The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-08-05

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for the man, you understand.
"No, don't"
"Well, you are not 80 clover as
thought. But to return to this girl"
"Angela?"
eyes, she was Angela, if you will.
Angela encourages the man
"The man who just passed2"
"Tom, we'll call him"
eyes, Angela encourages Tom and
Tom succumbs-"
"Do You think SOP" she said, look
ing at him mischievously. eyes, he
did; / must be frank with you,
clergyman. And it goes on--in a
country house in Westchester in May.
But there's small chance in house
party, you know"
"Yes, l know" said he.
"Of course you know because you
are young clergyman of modish
church. Now-to go on with the story
Angela agrees to meet Tom on the
wheel. Sne wheels for long time
before the appointed hour, and, get
ting tired, stops, as you know, and,
being tired, her conscience pricks
her."
'tI know of such cases., said Lemuel
laconically.
Sand she thought of tho other girl,
and remembered how wicked she has
been, because she has been 'encourag-
ing Tom just for fun"
''She should have felt wicked" said
Lemuel severely.
'Just then she sees q very promi.
ninent young clergyman"
"Ob, no, F" said Lemuel, becomingly.
"Well, at once she snatches the
chance. She will appear to Tom when
he meets her to be out with the clergy.
man. If he speaks she will ignore
him. Should he persist, the clergy
man, who is the stronger, will knocb
him down"
"Wiu he?"
eyes, he promised.
"DId hep"
eyes, because Angela wished it,"
"Well, perhaps. But when Tom ap-
pears why does Angela = run to the
bushes?"
Don't you think it was better to
avoid the meeting?"
IObSlDlJs
"And now," she said, dismounting
and extending hand. 'good-by."
"You are going to leave me?"
81 live over there"
"There are a1ot of houses. Green
wich, isn't it?'
eyes, Greenwich; but no matter
which house. You are going back to
town. am ever 30 much obliged to
you. You have been ever SO good"
Angela" ho said, ''must it be
good-by?"
'Yes."
"And you won't flirt any more9"
81 never do"
"But you have confessed to it-with
Tom"
81 never will again. Now good-by,
Mr.. Springer"
And she was in her saddle, an smI-
ing back at him, and vanishing over
the slope, leaving him rubbing his
eyes.
At first he thought he would fol.
low, but then in Greenwich no likely
would meet some one who knew him,
and he could not afford to appear ri
diculous, particularly after such an es-
capade.
Yet, as he wheeled, he regretted his
resolution, aud he envied Tom, and he
couldn't think of his sermon; and he
really was on that ride simply to
clarity his mind that he might mako
his next discourse a fitting one.
And back at his desk, it was the
same, aud his sermon was singularly
poor that next Sabbath morning.
And he strove with himself; and
tried to put her ont OF his mind; and
to think of how scandalous it all
would seem to any of his psrishioners
who should hear of it. Yet he yield
ed, so far as to find himself looking
about furtIvely for Angela, He even,
with some self.deception, wheeled sew
eral times over the same roads.
But when he understood how i'm
pulse was carrying him. he lashed
himself mentally as a hermit of old
did his fiosh. Aud ne wrote a mighty
sermon, which quite astonished his
congregation, aud after he had de-
livered it he was compelled out of con-
sistency to give up his one indulgence
surviving from n great career as a col
lege athlete.
Ard he plunged deeper into his
work and Goods poor" and suffering
never had more attention IN that par
ish.
But he couldn't give up dinners and
routs altogether, as certain attend
ance on these functions is plainly a
clergymsn's duty. And at one of
these he saw Angela and was present
ed. And under her eyes he forgot him
self, as, heaven knows, olergYmen are
as the rest of us.
"Angela, he began, 81 have been
looking for you"
"Have you?" tho said
"And Tom?" he asked fearfully.
ooh, he's married"
'To whom2 1 didn't catch your
name. Was it Mrs. .-2"
''No, it isn't 1t was-the other
girl.
81 hope you have followed my ad-
vice" he said, after a moment.
"Not to-. 1 told you l never did. 4"
81 wIsh-I really wish you would
make me the exception" said the Rev.
Lemuel.
And the parish gossips save, TO be
sure, certain dowagers, and priH,
acidulous virgins declare that An
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