The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-09


bly,. | was young; we were both
young; had we been older. or at least
less callow. IL would not have hap
pened. But what's the use OF talking
about Ifs" and butts? II was as It
was and there's no help for Il.
might as we'll state plainly at this
Iuncture that Margery and were in
love. or at least We thought we were.
We had been sweethearts ever since
she was In pinafores and In short
pants. But at the time II happened |
had blossomed into creased trousers
and a downy mustache and carried
canc-had become. in short. quite a
young man OF fashion and wholly dis
inclined 20 be treated as kid. Now.
Margery was a most aggravating miss
and mischievous. and she declined
wholly 10 accept me In the role OF a
young gentleman OF fashion. prefer
ing 20 maiatain the old relationship as
hoy AID girl This was, as you can
readily conceive. a constant source OF
annoyance and humiliation 10 me. and
was In no playful mood when Mar
gery's cousin. big and bronzed and 80.
and the possessor OF long and tiow-
ing black mustache. came out 10 visit
MaTgery's family Then came a Sc
ries OF Cd!ous comparisons-done al
ways In Margery's laughing way and
probably not intended TO hurt But
they did hurt and mortally. What
Young cub Of 20 with the first growth
Of down on his upper Up can see the
humor In comparisons with the How
ing mustacAc OF a full grown man?
And when on top OF this the sweet
heart OF your fondclt dreams deliber.
ately refuses to accept your invitations
and appears places with a big. hand
some cousin with a p.raticai mustache.
man certainly Is justified In taking
radical measures.
u was just when I was feeling my
worst that ! met the widow. II was at
a rarty. TO which. by the way. Margery
had refused 10 accompany me. prefer
Ing 10 see the look OF impotcnt rage
which adorned my face. AS | stood
biting my rais aud wishing most
heartily that ! was somewhere else.
when glanclng across the room | was
GaZzled by vision OF lovliness which
fairly drove the blood back upon my
heart. u seemed that ! had never
seen eyes so black and saucy, n com
plcxlon so richly olive, lips so red and
full aud inviting chin so dainty and
a form SO altogether alluring. Well, !
was formally introduced and most era.
clousiy received. With the art OF
clever woman-and a widow-she made
me feel that | was a most important
parsonage In her eyes and that she
liked me- | suppose that evening was
the happlest | ever knew-unless ] eN
ccpt the evenings following. Her dat
terry was incense 90 my spirit, wound
cd as II was by Margerys conduct
Immediately I became the devoted
slave Of the widow She was a few
years older than |. but the manner In
which she looked up 10 me and de.
fcrred TO my opinions convinced me
that was really her elder in knowl.
edge OF the world and that she was
but ciinging vine wholly dependent
upon my strength and wisdom.
Within a week was wholly On.
shaved / could think OF nothing. tall,
Of nothing but the widow BY that
time was calling her Nellie at her
own suggestion delicately conveyed !
was rulnously cxtravagant in flowers
and theatres. and matters were pro.
crossing rapidly My affair with Mar
gerry was forgotten. or. II remembered.
Il seemed wholly childish beside the
fiery passion OF my new love-making
And the lovc.making was all so easy
There was none OF the embarrassment
so constantly arising in my relations
with Margcry. The widows plump
little hand seemed so inyitingly near
10 mine at moments when u was pro-
pitious 10 give IL a warm squeeze. and
there were always so many perfect op.
portunitles for quite tete-a-tetos. And
those tetc.a.totcs-there never were
such delightful ones since the begin.
aing OF time. The modest bushes and
signs OF the widow nearly drove me