The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-24


q w "A ing-1 might as well
- 5I1se3o admit it, you'd soon
HIPLz have found it out
G">EY y young woman OF my
<A,t) acquaintance. V q
- been in love with her
for five wears, and it's wonder my
hair isn't whito; sometimes think it
is turning gray, but when spoke TO
Dolly about 1t, she said not 10 bother,
was old enough TO bo gray anyway.
An that's where Dolly hurts, and she
knows il. for / am fifteen years older
than she j., and when that willful
young woman wished 10 he particular
" cruel, she treats me with respect.
/ know that among my friends | am
considered 20 have fairly good sense !;
] can talk nationally on most subiects,
and ! stand well enough IN my pro.
fession, at least enabling mo to keep
my head above water. But when Pm
with Dolly, or ia her presence, I'm an
ass, driyclng, foolish ass. \ fanatic
from m asylum would be Il brilliant
conyersntionuist compared 60 mo. And
alasl Dolly knows that too, and she
tormcnts me anl makes life an uuut-
terablc burden 10 me. ! start to mako
II sensible remark, when suddenly !
meet Dolly's eyes; then ] stumble and
ray the wrong thing, and she will rc.
mark, "Do you really think tGat?'
with such wicked look in her beauti.
ful blue eyes, while don't think it at
all but have Just said 1t. And so it
goes until | wonder sometimes ii am
quite right When we so TO dancos--
say we, I'm always there II I know
she is going things are =. little worse
than usupl, for Dolly dances past me
with beasts and cads of men, and |
stand about the wall watching her.
She never will give but two dances to
me, so j have nothing TO do in the
meantime but watch her.
One night | was desperate. / had
sent her violets as usual-she as is par
ticularly fond OF them, and most of
my money goes that way. Sometimes
she wears them, and often carries
them, bat this night they were no.
where TO be seen, and in her hand was
one large red rose. | went up to her
appearing TO bo sorry to see me was
the particular form OF torture which
commended itself TO her on this os.
pecial night. "You here !" she said,
lifting her eyebrows in astonishmout
and without II smile; all put OIL, OF
course, because / am always where
she is
"Oh, no, I'm not here, I'm some
where else" | said wiltily. She
laughed immoderately.
You're -- 50 - funny" she re.
marked, choking.
"Yes," said severely, T suppose
| am funny, very iunuy-but where
are my violet,?'
"Why, had you - any - yiolets 2"
said she, 81 didn't kuow-how should
| know" She said 1t seriously, but
there was look in her eyes that / was
used TO (; I'd have liked to shake her.
dolly, you know exactly what |
mean where are my violcts>"
"lf you mean the violots You sent
me, she replied with dignity, 81
understood that after they lett you
they belonged TO me; do you want
them back?" This frce2ngly.
"Oh, Dolly" | said, reduced once
more to my usual condition of nsi.
ninity, 81 didn't mean 1t, dear, don't
want the d beg your pardon, of
course | don't want them; | only
wanted you to wear them or carry
them, you know, darling"
But she saw that she had the best
Of me, 80 carried things with high
hand.
"rhe rose was sent me by friend, "
she hesitutcd, "aui | suppose | have
II right to wear what please; but sit
down, dou't stand 20 long, you'll bo
tired !" This was an allusion 70 my
age, and it naddened me.
"You nro exceedingly rudew l
said, turning away and leaving ucr
lt was the most severe speech | hHd
ever made to Dolly, auG / suffered at
the thought OF it. For four dnys
didn't 90 near her or send her violcts
once. 1t WAS m awful four days; [
neither slept nor ate, but Just royilcd
IIN SUI uN lNDi lbI VttDAlluE Rsr
tranged from the only woman in the
world. In my despair | even went 70
far as 10 take Jane Hunt to dance
where Dolly was sure to see us, and
she did. Aud when l passed her and
she looked over my head with her
small nose in the AR, l wished Miss
Hunt was iu-woll, somewhere else,
that | might rush over to Dolly, throw
myself Mt her feet-Nnd kiss them
Yes, | acknowledge that | have often
wished that.
Finally J wrote to her, fully con.
scious that it was very silly letter,
wherein / told her / was merely
angry at myself for not knowing she
cared for red roses, and sent three
dozen. The answer | received was
characteristic:
"You are n silly old goose. and if
You had only waited until finished
what was saying you would have dis.
covered that you sent the rose your.