Year: 1868

don't mind 10 the least r.


Is this your trunk, maam, asked
Bachelor Brown ia hurry.


Yes sir. said TIC lady looking down.
i Aud in a few moments The two were
driving towards the Hinkle's country
seat Never bad Bachelor Brown
found himself 50 close to any young Ia
dy, save bis cousins, before How
pretty She Was, ho thought How pret-
~ her goldon hair was. How the blue
ribbons set It OF, Then lie began to
/ wonder what she thought Of him
4 Wondering thus he forget the road,
and suddenly found that he had lost
I himself To add to the dialemma, the
storm which had been threatening for
hours, burst at the very moment when
Bachelor Brown found il impossible TO
tell whether the left road on the right
road led homeward and the horse was
afraid of tightening and grew restiye.
Miss Amanda Dove was afraid Of light
ming also She gave a little scream,
and chung to Bachelor Browns coat
sleeve.


Bachelor Brown looked down at her.
1t was such a soft plump hand. Her
eyes were so round and so blue in her
terror that he forgot she was a young
lady


I'll take care of you, he said
flash Of tightening, roar Of thunder
an attempt on the part of the horse to
run away interrupted him.


Miss Dove turned pale Bachelor
Brown looked terrified He cast a
glance about him Near the road was
a parsonage, connected with its church
by garden.


IN tell you what wen do be said,
'we'll ask for shelter till the storm is
over A clergyman ought to be chris
tian enough to take us in.


And Irving to the gate, he assisted
Miss Dove to alight AS he did so two
hired men rushed out Of the house and
began to attend to the horse and car
riage, and an old lady and gentleman
appeared upon the steps
/ so glad you're early enough to es-
cape the worst of the storm, said the
gentleman.


DO come in, said the old lady
we we're expecting youfor on such
occasions people always keep their APP
pointments, rain or sunshine, | believe.
1 What on earth does she mean said
Bachelor Brown. But is very kind
of them, and so while the old lady hur-
ried Miss Dove away to dry her things,
he sat with the old clergyman in the
4 parlor


DO you feel at all nervous sir /? said
the old gentleman after a pause.
! You expected. young couple +? he
said


oh, you are young enough, sir,
said the innocent clergyman. And |
must say the young lady appears very
charming person.
/ Bachelor Brown felt himself blush
Should you think she'd make agood
wife 2 he asked


Undoubtedly, said the Clergyman.
And you think man is-happier
for for entering the nuptial state 2
he enquired


NO man can be happy without 50 do
ing, and its every mans duty, said
/ the old gentleman, believing every
word be said.


She's a dear little thing, thought
Mr. Brown to himself I never liked
j a girl so much It's very awkward to
explain / wonder whether
But just then Miss Dove entered the
room looking angelo, without her bon
net, to Mr. Brown Bachelor Brown
drew her aside.
! ] have something to say to you,
Miss Dove, ho said
Dear me, said Miss Dove


They've made mistake, said Bach
clor Brown. They think We we've
ARE the people they expecta young
couple, you know, about tc
oh, dear, do they2 2 whispered Miss
Dove


Yes, said Bachelor Brown Now
4 it would be very awkward to explain,
and 1 ike YOU SO much Couldn't you
/ like me too, and let him do Itch?


Do what, Mr. Brown said Amanda.
I Marry us. said Bachelor Brown.
OF course not, said Amanda What
would the HirkIes say


They would be delighted, said Rich
ara growing bolder Then be put his
arm aroand her waist


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