Telegram-herald., 1890-04-26

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a. sxe4ae toz not szzlnlng ksr kss1s.
he cane, szd hsr h&Eds serx A. ~hise
ana beaautz1 a. tae zsost lSstizlo1s
co1d desire. bzt haviag 60 false 10
1ons abo4s saea tniRgs. .'beAasltzl
h4n6s, ssre % hin those tat %
wax a. u s2rnesk brave Azs ira
kosnsas - nsaasas Eae io1s esg tarosrh-
Had he h.sara her remark that morairg
he woald E4ss been FighE soes6ilY
dared CT his intasaztion. BAT tat Wss
s0on % tolA0s. With him &c hai
brozzAs = eSgy Of POpes -'Essay Ga
Man" HaEd2ng IL - her, be s2it;
Have yog read shis. Miss M0ores-
sAs believed she hsa nos. IS least a0s
al of it. bat h.6 for loag tisas besa
quite anxioas % 10 80. where's Don ne
proposed leaving Is for her perosal
The next Monday morning found
Emily b1sily engaged zpoR the weeks
washing j4ss outside the kitchen door.
strolling cat for walk he" had
wandered back 70 Mrs. AOore's house.
and there discovered Emily with her
white arms in the suds.
''Hsigh-hoi7 said he, shat hardly SO
cords with al she has said. Where are
tne 'e2iored servants she So often
speaks Off ia az soon 8nd her washing
~ doiaz any thing else, aRd respect her
the more Tor is, II 10 were necessary. but
il she's fool enough te think / would
not. and Is IN that way laying pipe, TO
catch me, III ind IL out"
ConcOcting some excuse for calling.
he made a detour to she front door. and
rang the bell. A little ooleEed girl ap-
pezred.
us Miss Moore az homer
''Yes. s-a."
''Ask her Il can see her . moment"
"Yes, sab, "and the little sable face
disappeared, 70 reappear in a moment
or two and ascend the front stairs.
Several minutes elapsed when she re-
turned. saying: Miss Emily'll be down
presently"
More minutes pass, and one hand of
I his watch has made quarter OF its cir
/ cular journey, when he heard light
/ tread on the stairs. and. looking up, be-
/ held what a mighty Transformation a
short time can make in a woman's ap-
( pearance. The turned-up skirt. the big
checked apron. the rolled-up sleeves and
tumbled hair were all things Of the past
and in their place was trailing morning
! dress. with unrumpled ruching in the
sleeves, end smooth and shining locks
among which nestled f-eshly-pickeo
rose. 10 be sure the hands were trift
red ADA somewhat puckered, but they
were partially concealed by a book
which she carried.
Coed morning, Mr.. Bond. / am de
lighted 70 see you, trust you will ex
cuse me for keeping you waiting. ! Wa:
reading Pope's Easy on Man, and wa
so absorbed delayed moment befor,
coming down"
The new title she gave the bool
caused smile 10 fit across the youn.
mans face, which, however, she took a
an evidence that he was pleased will
the alleged cause Of her delay.
"Is that it you have in your hand?
he said. ALLOW me 70 see how far yol
have read, and he arose and took tn
book, discovering, as he did SO, that l.
her haste she had picked mp copy o
the New Testament, which very closel,
resembled in size. form and binding tn
Essay on Man. and that In addition q
this she had been holding IL bottom W
wards. Without betrsying the mingle
amusement aud disgust which be felt
he quietly closed the book and laid
down. Then pleading his excuse 70
having called, which excuse fortunatel
did not conflict with bis mental resolv
20 never again cross the threshold, h
took his departure.
Emily looked in vain for the return {
her city lover. She never saw hiI
again, but few days later hoard he Ia
gone back to the city. Probably sh
discovered the mistake she had made i
picking up the wrong book, and perhar
she did the one sho had made in ii
title. Anyway the lesson cured her {
duplicity and caused her 70 stop an
think. And as she thought she saw no
foolish and wicked she had been in try
ing 10 coerce a matter of this kind, an
not checrfuAy and heartily doing th
work her hands found 20 do, and waitin
till the one for whom Heaven designe
her sought her eut.-Maro Damen, /
BOston Budget.
ANIMAL TRAGEDIES.