Middletown transcript., 1908-02-15

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| fity Of q change in q pantomime.
| A delightfully."- healthy looking
little Cupid stood at the bottom OF
the page unrolling a scroll on
which were inscribed in golden
letters these lines:
Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth tobe a liar;
But never doubt, love.
said I thought had heard the
lines before; but as Fred indig-
nantly denied my suspicion, ]
with drew assertion.
! would not feign my hand in
sending such q valentine, said /.
Wouldn't you? said Fred inter
negatively.
No; conceaiments OF that sort are only
required when you send uncomplimentary
penny ones. Ishould let her know who
sent it; direct it in your own writing.
nd he did, after little pressing, with
much confusion, in a hand that would
have done honor to Brobdignagian,
with seal to match.
love her SO much, he began again
but was off to look for Mabel.
found her after short search sitting
in her own room writing, with sheet oi
paper before her, W Iiich she hastily thrust
i into the table drawer as / entered.
To-moFrow's Valentines Day, Mabel
are you going to send any inquired.
Not ], said Mabel, with just the faintest
tinge Of blush in her cheek. | would
not receive such a nonsensical thing, let
alone the sending have far too great 0
respect for she name Of Love than to take
itin vain in unmeaning rhymes.
Not always unmeaning, said. have
known the VOWS feryently made in those
pictorial billet doux as feryentiy kept
it all depends upon The uan, you little
sceptic.
You are certainly going to send VAL
entine, interrupted Mabel eagerly.
Entire nous, this remark was both sud-
den and unpleasant had sent one that
morning, written and posted it under inn
mense difficulties my father having the
book / had copied the verses from in his
| pocket, which | was forced to pick, as /
couldn't remember the last lines and
the postoffice, when arrived. being ten
anted by Jack Sharp inside, and guarded
by old Jones outside, both evidently on
the same errand, had to remain down a
by-lane whole hour. never hated old
Jones so much
You are certainly going to send val
entine repeated Mabel, in triumphant
glee. ] saw no use denying il, for Il was
blushing as red as beet"
Well, what il aul said /, endeayoring
TO be dignified | always practice what |
preach /; see no crime in it.
No more do. !, said Mabel, confiden-
TALLY. Lam going to send one, too, only
didn't like to tell yon; | thought you
| might laugh and she drew forth from
the drawer she. had kept jealousy shut
the most splendid specimen in the paper.
cutting line have ever beIleId-vou
! couldn't have told it from tile finest Val
enciennes verses, delicately inscribed
in azure ink, looked as ii they had been
written BY Titania witf-dew gathered by
fairy fingers from the cup OF blueheIl.
And who's it to, Mabel ? said /, in a
friendly, careless manner-I was dying 10
know.
Guess
can't.
Try.
Its no use, could never find out you
never showed you liked any one in par
ticnar.
Well, I don't tlliuk this one likes me,
said Mabel, with sigh. He's s., hard to
please, she continued petlistly, or so
hard,hearted, I don't know which.
don't think he likes women, only liked
him from the first, and as I'm going home
next week, it's no harm just TO hint it to
him; and she looked quite sad for few
minutes, but on lifting up her head she
saw something In the pier-Rtass opposite
which seemed to console her surprisingly,
Tor after looking for few seconds she
went on again quite gayly. Don't waste
so much thought upon the riddle. cousin;
do you give il up?
Yea-who 10 it2
She came quite close and whispered
Fred Pratt
Who7
Fred Pratt
/ felt horribly inclined to throw my
arms abort my cousin, and kiss her from
pure joy-but. as it might have alarmed
her, restrained myself and calmly went
to post the valentine.
The auspicious. morn arrived, the sun
Contrary TO Fred's expectations) did
nothing original; bnt rose at his USUAL
hour In the east, accompanied by few
commonplace looking clonds--things pro-
ceeded 10 their accu stoned way-perhaps
little more laughing and whispering
among the giils. until the clock struck
nine, then q great change became percepti
| BILE, tunes began TO be hnmined, indica-
tive OF perfect ease Of mind in tile hum
mers-books diligently read, as il the
salvation Of the readers depended upon
them, conversations on important tsubjecf,
carried on III the most careless and reck-
less manner suddenly in the nlidst OF it
all, like clap of thunder, rat tat went
the front door khocker. It's the post
man the postman screamed chorus OF
voices-two young men became immed-
lately agitated, and left the room Minnie
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