Evening star., 1928-05-18

Now, the aristocratic distinctions in
my favor might easily have compen-
sated with Miss Fanny my other de-
ficiencies. Did / then make love to
Fanny? Why. yes; about as much love
as one could make whilst the mail was
changing horses process which ten
years later, did not occupy above 90
seconds, but then. about the time Of
Waterloo, II occupied about five times
eighty. Now 400 seconds offer a field
quite ample enough for whispering into
q young w0man's ear a great deal OF
truth. and some trifie Of faisehood
Grandpapa did right. therefore, TO
watch me. And yet, as happens too
often 10 the grandpapas Of earth, In a
contest with admirers OF grand-daugh-
ters, how vainIy would he have watched
me had meditated any evil whispers
10 Fanny She, 1t In my belief. would
have protected herself against any
mans evil suggestions. But he. as the
result showed. could not have inter-
cepted the opportunities for such sug-
gesttons. Yet, why not? Was he not
active? Was he not blooming2 Bloom
ing he was as Fanny herself.
Say, all our roses why should girls
man showed rosy blossoms on his face
deeper even than his granddaughter
his being drawn from the ale cask.
Fanny's from the fountains Of the
dawn. But, IN spite OF his blooming
face. some infirmities he had: and one
particularly In which he too much
FeseHbied a crocodile.
This lay In a monstrous inaptitude
| Tor turning around. The crocodile.
| presume, owes that inability 10 turn
around 10 the absurd length Of his back.
But In our grandpapa Il arose rather
| from the absurd breadth OF his back.
| combined, possibly, with some growing
| stiffness ri his legs. Nov. upon this
crocodile inllTmity of his / planted a
| human advantage for rendering my
homage 10 Miss Fanny.
In defiance of all his honorable
vigilance. no sooner had he presented
! 10 Us his mighty back what field for
| displaying 70 mankind his royal scarlet
coatlj whilst inspecting professionally
! the buckles, the straps and the gilvery
I tliffetS OF his harness than I raised
Miss Fanny's hand 10 my lips, and. by
| the mixed tenderness aud respectfulness
of my manner caused her easily ta
understand how happy II would make
me " rank upon her list as No. 10 OF
| IL. ln which case few casualties among
her lovers fand observe. they hanged
tiDsraljy In those days. might have
promoted me speedily 70 the top, On
the other hand. with how much
| loyalty Of submission / acauiesced by
anticipation Ia her award, suppositie
that she should plant me IN the very
reaTSafd of her favor, as No. 100 pl1f
4.
Most truly I loved this beautiful and
Ingenious gifl and had IL not beer
for the Bath mail, timing ali court.
ships by post office allowance, heaven
only knows glat might have come oi
H. People talk of being oyer head and
ears M love; nov, the mail was thu
cause that | sank only over ears Ii
love, which, you know, still left a tftfif
0f brain 10 overlook the whole conduct
VI tiae AFFAIR."
Nov have only memories. Out 0l
ths darkness, II happen 10 call bach
the inA@e NJ Fanny, up rises gsiadeni,
from a gulf Of 40 years rose ia june
Or, ~ ! Lbink f0T an instant Of the f0si
Ia June, 40 rises the heavenly face O
Fanny. Dtse after the other rise Fanlil
ana the rose IN June. then back aeait
the fo&e IN june and Fanny Thet
come both together, ROSES and Fannlea
Fannies and roses without end, tnicl
as blossoms Ia Paradise.
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