The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-01
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Il N honest girl, I am. :
That am sure you are, and there
fore you need no love philters. Believe
me, you are quite pretty and good
enough to inspire love, an honest love,
without recourse to magic The
scholar spoke persuasively, his voice
was very gentle and his manner court
". The girl winked herswide blue eyes
and made "a little swallowing motion
with her throat, then she coughed and
continued '5".r"< y Es & L5s
I. .'sMy fathers brought us up strict, e
have. E doan't 'old with swearin' for
women; and if we. was light ed lay
the E'orse w'ip about our shoulders, e
would. Els clown in our show. s'e is"
There was; silence for a minute in tbs
big library, then the scholar said gent
ly:@, ''Why do you want a love. philter?.
Is the-man you are engaged to fickle?"
/ We'll, e runs after Mad'selle Leon:
ore, and I can't stand it,, and rates
i'm, and e laughs at me, and I'm
beastly miserable, I ami" E
: The girls voice broke, and great
tears rolled down her cheeks. The
scholar was much distressed: He was
very learned man, and instructed in
the best wisdom of many lands, but he
| had also studied diligently book that
it requires no great erudition to under
stand, but only what is quite as rare,
humble heart. A certain saying in
| that book which runs: But thou hast
mercy upon all, and winkest at the sins
OF men, because they should amend !"
came into his mind, and the trouble of
| this poor circus girl was very real to
him., She wiped her eyes with gayly-
bordered pocket-handkerchie and
said: : 81
What would Idly do?"
The scholar pondered for moment,
then said difidently, and with extreme
shyness: II think that she would not
show that she minded That she
would try to be always sweet and good
tempered and gracious, above all to
Madam What's-her-name. Don't let
him think himself so precious, my
chlld. We all value what is hard TO
obtain. He's too sure of you or he
wouldn't tease you. If you are wise,
and II he is worth having-if he's
worthy OF you and of your good father,
you'll find that all this nonsense will
come to an end as tale that is told.'''
It, was a long speech for the scholar
to make; he flushed little as he made
1t, and the circus girl gazed at him ad-
miringly, exclaiming: 4. -. ,....: =. -:.ss3 :$=.
YollS are "a KNOWN old Co Yeii e s. -
| The scholar shook his head and said
humbly: ''I fear am ignorant in these
matters. have only known three
women intimately in my life my
mother, my wife, and my daughter"
is that what your daughter did-the
young lidy as is just married?" she
asked eagerly
L don't know what she did" an
sWered the scholar gently: and inleed
1t was true, for the engagement had
come upon him as bolt from the blue
| "nlle ne was thinking of Phyllis as still
in pinafores.
| Was she very ard to please?" per-
sisted the girl.
Had Phyllis been hard to please? the
scholar asked himself. He did not
know. 1t had not taken long to please
ner, anyhow; so he said: .I don't
know II she was hard to please, but 1
know that whatever she did was right
and sweet and womanly, and you can
90 all that yourself my dear"
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Gus girl; "but father says as one can
be as good girl in a: troupe as If one
was a scripture reader, e do. T see
as. you're sky pilot by yer choker
What do you say?"~
L quite agree with your father: he
| must be most sensible man. and I
wish l knew him. Believe me, a cir
Gus lady can be just as useful a lady
as any other If she will only try. and
| | am sure you'll try"
The girl rose from her seat. 80 did
the scholar; she held out her hand to
him and he took it, and the old man
and the girl looked into each others
| eyes,.
"Good-bye,' said the girl; "Pm glad
came, though you are so ignorant
| about love poshins!" s.s y.ss. ~ !
| I'm very glad you came" said the
scholar heartily; "and, believe me, you
need no slove poshins,' you are quite
charming enough. Without" The girl
flushed up to the roots of the furze-
brush. Then the scholar said: "Would
you like some roses?" The girl said:
please, SIR in the shyest, smallest
voice, and the scholar held the door
open for her to pass out Then he fol-
lowed her across the hall and through
the open front door. He took his prun-
ing-knife from his pocket and he c,1t
her great bunch of the roses that were
famed throughout the county, then he
walked down the drive with her. and
at the lodge gate he bade her good-bye
| She started down the road. and thon
looking back and seeing him still stand
ing at the gate, she ran back savinp
breathlessly: wish you'd come and
see me ride. I can Jump through the
oops beautiful, I can! should Iike5to
/ show yer - 49, sSsTs