The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-13

I '.it''s WI. bihi'+ lou N@Hi TO TAIL
nonsense to ne about your being fail
ure--you. who are 80 popular. failurei
Sorry | bored you with my complaints
+ Miss Kate fancy every fellow has 90
fits Of that kind Of thing. but alwayi
try not to whine about t."
Don't call it that. I know you mus
/ get lonely sometimes. though don
/ think you are sentimental You are yer,
much alone. and only wonder yon DOM
coniide more-on.y perhaps you conGde il
some one else | have fancied several
times lately, that you were rather dis
trait. You must be-what Is that charm
ing name you have for itg- fetched.
adore that word, IL is so descriptive Of d
passionate attachment"
That kind Of thing try to keep ont
Of, Miss Kate, says Tom. gazing intently
a; the leg Of the table and trying TO shut
out the vision Of fair hair and earnest
eyes looking at his brown face. I'm too
poor man 20 afford that luxury"
Did you never think that that was.
after all, rather n selfish argumentg You
may not be the only person who has any
feeling about it. Mr. Blako"-very earn
estly and softly-"don't yOu ever expect
to meet any one you will-care for very
muchy'
lie must be more than mortal 10 stand
that. So he speaks ont. as his manner is.
looking the diiiicuity-that Is, the girl
straight in the face
Miss Kate. never meant to saw a
word to you. but must. Can't Won see
that thGse is no one in the world / care
for as DO for YOU I'm bad lot enough.
but there's no man loves you better"
Now that the mischief is done, the Girl
rises with ayerted face. and saw.
ing family: "Ch-Mr Blake-I never
thought" tries to put off the evil day by
leaving the room. but the young man.
tho crisis having come, faces il. man
like and detains her. not unwill
ing lie holds both her hands in his
big brown fist and SAYS, trying "a
look into her downcast eyes, "For
heavens sake don't go-tell me some
thing-whether am to go on telling you
what a darling you are. or whether its
all mp with me | can't stand this kind
OF thing any more.
She says nothing but slowly, sweetly
with a delicious shyness, her eyes meet
his-and then
Certain events happen in every mans
life which glorify their surroundings. so
that the commouast things are ever after
ward made sacred IL may be a flower
or tune, or q street even Blake's pleas
ATTEST association SO far IN life has been
linked to common enough tune. which.
especially If prayed ont with much brass.
will bring before him the little lake al
r-Quinsigamoni. with its still
waters quiet under the July sun, its
wooded banks swarmng with the roaring
crowd, and the crew Of the rival uniyer
sity three lengths behind as the boats
sweep down the last half mile
But in future the freshness of
calm summer evening. after a recent
rain, will On him with foolish recollec-
tions Of the perfect bliss that was his for
moment just because a certain fair
haired girl lay In his arms. and hid her
face on his shoulder. But only for q mo
ment. Then she suddenly slips awe,
from him, and stands motiouing him
away, and says quickly, "NO-u0-you
must not say another word. For Gods
sake don't tempt Inc. 1t can never.
never be "
There is short time forexplanation or
entreaty, for the sound Of wheels on the
gravel gives warning of the return Of the
driving party.
What do you mean demands Ton
savagely.
oh, Tom, forgive me- Ididn't dream
that this could happen. No it can never
bel I'm engaged
"Jilted, by Cd beg your pardon
I forgot myself | should say, | congrat
alate the man very heartily. May
ask
ooh don't asl, anything-don't say
anything Here comes the people
Tell them | have headache" AND
Miss Stuart PUSHES up stairs, ono
Blake has TO saunter quietly out to NEE
the others and to hear what a delightful |
evening it is for driving, and wasn't II |
very warm walking and he and Mis- |
Stuart must have enjoyed quite tete-a |
.ete, and simil9r platitudes, which arr
anything but soothing when one IS hare |
hit.
Dinner at the Yanvoorsts' is always 6 |
good thing considered solely as dinner, bui
his evening there Is certain amount o.
gloom around the festive board Mrs /
Mackenzie does not trouble herself 10 bC
Miss Stuart begs TO DO excused
or the evening, the old gentlemans mos
elaborate compliments and best turned
,eriods fall fiat, and he evidently ha.
on his mind, his son is NOR,
Ike an idiot than common, and only Mrs
'anvoorst is IN good spirits, for Blake Ia
cry little to say, and has nearly lost th,
Inc appetite he brought home from Li
walk. Every one is glad when dinner l.
yer, and every one is disturbed wheL
'anvoorst senior begs the ladies TO ne
main a moment, sends the servant out O.
he room, and is apparently about to make
speech
My dear friends-Mr Blalio, will you
e good enough to I'll Mrs. Mackenzie
lass?-I feel that hero in the privacy OF
he social circle, among my family ano
mong my friends, lam justified in an
ouncing to You what | trust you viii
gree with me in saying IS one Of those
vents wilhelm fact, | may say, which
lould fill the-the mind with the most
miable emotions. You will | trust, par
on me when | speak Of myself; but
mong friends all false modesty should
e-in fact. dismissed-yes am aware
sat am not in my boyhood, but kind
rovidence has endowed me with remark
Die vigor Of health. and | may say with
youthful buoyancy of spirit which-in
lct has encouraged me 10 take the
ep which | am about to speak Of
" children - my dear friends i /
ave great pleasure in announcing
, You that | have formed mat.
monial engagement with young
dy, who, although considerably my ju-
or, unites in rare degree those quail
es Of mind AID person-good sense, .
inability, beauty--whicb fit their pos
ssor u make any man happy You b
i'll. trust, join me in drinking the
alth of the lady when propose-Miss
ltherine Stuart"
The response is not unanimous. Young
Invoorst drops his glass with a tinkIe ,
the floor his wife falls back speechless
her chair Mrs Mackenzie makes no ~
m, but sits still and tugs in a curious
" at the broad gold bracelets she wears a
axe bursts into roar OF laughter, and
aching across the table, touches glasses 4
tn the as.onished old gentleman, and
INKS the toast with unpleasant hilarity a,
his glass comes down on the table
8 Mackenzie dashes her bracelets with
gentle hand amOnp the fpuit dishes