Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18

VanceQ enthusiastically TO the trem ping
maiden, and, with quick movement, threw
aside the paper covering from huge bunch
of the most perfect, velvety pansies.
THE BRAVE DESERVE THE FAIR.
"Where-where did you get those?''
easped the unfortunate loser of the race.
81 went to Philadelphia for them, my
boy," cried the other.
"Oh, how absurd" said the girl. pleased
beyond expression at the compliment this
eIertion implied.
"Why, would have gone" rejoined the
victorious youth, as he extended his hand
to receive hers, "to New Orleans if you had
only made the time limit little longer, !"
and bending over the snowy, little hand he
pressed his mouth long and warmly upon it.
81 have been compelled to 60 without
food and drink since leaving you," sug-
gested the glowing youth, raising his eyes TO
the girls.
"Oh, then you must take dinner with us. I"
"I was not thinking of that. 1 thought
the fast might be worth an extra prize"
The look that he received from the proud
beauty reassured him to such an extent
that he bent again and took at least half
dozen kisses from the tiny flower of the
beauteous maiden's hand.
"Now, what do get" asked the discon-
solate one.
"Oh, I'll give you boutonniere out Of
these pansies," laughed the girl.
According to all romantic laws the en-
gsgement of the lovely lady and brave man,
who so richly deserved the fair, ought to be
announced in good season. regret to say,
however, that the fair coquette will in all
likelihood wed the other.
AN HONEST SCOTCH FooTMAN.
Here is another absolutely true love story:
A citizen OF the Murray Hill stamp was
asked by a valued footman recently for a
private interview. When by themselves in
the library, the gentleman, attentive and
waiting, was surprised to see Donald's honest
face, which topped feet 2 OF sturdy Scotch
Drawn, paling and flushing like q girls,
while he vainly tried to speak.
"Maister," he gasped at last. 81 maun
gang AVA the morrow"
"Donald, my man, you don't mean you
wish to leave nv service? Are you not salts
fed with your wages and your privileges?"
''The saints in heaven could ma find
fault, sir, bnt maun gang AVA"
II cannot let you 60, Donald, without a
good cause. What are your reasons for
wishing to go?"
80, Maisterl' the poor fellow groaned.
Bessie-I Gamma, Gamma stay, SIR"
"Miss Bessie, mani Has Miss Bessie
treated you unkindly7 would not sup
pose it possible"
''Ne, no, sir" and then by much prod
ding of the reluctant man it transpired that
Donald had lost his heart to the 16-year-old
daug hter OF his employer, and felt in honor
bound to leave the house.
"Does my daughter know this? Have
you spoken to her? Why, Bessie is only a
child, you rascalP' exclaimed the father in
rising passion,
"Miss Bessie's ma bairn, sir-Miss Bessie
is an angelP' declared Donald, with vague
impression that in speaking Of the angels,
age is never mentioned; "but she dunnat
knav pure Donald's heart-she dunnat
knaw."
"Oh, come, my man. this Is too silly. I
don't want to lose you, and you don't want
to throw up good place. Confound it all,
this is preposterous"
$50 it is, sir" assented Donald, humbly,
"but oh, Maisterl yestereen when Miss
Bessie came from her drive in the park her
fut slipped on the step-I caught her-oh,
Master" with dramatic gesture toward
his broad chest, ''she do have sick cen,
and sick futl I maun gang awa'."
And 60 he did. The morning q terward
Miss Bessie's maid found small box at her
mistress door addressed in painful sprawl
The wondering Miss Bessie found that it
contained bunch of Scotch heather and a
gold ring-a plain band engraved with a
thistle-Scotland' national emblem. That
day poor Donald sailed in the CALEDONIA,
carrying his wounded, honest heart back to
the Nauld countree." CLARA BELLE.