Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-21

teachers, ] think. The boys choose their pro-
fession. There would at least be no need of
haste in removing them"
Is92s at(itf.; sfxsether awhile. She gathered
&=,., -;.,sso ili gl.b cs1iiioa1 poor man.
He fingered after the boys had come and
gone. He came on the morrow, and again
and again. The ostensible motive was to see
his nephews, but he also desired to see Miss
Dwight.
Meanwhile DIR. Emory called every after
noon and consulted with Dora as to the new
.parlor carpet and the china.
''Buy good things" she said "What is the
use of getting a carpet that will fade soon,
or china that chips; and silver makes table
look well. Besides, the things about house
belong to the widow-if should be left.'
''She is deuced practical" said poor DR..
Emory to himself.
This was after the new matron arrived and
was being drilled in her duties by Miss
Dwight, who calmly said before every one:
"You see Pm to be married shortly"
Once he even demonstrated, saying:
"Do you know, poor Nellie never talked
like that, nor my dear Maria"
''Of course not" said Miss Dwight. 'But
you remarked in your offer to me that (of
course) you and I had done with romance
long ago."
Dr. Emory tried to laugh, but he was not
happy.
That afternoon he took long, long ride to
the sea shore, and, stabling his horse at the
hotel, walked down to the beach. "The sea-
son" was over. The caterers expected only a
little chance custom. 1t was a day when
driving clouds made it cool enough to be
pleasant. There he sat down behind big
! -
thought of Maria, and how he used so often
to kiss the back of her neck because the two
little curls looked SO cunning, and how she
thought him handsome; how dear they were
to each other
How long his reverie had lasted he did not
know, when merry voices sounded in his ear.
A mans tones, those of two little boys, and
a woman's. Surely he knew the last speaker
He peeped from under his big Panama hat,
and saw Dora. She had brought the Ellwood
boys down for holiday, at their uncle's re-
quest, and he had come also. DR.. Emory
guessed who the gentleman was, for he had
had the case of these boys laid before him,
and was looking for two orphans to fill their
places when they should be gone, but the
presence of Mr.. Ellwood gave him offense. sit
has quit the air Of family party" he said.
The boys played about, dug with their lit
tie spades and filed with white sand those
painted pals which all good picnickers buy
at the seaside. They took off their shoes and
stockings and waded along the edge of the
water The elder people seemed as happy as
they, and how youngl At last they sat down
very near to DR.. Emory, with their backs to
his sand burrow, and he saw mans brown
hand drop upon a little white one and hold it
tight. Without showing himself he could
not see their faces.
"Do you know why asked you to come
here?" said the owner of the brown hand.
'sTo mind the children, as Sally says" re-
piled the owner of the white hand.
''No, to tell you something" said Brown
Hand. Darling little woman, prettiest and
sweetest of all created beings, have loved
you from the first moment | met you.- Do
you think you would mind marrying man
who has his fortune yet to makes Could you
be poor with him, and yet be happya You
see 1 am poor, but adore you and I'm selfish
enough to ask you to do just that for my
sake, if you can try to love me-"
The white hand futtered. A soft voice
trembled
II should not have to try it," she sobbed.
SIT seems to come of itself, and as for pov-
erty, I'd rather beg with you than live with
out you and have millions. Oh! don't look
happy, don't look happy, dear, when we both
must bes miserable. I'm engaged; my we'd
ding day is set. l thought l had outlved
romance, and I promised to marry an old
man who only wants lady at the head of his
house. Oh! why did you not come to me one
day earlier?"
Silence fell. DR.. Emory heard them rise
and go away. In minute more little boy
rushed up to the sand mound and poked it
with his spade
''Here's dead man" he said; ga drownded
dead man."
''No; it's a tipsy man, replied Billy. "Let's
pile sand on him."
This they proceeded to do, until Billy de-
serted "uncle beckoning," and they departed
on the run.
After the last train had gone cityward. an
elderly gentleman took a sandwich and some
ale at the hotel before getting into his gig.
He emptied great deal of sand out of his
pockets, did not fee the walters, and seemed
to be, the cashier said, Gin a temper" 1t was
DR.. Emory. He drove straight home, and
sat down at his desk.
sThank heaven, can appear to have the
best of her." he said, spitefully. "But the
next time I propose to a woman will not
tell her thaG romance is OuI OF tne queSClOn.
Then he wrote:
MISS DWIGHT am an old man, but find
have made mistake. have too much romance
left in me to marry you. Any pecuniary recon-
pense you desire will offer; and if you like, the
Gatron's place, is again yours. EMORY.
Miss Dwight only noticed this note by pack
ing her engagement ring in pink cotton and
sending it back. She did not want the ma
irons place, and she married Mr. Ellwood
very shortly.
DR.. Emory is now counting girl of 16, who
vows she adores him, and wishes very loudly
that he were hers He likes it.-Mary Kyle
Dallas in New York Ledger.