The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

such love OF girl, and I've heard
him say, over and over again, that the
bappiest husbands and wives are gen.
orally those who see least OF other peo.
pie.
"But how is he going to get accus-
toned to the change, after huving been
closer than brother TO you for sev.
cral years?"
'I'm sure I don't know. Perhaps
he'll follow my example and take q
wife. To tell the truth, well, I'll
tell you some other time"
ooh Percivall A secretl You're
keeping something from me-"
"Only for little while, and assure
you there's nothing dreadful about il
twill make you laugh when you hear
it, I'm sure"
"When will you tell me?"
''Just as soon as we're married ny
dear husbands and wives mustn't have
any secrets from each other so Drock
himself says, and I'm sure he knows.
The young woman would no more
have repeated this conversation to any
one than she would have drowned her.
self before trying on her wedding
dress, but somehow the impression
was passed from one to another that
there really was some secret behind the
inseparable companionship of Drock
and Percival.
So male gossips tried ut once TO ex.
tract il from brock himself, but that
honest fellow met all the insinuations
by the assertion that Percival was a
real good fellow-the cleanest hearted
young man he hnow-and that no one
was gladdcr than Drock that he was
about to get sweet and Trustworthy
wife, and to bo as happy az he de-
served.
brock kept close to the young man
right up to the wedding day, which
was also the twenty-ftth anniversary
of Percival's birth. He even acted ns
''best man" at the ceremony, during
which he looked as happy rs if he were
not giving away n friend. When the
young couple were at last securely
bound together for life and had es.
capped from the church to the seclusion
of their carriage, Percival's attempt to
kiss the bride again was frustrated by
II small but determined hand, as the
young woman said:
"Not until you've told me the secret
about Drock."
'Oh, l don't want you 70 laugh at
me so soon after marrying me. Do
let me wait few days"
"No--not even few minutes. You
promised TO tell me as soon us we were
married"
Every well, then; I'll keep my word,
although there's really nothing to it.
You see, when ! came of age my father
declared that l hadn't sense enough &c
go in when it rained. Wasn't that
funny?"
"No; think twas real horrid."
well, dear, perhaps he was right.
You see, he was n very matter-of-fact
man, while mother, although as good
rs gold, was n gay, thoughtless, care.
less creature, and every one said was
her right over again. She had died o
vee- ,r two before came of age, and
failed rapidly year or two
after. and had lots OF money, and
was the only child, and he was afraid
I'd go to the bad. He had no rela.
tions to leave me to, but he remem,
bered brock as man who had always
seemed very fond of me when / was o
boy up in the country, where mother
came from.
Zone day he sent for Drock and ha6
long talk with him, and then he told
me he had turned as much as possible
of his property into cash and given j,
to Drock to give to me when reached
my twenty-ffth year, if I'd previously
acted according to his advice, anG
formed no habits of friendship oi
which Drock didn't approve. Twas &c
be allowed to spend all tbs money ]
liked in any decent way, but not
cent on any sort of vice or dissips
ton"
"Drock has really been your keeper
then" said the bride, instead Of your
friend, as every one has supposedly"
Really, my dear, he has been
big-hearted, sweet-tempered friend, in
spite of his position, and, as look
back, l suspect that l tried his pa.
tience awfully at times. To tell the
truth, as l got some sense, little by
little, my patience was tried, too
not by anything he did or say, but be-
cause / really seemed unfit to go about
without keeper. But Drock did his
best by me. and I"
"Aad you turned out so WELL" said
the bride, suddenly volunteering a
little shower of kisses, "thst / think
all rich young men should be treated
just like you, and not be allowed to
run at large without some sensible
person to take care of them. Once q
Week.
How the Annie Taris Went.