Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-19

fell-crsik!-over imone the x=~s.SE
busheA Fannie fed In wild fright
and Julian himself, recovering his bel.
ance - beat he might was driven e
ignominious flight.
who did thstY said Squire Car.
buncle, issuing out Of the door.
I'm afraid l did, sir!'' confessed
Julian.
and what am to say TO Miss Be-
linda Bubbler sternly demanded his
uncle.
. ''lm sure, sir, don't knowl" N
swered Julian.
'Such thing never happened before
In all the years that we have lived -
neighbor to each other" said Mr.. Car.
buncle "Of course, the bees have got
away and tho glass honey boxes ars
broken?"
Il am very sorry, SIR" said Julian.
The squire, an eminontly just man,
hsrnessed up his gray pony and drove
TO town the next day. That evening
he called At the Bubble farmhouse
with square package, neatly done up
In brown paper, in his srmA Fannie
Halkett came to the door.
my dear, said Squire Carbuncle, ii
your cousin at home%
YEA sir" said annie, huttering eli
over sndshowing the way into tho best
psrlor, where the blue paper shades
were down and the stuffed owl on the
mantel ira ns6xed the chance visitors
with IT. eyes Of glittering green glass
Tell her I've called on very par.
ticular business, said the squire, 20
norously.
"Yes, sirl" said Fannie, and away she
ran.
Cousin Belinda, take your hair out
Of those crimping pins at once" said
she, land let me fasten this blue-ribbon
bow at your throat He's In the parlor.
Hes come to propose"
Nonsense, Fanniel"
"But he hast He as good as told me
sol" cried Fannie, standing on tiptoc
to kiss Miss Belinda's withered apple Of
. cheek. DO make haste! Don't
keep him waiting. Men don't like to
be kept waiting" And she fairly
pushed Belinda Bubble into the best
room.
''Miss Bubble" said the squire, sol.
EMMY, rising to his feet II have called
to ask II you will accept"
"Yes, Seth" cried Miss Belinda, fling.
ing herself into his arms. Luckily he
had bethought himself to lay the
square package down on the table.
Eyes. dear Seth, l will Fannie told
me you was going to propose to me, but
l didn't believe it And I'll be as good
wife to you as know how. And,
oh, Seth, I've always loved you since
we were young people and went to
singing school togetherr'
The squire opened and shut his
mouth as II 1t were some curious piece
Of machinery.
"Eh!" said he, staring mechanically
at the owl.
II hope" taltered Miss Bubble, you
don't think I've been too hasty in &C.
cepting your offer9"
mo, Belinda, no." said Mr. Carbun.
Gle, swallowing down lump in his
throat II ON much obliged to you for
saying yes, and am quite convinced,
my dear, that you will be good wife
to me-"
And SO this autumnal couple became
engaged; and the squire never told De.
linda that 1t was the colony Of Italian
bees he had brought her, not himself,
to lay as an offering at her shrine.
but it's just as WELL" said the squire
to himself u ought really to be set
tied in life, and Belinda Is q most
worthy woman. II Is best at times to
abandon oneself entirely to circum-
stances"
Didn't l tellyou SO, Cousin Belinda?"
said Fannie, exultantly.
One wedding makes many, and
neither Of the elders was surprised
when Julian and Fannie became -en.
gagged shortly after.
THE humming Of bees will be the
sweetest music in all the world TO my
ears after this" said Julian, fervently.
II always was partial to bees" reit-
Grated Miss Belinda. Amy Randolph,
in N. Y. Ledger.