Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-10

trealed.'
Yes she said, you we're right.
Nv solitude has been unlnvaded
| have been resting and enjoyIng
myself thoroughly. BY the way
sudd, nly-'Who told you that yOu
could com,F
'NO one, but had to run down
to my place on baSlneSs, au1 |
thought 1t would look unntighbor-
ly not to drOp in and find oit how
you were getting on
"VeIy thoughtful, indeed! 81
you nave remembered your oll
home at last! How long has it b d
since YOU were herer
FIVE 1ear>"-pondering-'fv
Yeas this June
'islt much cnange6r
~ good dea'; the old willow bj
the poud il down; it fell IN the
August s'orn, G.stou tells me-
'Oh, Ian 50 sorry! We use To-
she paused, bluSmng.
Yes he responded, so We did,
And he glanced at her laughingh
'And the hOuse?' she hurried
on-'how does it lookP
'Awfully-eyerythin gon9 to
pieces; dust, cObwebs and mold
everywhere; the family portraits
white with mlldew.'
'Oh. Tony she cried, chow
dreadful ! You really ought to do
something about them
Il SHALL he S I'D. Il was fond oi
the place as a lad, and thfs trip
down here has awak ened all the
old feeling. am tired to death OF
society, the exertiOn of dancing
smlling-'and the bother Of being
agreeable to people that one
doesn't care a rap about, so | have
half made up my ,mind to marry
and settle down in the county
that s'-slo wly-f f l can persuade
the girl | love to consent to bury
herself for ny sake
Miss Gresham looked down.
Her iace had lost a little Of IFS
bright color, but the pal.Or was in
no way uubecOmning.
i thought the best thing to do
was to come and talk over the
matter with yOU,' he said atttr a
some what awkward pause. YOn
always help a fellow 50 with your
advice
I imagine she replied, that if
a woman cared for man she
wOald 90 with him anywhere
Exactly, but thlt is the ques
tiOa-dOcs she ezra for me? You
see'-gazing at her ste ,dily-'she
is a society girl, used to a good
deal Of gayety and movement and
excitement and it dOesu't seem
Qlite far to ask her to c)ne down
here does it9 Il looks cOnceited
and selfish as Ii one thought a
goOl deal OF on,'s self, don't you
knONp
She looked at him gravely.
30 know herp she asked. SIS
she SO ne one yOa have knogn a
long timer
'Ol, yes; sinca | was quite l boy
rs she pret W
'Oic)nrse; y)u Olght to know
that
'And clevelP
Very
Z rslppo3e'-sloSl5-'sh never
says unkind things or secs through
people, as-as-sone ofyOlr other
friends dOP
'Uakind things? NJ. BIT as 10
seeing tlrongh pJ)p'e -bteIkil g
into a laugh-I am obliged to
admit that she dOsy. YO1 see,
she has been out lOt, aud the
rosy bandlge is a bit out OF place;
natural enough, dOn't you think7
q TsuppOse So doubtfully. 'One
can't 60 through life with ones
eyes slut-.hlt is, if one has any
brains, AMI yet, somehow or other
l don't quite like the description.
You are such a good fellow, Tony,
for all yOlr affection, that you
ought to marry somebody very
much above the average
And so shall
You always said,' she went on
that | might choose vile tor you
DON'T yOa remember, just before
you went to college, that last ride
we tOokP
'Assuredly.'
How we agreed to ask enc b
others advice abOlt the people We
should marry, aud how We promIS
cd that neither OF US would gel
engaged without the others con
sentP'
'Ot course l remember, aud
am quite willing to abide by th,