Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-03-30
ONE OF MANS WAYS.


tiunes. and you proposed 20 her just be
fore you lsft, and never saw her again al
this morning. and now che has come out al
thss long way 10 be married 10 ye1. and
odl You know i didn't even know yoa
were engaged till Miss GwynDe Was pointed
cut TO ne az your fancee, and | was intro
duced. Why dido I you TED me you were
ensaecd, Capt. Barnes" ;
Il didu't thank IL would interest you, Mis-
Rosie"
'Didn't think "a wsuld interest met And
Why shouldn't IL interest ne as much -
some OF the things you have said TO me IN
the sus THAI have known youF
Girls are not usually interested in ths
love Affairs Of OtherA sre theyi And, really,
I didn't think Il would intsEest you"
oh. IL thaa a snubl Ne! Well. u has
more than Interested ne II has made me-.
shlnk that's the music beginning; shaA ws
rnovef"
mot pet; win you finish your ssntsnssf
II has made you-whAs,"
~ do not care 20 iiniSh the sentsnce. II
4 not worth finishing. l assure you. IL Il Of
no interest"
But wish you TO finish IL I wish
60 know wha< the Knowledge Of my engage
ue1t hnA made yoa-vhaty'
'Oh. nothing; only-wen. f you must
know. Il has made noe think"
s-Of whatF'
III rncn and TIER Rafbf you
'Tba3 Isn't II, know. The ways Of men
have not Interested you, and do not interest
you in psrticuiar. I know Il 70 not that
''Weil-wen-b1t sst "a 60 into Too dane
ing azAin- I really think we should"
Never mind, Try again; I'm not IN any
hurry, and whea you get excited you Do
look 50 bevitehing. you knew, Miss Rosie
There. nov, that's what ] mean; you see.
you've 80 often SD things Of that sort 70
4 II. -
we're engaged they said things ike that
70 other girls; that's why vSs 80 surprised
20 bear yoa bad hancce-"
Did you never hear q other men saying
such thines 50 yOans ladies 70 whom tbey
were not engaged. and yet they had Tlsh<
AoY'
sBub why should you have sad them to
E.sg really can't understand il OF you-"
You are young. Miss Rosie
~ls that why you say tho~s things te
~Dsn't talk 20 loud. Miss Rosie; there
might he another couple sitting behind those
plauts; IN fact. can hear voices"
But why should you DO afraid Of Others
hs@rtner'
We shoold not wan. the entire cum
nunity TO know al that we ssys and am
sure there IS some one there"
YES (viciousiy). Il might be Miss
zoe was In England she couldn't possibly
hear what roc said 20 me- bet Why didn't
y0u try not 70, Capt. Barnesf I didn't ask
you 20; I dian't want you TO-"
We'll. you looked rather happy some
tines after had said some such things 10
ycu. and that made me want to say some
tilAk else"
'And al the time you knew you were en-
gaEcd % Mss Gwynne, and in love with her,
y stfU rnrft understand (Ant
Barres."
No. Of cOurse you don't understand
you're only little girl, Mss Rosie. and yOu
think everyone In the world u goods boness
exsa innocent, Ike yourself; but do ycu
think you could Try and understand how q
man might think be had met the one woman
IN the world for him, and be asks her 20 &c
through life with him, and then be has tc
TO away for long time, and the remeIn
hranoe Of her grows Gtsls faint. lie tries
hard not % let IL die o0t Altogether. becaus.
he knows be is IN honor bound, and that IN,
Usman loves hina. and then--do you FOL
low me. Miss Rs@es--he meets AnOthe'
woman
There are such lO4 Of women in TIN
story. Capt. Barnes il is growing rattle
confusing Shall We 50 back % the dan
eins-r0cng
~He meets another woman who - alto
Eether different, above and apart from any
thing he ever dreamed Of in q woman
YES. IL 10 pretty story. Capt Bar0es
but have been here lonG eneueh; besides
yoa ne,La's trouble 70 explain; there kasn'
tesH any damage done, 70 this wonaans a
arv rste; cf course 6oa't know about th
ctkeTe."
Ms Rosis. you Go understand. reAIiy
&un't yoaf These are only two women
sns is May GwynnS. and the other"
Good gracious. whas smash! Scne on
has Knocked down a pot. believe, ard on
Of those lovely asaleas. Then there wa
some one there. and they must have hear
shat silly story Of you.si"
Il dOu't think 80. I don't care; Mis-
Rose. yoa are quite sare it didn't do an
-dzragey'
what. the flower 2ots Wei. don
know Shall ve go and seq
You know what Hsan; not the hows
pot. the things said"
sT have forgotten them. Capt. Rsrues
goa are engaged 70 be married, and-wei
I wiz be boeest; did ike them when yc
,aid them. bat I've forgotten BOW, and u
damage can be repaired"
ssT'bsrs was q iit1ls Damage. theny-
Rc&eys a quick rustic. little sound.
xnixht have bern low longh, OF Il mngl
have beep sob; Capt Barnes was Elone-)
"Ob, 10 that you. Mayf Aren's you da
einxy"
-No. I'm going home. Phiis I'm tired, b
want TO confess something first Ph