Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-06
A LONDON LOVER.

1 am Hatty Hyde, an ola mau-or at
least not Young one-and | intend TO
remain so. But I came very near get
ting married last Spring, and I'll til
you how it happened.
am 3d. and not absolutely ugly, at
least, when | look in the glass | see re-
Elected there a good fresh complexion,
sparkling hazel eyes and an abundance
OF brown hair | might have married
two or three times, only wasn't really
in love. | dare say you don't believe
this. but | can show the letters of de-
claration up in my writing-desk now
old Squire Pease, Rev. Mr.. Popple-
thorn and DR.. Richford. So therel
But when Clarence Raymond, barris-
ter, came down to spend the vacation
with his aunt, Mrs. Richford-you see.
the doctor married. after all, a vile
much more suitable in point of mature
years than could have been, and l
didn't care, not II must confess TO a
little womanly flutter around the heart
for he was tall and handsome, and,
IN short, just the hero of romance that
/ had always dreamed about.
"Hatty, " said Mrs Richford--we were
called one another Hatty and Pamela,
and borrowed each others books, and
all that sort of thing "Hatty, | think
Clarence rather faneies you"
DO you?n said /, feeling the tell
tale bushes come into my face, and
my heart begin to thump beneath the
pretty lace tucker of Valencienues and
pink ribbon that had taken to wear
ing every day.
Il am certain Of it, said Mrs. Rich
ford "and how nice it will be to have
you for cousin"
That evening Clarence asked me if |
would marry him. and Of course | said
Yes"
1t was very nice to be engaged. He
gave me lovely cameo ring, choicer and
more antique than any diamond could
have beeu-it had been his mother's
ring. he said and he repeated the most
delicious poetry and vowed that it ex-
pressed the very sentiments OF his heart.
And we had wanderings in the cool,
fcrn-scented woods, and moonlight
talks ON the yeraudah, and | began to
wonder whether / should be married
in white satin or doye-colored dress.
One evening, Just after Clarence had
returned to his unavoidable engage
ments in town. Uncle Nathan came TO
visit me.
Uncle Nathan was one of those peo-
pie, otwhom we are apt to ask in COM
mon with MOSQUITOES and fies; why
were they ever createdPN
He was venerable old gentleman.
with long, silver hair that fell over the
collar of his bottle-greeu coat, and cloth
CATERS that irrcsistibly reminded me of
"A black pussy cat, and he took suuG and
talked through his nose,
Harriet > said Uncle Nathan, lis
this true?N
lis what true. Uncle NJ hanp"
IAN this fol-dc-rol about your being
engaged TO = man ten years younger
than Yourself. Harriet Harriet!
thought You had better sensem
ITS only five years, Uncle Nathan.
said poutug. And ! suppose ! can
get engaged without sending to my re-
latlNcs for permit"
Harriet, this is not a subject to be
flippaut about said Uncle Nathan;
You may depend upon it that this
young man is mere fOrtune-hunter.
You have property, Harriet and he has
found it out.
"Uucle" cried, starting mp, Il will
not listen tame,y TO such aspecsions on
the character of one who"
My dear, my dear, don't get ex-
cited, Suid the iutolorable old gentle
man, tapping mou the lid of his silver