Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-03-02

/ ,...,,,.f... A'iDiih 10 tile general
s ,S,'n ing, AZ u almost seemed, his adj.
= "a, iousN never alluding In the least
ms uallghier The southerner was
iuii o. delightfully."- old.fashloned Views
OF me honorable state OF matrimonv
anu me deplorable condition of bacba.
l0rs ahd spinsters. He advised MIA.
dletoh 10 be bold with all his heart az.
/ pressed his ast0mshn en- that ia
shohld have waited so long win +,
calm prudence that he could NOT undar.
stand aud when he gayly pressed ms
hosts hand and said: Good night
my deAr sir 90 In and winl will colss.
anu dance al your wedding" Middle.
Ton felt as II he had received he M.
terhai permission 10 press the suit %
the fair Albanian.
~ was IN the park that the lover
had resolved TO put his fate 10 the
test. In his waistcOat pocket was a
rirclei, OF the approved fashion on Tho
perioh Tor an engagement ring, and he
sought Win Miss Rosa one Of the
least frequented paths and placed him
sell on bench by her side near a
fountain and basin.
= hope you have had a happy tim.
herr Miss Ross. said Middleton
-. delightful thanks 10 you-what
~oull We have done without yonY
Wish ! might presume 10 think
sou could not do without may
dear Miss Rosa = aud he fumbled IA
his pocket for the ring. which. folded
IN paper, had been mingled with other
odds and ends there As he took out
a handful of these he uncrremoniously
PAT on his eye glasses. and as he sen
atARed iiae little folded square from
ne other articles be glanced up al
Miss h"sa, who had grown rather pale
hht alas this WAS not all which the
trllrinir lnncttes revealed, His Ores
den shepartiess was turned into
rather coarar featured ordinary Young
wOnlaL % The common clay Young
There Werr even crows feet about her
eyes.
Her hair waH rather coarse aud e1
hlbltHl rgidrnfs-s II c0ucealing thar
horror 4 switch The lips were
llU'r dry aud showed signs of
tracks The small parcel fell from
u idiriun's paraltA ed fingers into the
pool liis pFysrnus u mind had near,
~ deserted him bnl ~ Miss Kosan cry
al the accident hr recovered himself
slflir.efily - stammer 20 NJ couA,-
quta 5. whatever WAS only going 10
roll cigarette u MS only u little
pArknsr ~ rapeF and ias / MIS- sAy.
inE Miss Rosa when you were speak
iug 50 kiudiy about my little Efforts
a. ants you all may hope you
nuu't n silly miss ms NJ very much
u hes. leave town for 4 few days. as
d. 90 "a orroW ~
What The siTi answered Middleton
tlld nol kn0m II ~ the i,irpa;ht
which usually enables "a t. rad each
others thoughts. uuiruuning caniing
words - caniradirtinE false ones. she
had anticipated What il was on his
lips - speak he frTNcntly prayed that
the confusion % his mind since be
had pu'HTrd his eon paniop with biz
eyeglasses had prevented the last
underlying thought from passing from
bis cprnsivnre 10 hers This was to
krt away ~ quickly A. possible frpm
an la istilled situation: 10 fr~e him
hrlf from a person for whom hls %
Traction had turned to u very active
rwpulslun Fortunately his honor had
lsrsl saved though by mere fiul"
Iir hraIh,tl freely fof D moment un.
tii ,llc thought " The ardent southern
er rfsssrsi his mind Had his aiten,
Iious brrn too rrarkcd. hls confidence
TOO apparently aprupns. FOR General
Rosa 90 tolerate hia sudden change 81
haarg This aspect ~ Inc affair cash.
rd through his mind AZ he was az the
dnp- - fhr boarding house after
hou.rvar,t walk. cold and reserved ou
thr lhdy'n part. prcuccuplcd on the ca
valicr'a llc bowed aud lcfi her there.
putting on his glass Tor one Bnal con
elusive, desperate stare. aud went 10
his cinl,
In 4 very Few minutes one ~ tho
nrr, anjs brought him a porimanteau
and 4 few clothes from hia chambers
aud. mailing note 10 Mrs simmons
81 account for his absence by a plea
~ busiutss which took him away
from the city. IN which be- forced hiM
self 10 aUnd 4 message ~ regard and
rcgrp, TO his good friends. IL"
tto4as h. took thr night train for Chi
ragn, leaving no address
A card which Middleton found nj
hls club upon which General Rosa
bad permitted himself 10 pencil some
very strong expressions. and letter
which was lying az his lodgings /
breathing vengeance aud almost I
cartel proved 10 him on his return 1
that his discretion had been the better /
partt And his vaior hardly returned |
until the summer came round and he /
read I'm one Of the society newspapers |
N tho engagement ~ Miss Rosa AZ I
Btr Ilnrbor. TO fellow visitor nj that /
very engaging resort
when Middleton finally made MS 1
choice ~ q partner for life he had 1
All, utcd spcctaCles. weary 81 the VIC
lent aht cks which he WAS continually |
receiving from tho alterations h'-
yoan the delightful impressions OF his
elderly eyes aud the shocking revcla-
lions Of his too truthful eye glasses
once. shortly before their marriage
tho future Mrs Middleton said; DO
mn love. take OF your spectacles ana
lot me see your dear eyes Just 'nlS
puccl'
Not today. please, replied Middle.
ton. "By aud by, perhaps, when W.
bave learned 20 love each other fai'h'
fnItv and have grown 10 be one ~
M. ~ IN name. III should lay aside
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