St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-22

ventured to send yoa another. WnSeh 2 heDe
may prove - interesting You VIII, perhaps,
be surprised when I tell you that you read The
FIRST four chapters Of that hook without
stopping: that you then marked the place with
bookmarker with . harp on IL: that you cried
at the tenth chapter. and kissed the book when
You closed it. YOUR SPIRIT FRlExD'
Through my peeping place ] saw tho
read the inscription with amazemeat,
put her hand to her head and ponder.
and then draw one of the white cur
tains and look out. A young man was
shaving himself at , window opposite
! saw that she at once pitched upon
him as the sender Of the book
The next day she put blue shades mp.
Once, watching her from above, as
though I were an angelic being without
with autumn leaves in her hand. After
ward she ironed them and made a
little wreath of them. which she hung
up over a little looking glass The
next day bought and left at the door
some dollhouse roses.
''Since you care for autumn leaves
you will care for these" l. wrote on .
card. and signed it Your Spirit
Friend,- as usual
This time she laughed softly and put
them in water, and sat and looked at
them a long while. Then she pecped
out OF her window again. The young
man was not at the opposite easement.
Then she shook her head, and after .
time she took a damask rose from the
bunch and put it in her hair. The next
time I sent the flowers wrote on the
card:
''You wore . damask rose from the
last bunch I sent you. Will you put .
yellow tea rose in your hair this timer
How I watched! I saw her look.
half pleased, half frightened. At first
she only put the roses in q vase, but at
last she did take one. and It was a tea
rose. and pinned il in her black braids.
l kissed my hand to her from my elc-
waited situation, but she did not know it.
So for at least six months watched.
and sent her flowers and fruit aud
books and little gifts of all scrts. But
as for asking our mutual landlord fcr|
an introduction. ! never thought OF
that-:t never occurred to me. should
not have dared to speak to her If I had
been introduced.
The autumn and the winter passed,
and it was often 50 cold that was
Obliged to scrape away the frost from
my pceping place to see her: hut did
it. and let me assure you that / did it |
most respectfully, and with the most
feelings. played the spy,
but it was with the deepest veneration.
Spring came. Little green buds were
on the trees, and she opened the window |
to let in the air and wore pretty. light |
colured garments. Now that the win |
dow was open she drew her table |
farther away from it and nearer the |
the wall. This was more convenient |
TO me.
One evening she sat down at her
table to write q letter and got my !
glass and found that could see the
words upon the paper. My hope was
that she would allude to her unknown |
friend. 1t was gratified. She did |
After some talks of persons and thing. |
knew nothing of, she wrote thus:
.Now. dearest Lizzie, viii tell you Of the l
straneest thing that has happened 70 me.
bave 10 friends IN the city. nor have seen any.I
,ne watching me; but from some mysterious
source books, papers, magazines, flowers ard 1
fruit arc tent to E,e. have had tickets 10
ma;inecs A. FIRST was afraid 10 so 10 them /
but tried il and no one spoke TO or looked n
ne. Everything this unknown docs is dom
I really have tcyun to get inter
,sted in him. who can he be-: often say t.
myself 'why does he hide -himSe!fs II b.,
likes me. why docs he not obtain an introduc-
lion''
.Pcrhars he Is deformed or d;sngured in
omc way. but IL he were 1 should certainly
eel that 80 fine a soul deserved a better body. 1
His taste is perfect When he marks passages
ID book know Isshah like them. IN fact to +
'oufcSs to you . truth which would admit to
70 other living heiLe. am half way in love
with him. How foolish of him TO keep his in.
oSuito when in 30 many ways he makes II
manifest that be loves me"
I read those words with joy and re-
reated to my room to think them over.
laving done ~. my resolution was ar
lived at. seized sheet of paper and
vrote upon it these words: .I
DEAR MADAN-I am neither deformed nor L
is6gurcd in any way. Your fiattcring opinion
{ me Is SO slcliShtful that, though m0dcsty
rompts me to contradict you, cannot bring
myself To do It. Jnoecd want you to think
ven better Of me than you do. for while am
rholly in love with you. you arc only half way.
inclose my photograph. At the same time ]
,akc you IN cffcr Of marriage, and will prove
, you my respectable position In society and
Is ability to support . wife. And how have
,arnea so much concerning you I will explain
you win send me . line 10 -, station -,
or % The line that desire Is m answer 10
" offer. VIII you have me il, on meeting. you
re not disappointed In met
Thanks to my glass roof I was able
o see that dear little woman write
yes" or words to that effect; and
allied upon her next day, and now no
,nger dream that she is my wife. She
ours out my coffee and makes my home
paradise When told her all have
Did you, she said: 'You ought to have
cen ashamed of yourself" She was
|, duty hound to say it, eut, between
on and me aud the rose, she did not
.ean it.-London Tid-BitA
An Expressive Expression.
''l heard IN expression the other day
New York." said the drummer to the
otel clerk. sthat while it NAV be old