Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-03-18

Never OeIOre nau young MI
Kot had snch bewitching atten
ton offered him. And as for old
MIR. DOwnhill, his memory brought
back some dOve.like gIances, such
as those Miss MlRin showered
upon him, from the long-vauished
years of his youth, but not nauy
To cut a long story short, Miss
Mlkin, having discovered that Mr.
Kolt was very rich and an orphan,
and that Mr.. Downhi!l was a very
wealthy bachelor, at once set her
cap for both gentlemen, resolving
to accept the one who proposed first.
She loved neither. A girl OF her
views, who had made rush inlo
the matrimonial market with but
one stipalatiOn-that the man sire
married should have mOney-was
scarcely likely to have a heart. A
husband meant 10 her easy circum.
stances, freedom from her Aunt
Gafferly's incesssnt 'nagglng,'
liberty to filrt as much as she chose
with inteligibles who we're often
very Interesting, and freedom from
he dread of being au old maid.
Mrs. Melody, who was. on the
whole, good.naturel woman,
willing to see her friends well
settled, furthered the little affair
to the best of her ability. There
were walks, rides, drives, chatting
In cozy corners, and at last a pro.
posal. 1t came from Mr. K)lt.
YourhIs hasty. Age is slow. Mr..
Downhill was just maxine up his
mind to do it, when Mr.. KOlt did
il. And Miss Mllkin SAID yes, and
would have fallen into bis arms
bnt that they were in ful sight OF
an old lady who had jlst leveled
her opera glass full at them from
window.
Yes Perlina had answered, anu
Young Kolt blushed rosy red, aud
'hls SOUL like that OF Gloriana, III
the Wild Irish Girl, presu msbly
went on a jig to heaTen,' for the
band was playing delightful dances
for their ediioation; aud nfter"ard
when they had had supper, Prr-
Ina locked herself in her room
and wrote to her Aunt Gafferly.
Her letter ended thus:
80 you see Pm engaged, and
YOU can't twlt me any longer.
don't suppose poor Kolt will ever
set the river on fire, but he's
goed.natnred Fellow, and can Just
twist bin around my finger. And,
RENE II Der, you are bound to give
me a handsome wedding dress aud
have always promised me poor
, mas pearls the day was married.
J Your a1ectlODate niece,
'PEkLINA.'
Mrs. Gafferly siguifed ber ap
3 proVal by return of post, and Fer
lipa's mind wss at rest. lt did not
A trouble her much that IN less than
a week telegram summoned h"lt
l to the city. She could nse the fas
fadlug days of freedom better
without an engaged lover at her
E side, aud she certainly made the
r most of them. She plunged into
a Irritation IN way that frightened
even Mrs. Kerosene NrwbOdy, and
was happier than she had ever
II been since her search for husband
Il commenced. Az for poor MT.
e Downhill, she quite snubbed him,
o now that she had no views oon'
t cerning bin. Meanwhile th'
Is absent Holt wrote love letter., and
$ she answered them.
Never shall l forget my feelings
i. when you went out 10 ride Win
X old DownhlIl.' he said in ono oi
d these. 81 real thought for 9
a while that you liked him.
r, And to this she replied:
d sHow could you fancy that
e should like a superannuated Ole
at creature like lhatH only took
FL little notice of him out of pity
e. Poor Perlina! Life was certainly
y very much chsckered. One morn
y ing Mrs. Newbody opened a New
Ut York paper, and, having glanced
down the column OF marriages ant
III looked at Perlina in a terrified way
IS, Perlina snatched the paper ant
T. saw this read:
'd Suddenly, on the -tb, Edmnn'
~ Kolt.'
Edmund KOlt-tbere was N
~ doubt of It. Mrs. NewbOdy looke'
er at perlina, expecting to see he
o. faint. To her surprise, the younI
no lady, thought very serious, wa
quite calm.
IL, 'PoorfelIow,' she said; I'm YER
OF sorry. DO be quiet, dsar Mr.
Nv Newbod1l Do be quiet, dear MIR
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