The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-12-04
MD. DECEMBER 4, 1891.


better to go home and keep quiet. 1
think by doing so have warded it off.
/ am going to keep quiet little while
longer, though. You haven't had your
breakfast yet, have you, dear?"
"No, and don't believe want any"
"Nonsensel go and drink cup of cof-
fee at any rate, and see if it won't bring
little color back to your checks.
shall leave instructions with Capt.
Ralph another time to bring you home
early"
another time shall go home with
you, aunty. think it was rather small
in you to steal off the way you did and
not even leave me choice of escorts. !"
''Why, May Farwelll could have
left you in better hands? Do you mean
to say that you would not have let him
escort you home after making him a
special favorite all the evening?''
Don't be inquisitive about who my
choice would have been, for you'll not
| find out; but let me give you little
worldly advice, aunty; it may be of
service to you sometime. Don't bestow
too many favors on any one person; it
makes him vain.''
She bent and kissed both the fair,
delicately pink cheeks of her aunt and
then retreated to the door, stopping
there only long enough to hear her
aunt say in a resigned tone: THANK
you, dear; when was young girls
didn't have so much worldly wisdom.
They listened to their aunts' advice
them
May knew that her aunt's words had
been free from malice and all intent to
wound, still as she drank her solitary
cup of coffee the words: AFTER making
him a special favorite all the evening"
| would keep ranking. y
| After the morning review the colonel
went to his wife's room to hear her ac-
count of the ball. He very seldom went
| to balls himself, but he liked to hear
her tell of them.
81 wish you could have seem" Mrs.
Farwell said, "how May eclipsed every
other girl there. There wasn't one in
the crowd that came out from the city
that could compare with her. and it
| doesn't lessen her charms any that she
appears to be wholly unconscious Of her
| own attractivencss. / don't believe
there's an element of vanity in her COM
position. If your brother is one of the
most unworldly of men, the training of
his daughter has been very practical
success. was afraid she would be
peculiar and-well, so very different
from other girls. Her father had such
queer notions about bringing up girls,
you know, and she has lived in such an
out of the way place nearly all of her
| life, but she is. simply one of the most
charming, lovable girls 1 ever knew.
And do you know, Charles, believe Pm
not the only person that thinks SO. Capt.
Armstrong and she have grown to be
| very good friends It's just amusing to
see how much they seem to enjoy each
others society. Il Now, Charles, what
are you laughing at?"
The colonel was leaning back in his
chair indulging in u hearty but noise
less laugh.
"The ruling passion strong as everl'
he circulated, as he controlled his risi-
| bilities and Strengthened his face.
81 know what you mean, and it's just
like man. But I'm not match
maker, if l do occasionally observe
what is patent to eyes that are not
blind as an OWLS
II didn't mean that, Hannah. I
didn't mean that. Put your foot upon
this stool and let me button your shoe.
Your face is as redas beet from stoop-
ing over and you will be having the
headache again. / meant the ruling
passion of matrimony was as strong in
the young people now as it was when
we were young"
The colonel's eyes were intent on the
shoe he was laboriously buttoning and
there was slight twitching around the
corners of his mouth; all of which con-
vinced his wife that he was fhbing, and
after regarding him solemnly for mo-
ment, she said;
"Charlie, where do you expect to go
top
DINNER, my dear, when these shoes
are buttoned," he blandly replied.