Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-03-27

room and had learned the dance from
Brandon and was able to teach it also,
though | lacked practice to make my
step perfect. The princess had needed
no practice, but had danced beautiful
ly from the first, her strong young
limbs and supple body taking as nat
urally to anything requiring grace of
movement as a cygnet to water.
This, thought |, is my opportunity to
teach Jane the new dance. / wanted
~ go to her first, but was afraid, or
For some reason did not, and took sew
eral other ladies as they came. After
l had shown the step to them l sought
out my sweetheart. Jane was not a
prude, but | honestly believe she was
the most provoking girl that ever lived.
/ never had succeeded in holding her
hand even the smallest part of an in
slant, and yet | was sure she liked me
very much-almost sure she loved me.
She feared I might unhinge it and car
ny it away, or something of that sort, 1
suppose. When l went up and asked
her to let me teach her the new dance,
she said:
81 thank you, Edwin, but there are
others who are more anxious to learn
than l, and you had better teach them
first
but / want to teach you. When 1
wish to teach them, l will go to them"
You did go to several others before
you thought of coming to me-" answer
ed Jane. pretending to be piqued. Now,
that was the unkindest thing | ever
knew girl to do-refuse me what she
knew l so wanted and then put the re-
fusal on the pretended ground that
did not care much about it. | so told
her, and she saw she had carried things
too far and that | was growing angry
in earnest. She then made another
false though somewhat flattering ex-
cuse:
81 could not bear to go through that
dance before so large a company.
should not object so much if no one else
could see-thst is, with you, Edwin"
edwin" Oh, so soft and sweet. The
little jade, To think that she could
hoodwink me so easily and talk me into
a good humor with her soft, purring
enough and left her without another
word. In a few minutes she went into
an adjoining room where l knew she
was alone. The door was open, and
the music could be heard there, so l
followed.
MY lady, there is no one to see us
here. l can teach you now, if you
wish" said l.
She saw she was cornered, and re-
piled, with toss of her saucy little
head, But what if l do not wish?"
sNow, this was more than l could en-
dure with patience, so l answered, MY
young lady, you shall ask me before l
teach YOU"
"There are others who can dance it
much better than YOU" she returned
without looking at me.
IF you allow another to teach you
that Dance l responded, you will
have seen the last of me-" She had
made me angry, and l did not speak to
her for more than week. When |
debut will tell you of that later on
The evening was devoted to learning
the new dance, and l saw Mary busily
engaged imparting information among
the ladies. AS we were about to dis
perse l heard her say to Brandon
you have greatly pleased the king
by bringing him new amusement
He asked me where l learned it. and
told him you had taught it to Casko
den and that l had it from him. l tolG
Caskoden so that he can tell the same
story"
ooh, but that is not true. Don't yor
think you should have told him the
truth or have evaded it in some way?'
asked Brandon, who was really grea
lover of the truth, "when possible
but who, l fear on this occasion wish
ed to appear more truthful than he
really was. If a man is to a woman'I