Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-05-20
She must have been u Clair
vOyant.

The girl with the Leghorn Hat flew into
the room like miniature cyclone.
IL haven't minute" she painted, "put l
Just saw Clarence out driving with Flora and
l thought you ought to know it."
"Thanks, DEAR" responded the girl with
the yellow tea gown, "it is melancholy
pleasure to know that you thought enough
of me to come and tell me-but it really
makes no difference. that is all over forever"
"You don't say sol" cried the girl with the
Leghorn fiat. "Why, thought"
"Of course you did-so did everybody else;
why, people had got into the habit of glanc-
ing at the engagement finger every time
took my glove off to sec if the new ring was
there yet, and Aunt Clara, who is going to
Europe, asked me the other day what kind
of n wedding present girl would like. And
it was such little thing that spoiled it, after
ALL"
20, do tell me all about it, cried the girl.
III promise never to tell SOUL"
Every we'll, then, III try, but first please
bend me that fan and my smelling bottle
Thanks. Well, you know Clarence has only
one fault, but that Is serious onc-he will
write poetry"
~ know, but
30, yes, it was all very well when that SON
net TO Her Eyes came out. OF course
everybody knew it was intended for me and
It made all the girls wildly jealous. AS for
Flora, she actually tried to pretend that it
was written for her. Did you ever hear OF
such impudence? The idea of imagining
that any one could call those cat grey eyes OF
hers blue hate vanity"
$50 do l, but 60 OH
well, you know he once published vol
ume of poems. l praised the sonnet so much
that he finally brought me copy of the
poems, saying that must give HIM my real
opinion of them and he would prize that
above the praise of all the hollow world"
of course, any one could see"
YES. Well, the book was bound in lovely
soft olive, SO laid it on the little table in
the back parlor beside yellow jar and the
effect was quite artistic. That very day
W.
know how she goes in for literature"
"All plain girls do"
"Ycs; well, knew there would be a great
deal going on in the next few days and
didn't want to take time to read the book,
so Just asked Lulu all about it. She was
glad of n chance to show off and told me
which were considered the best pieces and
all about them, 50 that knew just what to
say to him."
"What a splendid idea"
Wasn't it: Bat Wait! He came in the
next afternoon and wore my white crepe
gown, the one in which he says look like
some antique priestess."
"Yes, yes, go on"
"WelI, told him that had read all the
poems before slept the night before; that
thought his sonnet, To a Grave was the
tenderest thing that had ever read-O he
was so pleased!'
"Of course"
YES, if had only stopped there, but
didn't. l said: II am not quite sure that
understand "ln Sunset Land" although
enjoyed it more if possible than TIE others
Won't you read it to me!' You see Lulu had
told me that 1t was the deepest one"
"Yes, yes; don't stop"
"Well, he took up the book and looked
at it a little odd, thought, then he said: You
must be kind of q clairvoyant If you enjoy
reading this Of course thought he meant
had OWNED bis favoritc. SO said modestly
o, take such an interest in all your work
why. have read it until l almost know i,
by heart
THAT should have settled it, cried the
girl with the LeghOrn flat.
at did. He said coldy: Yes, Miss With
crs, you must be kind of clairvoyant ifyou
read these poems, because, you see, the leaves
are still uncut"