Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-01-26

A LBERT WHITNEY knew that ne
u could not marry lie wasa stnsi-
D re- ow. ca thc vh SIC. ard rea izec
That II would be shCer idiocy 20 ask a
woman to share his hall bedroom.
Yer A1,crt ives in lo.e.
EAsrv Sunday in church he sat op
pos{ Miss G.adys Pennington, and
tho Aht OF her FAR more t1an he did
of sermon.
.Pennington's father was a re
t-rf carpet manufacturer. with q
- Ef'une. 10 which Gladys 'nd hei
brofht samcs were sole heirs.
Albeit was clerk IN n who lesalt
hardware store and. by hard OF
earned ten dollars week. OF his
I've dollars went g. his ,aue'1H..
rs moth sighed - tsc siar. ana
Albert sighed ior Miss Pennir2 on
The moth and the star were hardlN
further apart than Albert VII 'ihs
and Gladys Pennington. Albert hao
or spoken 20 her; she barely knew
that he existed.
What. then. were Albert's feelings
when. one day. after church. NJ. AinOs
Pennington pompously approached HIN
and invited him 20 dine al his house
on the following Sunday He blusheI
like a girl. and stammered out an ao'
ceptance. Fortunately, Mr. Pennin2-
ton did not wait for more. The inv
tation which meant so much Tor Al
bert 10 him. meant only the discharge
OF a rather disagreeable duty which
he admired himself for performing
He would have been thunderstruck al
n refusal. Every year he obtained
from the pastor of the congregation
of which he had long been senior
deacon. n list of the young men wh'
were punctual at church and sum
moned them 10 dinner. The goo'
nan liked TO encourage piety and he
slowed invitations on these exemplar,
-xoun- men i'm precisely the same spir
IL with which he awarded prize book
for regular attendance at Sabbat
school"
The following Sunday, when Alber
entered the Pennington drawing
room. punctually at two, he was sul
prised TO find already there, beside
the host. his wife, his son and daugi
ter. Is black-coated individuals wit
all OF whom he was pretty well a
quainted The assembly reminds
him of special meeting OF II
.'loung Men union
IL fell TO Albert 20 escort Miss Pc
nington in TO dinner. lie. poor Ia
was overwhelmed with the homo
He did not know that father Pennin
ton. who exercised strict super'
sion Of his daughters acquaintarS
had chosen him as the most harmle
and unassuming of the l6 young me
Albert could think of absolutely
remark with which 10 open convs
sation. Miss Pennington. entirely
ease, saw his bushes with more pi
than wonder. She was accustom
10 her fathers duty dinner part
ard rather expected the guests 10
awed. Mr.. Whitney's shyness spo
in his favor, as tribute OF resp.
TO her father. Mr.. Pennington h
brought his children up 20 strict
servance of the fifth commandme
"It is rather warm for the time
year." quoth the young lady, bre'
ing the ice.
Albert raised his eyes and asse
ed. He would have done so had NJ
Pennington said that il was cold.
What nice eyes he has" thcu.
she. IL was unusual for Gladys
notice n mans eyes. lit was frig
fully hot at the lake last Augu:
she said. aloud. Il think 1t co
hardy have been warmer IN town.
at wasn't bad i'm town, except
the middle CT the day" replied
bert, bravely.
$50 YOU were not fortunate emo
TO be away on your vacation
Albert laughed. "No. I have
vacations in November" II was I
October.
THAT must be nice for shooti,
murmured Miss Pennington. vag,i
~You hunt, don't you?'
al fish little" answered All
There was another silence.
Pennington turned TO her o.
neighbor. Then Albert found c
age to speak 80 his, young
whom he knew quite well.
"A November vacation was Hobs
ehoice with Albert. Sometimes
= trade was active. he got none At