San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-15
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Matilda asked no more inconvenient
questions. Presently she happened to
cough slightly, and he touched accus-
ingly the light summer cloak she was
wearing.
you're not dressed warm enough
for night like this" he said, with q
lovers concern; haven't you got any
thing thicker to put on than that?"
81 haven't bought my winter things
yet" said Matilda. at was so mild
that thought I'd wait till | could af-
ford it better. But I've chosen the
very thing | mean to buy. You know
Mrs. Twiling's, at the top of the row
the corner shop. Well, in the window
there is perfectly lovely long cloak,
all lined with squirrels fur, and with
those nice oxidized silver fastenings. A
cloak like that lasts ever so long, and
will always look neat and quiet; and
any one can wear it without being
stared after; so | mean to buy it as
soon as it turns really cold"
"Ah!" said he, II can't have you
ketching cold, you know. 1t amt sum-
mer any longer, and 1--we been think
ing we must give up our evening strolls
together for the present.
"When you've just been saying how
miserable you've been without them.
Oh, Leander!"
"Without you," he amended, lamely.
al shall see you at aunt's, of course;
only we'd better suspend the walks
while the nights are so raw. And, oh,
Tillie, ere long you will be mine, my
little wife! Only to think of you keep
ing the books for me with your own
pretty little fingers, and sending out
the bills-not that | give much credit.
All, what a blissful dream it sounds!
Does it to you, Matilda?"
I'm not sure that you keep your
books the same way as we do, Sc re-
piled. demurely. But | dare -
and this was great concessiC for
Matilda-"I dare say we shall Is; one
another"
"Suit one another" he cri "Ah!
we shall be insepara BILE as / and
comb, Title, if you'll excuse 50 puffes-
sional stimulus. And what a future
lies before me! If can only succeed
in introducing some of my inventions
to publ notice we may rise, lilly,
like ~ y::clamation.' as the poet says
! be- !rve my new and nasal splint has
only 10 be known to become universal
ly worn: and I've been thinking ont
little machine lately for imparting
patrician arch to the flattest foot that
ought to have an extensive run. ] al
most wish you wercn t SO pretty, Tillie.
I've studied yOu careful, and I'm bound
to say as it is there really ism t room for
any improvement | could suggest
Natures beaten me there, and I'm not
too proud to own it.
"Would You rather there was room?"
inquired Matilda. '.'.''
From a professional point Of view,
it would have inspired me-" he said.
alt would have suggested Ulcers, and |
shouldn't have loved you less, not if you
hadn't had tooth in your mouth nor
hair on your head; you would still be
my beautiful Tillie."
al would rather be as I am, thank
you" said Matilda, to whom this fancy
sketch did not appeal. And now let's
talk about something else. Do you
know that mamma is coming up to town
at the end. of the week on purpose to
see you?"
NO." said Leander, "I-I didn't"
"YeS, she's taken the whole of your
aunts first floor for a week. you
know she knew Miss Tweddle when she
was younger, and that was how | came
to lodge there and to meet you.) Do
you remember that Sunday afternoon
you came to tea and your aunt invited
me in because she thought | must be
feeling so dull all alone?"
"Ah. should think | did! Do you
remember helped to toast the crum-
pets? What a halcyOn evening that
was Matilda!"
"Was it?" she said. AZ don't remem-
Der the weather exactly, but it was nice
indoors"
But. say, Title. my own" he said,
somewhat anXiously, chow does your
ma like your being engaged to me?"
well, | don't think she does like it
quite" said Matilda. "She says she
will reserve her consent till she sees
whether you are worthy: but directly
she sees you, Leander, her objections
will vanish
"She has got objections, then? What
to?"
Mother always wanted me to keep
my affections out of trade" said Ma
tilda. You see, she never can forget
what poor papa was"
"And what was your poor papa?"
asked Leander.
Dlun you KNOW he was d uShIlSU'
and that makes mamma SO very par
ticular, see. >"
But. hang it, Matilda! you're en-
ployed in flower shop, you know"
"Yes. but mamma never really APP
proved of it; only she had to give way
because she couldn't afford to keep me
at home and scorned to go out as a
governess. Never mind, Leander: when
She comes to know you and hear your
conversation, she will relent; her pride
| will melt"
"But suppose it keeps solid; what will
| you do, Matilda?"
IL am independent, Leander; and
| though would prefer to marry with
| mammals approval, | shouldn't feel