80 the young
man took seat and ordered luncheon Just
- It was served, Marge passed him. without
seeing him. and young man nj a table -
hind Phil SAID to his companion;
That Marge is lucky dog Have you
heara mat mes going 10 Hafi! ira"iay
daughter She II be r'ch iron Is looking up
rs that 80, asked the other when did
IL come OUT
Il don't know whether its announced yet"
was the reply, but Que OF the fellows ut the
bank told me, aud suppose he got it from
Marge. he knows him very we'll
Pills appetite departed at once, it seemed
to him his life would accompany it. His
mind was in daze, his heart was like lead
His feelings reached his face. and, distracted
and stupid though he felt, he could not help
sssing that he WIS attracting attention, 50
he paid his bill, went out, and hurried along
the street The first distinct impression Of
which he was CONSCIOUS was that theirs need no
longer he any doubt about how to say good
by to Lncia formal courteous note would
suffice. be would not trust himself to meet
her Could he blame herf No; he certainly
had no claim upon her heart. nor any reason
to really relieve she had regarded him as
more than a pleasant acq saintance. She
had let him kiss her hand but mad not she
herself taught him that this WAS merely an
old time form OF salutationf She had the r'ght
to marry whom she would. 1T Marge-
The thought OF that nian-that lazy. list
less cold dry stick-beinS bound Tor life to
merry. sensitive ssul ike Lucia drove him
almost mad
Well. the blow was blessing III one way
now he could go back TO the tarm without
any fears or hesitation 60 oacSf-yes he
would hasten BACK ne could not 100 soon put
behind MIN the cty ana all its memories.
After all, 1t was not the city he had dreaded
TO leave 1t was Lne'a' ana Whatever through
her seemed necessary Now that she must to
forgotten All Else might 20. lie would go
back to the motel PACK nus clothes no" he
ionged Tor the money uneF mad cost him
write a inns TO Lucia, ana take the first tram
for home honiei How shalnefu'y he had
forgotten 1t IN the pass fortnight Perhaps
tins disappointment was us punishment u
So athongn severe IL was no more tnah Just
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