The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28
SHE SEEMED WILLING


ONCE Miss Bangs refused hIru. our
young friend, Peter Lamb, has been
paying attentions to Henrietta Sin
nickson, ard few evenings since he
determined to bring things TO a crisis
and learn his fate After calling at
the house, and making few original
remarks about the weather, Mr.. Lamb
cleared his threat couple of times,
and crowding up toward Miss Sinnick-
sons end of the sofa, he said to her:
Era, Henrietta, do you era ever
feel lonely-kinder-a if there was
a void in your life-'s if there was some
one in the world who might supply a
want in your nature, and make you so
happy that you uId-er-a-sacrifice
everything for him7 Do you ever feel
that wsy27
'.Yez. Mr.. Lamb" said Henrietta.
softly. sometimes. confess, 1 do
have such a feeling"
do you2-' exclaimed Peter. in costa
sy. And do you think that if you met
the person for whom you yearn you
would be willing to give yourself Who'll
" TO him. TO love and cherish him,
TO give up your family and friends.
and all your little comforts. to begin
life with him and to help him to strug-
gle along and cheer him up IN sorrow.
and share his poverty. and his cares.
and his humble victuaIs. and all that2-
Il think could said Henrietta,
with dowucast eyes.
How would you ike asked Peter.
joyfuIly, ito live with him in a sweet
little cottage. lowIy but snug, with
woodbine creeping over the porch.
with roses blooming in the yard. with
the fragrance Of the apple blossom
filing the air. and a few CHECKERS and
a dog il the garden. and bathtub in
the second story back, with hot and
cold water7 Couldn't you help him to
make it fairy paradise. home OF
which a prince might be proud2-
1T would be splendid" exclaimed
Henrietta
"And then. you know" said Peter.
warming with the theme. you could
attend to your household duties dur
ing the day. You could wash up and
scrub. and mend his pants and-er-
a-thfngs ike that. you know and
when he came home you could sit
out on the porch with him under the
houeysuclxIe. haEss sz-5and. and tell
him how much you loved him. and
how-sr-a-good a time you were
having And you could talk over
things. aud lay all your little plans for
housekeeping before him. and he
would advise You and direct you about
spending the money and buying gro
ceries and marketing. -er-a-let
his affection come out in ever so many
little ways"
Il should expect him to. of course
said Henrietta.
~Aud then you know said Peter
enthusiastically. -they could grow old
together without even a harsh word or
a quarrel. and go down through all
the troubles of life into q serene old
see with the silver hairs streaking
their heads. ard maybe their teeth
gore and the storms over. ard all
ready for reunion hereafter Wouldn't
that be a life worth Iea6Tng2 Don't
YOU think you could stand that2"
~Oh. YES. indeed. replied Henrietta
swell. Henrietta said Peter, with
his heart beating fast. the picture can
be realized. The cottage, the wood
bine. the serene old age. the bathtub
and the dog can all be yours aud-57er--
a-the chickens and the affection. too
You can have them. they are waiting
for YOU. VIII you take them. Henri
etta9-
81 think maybe vii" said Hen
rietta. IN a whisper.
..You Wilt shouted Peter edgiug up
closer Then take them. I offer them
to YOU with my heart and hand Hen
rietta. 1 love YOU. Say that you re-
turn my love. and our dream about the
-er-a-the happy life. and groceries
and things viii be realized. VIII you
accept them2-
mir. Lamb exclaimed Henrietta.
suddenly assuming naughty tone do
I understand you that you meant all
the time TO allude to me as figuring as
your wife2"
~Why - er-s "a certainly, OF
course. to be sure. said Peter. in
alarm
'-WelI. you've made mighty bigmis-
take said Miss Sinniekson- 4 thought
YOU were referring 10 Mr.. Simms- lam
engaged to him. and he has just bought
that kind of cottage, with exactly
those fiNings- I am going to marry
him and settle in it. Good graciouss
I never thought of marrying you Why,
You must be crazy"
Then Peter elapped or his hat and
left suddenly. For the first p hours
afterward he was uncertain whether
he should commit suicide or assas-
sinate Sims He resolved al last to do
neither. and he already shows symp-
toms Of skirmiShins after a fresh vic
tim. Y. Weekly.