Middletown transcript., 1896-08-08

Lemuel severely.
Q ''Just then she sees very promin
ent young clergymen."
"Oh. no." said Lemuel, becomingly
"Well, at once she snatches tht
chance. She will appear to Tom wher
: he meets her to be out with the clergy
man. If he speaks she will ignore
him. Should he persist, the clergy.
t man, who is the stronger, will knock
him down.
"Nill he?"
"Yes, he promised
"Did he?''
"Yes. because Angela wished it. -
swell, perhaps. But when Tom j.
pears why does Angela run into the
bushes?'
j ''Don't you think it was better to
avoid the meeting?"
POSSIBLY"
"And now," she said. dismounting,
and extending hand, "Good bye"
| "Yol re goirg to leave me2"
| II live over there"
''There are lot of houses. G Greenwich
isn't it?n
eyes, Greenwich. But no matter
which house. You are going back to
town. am ever so much obliged to
you. You have been ever so good.n
angela, ~ he said, 'must it be good
byP"
"Yes..
"And you WON'T firt any more?'
81 never do?"
But you have con fessed 60 it-with
Tom"
II never will again. Now, good
bye, Mr.. Springer"
And she was in the saddle, and smil-
ing back at him, and vanishing over
the slope, leaving him rubbing his eyes.
At first he thought he would follow,
but then in Greenwich he likely would
meet some one who knew him, and he
could not afford to appear ridiculous,
particularly after such an escapade.
Yet. as he wheeled, he regrett d his
resolution, and he envied Tom, and he
couldn't think of his sermon; and he
really was on that ride simply TO clar-
ify his mind that he might make his
next discourse Citing one.
And back at his desk it was the
same, and his sermon was singularly
poor that next Sabbath morning.
And he strove with himself; and tried
to put her out of mind; and to think of
how scandalous it all would seem to
any of his parishioners who should hear
of it. Yet he yielded, so far as to find
himself looking about furtively for
Angela. He even, with some self
deception, wheeled several times over
the same route.
But when he understood how i'm
pulse was earring him he lashed him.
self mentally as an :hermit of old did
his. flesh. And he wrote mighty SER
mon, which quite astonished his con.
gregation; and after he had delivered
it he was compelled out of consistency |
to give up his one indulgence surviving |
from great career as college athlete.
And he plunged deeper into bis work,
and Goods poor" and suffering never |
had more attention in that parish.
But be couldn't give up dinners and |
routs altogether, as certain attend
ance on these functions is plainly
clergyman's duty. And at one of these
he saw Angela and was presented.
And under her eyes he forgot himself, +
as, heaven knows, clergyman are as
the rest Of us.
Angela" he began, 81 have been
looking for you."
''Have youp" said she.
Sand TomW he asked, fearfully.
.Oh, he's married."
To whomp / didn't catch your
name. Was it Mrs.-?"
"Not, it isn't. 1t was-the other
GIRL"
81 hope you have followed my adj
vice." he said, after moment.
mo to. told you never did,"
81 wish-I really wish you would
make the exception said Reverend
And the parish gossips s-sav e, to be
sure. certain dowagers and prim acidu-
lous virgins---declare that Angela, the
rector's lady, shows the rule ---of an
outrageously lively young woman turn
ing sedate if her fancy and faith may
be caught and held; all of which. of
course, is fittiugthe curtaiE-fall on a
comedy.