The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-22

iamb in the meadlow while the buschcr 10
advancing una wares.
He was to call for the ladies one after
in order tn Sscort them To the park.
nS.d.s, and cSormiS% rS"m which he.
lonRss to Lady VI, with its screens and
drapsrics, it's palms and pots. and fantas-
tic ornaments. Mabel was mot there. how
ever, and her lady.hip presently entered
alone. He must. excuse Mabel, she said,
r.,uld not. in fact, ieav. her room; so She
wosld give him tea and they would have u
little quiet chat. He began to feel nervous,
gave ~ sudden jump. They sippesl their
ica-llady vi slowly. as lac thouRht, and
emmy would, as ic we'll knew. open hrc.
His courage began tai rise ,as "a brave mans
will, with the SENSE of danger. He re-
with all the desperate vaior of despair.
NJ dear ch,id mas not been looking
very we'll of latc-ho you think began
the. attacking force in ~ gentle. tnttrslur-
osis voice, like IA dove ON an elm tree.
'Indccd. Lady vi! In my poor opinion
your daughter never looked more brill
''No, indceh.' interrupted the fair speak
or with much vivacity. |" tssc constant
headaches from which the poor child suf-
fers are becoming, ] assure You. "A serious
cause of anxiety. 1 think of consulting
Sir Agncw DArkc about her. But medical
treatment is too often powcrlcss in sucl,
eases. Hut what il a. mother to do"
Aud Lady vi heavssl "a deep sigh.
hstNbses = bss - ~ Nv wv
this artlcss young man., lin cases OF
organic Diseases int you can NOT possibly
t ,% xo amy ds s.Sh arpr rani,S." with r's'r'
Lady Wis heavier gums now advanc ch
and hogan tn open al, the position.
friend. Young ladies must Ia. silent, hut
mothers must act freely ON their behalf.
Your attentions have s en- so marked that
I fear my darling child's happiness is i'm
danger at being compromised. She IL
suffering in silence, and without - word
i,car,i.ssness YES, aud / will say il. your
unprinciplcd conduct"
''H.r- a laced pocket handkerchief
came ont ami WAS used with effect.
"Spcak yoaI must. indeed" m,irrnurssi
her ladyship, softly. hut with great se-
beloved Mabel the prctnatnrc victim of
"a hcartlcss man." Tears chokcd her ut
which held the handkerchief. now being
used as u flag of distress unuttcrablc.
Even our young man Was Tor one brief
moment discoucertcd. But he felt il was
now or never, and with bold determine
tion dropped IN his knees. He seized the
d~iscngagsd hand and kissed il fervcntly.
"Now I will speak indlecd!' he cried.
Lady vi, you behold in this attitude
,aud hc glanced AT his knees, 1.-THE most
devoted of your slaves. IL is quite impos-
siblc yoI can for one moment have mis-
taken my attentions. Ii IL You whom l
have vcntur.d To approach through, your
daughter. Speak. dear lady. and make
me the happicst. az I feel the most au,ia-
cious, IF men"
..tiopi hcavcus-" screamed her lady
ship. ID you know what you are saying"
A declaration to me: What will Sir Her
cules say
in a modest voice. MAY / ask VIII" is
Sir Hercules. and what has le or any man
To- do with my affairs. l should like to
know
simply this" returned her iadyship.
wringing her hands. THAT he il my hus-
band my dear. dear old man-and that
<.Nu 80 lr.. "a. n. R., f-af
up from the carpet this instant. and never
let me see You again."
"Narri"d!' he mtirnIrcsl i'm the faint
est accents. Good gracious! Lady vi, l
Thought you were "a widow and free. l
n.,dn't say. tn receive my addresses ar l
What a cruel mistake for "a man tn make!
f1r9,v. me, II You gan; lady VI. IL Isl
Mh" hay. :" smii.r.. =. had ms lace In
Forgive me- he pleaded. "Say you for
houor won't" and he also showed signs
of falling Oh his knees again.
Lady vi rose majestically. "Tiiis inter
view. sir. has been already too prolonged.
Bsg"nc!'-w with ~ startling vivacity-'anl
never Let me see you in this house again"
.Sincc you are so cruel he replied in
the mc.kcst of voices. II must bow tn he
cs.ssity. but go l will not" with stout de-
termination an.i i'm a much louder key
until you say ! ann forgiven"
She rendered him her hand, which IN.
kissed with the utmost devotion. bowed
very low. ANA Withdrew with II modest
consciousness of having scored the trick
and won the honors. Certainly IL was
with "a sensation of defeat and mortifica-
ton. that otl.. "a. clever should have. played
her cards so i'll. that her lady-hip retired
to her daughters apartments. whcrr the
foregoing WAS doubtless presented in as
good "a light as il could bc made tn bear.
Sut ON this score W. are only able dimly
Ia imagine. and have no certain informa-
tiou tai place. before our readers.
Now tire truth of the matter was this:
AT Ascot our youth had been prosecuted to
"A young lady. daughter of u mo4i.~t clcr-
gyUnau of tia. ucightporhoGSl. "fbuc of
scvrn." as he was immediately informed.
But il il no less "a fact that this young per-
sons blue eyes and modest ways played
such havoc in our Gsrrb's susceptible
bosom that ic resolved then and there. at
all risks ami hazards. to- pursue III. ac-
quaiitauc,. That lac ultimately did -
successfully We may infer from the deep
disgust with which Lady Vi read this am
nom cement in the morning paper to Ma
bel that sslf--aTnc season at Hoinburg.
whittier we must conclude they had gone
for the cure of headache. for which the
waters of the delightful bath arr. 81 mo-
tprio,Is. but which Sir Hercules was daily
imbibing with no s~oftcuing effect upon his
temper. be. il said:
ION the 2..th inst. July Capt. the Hon.
Stair de Boots to Angelina. seventh daugli-
ter of the Rev. Dccimu~ Manifold
THAT yonng man always was the most
aaXfl mi III asIAN II XN. a.. AH - -Aa.I l..r