Evening journal., 1890-01-06
WHAT HE DID.

"Never, ~ said /, twill drop into any mans
| mouth like a ripe plumb IL man wants
| girl she can refuse him twenty zines, aud
he'll come back again more anxious than
ever.n
Twenty is too often" said Cousin Rose
Eliza, who was not an agreeable confidante,
| she took one up SO; but / had no one else to
| coniide IN that summer.
well, several times, at least said l.
ut might do,p said Rose Eliza, ''if you
| didn't mean it. He'd like the fun; but
wouldn't give much for a man that would
take No aud come back. There is Springy
| Ricketts,
II know it, p said l. ''Who ever gave that
| girl such a frightful namef
"Her ma named her Spring because she
was born in March, and her pas name was
Ricletts-so that came natural-and it is
| Springy for pet name. But, anyhow, she
| is pretty, and she was young them and Mr.
Jambon, he was very sweet on her, and
| when he proposed sac refused him. said
Rose Eliza
"No wondern said l. "Jambon is no
name to offer to Spring."
"And, said my cousin, 'he went andn-
"Drowned himself" interrupted.
"No; he proposed TO Kate Dutton, and she
said 'Yes,'n said Rose Eliza, land all the
while Springy was attached to him She's a
forlorn spinster now and wears her hair in
ringlets, as was the fashion when she was
i6 People with sense follow the styles, even
if they are disappointed But Springy
| hadn't much"
"Jambon couldn't have been much in
love- said L
LAS much as men ever are,n said Rose
Eliza "It is out Of sight out of mind with
to me, said No. IN earnest; and when Dea-
con Jones wanted second wife, let him
know, short meter, that he couldn't hang up
| his hat on my hall rack. and needn't waste
| time calling.H Cousin Rose Eliza paused
| there and purled forty on the afghan she was
knitting before she said: "If you want Robin
Barrymore, say Yes the first time.n
| Robin Barrymore was really in my mind
an the whiie though how Hose Eliza knew II
can'tsay.
had met him in the city, and now that l
had come to spend the summer with Rose
Eliza Tifin. my mothers cousin, found him
at the bote. He had called very often, but
80 had other young men, two or three stu
dents from the hotel, Mr.. kemuel Spinner
| from the next farm, and the recently installed
young minister, Mr.. Smith
was rather pretty, had a wardrobe OF I'M
usual shOwiness for liked color, and knew
that gay ribbons looked we'll in the country,
and / could sing, dance and firt as well as
most girls
"Rose Eliza VINO was one Of the few
spinsters who really never had any matri-
moniI plans OK anticipations, and neither
envied nor hated girls, was very kind TO me
She gave me luncheons, teas and garden par
tics galore, and was an amiable chaper0n on
every occasion jolly and rosy and round.
A contrast, indeed, to Miss Springy Rick
cts with her head on one side, and the per-
petual memory Of her disappointment in
every fold of her absurd garments, her lanll
curls and her huttering odds and ends of
inery. II Rose Eliza had only been more
sympothetici
"Robiu Barrymorem said L
Don't hist your eyebrows that way; it
isn't candid said Rose Eliza 81 don't
think it's Lemuel Spinner; know IL isn't the
students. Mr.. Barrymore is the kind Of man
girls like, and as ! suppose you're bound to
have lord and master, it must be he's
Just then the door bell rang
I perhaps that's Mr. Barrymore" said
Z Rose Eliza
But II was not; It was Lemuei Spinner.
He had come IN Sunday o-to-meetings, and
aud tail hatof flower pot shape, to ask me
+; 20 ride. / accepted the invitation, and on
the way home Lewsuel proposed
4 II had hee4ed this sketch with his por-
trait, y'vn would never dream OF asking what
said He was tho most unprepossasSne
gentleman who ever grew cabbages-dry,
: bard and uncomfurtable in mind as in per
son. He had no music in his soul and NO
ideas m his brain gave him very decd.
ed "No," indeed, and l had no wish that be
should repeat his oner. In fact, my horror
was very great when hs remarked;
/ "weii, Mks Fay, my motter is Try, trJ
ag'tn. and SHIN pat It into practice
DOM lst him, Cousin Rose Eliza
phe@3cd -'don,t let hfm"
'As far ~ can hinder him viii, y SAID
Mis- rriin sBut perhaps his pertinacity
/ viii WIN you YET. You think it is what d
b man ought 20 do, you know"
~But when you hate person It Is 80 dis
4, agreeabaeg~ said /.
~And whsn you like 'em you want TO keet
EN- on tenter hooks, " said Cousin Rose Eliza
III liked any one I'd say yes in minute
, Il seems 200 much 1kecat and mouse work L
: torment man that has been honest and RICH
up and down with you"
!. "Oh, my only idea is that a woman ough
/. 10 keep her pride up said L
And the more thought it over the more
thought was right A husband should nevel
say TO me, 'You were ready enough to hav'
= me- or think it. He should know he has
J been anxious 70 win me, and had a chance o
losing fa
= One Of the young students proposed to M
e shortly after this When told him that 1t
It was not old enough, l grieve TO say he wep
aud said that his life would be joyless for th.
!. future, aud / was filed with remorse for Z
: space he got over it shortly, l am sure
! and was very glad and did not wish him L
repeat the trying scene.
Neither when the Rev Mr.. Smith asked
4 me TO be the lady Of the parsonage, had any
Il wish to torment him l told him very mod
y estly that II was ian honor unto which l wa.
noe born, - that never could be good enough
y or grave enough, and that Miss Mercy Pills
Z the doctors daughter, would make perfec
ministers wife
a 1t relieved me greatly to hear him say;
/, 'Perhaps you are right Miss Mercy is al
. excellent young lady, and her work in thl
Sabbath school Is valuable. Pardon me fol
agitating you"
d In fact, was glad IN every case TO get m,
!. suitors pleasantly of my hands, felt no tri
= ulnPh l. tt-ir tlighsed hopes. and was sorrl