The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-24

man. He showered her with proofs of his
admiration in the way of flowers books
and parties arranged in her honor. He
was soon daily visitor at the house. His
manner was Enthusiastically ardent, and ev-
cry day when the front door closed upon
his retreating form the girls mother and
brother rushed in to find out whether il
was definitely settled. Through the en-
tire winter and until late in the spring this
went on, to the chsgrin of the family, till
one day the very eligible bachelor called to
say goodby. He calmly announced to
mademoiselle his sudden determination
to make a tour Of the world, said he would
be away a full year and bade her friend
ly adieu.
OF course that seemed the very end of
the story, ana grief and indignation ragged
in that household. Imagine, then, the
amazement of the girl in question when
one day 12 months later her quondam ad-
mirer was announced and 20 minutes
later asked her to be his wife. Naturally
her first question was a request for an ex-
PLANTATION of his conduct He frankly con-
fessed that he left town because of his
growing fondness for her He was some
what loath to abandon the freedom Of
bachelorhood, but was moro anxious to
find out the true state of his own heart
Il have often" so he argued with him.
self, ''been quite as much in love as this
before, and each time have found it an
evanescent passion. / will go quite away
for a whole year, and if find myself still
in love then 1 shall know it is the real
thing, against which it is useless to strug-
gle.''
And If had known all this, SIR" de-
clared the lady, you would have come
back in vain, which was probably not
true.
There has, It is almost needless to say,
been many happy marriage which did
not begin in 1.-THE real thing" at all. One
Of these was the marriage of the head of
the old house Of Evelyn in England.
Evelyn himself was a shy and solitary
man, whom his friends and family had
many times entreated to marry, ii not for
his own sake at least for that of the name
and estates. Nothing could have been far
Their from his thoughts than matrimony
when the neigh boring clergyman, who had
connections in Ireland and wished 20 visit
there, made arrangements with an Irish
curate to exchange with him for a month
Evelyn, like the we'll behaved country gen
tleman that he is, went duly to church on
the Sunday following this exchange, stop
ped TO speak to the new curate after serv-
ice, and, according to his civil custom,
asked the family TO dine that night at the
hall. Now, the cUrate had two lively young
daughters, with blue Irish eyes and red
Irish cheeks, and they were all excitement
over the change from their dull little GU
racy in a lonely neighborhOod with no resi-
dent gentry.
The hall and all its amusements, boat
ing, tennis, horses fruits and flowers. were
opened TO them for the month and what |
seemed like a mere bit of careless civility |
to two pretty little girls on the part of the
host was to the naive young women an at /
tention so remarkable that it could have
but one end. However, the last day of
their stay arrived, and they had seen but /
little Of the man who had so luJuriously
provided for their pleasure. He did rouse
himself out of his indifference sufficiently
to ask them again TO dinner on this last
evening After dinner, in the conserva-
tory, he said 10 the younger sister, spir 4
tied young person of Il, that he hoped she .
had enjoyed her month in England. En- .
Joyed il, Words could not describe her ,
happiness, nor her grief that il was over,
nor her reluctance 10 return 10 Ireland.
Held by the Enemy.
Why do you go, them inquired Evelyn !
IN languid thoughtlessness, not really
knowing or caring much what he did say.
oh, / won't, then; / won't, Ill stay
here with YOU" cried the young lady,
ninging her arms about Evelyn's eminent
" respectable neck. Before he could re-
cover his breath she had hurst into the
drawing room and announced IL triumph:
''Oh, mamma, papa, I'm not going back
10 that stupid old place at all l am GO
ing 10 stop here with dear Mr.. Evelyn.
He has asked me TO. -
What can a man do under such circum-
stances? The father and mother rose in
emotion; the girl few again into his arms
and was all excitement and wild delight
Eyelyn's own people when he consulted
them in panic next CAV, would give him
10 help, being overjJyed TO have him en-
tangled with a nice girl who was well born
In spite Of her poverty, and who was
clever and pretty. 30 the faint |
hearted bachelor was married out OF hand.
has been Is happy a. the day Is long and
doesn't even remember that his courtsbip |
differed in any wav from that Of other Pc.
PIE. iIueeu ne now ays lie really CI0
mean 20 ask her 70 stay.
Another somewhat similar courtship
took place IN England some three or more
years ago, the lucky man in this case be
ing the recent widower OF famous travel
Pr, Lord Brassey. in fact He was a well
preserved man Of 80. guddy and active and
possessed OF very large fortune After
the death C his wife he had fallen under
the dominance Of a self willci daughter.
whose rule was 20 severe that he looked
back with rC--ct 10 The DAYS when be was ]
only henpecAed, and this daughter so
much feared being superseded by some de
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