Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10

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had red hair and a beautiful complexion,
also blue eyes.
"Bless my soull" he exclaimed. "You
mean Miss Brown. She went to Stoke
the same day as Paulina, but returned
two days ago. She has carrots. "
"And who is her father?"
"He is solicitor here-clerk Of the
board of guardians Not Thomas
Brown. Now, look here, it is all right.
did not say word to Paulins before
dinner about your admiration and vour
proposal-lucky, by George, that did
not! The fact is, thought it would TO
embarrassing to her, so just let matters
alone and left you to say what you liked
afterward. had limited to my wife to
withdraw, on some pretext or other,
with her friend later on in the evening
80 as to give you an opportunity. Now
I will stop that"
"Thank you thousand times am
overwhelmed with confusion. You must
understand that the only reason I can
see why I did not fall in, love with Miss
Paulina Smith and did fall in love with
Miss-Miss-what is her Christian
name?"
"Jessie.
"Jessie-a lovely-an adored name?
Well, why did fall in love with. the
red beauty on my right and not with
the brown beauty on my left was that
the sun was setting behind the latter,
so that I could not see her very distinctly.
Her head was between me and the sun,
whereas the sun shone effulgent over
Miss Brown and brought to light her
splendid charms. That was the only
reason, 'pon my soul "
It was an immense relief to me when
we went upstairs into the drawing room
to know that Miss Smith was ignorant
of the intention with which had been
invited there that evening She sup
posed that was in Squabham on some
business with which her brothers were
likewise engaged. So she was lively,
very agreeable and made me lose all my
nervous strains and spend really a
charming evening.
Next day awoke after sound sleep,
in which I dreamt that I was the ter
restrial globe, about which revolved-
or, no, that itself revolyed-no, mean
both one and the other-I am getting
involved, but it doesn't matter, dreams
are involved things. I dreamt that /
was the terrestrial globe on which now
rose the solar orb with radiant face
and streaming auburn hair. Then it
set, and above my horizon and occupy.
ing my sidereal vault shone the pale
face of Miss Smith,. with dark brown
hair and hazel eyes, with very sooth-
ing and gratifying effect to my liver
and my tongue, which was quite clean
next morning when I looked at it in
the mirror-a proof, moreover, that Mr..
John Smiths wine was good.
inquired the way to the house Of
Mr.. Thomas Brown and introduced my
self. He was stout, little man, with
white hair. informed him of the pas
sions entertained for his daughter. He
nodded his head and called one Of his
clerks. "Mr. Baker, please step into my
parlor and tell my daughter there's a
gentleman here wants to see her on
business.
This was rather blunt way Of put
ting it, but as Mr.. Brown said, "Busi-
ness is business, and should be settled
off hand"
In came Miss Jessie Brown, looking
lovely, no doubt, but in her morning
dress not quite so charming as when
equipped for going to Stoke; nor was
her beauty so radiant in the shade as it
had been when blazed on by declining
Phebus.
81 say, Jess," said Mr.. Brown, "this
gentleman, in the broking business, in
come nominally 600, age 35, constitu-
tion-by the way, you did not say what
that was." he turned to me, passed by
any decent life assurance company, eh?''
I nodded. "He wants to know if you II
be his missus. Now then, what do ycu
say?"
''I am much obliged for the honor, !"
answered Miss Brown, "but I must de-
cline. I'LL may as we'll tell you, fa-
ther, now we are on this topic, that /
got engaged without asking you to Cap
tain McGregor while. at Stoke two days
ago. He was sitting OH the box seat by
the coachman," she said, turning to
me, perhaps you did not catch iF, but
I was talking with him, through you,
on that pleasant drive"
I returned abashed, confounded, to
my sins.
Then 1 mused On my situation. I had
wasted two days off from my business,
it has cost me shillings for the outside
seat on the coach from Stoke, besides l
shilling as tip to the coachman, and
sixpence to the boy who took my port
manteau, it would cost me seven and
six to return to Stoke, and my inn bill
would not be under el. Well nigh e2
thrown away, besides the loss of two
days from my business. Itwas too vexa-
tious. 1t was clean ridiculous 1t shall
not be, said I. I returned to the house
Of Mr.. John Smith, and desired an in
terview. I told him that I had been re-
fused, showed him that had my hotel
bill to pay, as well as seven and six for
each coach journey, and I Uniformed him