Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-25


"Why?"
Her merry laugh arrested the atten-
ton of the dancers as she quoted:
Across my face, SIR
I'd have the grace. sir.
Or mother wit TO pun a gayer mask,
And wait to find, sir,
What was the mind, sir.
Before I'd grovel at her feet to ask
When she finished he was standing
alone, and her laugh came back to him
from another part of the room. He was
provoked. The spirit of the place de-
pressed him. Leaving the party at an
early hour he said, ~ will have good
nights sleep"
Nothing is easier to do than to prom
Use ones self pleasant dreams. It is like
ordering a good dinner. and on the first
course have your appetite destroyed by
dead fly. Those unfortunates--the
bulk of mankind-who cannot look for
ward to public execution in the morn
ing have nothing to do but place their
heads on the pillow with serious doubts
He went to bed, tried to sleep, trying
first one side and then another, anon
again. At last he attempted Franklin's
experiment. Benjamin, you know, rec
ommends the sleepless to get up, make
the bed, dress in their Sunday clothes,
comb their hair, etc, and then retire.
Gilbert tired the experiment. The town
Of Santa Cruz was wide awake, the sun
was high above the eastern horizon, the
bathers had already departed for the
beach and the children were playing
upon the streets before Gilbert awoke.
Nellie Alison danced until after mid
night. She was angry at herself and at
Gilbert. 1t was her determination to
see him in the morning and apologize
for her perverseness. Her thoughts were
of pleasant dreams as she unfastened her
hair, unbuttoned her dress, unbuckled
her shoes-turned off the gas. Night
was gone. Morning has come, and to
save the trouble of buckling the shoes,
buttoning the dress and fastening the
hair we will meet Nellie in the surf,
where she enjoyed the luxury of bath
Gilbert was also in the surf, and the
ladies who wore the columbines, and the
gentlemen, and merry, laughing chill
| dren, who played at the waters edge
and ran Il race with incoming and out
going waves Gilbert approached near
where Nellie was, but the moment he
saw her his head was beneath the waves,
| and his presence made a maiden feel
brave hundred feet away. An hour
afterward he met Nellie on the beach,
not in bathing suit. No, no: such a
sight has broken many thousands of en-
|
| ties of love. She was in plain but be-
coming morning dress, and wore very
sweet smile.
"Are you cross this morning."
mo, have never been cross. don't
get that way" and he smiled blandly.
"Will you do me a favor? have lost
my ring. and Oh, Mr.. Stockwell, if you
find it will never provoke you again.
l will do anything for YOU
81 will hunt it to the bitter end"
But it has no end"
"Our acquaintanceship will have if you
get off another such point Where did
You lose your ring.'
Right here by the waters edge"
Together they walked toward the
"hNTi anu ut 'dAf tut ing as
though it had carefully been placed in
its position. Gilbert picked it up quick
ly. and, handing it to Nellie, claimed as
reward her hand. He received ito
place the ring on her finger.
1t was not until they had wandered
off by themselves that she apologzed for
being rude to him the night before, and
then she quoted:
II YOU read, sir,
The verse with heed. SIR,
You will see it clearly as 1t may
That every man, sir.
Should never take his answer
Unless 1t be yea or nay.
Then | mplore you to tell me is it
yea or nayy' asked Gilbert.
Neither" she replied. at is aye"
The summer was ended. The romance
was over. Real life began. They were
married. Paradise was removed. After
all, the happiness that comes by a
good breakfast. lunch and dinner and a
beautiful companion is more desirable
than ethereal dreams Of paradise far
removed. True, the peryerseness which
made Nellie compel the other ladies TO
wear columbines and the deceitfulness
Of the pretended loss Of the ring made
his life at times miserable. but he is sat
isfied with a fashionable wife and does
not regret his summer amid the beauties
of Santa Cruz.-True Flag.