Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-11
OUR FILTRATION.

it, sh, wasn't to blame for her glorious
beanty. or il from the dark, bewtching eyes
did dart tons OF Cupid's arrows straight into
that region Of the body where young mems
hearts are supposed TO be located. And
told her - and that those persons who
censur,-l and ANNOYED her with :, ch disagree
able lectures we're old maids too Old TO re
member when they were young themselves.
Kitty SEEMED to have her doubts about all
OF them l-.lng Old maids, for she said one was
her brother, who had been talking 10 her that
very day told her it was too bad; that |
didn't blanl.. her, and that she might fir with
m. all she liked
"Oh. NAV r. she asked And won't you
blame me. and won't YOU carer
Meyer | answered Il have always
been your friend, Kitty, and | always shall
be as long as live
"Oh won't that be splendidF' she cried;
and she looked as il she would like to hug me
on the spot. and |. If | remember correctly,
did not offer the least obiection-but she
didn't
After this perfect understanding Kitty and
I were the best OF friends We rode, we
sang we danced We sailed on the lake-in
short we we're so much together that people
began 10 talk worse than before and said
that Kitty was flirting u,orede sperately than
ever and warned me looked with undis-
opissd cont.nnt mon thes.. busybo.iies as
termed Them and told Kitty not to mind
what anv one said
She readily promi,.d she wouldn't. and
continued to he her constant escort What
harm could 1t dof asked myself What il.
sometimes. when saw the lovely face watch
I'M, for r,,. thr,s,gh the bars where We often
met and She rave me her little hand and such
A smile Of welcom. that felt nv heart give
a sudden ,burun neainst NV ribs. or if the
little curl Of soft brown hair she had given
me md told me to keen always for her
sake wa, resting in the left breast pocket of
INV cont over my heart md thnr the picture
of the beautiful face was shut up in the locket
that hung on INV watch chain. and that some
how had acouired the habit of opaninp
unite often of htel
IL was nothing. il WAS all understood
K,t,v va only sjrt,rr
Perhaps things would have gone on in this
Friendly manner tn This dov hnf for a Young
man, in ,ha to,vn who was my n.rt;cular
avarsiop Aucustus I,nham bad finished his
college course, and after n wears travel had
ro,,,,no1 I,,,,,.
shall meyer FORGET the feeling with which
surveyed hin, When met hIm for tn. first
tip,a Alto. HI. rat,irr
"A dude Of the first water " wns my men
tol Comment as to,k linn in at n Glance
A nah st,rtip,, from th. conrs,, If the low
f,rebeod and runnip,, mn back AMONG the
.l,ru,,svnf s.lf conccit which sboyve5 . ro-
n,,rt,,tly baatthv s,,ta of daveIonme,t ser-
ora,,d ,bc ,eIl,,y bo,r INFO t,,o eYoc,Iv ernaI
narts nm e,e ,,lass and chain n waved mus
,anhe n dionenJ ring u,"n one Gnrcr If a
hand that held an apoloary for n cane. md
trousers :, ,i,lt tbev reai,ired his anYiops
attention whenever hc arose or sat down
this constituted what nu,.ared to me to b.,
merely "A walking fashion plate.
P.rb,,,s nuotber reo.on for my dislike may
nave been that he boldly displayed his pref
,rence for Kitty, the only Young lady in the
place he would notice.
was surprised that She did not repel his
advances. Indeed. sometimes thought she
encouraged his attentions
mentally declared he would receive little
sympathy from me if some one did make him
tha vi,tin, of a ser,ous Irritation IL would
he !, wh,.Lsrme lesson. and taka down his
concoit n little but did not exactly relish
tbe lilo, fiat KITTY sLnull he the ono TO visit
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I,t1ge Of my asfouIshment when one day
about sunset while ON NV WAY for nm even.
in, visit 10 nor hnuse mot him driving his
har,l.o,,, ,haetop with Kitty ,ncked IN bv
HI. .jdo
Sha rrso+e,l mo with har sweetest smile Ha
did moi go. I, fnct ba hadn't seen me NJ
late when be met nc-not since had devoted
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