Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-01


and tbs lady had never cea.sd To b mildly
grateful for this compliment, and TO rsposs -
much confidence in him - . loyal ~ifs might
without harm grant an acquaintance Vie
nsver had heen offensive
That Mrs TramlAy wanted Lucia 70 b.
come Mrs Msrgs vas one Of thess cons
dences--nos spoken, bat none the Ia. dis
tinctiy nnsierstno.i and is had taken all Of
Margss aairoitnss- 10 maintain bis position
WITH the family. since Laeias coming out, {"
u avoid t-sins brought 10 propose. Several
years earlier he had fully tntsnded To make
Lucia his own when she should reach mar.
riageabIe age. and many and acceptable had
been ths attentions by which ne had endsAv-
orei 10 secure the first place In tho girls 70
gard But somehow, - his prSpsrts grsdu-
ally yet distinctly frightened, the profits Of
tho iron trade a. gradually and distinctly
waned. Margs not In the iron trade him
self but Lucia = father Wa. and baehelors -
u generally expect something with q bride
besides a fathers blessing What the girls
father thought Of him Margs had never taken
time to wonder, for II he WAS satisfactory 70
h 5 fastidious self how could he he other wis
TO piodding family mani His social position
WIS good his name had never been part OF .
scandal he had no debts he never borrowed
money, and. although club man, no ono bad
ever seen niin drunk or heard If his beinG
fond OF actresses n all this did not make .
man not merely rreproachabIe, but highly
desirable an q son-in-iAw. what did parents
expeet'
The arrangement Of seats At the table suit
81 Lucia also She knew her mothers mat
rimoniai intentions regarding her She was
not Ia love with Margs. but girls in her st
did not think 1t good form To he very fond Of
men whom they probably would have TO
marry II. however, Msrge meant business,
she wished he would lie more attentive to it
She felt that .ho was missing great deal Of
pleasure for lack of propsr Escort Twice in
tho eoaIss Of the last ssason Marge mad taken
her and nor mother 10 the opera lucia
ador~i opera is shs liked to look about
the house, and 500 who wAs with who and
how the prina donna dressed. and TO have
gentlemen call at her box betwesB acts--but
two operas were merely sips at a cup she
ionged t. drain, and only once had she been
able TO persuade her father to mitigate the
priyation. II apparent interest IN Phil At
table could have any effect upon Marge's
languid purpose, the provoking fellow should
not lack stimulus To have To devote hsrself
for whole hour to one Young man, in the
long hair and country garb which regained
their awk war,iness In her minds eye when
her father announced thRt Phil was coming
10 dinner s.s,med hard task tut when the
young man made his appearance Lucia was
50 agreeabiy surprised that what had seemed
a task at once became by anticipation posi-
tive pleasure
The evening soon opened pronlsingly for
Marge. for Phil took soup second time-a
proceeding which inflicted upon Mrs Tram
lay several moments OF uncontrolled annoy
snce and caused profound silence around the
table But Lucia rapidly recovered. de-
Ierata cases required desperate remedies -
she SAID
'fhsl do you remember that dinner you
once made US In the grove by the h-achF'
Indeed I do" said Phil Il never shall
forget 1t And he told the truth, for Lucia's
look OF horror when he brought from the
flee piece OF board piled high with roasted
clans had teen one Of the few great mental
hampers of his ife
You made us forks from dried twigs,"
said Lucia "A kept mine as a memento. IL
Is hanging over my mante! now with bow
OF blue ribbon around it
Marge frownei perceptibiy, Mrs Tram
~ looked mortified, but Pills face light
sn~i quicsly that T.ucia's little heart gave
a ga, bound
"why didn't you ever give clam bake on
Sunday-thc only day | could 10 therep
asked rrauiay I'd give more for such
meal out of doors than for the best dinner
that DeImoneo could spread
Edgar sa,led Mrs Tramay 1t did
not rearh ha. though the look that accom-
panied II passed IN its full force from the foot
If the table to the head.
why, Sunday said Phil, with some he'd
tation Sunday is--Sunday."
Quite true" said the host 1t is In the
country at least, | wish twas 50 here"
Edgar" said Mrs Tramlay, "dnut make
Mr. tayn think we are heathens You know
we never fail to go TO service on Sunday"
YES, said Tramlay; we're as good Phart
sses AS any other family in New York"
And after that dinner in the woods" con.
tinued Lucia, I'VE went for pond lilies, don't
you remember do believe | should have
been drowned in that awful pond II you
hadn caught the"
Again Marge's brows gathered perceptibly
He merely drew her aside from a muddy
place" whispered Mrs Tramlay.
"Weil, this is interesting. said Tramiay. at
tho other end Of the table "Hayn. are there
many places out your way where silly girls
are likely to be drowned IL they are allowed
to roam about without a keeperf'
Quite a number" said Phil - seriously
as If his host expected a list Of the Haynton
ponds and their relative depths For in
stance, Boldly tanks pond is about
'Oh. that was the pond where we went
canoeing that pond with tn. funny namsl
My wish was IN that very canoe, on that
very pond, this very minute"
Lucia" exclaimed Mrs, Trsmiay
Il know twas dreadfully impolite to say
before company, said Lucia, with Q pretty
affectatr,n Of tr.,utence. but every body
know I cant b- there, and that twould b
too liI for comfort. 80 it doesn't 30 any
harm T., sish IL And should like that
canoe tr'pnv again, shouldn't you. Philf'
al certainly should" said Phil That
pnni = very pretty summer, wlen every.
TIL :, Gratnh It is green. There are grsaa
many ~n'.,l'- NJ green there. on account Of
there '"ue great variety of trees and
bushes but YOU wouldn't know the place as
this s.s.-...i AMI think it's great deal pref
tier fie gi,,und-the water. { o--is covered
with traet-, II bright colors. there are q lot
Of bia1asg red swamp naples around it, In
spots. Az I tnr-. or four cedar trees with poi
sou ivy Wines
Ugh ejaeulatei Mrs TrAmlAy
"Pp'> IVY leaves. you know, are the
cleeresl rr,ir~,n In the fall" Phil continued,
land th.s r. large and grow % closs To-
gcther taat they make . bit Of woods look
like -Ii,s'iuii', sunset"
"Oh. !4stsi" exclaimed Lucia, ciapping hsr
hands. '-lvt- gu out to Haynton tomorrow.
just for iNo ar tarec days"
''LH,,iA. ,t,f her mother severely, "you
forget ali y'sur engagements for the next few
days
Her fathers own child" said Trauilay
she fnrs-i, everything but the subject b.
fore her She would make . good bushes
mani she weren't girl"
II saw s~,ae couples out canoeing at Mount
Dsssrt, lis; season." drawled Marge 1T
ssenisi To me- dreadfully dangerous, as yell
Is very uncomfortable for the lady
"Oh, uur ean,e wasn't one OF those wretched
little things. was it, Phut Twas q great
Loug pasd irost, made Of beech bark"-
"Birch. suggested Phil
.'Birca hars, and 80 heavy that eculdsr
upset it. though tried my hardest
"LlK'iar The voice was Ma TramhyA
of course
Why, mamma, the water wasn't knee
deep. | measured it with the paddle"
Mrs Trsmiay sank back in her chair, and
whispered that Il the family ever went 70 The
country again she would not dare leave that
child oct of her SIGHT for a single instant,