Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-06-08
The GIRL WHO
WAS TOO GOOD
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hiS hau broken down my health
was advised by my physician To 90 to
some quiet country place ami do moth
ans from morning till night but lounge.
cho>e the village of y. When 1
went there the leaves were budding.
tne air WAS at ami balmy. the walks
were beautiful. and I gave myself mn
10 stroiilng- On one Of my routes there
was Young ladies' seminary sur
rounded by u high brick wall. One
morning wife passing heard II voice
III WAS soft AMI mcloiious and evil
uehtly came from u young :ir!-utter-
ing string OF words that c,uli ONLY
DE expected from one of the opoosite
sex:
BY thunder! A thousand devils! Con.
found it,
The explosives were not all as inno
cent as these. There were MANY that
would have done credit TO the forecas.
tie. A repetition OF them would repeI
the reader. though to me the words
came out with such apparent uncon-
seriousness OF guilt that I was simply
amused. Ii was like child lust learn
ing to talk. getting hold OF expressions
the meaning OF which il does not nm.
derstand. The girl did not seem to be
angry with any one. She was evident
~ fascinate! with the sounds. bringing
them out with great gusto. as we stu.
uehts fired from out our throats the col
iege yell l was attracted to the girl
without even seeing her. pictured her
as one OF those little imps who by their
wthin their influence. She must have
laughing eyes. n dimple In each cheek.
the whitest of teeth constantly display
ed In smiles by the parting of a pair of
rel lips. Then when romping with 9th
er girls i fancied her kicking off their
mats, though IL seen by a man she
would turn scarlet. With my concep-
ton OF her I fell i'm love. and. having
nothing else to occupy my mind. i
dweit upon her charms constantly.
passed the school often. hoping again
TO hear the incongruity of n chormin.
voice uttering such rough expressions.
put this was not likely. and. though I
often ioitered for hours under the wall
1 never heard the youthful swearer.
Ten years later I chose a wife. al
ways regretted that fate had never
thrown the swearer in my way, though
1 feared IL l had met, loved and won
her she might have been altogether
100 peppery for me. My fiancee. the
daughter OF a Clergyman, was her very
opposite-a girl Of character, one who
took great interest In the charitable
work connected with her fathers
church-indeed, what might be called n
model woman. After all. thought /.
my little swearer must have turned out
full OF the old Nick. II not positively
bad. Girls who have spice in them are
attractive. but one never knows when
a taste for wickedness is going to
make them a trial to their husbands.
Nevertheless I wished that my fan
Gee had just dash Of this same spice
She seemed to me to be almost too
steady. Men Of my kind. men who are
themselves reserved. dignified, me-
thodical. always superior to tempta-
tion-because. I have often thought,
we are not Of nature to be temptet-
usually admire our opposites. felt
myself getting a trifie wearied by my
fiancee's similarity to myself. AS our
wedding day approached this feeling
grew upon me. Was I not about to
make n mistake-the mistake OF a
whole lifetime: This set me to brood
ing when ] should have been looking
forward to the delights Of novel con-
dition.
In time this something on my mind
attracted the attention OF the girl who
was to be my bride Instead of up-
braiding Inc. as another woman would
have done. she bore my condition with
out q murmur. This only dissatisfied
me the more. III she only had enough
wickedness I'm her." said to myself.
Ito tell me to go to the deuce I think
could be happy. As il Is. she IL killing
me with her self control, her piety. her
interest I'm good works. I should have
known better than to marry n min
listers daughter"
My condition was such n few days
before our wedding that after n bitter
mental struggle. which left me awake
all night. I resolved TO go to my bride
expectant and make confession.
went TO her house I'm the morning after
breakfast and asked for her She came
down with n happy look on her face.
but when she saw my careworn ex-
preston IL left her ut once.
led her to the library and shut
the door.
81 have called" 7 said Iugubriously.
Ito say before IL Is too late that fear
we are going to make n mistake, and
II Is better to back out ut the last mo
ment than ruin a whole lifetime. have
come to the conclusion that we are too
much alike-botb too steady, too up
right, too serious-indeed. you are too
good"
go this Is what has been troubling
you" she said, her expression relaxing.
by thunder! A thousand devilsi Con.
found itr'
Are you gasped.
The girl you have told me about 10
often? Yes. From what you said
about her I supposed you condemned
her. II appears 7 have made a mis-
take"