Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-12
A MISTAKE.


was boy and girl attachment, and
very romantic one. Tho boy was tall, |
blue eyed fellow, with small waist |
and curly golden hair that lay in thick |
little rings all over his head. He was at
once very manly and very youthful in
appearance, and it would have been
hard for girl not to fall in love with
him if he had tried to make her. Cora
was little brunette with big black eyes
and n good color, and he thought her
beautiful.
He longed TO offer her his hand and
heart and get her TO engage herself to
him before he left home; but he reflected
that he had no right to bind her by any
promise until he was sure of that for
tune he was going 10 seek, and when he
gave her little forget-me-not ring no
only spoke of ii as token of friendship.
However, when they parted she knew
rs well as he did that he loved her, and
looked forward to the usual finale of "A
wedding
Time passed on. The young people
wrote at first once week, then once n
month, then occasionally. Absence"
says the modern poct-"makes the
heart grow fonder Of somebody else"
Young Wadleigh went a good deal
into society abroad, and Cora had plenty
of admirers He got into convivial
set, where they drank good deal OF
wine and had liberal views. She be-
came very pious, and rather leaned to
prohibition. Their last letters were
very formal. and when fifteen years had
passed and Samuel Wadleigh found him
ha
had made after all, he scarcely remem-
bered Cora Eastman.
Certainly Cora did not know him.
The light haired youth had changed into
man Of 40 All his curls were gone
and his head to his ears was as smooth
and shiny as n billiard ball. His wais
was gone, too. He had the proportion
of an alderman. However, he was still
what people call fine looking man. A
for Cora, she had all her black hair an
no wrinkles, and had kept her trim lttl
figure but she had changed curiously
He knew her at once, but she was no
the same. What does Time do to us
When does he do il? How does he do il
If we women could but find Quit
There was nothing to sigh over l
Miss Eastman's case. She was tigh'
trim little woman Of five-and-thirty
But where were Cora's smilesI the din
pies that seemed about to appear whe
she smiled? the soft brightness OF Il
eyes2 the way of looking and moving
All gone-va vanished!
1t did not occur to Mr.. Wadleigh this
he had altered much more--it never doe
occur to men. He told Miss Eastma
that he was delighted to see her one
more, and she said polite things to hin
wondering all the time whether tn
could be the charming youth who usC
TO set her heart beating by touch or
glance-this very nice person, portl
well to do, well hammered, but not
the least interesting She compare
him unfavorably with Mr.. Sweetsmil
the charming new clergyman who Ia
Just had call to their church, and WI
had taken both her hands in his on
yesterday and said. What we shou
do without you in the sabbath schoC
Miss Eastman, cannot imaginev
was charming!
The course Of events threw SAINT
Wadleigh great deal into the socie
of his old love; the families were &C
nected aud moved in the same circ
by degrees he met small nieces a
nephews who had been children VIII
he went away, and We're now You
ladies and gentlemen-among them
certain little Cora, Miss Eastma
niece, prettier than she had ever bet
and with all her witehing ways,
half-hidden dimples, her smiles and
sweet side chances. She sat oppos
him at the dinner table, and he COT
fancy all the years rolled away, and
the boy who gaze the girl he loved
forget -me-not ring. He remember
her a pudgy little child in white
walking with her maid in the park a
kissing her hand TO auntie.
''What charming girl" he said
Miss Eastman. You over again. A
then Miss Eastman made the youn
Cora come and talk to "her old frie
Mr.. Wadleigh."
Cora had heard Of him as the gen
man who had been her aunts ADM
and lived single for her sake, and
was very nice To him. She felt that
had romantic history, and that Al
Cora ought 10 have been more consta
and SO she was, as We have said, W
nice.
dreamed. and little thrills went thror
him. and he made up his mind that
had been very good to him. Here wa
lovely young creature-exactly the $
OF girl he Misunderstanding on him 4
listening 10 all his compliments in v
that encouraged him TO pay more.
"The elder Cora is a very sensible '
man. he said To himself. "She has ~
forgotten old times; she has none
those foolish little ways that some
men would have Of reminding me that
Were lovers Really, some Of those
letters of mine We're Sintanount 10 I
posals. but il is all over; am quite Il
I'm good match. No doubt little 9
will see that at once" and after solem
celebrating the pros and cons for TIA
days and nights he began to take 9
out to drive behind pair Of very ha
some horses. 10 send her bouquets,
10 invite her to the opera As she
sided with her Aunt Cora he naturt
invited the other lady as chaperon.
did not say that, but plainly she unt
stood IT, for she left most Of the tall
the girl and was sometimes grave
silent Once or twice she even seer
To try to excuse herself.
q. IL