The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-05

tffEs over 70 LES thTnfAHA sktAnfA anG
l ~. IgnAcs were grind. On shcsa oc.
eaMons used 10 get terribly reckless,
spending my dimes with q careless
abandon that war highly anusing TO
the queen. One day bought en- In.
dian doll. which | presented TO the
princess with great gravity. This also
wac very arnusing 10 the queen, and
very pleasing. too. guess, for abe
kissed me very heartily and told me
that I wss little gem. She was
beautiful woman.
"But st last the princess had 10 so
back 10 her home ia Nashville. The
evening before her departure we two
were sitting upon the same bench on
the verRndR. The moon was shining
brightly, and II was nwfully lAie--for
| the princese-eight o'clock, believe.
| wss feeling terribly cut up over her
coming departure, and coniided as
much to her. She was awfully sympn-
thctie, although decorouAly 80, aud,
really. ! eouldnf resist kissed the
princess royal lips. guess was In
| discreet, for abe Immediately became
frightened and ran TO her mamma, sob
bling softly In spite Of my entrra,ies,
proteStations md apologies. That was
an awful night for me.
"The next morning--sunahine raises
the deuce with nentimentallty--I hard
| ly dared TO look at her rs she waved
a rather formal guOd-by 10 me from ths
carriage window
"Of course ! WIS gloomy for several
days. and really since then have nj.
ways had a ysarnIug for the golden
haired princess who had disappeared
entirely from my life"
swell, go on" said PhIl; "turely, that
cant be all, and I'm devillShly interest
ed, too"
ut isn't all. by any means. Do you
know whom Won danced the cotlllon
with to-niRht7"
"why, Alice Clark, Of course"
alice Clark; yes. And she's the
princessi''
''rhe deuce YOU sHy!"
"Yes, and you weren't the only one
to dance with her. either. had eight
dances with her myself"
II though, as much"
well, met her at ten Saturday and
have hardly LET her get out Of my s.Eht
since. Isn't she q perfect star? And
Isn't hef mother Handsomely"
"But what the deuce did-she say 10
you-did you say 10 her? And ala she
remember you, too2 And Of course you
both laughed over your infantilc love.
making. with its embarrassing end
inE7'
"fea, We did laugh over those old
shines she remembered me too. very
distinctly, I'm sure, But, say. Phil, how
In heavens name did you happen TO
Lnve Alice Clark on her junior week?
Gee! this IL a regular resurrectlonl
You OF course noticed that have been
Gwfully attentive 10 her for the last
four days? Hut that's Of little conse-
Quence. Phil. will you swear yourself
to the hottest secrecy II you aill yDu
may hear the sequel 20 this strange and
rambling story Of mine"
II swear"
Tonight we sough, out quiet cor
ner at The Lyceum and talked over
MRekinhc TO our hearts content In the
chummieat Kind Of manner. / told her
all about her being my princess, and
how sad was when she cried and how
much sadder | was when she went away
from Mnekinac. Then / asked her n
she remembered that time when
kissed her. She never wnvered, as she
answered very quietly and ministerial
by, J do
"of course didn't stop ls-rv. Then
| asked her, and very softly, too. II abe
did not think Il foolish In her TO have
sobbed and fed 20 her mamma on that
suspicious occasion. and. do you believe
me, she answered aoftly, 4 do
"And | didn't stop there, either,
Alice ! said, you used 10 be just a
princess; now you are perfect qusen.'
This kind Of fused me, and was afraid
abe might think me chump; 30 rat
tied away without giving her time to
think. Alice, | hive loved you FOR II
years; ! swear II; and don't care II you
dc think that TN q brazen TOOL; you
were my princess once; won't you be
my princess now2 This may all np-
pear n little sudden ut frs. thought,
but, my heavens! must n fellow love a
girl more than Ii years before he can
ever propose TO her? Tell me, Alice;
dent you think that I'd be Git consort
for royalty? exclaimed With a plain
tive smile.
"For fully a minute. and IL seemed a
year, my heart stood siill. Al last she
leaned toward me slightly. placed her
hind IN mine, and looking mt steadily
but gently in the eyes, said in low
whisper. 4 do. You have the royal
favor
'And she didn't sob aud run 10 her
mamma this time, Phil, although that
excellent parsonage was no, mr. from
that particular nook Of ours. She GER
tainly IL q wondcrl The way she lis
tened TO my proposal was something
beAutiful--a regular marriage cere-
mony In itself, Oh. Phil, she Is the
yerithble incarnation of all that IL beau.
tlful and lovablel''
But words were entirely inadequate.
Phil sat buried In contemplation for
fully Ave minutes; then, rising slowly
from his chair, came over, put his hard
ON my shoulder and looked me ssrHight
10 the eyes.
''Bill, you are either very clever fell
low or n great liarl"
''phll, then I'm very clever fellow, ]
swear III"
Lets have 6 drink"
Lets have a drink"
ITO the princess?"
"To the princess"
And our glasses ellnked ~ Troy
Times.
A KISSING NATION.