The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-03

| which she said she had work ed. (I don't
| believe she had, for lt was hideous. OF
| course, too, had to buy useless things Of
all the three sisters and to put into all the
ratlles. winning at last a large wax doll,
several sizes bigger shan child of six
months.
'You make capital shopwoman, l
said.
"Ah, yes; | have some tolerable lodges.
| did a good business before you came in a
| faded l0cent bouquet, which | sold for 81
They were 30 worthless that good many
people gave them hack to me and | sold
| them over again. sold one nine times
and made 50 by it., and she gave merry
little laugh lat the folly of some people, -
with sly glance at me. l ventured on a
tender reproach.
"And nothing whispered To you to keep
bouquet for me?' NO, indeed, but
can get you rosebud a beauty, if you
like"
She soon came running hack breathless,
her hands full of lovely rosebuds.
''Now, what will you give me for this 2"
"Anything, everything, all the mony
have left, II cried, thrusting my hands into
my pockets But, alas all my searching
could not bring to light more than one
miserable H.cent piece. Imagine my dis
may
"My dear girl" stammered, "you see,
this s all have left"
''Oh, you surely can't intend to he so
mean, when ran all the way up the gar
den to fetch them, and pricked my finger
and made it bleed % and she held out a
little white forelinger to verify her words
'Iou have your watch, " she added, 'and
you can redeem it to morrow"
own felt rather staggered at this. My
watch was valuable family relic, set with
brlliants, and on it's safety depended the
favor Of an aged and grabbed disposition
and comfy uncle, and enormous wealth
| But the blue eyes were fixed on me and
seemed to wonder at my delay. placed
my watch in one outstretched hand receiving
the rosebud from the other
"Wear it tonight and will dance with
you, she whispered, as our eyes met for a
moment
started for the ball at 10 clock fully
determined to propose at once. She was
late, bnt at last I saw her coming up the
stairs, with the mamma and the clergyman
| had seen them with in the afternoon.
| seized hold of the first stewart | met,
and begged him to introduce me to that
Young lady," pointing her out.
The usual formula was pronounced
Capt. Branthwyate-Mi Nevill." Was
that the name | could not be sure |
had no time to think about it. for the
floating in sea OF bliss, with an angel in
my arms, keeping time with the music of
the sphere.
At last we landed on an out-of.t the way
sofa, where | resolved to ask her to be mine
forever. But when | managed to stammer
out that | knew that was quite I'M
worthy of her, yet if the devotion of life
time" ETC., she said quietly, 81 think you
must mistake me for one of my sisters"
assured her that such a mistake was quite
impossible. 'Then you can not have
heard my name
'Oh, yes" said, "Miss Nevll. | list
ened particularly for you name, and heard
quitewell."
'My name is Mrs. Needall; you have
seen my husband standing by my stall
The bazaar was for the endowment of our
church, and to build us q vicarage. think
you were my best customer" she added,
with a triumphant toss of her little head
that completely maddened me.
had not the heart to redeem my watch,
so that in addition to my other troubles, |
have incurred the lasting displeasure of my
uncle and lost the chance of some thou.
sands year. All this because | was fool
enough to 60 and be swindled at fancy
fair,