Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-05-19

wrong about her calculations, but fort.
unately for our hero this was not IT,
case.
II will b. readily imagined that Mrs.
jenkins ctertei her culinary skill 30 the
utmost In preparing for her illustriou'
guest A. h. saw tho numerous daintios
spread out before him h. felt glow ~
10Y t.rryade his frame. and determined
on the slDt a. lay siege 10 the heart ri
Matilda
The reader will easily imagine that bic
advances were readily mc, by the young
la,ly. who was quite cnapturi by the
conquest which she hal achieved over
the heart % an earl Nor was her mo
ther less gratihei. The gool lady beld
her heal higher than ever. and speedily
anticipated the time when. A. mother
in.law q an earl. shc would taks pre-
os,lcnoc ~ all who had hitherto yeniur-d
% look down upon her.
"You know. Matilda she aid. that
when you arr acountess shall ~ c0ur-s
H. dowagrr COUNTIES or couniss- d0ws
gyr. rally don't know which. wish
I could hnd somewhere q book of the
british Ieeragr. then I could hni ont
without any trouble" She thought II
going a. the bookseller and asking him
30 scnd for the book. hut On second
thought decided tha, u would D. mol
prudent not % run any such nsk ~ ~
yealing her aspirations. even " she wsp
obhg~l to remain In Ignorance LITTLE
while longer
one point. however. puzzled her
little. notwithstanding the very In
innate terms ~ the earl with her family
he never ycnturri any allusion 10 hii
rank OF hi. English estates or the amount
q his income, which Mn. jenkins
would have bccn very glad to learn.
But | suppo~e. Matilda she ~
marked 81 her daughter. that be- l. ds
tgrmins-l a. remain iBcug. - ~ "a make
sur- that you marry him Tor himsrli
alone. have rcai ~ such CASES la sto
ric-. but | never expected 10 have any
thing like Il In my own family. Really
I think II l. quite romantic ON N,
Who'll. guess u would D. b.st tO say
nothing abou, II until you are fairly
married
Matilda acted upun her mothers pru
dent alyic-. aud although her curiosity
Was a. strong ~ her parents she care
fully guarded against b. traying u IA th'
earl
40 lat ona memorable day she burt
into her mothers rom with . triumph
ant glow on her face.
Has be- prupose,lY' exclaimed Mr,
jenkins Ia grrat agitation.
"Yos. mother wa the reply % tb.
oycrjoyrd Matilda. "IIe told me that
be- loved in- 90 distraction-
II congratulat" YOU. oOunt.ss that i
to b.. .aid her mother. by the way.
did he say anything about his ranky'
"Not a word. mother
II am not at al surprised L. sur
then that y0l don't give him hint that
you know anything about u. How much
We shall enjoy going "a Englandr
We rrpeaicd Matilda. surely you
don't prUpo.c Eing acru-- th. Atlantic
AZ your time uf lifcf'
at my time Of life aid Mr. Jen.
kins sharply "lndc~i I DO. don't
mean that you shall have al the enjoy.
mcut hut lid the oarl TN the day foi
the Marriage
"lIe left that to me
Then fI n ~ som A. I.-~ible. You
mus, not L., him Zip through your I'm
g,rs.-
That day thru. weeks IN. important
ceremony took place In Mr.. jenkins
cUttAsr ScArurly was IL over than that
worthy Lady. no longer able 20 RESTRAIN
hcr-.lf. Allry-ssl her IN n.in.law:
Il trust. my lord. that you will never
rcgrrt this day
NY lord repeated her son-in.lAw.
rIhibting unequivocal 'urpri-,
Certainly yuu cannot expect ~ ~.
main inoug any longer
But have no claim % ths title,
ms'am."
"Noclamf exclaimed the mother and
daughter, turning pale. "Are you not al
rarly'
That l. only my Christian name
"And what IL your employmenp
asked Nh. jenkins On the poin, Of faint
ing.
II am house PAINTER, madam, bot
being little unwcll was ordered by tho
doctor to spend . couple 81 months In the
country"
We draw a veil over tho scene that en-
suel. The lofty fabric Of pride which
Mn. jenkins had built up fell 30 the
ground. aud her chance of being allied
81 the British nobility seems moro 10
mote than syer.-CarOline y. Preston In
Boston GlObs.