The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-14

Mother, l am going in to see
Mable a minute" called Miss Win
some to her mother, as she threw a
shawl over her head and shoulders
and stepped out of the side door and
passed quickly through a little gate
into the yard of her next door neigh
Dor
1t was Christmas eve and beginning
TO snow and gust of wind switched
The end Of Miss Winsome's hawl over
her face jut as she wa about to open
the door Of her friends house, and
turning to let the wind assist her in
readjusting the shawl, she caught a
glimpse through the partly opened
window blind of the back parlor of
what she supposed was company in
Mable's parlor, and knowing that Ma
BILE expected a friend to visit her
from the city, she supposed that the
tall blonde handsomely gowned fig |
ure. whose back was towards her, |
must be the expected guest. ooh what
lovely gown" thought Miss Win |
some, as she stood undecided whether |
to go in. or to return home and meet
this stylish young lady in costume
more suited to the occasion, than her
house dress, and shawldraped head.
She could not resist another peep
at the gown, just the color she had
been wishing for, and the hat was the
very counterpart of the one she had
planned in her dreams. ''How still
she stands. wish she would move
so that ! might see the front Of that
gown, and get a better look at that
hat and unconsciously Miss Win
some stepped a little closer to the
window, but withdrew her face quick
ly as she saw her very own sweet |
heart enter the room. He was Mable's |
cousin, and he and Miss Winsome |
were to be married soon after New
Years. Miss Winsome aften wonder |
ed how it ALL came about as he was
the most bashful Of wooers, the most
6lluuSuI vi utu lhOuSh lACy hd0
been engaged for nearly a year his
difidence never seemed to lessen, and
if she had not known and appreciated
the real Sicarity and goodness of his |
heart, she would have doubted his |
love, so cold and distant had been
his woOing
AS he entered the room her first i'm
pulse was to turn and run into her
home, but a curiosity arose to see
how this bashful lover of hers would
conduct himself in the presence of
this stylish city maiden. She was
not long left in doubt, in fact for
few minutes it was impossible for her
to move. SO overcome with amaze
ment was she at his behavior.
He bowed like a French dancing
master in front of her, to the side of |
her, took her hand and kissed it, and
Miss Winsome nearly tainted as she
saw him clasp the lovely form in his
arms and kiss the apparently willing
face with a long lingering kiss, such
as she had dreamed that some day
he would summon up courage to be
stow upon herself.
Miss Winsome waited to see no
more. Heartbroken she hurried home
and stole quietly up to her room, and
throwing her self on the bed was
soon seeking relief in tears.
ooh the wretch! the william" she
sobbed. How she had been deceived
in him! Oh! oh! oh!
How ashamed she was, as she
thought how she had encouraged his
wooing of her-if such a cold court
ship could be called wooing. She had
more than met him half way, beliey-
ing in his bashful difidence, and en-
couraged more by what Mable had
told her he had said to her, than by