Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
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! "Jean."
 Then the two bright glancing boats clashed, and over they turned, and with two tremendous cries. "Hunt." "philr down among the driftwood the two couples went, but together-for Hunt had sprang to Jean and Phil to Bess- and both were battling for the vine covered banks.
 AS each one deposited his dripping load safely under the low spreading trees, an embarrassed silence fell on the quartet.
 Hunt was the first to break it
 "l say. Phil, there has been a con founded mistake somewhere. These girls have been playing ns a nice game. truly"
 No such thing. It wasn't us, and Bess' face rivaled the trumpet flowers over her head. . -
 "We1l get the boats righted now and settle that question later" and. with wicked laugh in his eyes, Phil walked of to where his painted Bess was roi licking, bottom upward. among the vines and creepers.
 It did not take twenty minutes to get the t1pSy shells af1Oat.
 With the airs of "conquering heroes. the young men stood by their respective crafts.
 Choose your boats, young ladiesr
 Indignant chorus under the trees:
 ''To say men don't take advantage. Oh, this is too muchi To make us choosei How meanr'
 whispered collouuy:
 "Bess, you choose first"
 "Oh, mol Jean. you choose"
 The young men stood regarding them with owlish gravity.
 You will catch cold if you do not hasten" from the boats.
 "They might save our pride. I'm aw- fully chilly. Bess." (Sneeze.)
 .So am l. ohl" tTwo-three sneezes.,
 Then MT. Hunt Ashly. with horrible visions of cold and catarrh. walked up to Miss Jean Inslow and prisoning the two little hands in one of his. and en circling the drenched. trembling little figure, kissed her flower face afiame.
 "Now will you conner
 "Yes, Hunt" And Weakness walked obediently to her cookie shell namesake.
 .'I wouldn't have done it. Bess." mur- mured Phil, after he had performed the same operation. .'if you had come your self.''
 Miss Meekness Number Two followed the lead of Meekness Number One. but gave one last feminine claw.
 And tomorrow was come, and Bess tripped over to see Jean
 Marvellous. what friends these two had becolnel There was never such a thing in the world as cold-neveri
 "Hemt have you seen anybody todayY
 No. Have you seen some oney
 No" Qntelligible very.) "Oh. there's yours at the gatei'' f.
 "Oh. and yours up the road"
 "Phil and have concluded on a double wedding tomorrow. We've waited as long as we intend to wait and I've bespoken the parson for l2 tomorrow: so, Jean. put your hands in mine-you don't hate me now, do you?- and tell me my wife will make my tea tomorrow evening""
 And pretty. coquettish Jean said .Yes."
 Coquettes make the most submissive wives, they say. and. moreover, she said great many other foolish things to that big, enraptured fellow. who fell down. fguratively speaking. and kissed the prints of her tiny boots.
 And Phil and Bess under the amber Tipped jasmine bower had their own lit- tie explanations.
 You said you would never ask me again. Phil. You swore it."
 And did l, sweetheartT
 Moo: but somehow"-
 But somehow did, didn't IT Bless those deathly old snagsr-a sound which generally follows the meeting of four Eps-"Did you know that Hunt and Jean are going to be married tomorrow
 "Impossibler'
 But they are. for heard them ask the parson; and. Bess. asked the par son too, and the parsons wife heard us and she's the veriest old gossip. yon know, and it's all over the village by this time: and here's the ring. and won't risk any more delays"
 And the ring fitted so nicely. and was so becoming to the little brown hand that Bess said well. If Jean did she would. And Jean did, and 80 Bess did -C. H. in New York News