Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-25

ttouhie thaS spring. met little girl
aw ully taxing too--resf OF ,le caArS
Wild about her sailed al csarss.
and cut them all out ID da'tmea a ~
thing. You know--N ant,d To ehaff the
other fellows Never thought of becom-
ing serious Not the thing All this
emotional business quite bad form. you
know-out ,f style-pSsse Well rega-
lated people marry for convenience now
adays. but not for love- Little girl be-
hind the age. Got so fond of me | had
To cut the town-had to, for fact
Deucedly careful now.
There is the faintest possible rustic in
the leaves of the greenwood tree. I" and
leaf floats slowly downward man
age to assume serious expression, and
say solemnly:
II am glad you mentioned this, Syl-
vester. / want to warn you, tliough,
before May comes, not TO be too fasti-
mating; for she is unusually suscepti-
BILE girl. She has we'd in the country,
you know, and Il ,bt IL she has ever
met n young gentlslan Ike you. You
can imagine what the effect will be if
you carry the Irritation too far; so
caution you to be careful. III she should
grow too fond of you, and lose her peace
tf mind, / should never cease 10 regret
it. knowing as do that you are not a
marrying man.
Tie branches overhead rustic once
more, as if breath of wind were pass
ing over them. Something appears for
moment which resembles small
clinched fist, shaken savag ly in my di-
reclion
Mr. Hutchinson has been engag' ID in
adjusting his eyegass. He smiles COM
placently when / finish speaking and
murmurs:
"Quite correct Always we'll to uu-
derstand in time. Pom honor, I'll be
careful! Have to he, up here-no rivals,
you know-all smooth sailing.
There is George Monroe, | say in
voluntarily.
~Oh, Geawge is nobody. returns Syi-
vester with increased complacency.
Tremendously stupid chap, Geawge.
No fear of him. Have it all my own
way, you see.
/ do not see, but refrain from saying
so; and Sylvester continues, as he rises
stifiiy upon his seemingly wooden legs:
Think | must go now. Be over again
soon. Want to see the little girl Take
her to ride in my cart You must see
my cart-simply immense. Quite the
correct thing, my cart.
He takes up his cane. and holds it, to-
gether with his gloves, before him, in the
latest and most approved manner.
"Well, see you to morrow night,
fancy. Come. Tiger.
The pair placed themselves in position,
Tiger following close on his masters
heels
! am not left long to my reflections.
As soon as the gate clicks, May Arm
strong comes lumbling out of the tree in
manner more expressive of haste than
dignity. She pounces upon me at once.
You wretchl you villainl you SLAM
dererl Oh, I'm very susceptible, am II
Lived always in the country. have l p
An expression of gleeful anticipation
daw MS upon her flushed countenance.
won't teach Linn lesson, thought" !"
she murmers ferveray.
So, on the following evening, / relent-
IessIy give him into the hands of the
lovely and seemingly artless May, who
plays the role Of simple country maiden
to perfection / give him over without
remorse. though | know that May has
the reputation of being an accomplished
and artful little f1irt, who counted her
victims by the dozen.
A month goes by. If, during that
time. day passes m which Mr.. ]. Syl-
vester Hutchinson does not Just drop
in for moment, you know, can not
remember it. Between him and George
Monroe, May has little time to herself
One pleasant afternoon May goes for
a drive in the cart, while ! betake
myself to my favorite seat, high up in
| the greenwood tree.
After time my attention is aroused
by the sound Of approaching voices.
May has returned from her drive and
is accompanied, as usual, by her ever
faithful shadow.
The two seat themselves on the rustic
bench. peep through the leaves at
them and note how lovely May looks as
she removes her hat and fans her flushed
face. also observe that the attire of
Mr. Hutchinson is exceptionally gor-
geous and that there is an anxious ex-
preston on his usually vacant c3unte-
nance. AsI look, he begins to speak, aud
his voice actually trembles
~'Pon my word, Miss May. he says,
@you are awfullF unkind You don't
treat chap fairiy--you don't now. for
fact meant every word said dur
ing our drive-I did, pom honor. You
really mustn't laugh when am so seri-
GUS A fellow doesn't like that sort Of
thing, you know.
Il beg your pardon, Mr. Hutchinson,
if / have offended you. says May
sweely, but really have no idea to
what you are referring.
oh. come now. says Sylvester COM
pIacently. Il can't believe that =
really can't, you know. You probably
thought that did not mean it--but
did. / love you, May-'pon my word, /
do Quite adore you, in fact am not
marrying man-that is, never was
until now; but siace meeting you, Why
law you know-Oh. deuce take it all" !"
he exclains. becoming excited, while
his eyeglass shoots wildly from his eye
Just say the word, and I'll marry
you tomorrow. no matter what the feI-
lows say.
can not keep my eyes from stray ing
over the edge of the volume in the di-
rection of the rustic bench. Neither
eau helm hearing Nav say sarcaaticaslv.