Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
MONTHS AFTERWARD

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''Gossip-it's a COMPOUNDED nuisance,
that's what I call It'll Why can't they
let us alone? am accustomed to any
amount of possin. Peonle mnst have
sometb;n,, - talk ahon+ ona r., NO
r. sa1:1I.sa =, -
= 1asou - = ap.o = a1o1u 'non1
| any "lnusoinen'' pue "iien - cpiness W
Delng smacKed on the pack ana congrat-
ulated SIX times II one afternoon, it's
coming it bit too strong. Idon't mind
for my own sale-a man can look after
| himself-but I'm thinking of Won. I
was in hopes that Won had NOT heard. -
"Not hoard ;ndoedi hed txro lat.
| 4,,, az. .a-a:.. 49, !.
80 '-'1,' - n4s eA.. 49, 'tl.a = =.
noon--iouf "an.lne y Know Wnen inc
weodlng was to De ana the hfth from a
girl asking to be bridesmaid. I am
| afraid to go out People fly at me at
every corner, shake my hand off and say
how delighted they are and how charm
ing it is and how they always knew it
would come to this and that we are
made for one another-they never did
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xfrAcrd1nary! That's whist they
~ 80 ma nGXeE Hea ~ taken atjack
| In my Hfa CT course. we've always
bean good fkisnds but
sCertain1y not I, ssss
| s And I don e tkIinlk =
Neither do L It's absurdl Utter
nonsensep'
mo, but really-let us have it out
while we are about it. What can have
given rise to such a ridiculous reporti
We have been good deal together, Of
course, because we are in the same set,
and always seem to hit 1t off, and you
are such jolly good dancer and all
that kind Of thing, but can't see what
we have done to set people talking at
this rate. Honestly, now-I am anxious
| to know-t7id you ever imagine that
| is to say, did you think-I mean, have
| I ever"-
"You never have! No, Captain May,
and have never imagined! On the CON
trary dom mind admitting now that
we are upon the subject that I have
cherished secret grudge against you
because you have never given me an op-
portunity Of refusing you. That sort Of
neglect rankles in woman's mind, and
now you see for yourself the awkward
position in which it has placed me.
When people ask If I am engaged to
| you, am obliged to confess that / have
never been asked. You ought to have
thought of this and provided against it.
It would have been SO easy some night
at ball, or in an interval at the thea
ter-the whole thing might have been
over in five minutes and then should
have been able to say that had refused
you, and everything would have been
happy and comfortable. don't feel as
If I could ever forgive youi'
''Sorry, indeed You see, should
have been most happy, only could
never feel quite sure that you really
would re-
How odious you arel You need not
have been afraid; there never was any
thing more certain since the beginning
Of the world. I wouldn't marry you to
save your ifei would as soon think Of
falling in love with the man in the
moon! We have always been friends, Of
course, but that counts for nothing.
One may like person very much and
yet find it quite impossible to go any
farther. I could better love horse
manl''
Same with me! think no end Of
you, but when Lewis came and congrat-
ulated me the other day was struck
all Of a heap. # he had said the same
thing about dozen other girls should
have been less surprised, but 1t never
occurred to me to look upon you in that
light. y
ssOh, indeed! I'm awfully obliged,
I'm sure, but don't think much Of
your taste. There are dozen other men
who wouldn't agree with you; that's
one comfort As am 80 utterly repul-
sive in your eyes, I think l had better
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mnch ;, = -
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von do hear. yon,lI 10 - h;goar raoa
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"ol, = yuu VIZ naso =: :. ulsliAe s1.e
~ you uo your nan VA, a.e : mo1eps
- means no,e .nan you llA1 - y
noe OILY ugly u itsel.' Dut ~ SHOWS !
lasai Want OF percepeloh. 1our oean'y
-if you will allow me to say SOS Of |
q classic order, and If you adopted . |
more natural style of couture your an |
pearance would really be-er-uncom-
monty fetching. STEAD Of that, you
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