The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-25

the man who adored them; but it is
impossible to imagine anything so
stupid OF what earthly use would
a blossom be? One has been effec-
tive when taken from u mans but
tonhole and stuck in ones bodice,
where it would show well against
ones neck; but l cannot imagine
their being of any otheruse. When
the young men grew to know. me,
proposals of marriage began to pour
in upon me; but / had concluded
exactly who l would marry-the
rich, and only son of rich man,
who really owned half the ground
on which the New York houses were
built The other men did very well
to pass away the time with and give
me practice.
The first was a Clergyman; he
thought / was so lovely that I must
be more than willing 10 give my
life to the poor and my love to him.
He gave me the most exquisite
prayer-book in ivory and gold, with
my monogram in diamonds upon
it. 1t was very covenient for Lent,
because / could make a wonderful
picture by kneeling on the church
floor holding that beautiful book
near my lips, so that the gold in my
hair and the jewels flashing from it,
seemed the only things human about
me.
My next proposal was from man.
Yes, he was man. He offered me
his hand and his heart, and his will
ingness to make a home for me.
laughed at it. The very idea of me
marrying poor mani No matter
that he was gentleman; no matter
that | had curious feeling in my
heart about him-I laughed ut him,
and then he told me what he thought
of me. You see, 1 had invited it;
but still he couldn't know that un-
der that laugh was the only real bit
of human feeling that had ever
come into my life.
Then there were all sorts of con-
ditions of men. A great light in
the legal world, an immensely
wealthy merchant, and an English
man who would have given me a
fine title, made me a duchess, in
deed for my ducats. But | had in
tended to marry Jack-the richest
man in New York. When the sea-
son was nearly over, mama was
obliged to bring to our house the
only child of her sistcr-an orphan.
She said she would be a good foil
for me, and, as she had to keep her,
we might as well go out together
My clothes could be made over for
her, and the fact of her being al
ways with me, would make Jack
think me more delightful, because
more difficult to obtain. am never
mean enough to deny another wo-
mans good looks,bu Majory hadn't
the least claim to being a beauty
except in her possession of pair
of deep, dark blue eyes that told
something, l never could under
stand what. Once L heard a man
say they were sympathetic; but that
seemed to me very stupid. May
came and on the day of the coaching
parade, Marjory and l, with mama's
permission, and under the chaper-
onage of young matron, were OIL
Jack coach. sat on the box seat
and | looked so well in my yellow
crepe, my hat trimmed with yellow
blossoms and with huge bunch o.
them laid at my feet, that even the
boys on the street called to each
other, "Ain't she beautyl" L was
l knew it, and felt that Jack ought
to appreciate it more than ever be
fore. AS he bade US good-by that
evening he said to me, "I am com
ing to speak to your mother to- NOR
row." Most girls would have go
excited, or felt they had to tel
somebody, but not I.
There was small sense of triumph
about me for felt that had gainec
} my end, and walked over to Mar
! jory's room just to let her see how
well l looked. What fool / though
her. Sitting there reading bool
J that had in it chapter and hymr
and a prayer for every day in tn,
year. She 'cOuld kiss me-a some
thing that despise, these outward
signs of affection, or whatever yor
may call it-and after that weak
ness concluded not to tell her m,
secret. Jack came the next day
asked for mama, and was with he
for quite time; and then a messag
. came upstairs, asking that Marior,
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