Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-13
eolly MADE A MATCH.
. ,,.hfai youth Helped Out In the Sicii
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POLLY MADE a MATCH.
.,.,,, Youth Helped out In tho Mich
Y,mr by . D,rd rhs, spoke Up.
az, ,arrot n usually regarded, /
- "a a very miscellaneous, meddlc-
- birl. and all the stories arr Of
NJ, 1,s ,ntsricrence and trouble making,
I'll have always beloved that ! owe
Nos happiness TO ono Of them, ~.
w ,Lad Mr.. ~ c., of this place, "A
Say or two ago to friend. The story
seioe entrcated Mr.. c. continued
VI was the most bashful youth you
..r snv. The very shyest Imaginable,
..inlly where ladies were concerned.
"a, fond Of their society, enjoying It
. ,,at sought Il Gs often rs could.
al ~, at tho same time IN a perfect
Inv Of bashfulneas u required TO an.
-, The simplest question or to expires,
~ opluion ON any subject, while 70 DO
.shed 10 button a glove or any such
s,,le ssrvice would throw me into such
,s,ie Of nervous excitement that 1
,ually ended in making an awkward
luncc Of myself.
81 visited at one house whore tho
.,,N or rather, two Of thoin, ronplng,
s,,h .pirited misses, took the kccncst
aTllsht IN playing upon this bashfulncss
:. mine, but, secretly adoring tho
o,hs, s.ter-the eldest-I bore this
,,ilen,ly. for, whilc she could not al.
az. refrain from laughing at her sis.
~, prnnks. and tho confusion they
hr,w me into, she herself never teascd
me
"But to got TO Ais Polly. She was
.reon bird with a yellow head and
riehe,l eve aud n habit Of walking In
,hs flower garden. where In little sum.
uer house fitted up as a parlor the
M, were fond Of entertaining their
eo,npany during tho pleasant months.
This bird WIS sitting one day on atrellis
near by. when IT. n state Of the greatest
excitement camc TO this summer par.
lr and meeting servant, sent Miss
Nellis word to please meet me thcrc.
Ih.d heard that rival had appeared
an tho scene aud that II was thought
,hat tho GIRL had loved ~ long in Il.
lenrc was favoring tho new conner, but
Ihad made up my mind 90 Ind out the
truth Of the repor, by speaking at last
IN my own cause.
chad fully determined In doing this,
which seemed an oasy task, TN I caught
,lrht Of hes sweet face ~ shc advanced
toward me, then my courage ilcd and
IN ablect terror | waited for her. |
Ganmercd out some foolish spcoch In.
tended for I'm apology and sat looking
At her. dismaycd to 800 how unusually
ouiei and depressed she seemed, while
Polly. walking up and down the trellis,
watched Us both suspiciously. At last,
juit ~ decided 20 put Il OF, as | had
decided hundred tunes before, that
parrot paused In hw strutting aud,
leaning over, ugcd, kiss herl ki's
her, quick you goosel' Ny heart
stopped beating and scarcely dared
steal a glance at Miss Nellie, but when
did sho WA blurhing 40 divinciy, her
lips wore 10 tempting nnd--well. tlcw
was look In her eyes that told Inc a
delicious secret; 90, with sudden cour.
age, leaned forward and with May
!, Nellf followed Polls sage advice.
"Yes, my wiic's name is Nellie, and
Poll, now souc tho way OF all hasli,
now stands upon our mantcl boauti.
fully stuffed and priced most highly.
In all probability would have allowed
the treasure | coveted TO dip through
my fingers had sho not helped me out,
foe my vito has since told me she had
iusi decided twas lost'tlmc TO continue
to love a man ~ bashiul that he would
not take his own, and that sho would
iry and like tho other fellow. ~ Attica
a. " Cor ST. Louls Globe Democrat.