The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

some lips under the long black mustachC
proclaimed him any thing but "cross. >
"Why, Prof. BangemNell is perfectly
splendid, papa" Minnie CRIED after an
hours conversation with the professor,
| finding herself alone with her father.
"He is just as handsome as he can be-
and OIL what eyes. And he is so agree.
ablel know we shall get on
splendidly."
"There, there, that will do" said her
| father, frowning. 81 would advise you
not to rhapsodize over common pro-
fessor of music. He wasn't brought
here to play the agreeable, but to teach
you music"
| father lawfully cross" and went back
/ to the professor He wanted to hear
her voice, and so she sat down at the
piano, and he stood very near and gave
her suggestions about her position and
told her how to draw in her breath and
| how to economize it; and then, when
she sang passage, he told her where
| she failed, and sang it for her, that she
might understand it better. His voice
was splendid, soaring tenor, and it
| just lifted Minnie up to the seventh
heaven" to hear him sing. They were
full two hours at their first lesson, and
then Minnie played and sang some sim
pie airs, and the professor joined in the
chorus. So they whiled away another
hour; and then Minnie went to her
flowers, and the professor soon joined
her in the garden, and proved himself
| as learned in botany as music.
ga magnificent man." Minnie said
that night in her room. 81 have heard
and read of such men, but never saw
one before;" and all that night long she
dreamed of handsome, dark-eyed Prof.
Bangemwell.
That was only the beginning Prof
Bangemwell not only taught Minnie
music and botany, but love. 1t was
useless for her to try and conceal it.
Her father frowned, her mother chided,
and Minnie told them both chow fool
ish it was to accuse her of such nom
sense" but at length she did not try to
conceal her passion for the handsome
professor.
eyes, do love him." she cried one
day when they were warning her not to
allow herself to fall in love with poor
music-teacher. 81 do love him, and he
loves me, and am not ashamed to con-
fess it. l would rather die than give
him up, too, if he is poor music
teacher"
Her father groaned.
"Wild, insane child" he said. "I
will go and discharge the fortune
hunter immediately" and away he
went in rage, leaving Minnie in
tears.
Half an hour later Prof. Bangemwell,
detected and sad, came to Minnie.
Darling" he said, II have been
turned adrift by your stern father L
must leave the house tonight and for
ever. Can you give me up or will you
go with me? 1 am poor man, but |
will work for you, slave for you, if you
will be mine.''
She clung to him weeping.
81 will 60" she said, ito the utter
most parts of the earth with you"
"And you will leave all-father,
mother, home, luxury?"
eyes, gladly, if by so doing I can be
yours forever"
He drew her closely to his breast and
kissed her tenderly.
'"Then, little one, if you love me so
truly, you can forgive me for little
deception, l am sure. 1 have been play
ing part, Minnie"
''Then, who-what-" she began. 81
don't understand"
''Then l must explain. am Walter
Graham"
She sprang from his arms in wonder
and amazement.
"Walter Graham!' she repeated.
"Yes, Walter Graham. Your father
wrote to me how utterly you scorned
my suit. ! had not and could not forget
my childish fancy for you. Through all
the years have been in foreign lands L
have remembered you and hoped you
would not forget the pledge made by
our fathers. But found you had for
gotten and refused to see me. Then
your father wrote, asking me if could
not play the part of music-teacher for
a time and stating the case as it stood.
Fortunately / had received thorough
education in Germany, which
enabled me to play my part well. did
not need to disguise, as there was no
danger of your recognizing me, and
your father and mother were in the
secret. l came, saw and conquered.
Won't you forgive me?"
She crept into his arms.
"Why, suppose l shall have to-" she
said, ''for l love you so, could not he
angry with you" ..-
Just then her father came in. 80
$50 ho!" he cried, ''you have con,
cluded to accept that horrid, impudent,
insolent fellow after all, Minnie?
Well, we'll 1 am glad that things have
ended so happily, Take her, Prof.
Bangemwell, and if you find her half
as good a wife as she has been
daughter, in spite of her caprices, you
will never repent having taught music,
| know. IN. Y. Evening World.
Ancient Gloves.
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