The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-21
A LOST BRIDE.

| physician invent a cure Tor the
horrible disease whose primary
symptoms are turning red in the
face, stammering i'll the speech,
and a general perplexlty what to do
with the hands2 What's the use
| of being introduced to all the pretty
girls at a party when you can't think
of anything on earth to say to them ?
Never sat down beside lady in
my life that she didn't begin to
yawn and peep under her eyelashes
to see If any one was coming TO
relieve guard! Aggravatins - Of
course its aRgravating !
If hadn't been hopelessly sheep.
ish-but never mind now. The
crisis of my life is past, and shall
never see a black eyed girl, with
cheeks like an apple blossom and a
mouth that always suggests the idea
of kissing, without rejecting l lost
Kate Willis simply for lack Of
cheek.
Now my dear Simpkins, said the
paternal Willis, confidently, don
be blockhead. There's no earthly
reason why you shouldn't marry
| Kate.
Except meekly suggested.
No exception to the case, said the
old gentleman, dogma,ically. She's
got a silly notion i'll her head that
she likes Harry Wende|l-a boy
actually without experience. OF
course it's all nonsense, and she'll be
the first to find it out if you only
play your game skilliully.
And how, may l venture to
ask?
Marry her, Simpkins, before sh {
has time to get up any corfounded
love scrape with Harry
And when would you advise me
to plead my cause to Miss Willis
Would to morrow evening be
To morrow evening? Whv, what
is the boy thking about? Now-this
minute!
felt creeping sensation in every
nerve OF my body-very much the
feeling one must experience when
he draws near a powerful electric
battery.
But | am not exactly prepared
to morrow would
Fiddlesticks! quoth the unfeeling
old gentleman. Nothing like the
present time. Kate's in the sitting
room now. Go in, and remember
that faint heart never won fail
lady.
Still | hesitated, but old Willis
opened the door of the next apart
ment and gave me friendly push,
SO that | entered the presence Of my
fair ensalver in rather an undignfiec
manner.
l could perceive that Kate hat
Just been crying, andvery pretty she
looked with the moisture yet tremhl-
ing on her long silken lashes.
The clock licked monotonousll
on the mantelpiece; Kate played
pensively with the ends of ribbon
and | felt myself gradually getting
INTO profound perspiration. Sti!
my wooine remained in statu quo
while racked my brains to think O
: some appropriate subject OF conver
sation. Presently aloud "Hem!
from old Willis in the adjoining room
signifed his disapprobation of m
taciturnity. | plunged recklessI
l into speech, as man pulls the strin
of shower bath.
Beautiful weather, miss!
j Kate looked up with a little SUI
prised smile. Then for the frs
time l became conscious that tn
rain was playing tattoo against th
window panes. Another long silenc
. ensued, during which old Willis mu
nearly have taken the skin off h
n throat. | didn't care was gettin
desperate.
Well, good evening, said /,
length, rising with my hat in n
hand.
Shall-shall you be at home
. morrow evening? l taltered at Il
-. threshold.
ht Certainly.
* Guess, III call then, l stuttere
sr IS: making a blind rush at the door, al
,,s es Stumbling into the arms of old Viii
.ss who was suspiciously close by.
Co., Upon my work I'll ask her t
morrow! l gasped, only let me {
I'll this time.
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