Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-05

AND Chon the honest look In the
wrathful giants eyes touched me. I
was lover also, and knew the pangs
that doubt of his chosen fair may make
a man endure.
Come" said [. ST cannot pretend
to misunderstood you. You are talk
ing about my sisters maid-Bobbins.
Has somebody told you that L"
paused; [ scarcely knew how to ex-
press myself.
"She's that uplifted," said the giant,
his under lip quivering, las [ don't
know her. She was willing enough to
have me six months ago; but now that
you hoffers 'ert tue opportunity OF rising
habove her station, her hairs are hor-
| full. 'Owever, if she takes you, she
takes you spilled as to beauty-hof that
I warns you"
my good friend" said I, "I'm not
afraid of you; but assure you that 1
don't want Bobbins to take me. I've
| not made love to her; she is quite mis-
| taken. Nothing would induce me to
marry her, and [ have no wish to be-
guile her into improperly. Now you
mention it, | remember that her man
ner did indicate some such suspicion.
She's an idiot to dream such thing"
| The giants face relaxed.
"Hif it's all her vanit, and you swear
| to it, [ don't care a snap of my finger
| tip habout it ~ said he. Chill play
| the same game hon 'er, and she'll be
g ad to summon me back when she
| finds out her folly"
''No doubt" said I.
"And she'll ave to summons" said
the giant. 81 aim goin' Begin N.Y.
self. Women folks is alters up to some
thin Ugh or low. Don't you find it so
yourself. sir?"
81 do" said I.
"No hofense, them" said he.
I nodded and we parted.
| Bobbins was certainly a very imagin-
alive young woman, but / was warned,
and therefore armed against her.
When met her | looked over her
| head; when she threw herself in my
way | walked the other. l wore dole
full countenance, [ imagine, for my let
ter to Marian had never been an
swered, and l had decided that this was
and [ certainly felt as miserably as [
| looked. However, I could not escape
my fate.
One morning, when my sister had
| taken Jack, Robby and their maid out
| for ride, sat in the library, writing
some business letters, when the door
opened softly and little old woman
entered the room. She carried large
and buigy umbrella in one hand and a
| palm-leaf fan and an immense pocket
handkerchief in the other. She
courtesied to me, waving the fan and
handkerchief as she did SO, shut the
door and advanced toward me.
"There is always heaves-droppers in
a big 'cuse like this" said she, "and
what ave to say is conferdenshul. If
| q not naIcfnnEQn hQr RQuunr1l
Thompson?"
THAT'S my name," said /.
clio - said she, placing her umbrella
in an upright position against my desk
and seating herself in an armchair;
Every well, sir. When tell you that
ham Missus Bobbins-Miss Bobbins'
mar-you will understand why [ am
ere"
mot in the least, madam" said 1.
II should have supposed that that re-
| lationship would lead you to the nurs-
cry, not to the library"
Mrs. Bobbins waved her handker-
chief.
my darter told me you was rs ard
as stone. No matter; she's a parent
as will see her righted. Air you trihing
with my darter's affections or air you
not?"
Certainly not" said I. ''I have ex-
planned to her sweetheart that | don't
want to cut him out, and it's all right"
oh" said Mrs. Bobbins; ''Jim is
hat the bottom of it, is e ?"
'No doubt" said [. 81 am not, at all
events
"Hon' said Mrs. Bobbins; ''Ho !!
You are willin', then? You are tri-
fling with 'er young 'art? Apply, the
law hoffers hus redress. She has
proofs against you, sir; and she will go
into court of justice, sir, and constitute
case of breach OF promise and win
damages and publish you, sir, to the
hull world for what you air."
81 never saw or heard anything quite
so abominable as this" said I-'nev-
er."
"My lawyer-for ave one-shall call
on you before the sun sets tomorrer,"
said Mrs. Bopbins. "You shall rue the
day you rrifed with poor but honest
CURL. Hi leave you to your con-
science"
She waved her fan and handkerchief
parted.
"What a fool | was to kiss that girl ~
said I. "And what an idiot she must
| be I"
That evening my sister and my Sis
ter's husband followed me to the IL
brary with such an evident intention Of
seeing me that my heart sank in my
bosom. They closed the doors and
seated themselves before me, and Au-
gusta began the attack.
"Reggy," she said, "what does this
all mean? You haven't really fallen in
love with Bobbins? You don't want to
marry her? What would ma say, and
Aunt Pellico and Brother William? Oh,
Reopv say it is not so ~
"Why the deuce should I want to
marry that little fright ?" said I.
"Have l given you reason to fancy my
taste SO poor? A girl who never opens
her mouth witho making ludicrous
mistake, too, and your chiIdren's nur-
sery maid? Marry her, indeed %
ST am relieved" said Augusta "But
still you have done very wrong. YOU
have made love to her; you have led
her to believe your intentions honor
able. She was confded to my care by q
widowed mother, with excellent refer
ences from London clergyman, and /
am responsible for her safety to a GER
tain degree: and she assures me that