Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-03-01

| Biddy o Flynn could never, it seems,
Call him anything else but "Jeems.''
And when the nurse, old Mrs. McVysa
Called him Jamie, it sounded nice.
But sweeter and dearer than all the rest,
Was the one pet name that he liked the best:
"Daring.'-he heard it what err he was at,
For none but his mother called him that
IN. Y. Recorder.
A WOMAN'S YES.
An Incident In the Love Affairs OF
Miss Bragg.
Miss Louise Bragg's social colleagues
were fond of saying of her to one an
other and to strangers that she was a
wonderfully clever young woman.
This was meant in no qualified sense; it
carried with it no contingencies; the
distinction was positive. The fact of
her cleverness stood prominently apart,
and was notable item in the general
assets of her social set. 1t became one
of the chief facts concerning her inter-
esting personality, and frequently over
Swallowed less striking ones when she
was being conversationally considered.
She was of the slender, willowy type;
tall as most mnn, and graceful after an
unconscious, unstudied fashion. Her
face had straight, angular lines. and
was not essentially pretty. When she
smiled it revealed many surprising
curves and subtle charms Of expression.
Wondrous power lay in her brown
eyes, power under complete subsection
of her will. Her hair was of the
bright yellow tint of over-ripe wheat,
the tint that somehow suggests arti-
tciality Little curling wisps defed
the imprisonment of the dainty Golf
fure in which her tresses were fas-
tened
She was original and clever and,
therefore, unconventional and b.
hemian. Men she chose to regard in a
humorous light, as rather amusing
animals, charming under certain cir
cumstances, but ordinarily dull and
vulgar. At little social gatherings of
her sex, her coming was always await
ed AS an event which would give breezi-
ness an d vigor to the conversation. She
was not at all unpopular among her
own Sex. This was doubtless due to the
heartless manner in which she rejected
the lovers of greas many of her young
lady friends.
Miss Braggs love exper fences had
been numerous; but she had managed
with her clsverness to give them va
rlety. Every man she had ever known
well had attempted to make love to her.
She thought it very amusing, and her
women friends agreed with her in this
view when she told them of her ex-
periencas, emitting names. She was
not without consc fence in the matter,
however, and contented herself with
believing that all of her admirers would
get over their weakness without per-
manent hurt.
A brief note from one of these adj
mirers received one morning just as she
was going out produced marked effect
upon Miss Bragg. She gave up her in
tention to go out and sat down to read
second and third time the very brief
and conventional epistle. 1t was a
very concise note from Mr.. Philip New
mann, asking her to walk with him in
the afternoon.
These walks, it must be explained,
formed one Of Miss Bragg's character
istic social institutions. Besides being
clever she was peculiar. She went
walking with young men much oftener
than she went driving or to the theater
with them. Mr.. Phil Newman had
been one of the first young men to en-
joy the pleasure of these walks, and
the sight of him promenading with Miss
Bragg had inspired countless other
young men to aspire to the same priv
ilege But for three years, although
she had walked often, Newman had
not been her companion She had seen
him occasionally at balls, parties, the
theater and elsewhere, but had had lit
tie communication with him. The day
before receiving his note she had passed
him on the street and he had bowed in
a distantly polite manner.
After reading the note the third time
and vainly trying to comprehend it's
meaning she took from the cabinet, in
which she kept all her letters, letter
Ss
the two together, studied them. Though
totally different in tone and apparent
meaning she believed them to be of
practically the same import. The first,
written by Newman just after their
last walk together three years before,
was a timid, half fearful proposal of
marriage. It had a tremulous note of
fear in it-fear that she would refuse.
The last-just four lines asked her to
walk, nothing more. Yet, Miss Bragg's
logic gave the two the same meaning.
Well" said Miss Bragg, as she
finished her note of acceptance, 1.-THE
answers the same to both letters
YES Before it was qualified, OBJ
scure 'yes'-he didn't recognize in its
disguise. This time-I don't like this
I'll make it pl ain for him.
She tore up what she had written,
and penned in scrawling, careless char
acters: 'Yes-Louise Bragg. like that
BETTER" she said. She read Newmann's
note again, half smiling. 81 wonder if
this last phase in the evolution Of Mr..
Newmann's feelings is as compliment
airy to me as the first, she speculated.
Hes a man of moods, phases and PEE
RODS. It's hard to make out the mean
ing of this last. It sounds like a last
appeal. He is. human paradox. -
Of all her love affairs, this was the
most interesting to Miss Bragg. This
was due to its novel history and to
other reasons. Newman was so
ciety man Of not remarkable mental
caliber. He measured up to the aver
age OF his set. He was rather tall and
handsome, with face typically south
ern. What particular quality of his
that drew her toward him. Miss Bragg
herself could not say-but she was con-
scious of liking him. Their walks, as
has been said, were frequent, and their
talks, while confidential. had never
touched upon matrimonial topics.
He reserved the mention of this sub
ject for the letter that has been re-
ferred to. Miss Rragg was bit dis
appointed at having so important q
question treated after the manner Of a
business negotiation. It seemed lit
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