The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-03
HER LOURTSHIP.

years Oh aye, Tall anu tnlH, ner gray halr
drawn 80 tightly away from her face that
her head on one side was quite bald, and it
was an unsolved mystery how her chignon
remained In place, half held as 1t was. Her
taeek bones were prominent, her eyes u
washed out blue, and looking at her H. the
most friendly way you would fail to find
one attractive feature.
And yet the woman was in love and had
been for the last four years. More than
that, she was deeply in love, and so much
SO that she could not conceal it, but CON
dncted her courtship-for naturally she
was the sultor-in the most open, barefaced
manner, and by SO doing had quickly made
herself the talk of the village.
This village, where she had been Door
and had lived all her life without once step
ping her foot outside it's boundaries, was a
pretty little New England one, consisting,
IS Is usual, of a main street, on either side
of which the cottages were building slowly
up toward the church. Near the parsonage
they stood Il little closer together, as if they
wanted to receive all the benefit possible
from their proximity to the minister's hab-
itation. DOrOthy's house stood "a little by
itself, quite at the end of the long street,
and was one of the most prosperous looking
'NNE 80 IA Alc pla(C " SIX " DIS well
to do, and that fact only increased the won
der that at that time of life and comforta-
bly, off as she was a love affair would ever
be considered.
Nevertheless she kept on the even tenor
of her way and pursued the beloved object
with unremitting attentions. A ridiculous
sight they were together (for occasionally
IN some trivial pretext or other Dorothy
would walk a short distance with HIM,
but as Mrs. Bangs, her nearest neighbor.
said: "A tall woman always manages to be
with the short man. 1t must be to make
the average come out right" Mrs. Bangs
also had a great deal to say about the diff
ference in their ages, but she always ended
by remarking: We'll, it does seem to be he
style nowadays for women to marry men
young enough to be their sons. They must
like to bring up children" But even these
unneighborly remarks failed to make any
impression on Miss Allen.
One taste they had in common They
were both extremely fond of cats, and as
Dorothy was the happy owner of four you
might frequently see these two people, so
much talked about in the village, admir-
ing the pussies as they ate their meat in
charming concord. But often, l regret to
say, his fatal propensity to tease her pets,
to pull their tails or do some other thing
that she was sure hurt them threatened to
make discord between Miss Allen and the
worthy object Of her maiden affections.
but as yet harmony reigned supreme.
But the love affair did not flourish, al
though she was continually tempting him
with all sorts Of sweetmeats (men, they
say, are fond Of good cooking); but, al
though the dainty viands were enjoyed, he
would hasten away across the street to
where a younger, fairer maiden dwelt, and
once he even went 50 far as to share some
candied orange peel with her. But true
love overlooks such lapses, and Dorothy
did not quite lose all hope.
After a time, as should be natural, but is
not always the case, he began to ~recipro-
cate and show in many little ways that so
much love and affection lavished upon him
had had their effect, and Dorothy aid to
herself, Il knew 1t would come around all
right IL l only had patience to wait" The
first intimation that she had of his change
OF heart was one morning when she was In
her garden tying up her sweet peas. He.
by the way, Is quite a naturalist, and al
though as yet his name is but little known
one can easily see that he has a career be-
fore him; yet when he approached Dorothy,
with a most mischievous look on his face.
she ought to have taken into account the
difference In their ages and been warned.
You see, however, it was his first unsolicit-
ed visit, INC her head was SO full of pleas,
ure at the thought that she confidently
opened her hand and shut her eyes at his
request, whereupon he wickedly placed
therein a large brown caterpillar.
The next minute the four cats who had
been acting as chaperons at this interest
ing meeting scattered like so many feathers,
fairly blown away by the ear piercing
scream that issued from Mrs. Dorothy's
throat, for that maiden Of so years gathered
up her petticoats and fed in utter dismay.
could not even bear the sight of a cater
pillar, and to have one put directly into her
hand was 100 much for her nerves.
Since there has been a marked GOODNESS
between them. Naturally people made ex-
cuses for him (they generally do for a man.
you know and said he was so young that
he didn't know any better. But leave it
to you if Mr.. Sack Carter, exactly 5 years
old, having won the mature affections (even
though unwittingly) of Miss Dorothy AL
len, aged exactly so, should not nave more
respect for her feelings, to say nothing of
considering carefully the solid benefits.
such as Gibraltar. candied orange peel and
preserved ginger, that he might and did, in
fact, lose by such hasty. ill considered &C
ton. .
But when a woman conducts the court
ship trouble generally ensues, and Jack
quickly transferred his young and there
fore tickle affections permanently to the
young woman across the street, while Dor
othy has one consolation-that her cats can
now eat their meals undisturbed Boston
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