Evening journal., 1892-04-27
LOVE IN A YoRk CARRIAGE.

LIVE IN - NOpN ONHn iN0Es
Mean Advantage Taken ef Madison
Street Young Man By Jefferson 5 rect
Girl
Miss Lorna Jeffersonstreet aud
Augustus Madisonstreet were sitting In
n York carriage which was being
whirled rapidly out Kennett pike. The
laughing star eyes twiDkled and the
frogs we're singing disc rdsnt lullaby
TO the trailing arbutus that was sleep
lug among the rocks OF the romantic
Brandywine.
Your coat c5llar is not turned up
Augustus" she said permit me to fix II.
You might catch your death Of cold
She places her hand back Of his neck.
BE shakes ike an aspen leaf The
collar WAS turned up. but for some
reason tae girl III kept her hand on bis
shoulder. AT last be could not stand II
any longer. With flashing eyes he
turned upon her His snow white
breast could be seen heaving tumul'-
uously beneath his low cut vest.
Miss Jeifersonstreet, he said icly.
shrinking from her. viii you please
take your hand of my shoulder If anY-
body sh Juld SEQ us II would compromise
me Tor life, and you know that the only
thing have is my fair name with SO a
week attachment"
In answer to bis sppesl the hand wss
removed for a moment. but soon he felt
J the taper fingers working their way
around to his neck In another minute
she was chuekling him under the clean
shaven chin.
Mr. Msdisonstreet was indignant. He
cast the hand Of presumption from him
and With tears OF injured innocence Ia
his eyes he said. Indignantly:
"Miss Jeffersonstreet, II you do not
dssist ] will jump from the carriage
will, Indeed Just think, taking such
liberties the FIRST time / have ever been
out riding with you. have not much
strength. but | can scream
Like devil ash Miss Jeffersonsireei
reached out one arm aOd then the other
until she held August - In her tertaels'
Just as she stopped TO kiss him on his
plumb. rose bud Ike mouth, he threw his
head back. half.closed his eyes. gave q
oonvulsive shudder aud with fushed
fece said.
"Oh. don't Miss leffsrsonstreet. My
mother would never iorgise me If she
kneW that | allowed you 20 kiss me. Ard
you woUii never respect me for letting ycu
do II. You would think that IL lot you
kiss me would let other girls kiss me too
But don't indeed don't. Now wouldn'i
your
DO you think would be sueh das-
tard as to kiss young man unless ms
Intentions were serious and honorabler
asked Miss Jeffsrsonstreet
II don't know You girls are all base
deoeivers You hug us and kiss us. and
then when . t35 dude comes along from
another city you cast US aside like an olC
glove until he Is gone
"Oh, you are unjust. But Augustus
am serious. l want you TO make M,
home happy. What pleasure IL will b
aud see you and baby standing in thl
door to greet me. Will you make thi
25 vear-old heart happy9"
ooh. Iona. It Is so sudden. Have yol
spoken 70 pa and mar"
mo; for you know am poor and you
parents might not regard my suit Will
favor
give me two weeks 70 consider"
Not an hour there T. a young maj
out on Monroe street whose fate hang
upon yoar answer
The young mans face paled. With
heartrendiug cry he leaped from the car
risge As he landed on the bridge b.
turned his hagRsrd face aud cried
You have Or q with my affections
| shalt never respect myself again g
10 your true love on Monroe street, 70
| cannot marry girl whose heart J
divided and who lives on = street no
paved with FIRE brick.
With howl of disappointment h
plunged into the gloom