New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01

ing. after all was II so lacking in interest 10 sv.,x
xomanI She couldn't understand It IN the least
She tried to listen when he related how much neal 10
gave his COW, and when he expressed arm CON.
ylction that shorts did critter more harm man
His upper lip was certainly very dreadful, and a
was particularly dreadful whoa he smiled She sur.
most as good as an engagement that she had allowed
nm, nm 70 come on sunday night. and she knew he
she should have ask the librarian TO charre tis
G Gras On ~ her membership card from Miss eBas
sensations sensation at moment like THAR "''
would her mother rule Parrot she had ruled every
LOOKING az his mouth she found herself obliged men
,any 10 eau hin this-propose to come 10 his BRIDE,
could not know that foreclosure Of mortgage S,s
about TO take place a. the Smith estate.
ters,' and hens, and cotton-sced meal and cr.ets,
corn and kindred subjects and she had done her ss,
that tho visitor getting very sleepy. HIS s s
fences grew more Isolated, so TO speak and he vog
close his eyes for some minutes then open them ~
seemed nerminable time the clock struck nn,s
mentally that 1t was pesky foolish thing TO sosot
much time In courilng M'htable Greeo'
He rose from his chair saving something % tn. ssc;
that his boss was mighty un asy II II was oIt nue.
m be sposed he'd better be gon; n he s'nosa1
It an settled between I'm, and he'd come 80
next sunday night az IN, ~ she might have talk liz
his mother m DO n tell the old ladv ~I,a
the fair thing by 'ern both, m they u,sd. ~
want no use putin things OIL WHEN thew 70 T., az
their own minds m he'd Ike to GIT settled oil eo1 n5
lie stood looking at MshHable, wher, sh. ..,,,
sat in her chair with her workwon hands fo s,a
vi guess It's ali settled amt II hs said
She looked up at him, mr. h9neIt patient eye, h.y.
Ing an Unusual appearance e ssS 1 b her ud
"All right them he responded with byshnsss arr
be agoln" and he walked out Of the room i"
She did not follow m. She remained gnl., e..
heard him busting on with his and taETs 10 ss
mother; then the outside kitchen door shut ana soa
after came the sound Of horse and wagon leaving 4s
She was engaged. She kept tcnng herself TIA, ,,.
was engaged while she doing the little thinSs so
did very night before going to bed. '1'
In half an hour she was upstairs. Her mother hal
continued am able. she wouh try TO inform her IN
the morning. 1t would be time enough IN tils morn.
She stood moment and looked IN the glas, "a.
Election lase Finally she blew out the ligbt "a
crept In between the homemade hannel sheets
It between 10 and / O'Clock in the nghs that
Mrs Green became aware that her daughter wa.
standing besid, her couch, with bed-comfortsr
wrapped about her and holding the lighted lamp in
her hand.
"Mother.D exclaimed Mehitable with explosive
force. you tell him can't do It, can't do it, m
Mrs. Green smiled as soon as she could recoyss
herself sufficiently TO do 50.
Z" SO you're ben an Engaged yourself. have yer
Yes, but Amt gon' TO stay engaged cans
Mehitable showed symptoms OF hystercal sOObiuc.
Her mother reached out and patted her daughters
arm.
Don't you worry" she said. the FarnswOrhs
amt afraid Of nothin, m amt lived to this day 10
be afraid Of that Parrot smith. I'll tell him.
I want goin' to let him git ye. any He's aret
viii it where please M .ha'n't win il to Parc,
Smiths wife. salteS did ye think didn't know waas
I was up tol Go to bed. child. Wen gt long bra
by ourselves a spell longer. reckon
Must it be confessed that. Miss Green again
climbed the narrow yellow stair IN the midst Of her
cofn NJ has
mother should have thought. and have said that ths
gentleman friend was arter the farm!