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AN OLD MAID'S MARRIAGE.

BY AYOLAN R. ZURGIN.

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Miss Mattie temporised. "I-will-ikhhu sgala, and (l'an, woll gu luto tibi bagines, er, if good asom. But it's saty to give ndrios and to to tes Pendance," she said as she sat down to you prefer it, I'll come ng ku to-morrow

qante proverbs. How does a person not, who har desk and wrote in an elegant Italian hand I thank you, Winterbittain, soll Alisa waffers from bofis that ab, dst have factor ma la maiole toate, in hem simple Tiendly way It Now, the fountain of all fling and pain in lonnades De. Blarke's Battoring proposal Ant, wsa foolish of ma tomto bisa lifi mai. The the warros, An hour or two of footlibabile u

Containing the names of all the Articles of

THE All sale shut across to tabis Pradanan be usid, as she sealed the intru Then, I'll job. Him of the pond, raid Mr. de (or ning siswan payton) to its all the rule, objects of Natural Historia ORONICLE AND DIRECTORY un, kaylah, . Ib. Allt diniy on Miss Mario's fan, Miss Matitia always and also that your Then let oft die day on which So. 20, with the Fundi and Mandarin Pronun- Bailly was newest smashine andinarily, pikelets are plansifat sad of the boat. Nothing Winterbottoms, as if taking a cosion to nerves in the body seem to legis to rury right diation but this intenziva and prispausible bean comforts a man no mʊik ed a good tan sentiment. You're like one of thong pretty and sound. The mind is on the look out for evil annoyed bur, h side it vl, the dime of the

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Miss Mattia was a little bit rased by the | windflowers we have in ear cuntry-you want the man fa depressed and afraid. Brary word 1-a law's stoly, and disturbed maldon molita: svants of the day. Who went upstairs and look sheltering from all the storms that biow. means mischief, and every bush, bides an enemy. tions So put on her spactoslos, carufully. ad- Lad long and lovingly at a sártals littla tín por:

im Mattly sulod a plona editiélomile. Sue, he thinks. He knew what Solomon meant justod hre map, and prepared for the worst.tralt. Then sås put on hor bust lavender silă had never buon compared to u vindßover d fore; when he said, "The grasshopper la ■ burden?? Then she rang ban bull for Pendezoo, bor hand-draws, removed her cag, and went downstaire to

Me Wiatorbolten tak ng thi lottar, with Mr. Mioul McCocusok i ■rallway on mnitor, who lpp and in Quaker gexy and a her ossy sitting room,

his onetomary deliberation. Now, Malaugar and lives in Malitague, County West be said, -- I'll read it to you, and when I'm bamp, math, Irajasd. In Jude, 1699), he was takon eory caps, Liftly rehaltlona carla "danged out from bath the spy in a fricotas fakton

ing over a cabot, jen tell me to poll up, and I'D it. He moulls tested foul and coppery, his. which nothing contratrain. Even now, as

drive quietly! abo it, 80 made an attempt to reduce them to order, but in vain.

Pendous," ki Misa Hattin; "what did the dontor's boy a

That worlilly youth, mistress, attempted to pass the time is vain discours concerning cor lain emidom who attire themselves in blog raimant and sito halben instrument oulled the traiteurina—”

"Yes, yest-Pru-tonas,” intorcarpted His Matile. I dare say. But what did be say about the lotte?".

Hesnik, Mistres, that bộ más te tako book an answer: ani 1 kura valestad kìm tô much. proiliakto doute sation mutil the answer be writ- ten."

Mier Mattic fook1 porplexedly at the gene serene-god little Quaker usid. How old are you, child?" she asked.

A man's step asranched the gravel outside, and the sext moment en enknech voice demand. ed if Miss Matilda Sawel! lived thers), kanal

Miss Mattia thrnek the daguerreotype lato her bosom an I went out, "What is it, Pendepsal

naked.

Miss Mattie felt su odd sansation at

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was. The strange explained that it was 'a liule pain after it that he was worry he hadn't let it 3 MAIL TABLES in the road in winter; and chatelaigh bad to alone and go hungry. Baiden this there were

"A wayfarer from over the sess who would glide gently over and not take it flying, for four have speech with thes, Mistress, said. Pendence of bamplur the bottom out.. quietly as abs want back to her post her hearted Mise Mattis, with quivering lips.

Isla che latter from fr. omstreep ask

It fattored and leapad What if this barly The stranger looked at her admaleingly Now stranger brought her news from the unforgotten usdam.” ke said, “I aone did see your like Banhen F......

for coming, straight to the point.” You're Gue instinot That's what the aidower suid when be was telling me about it."

The stranger halde lattor in his hand. “Tre just come down on the cars with a letter, from (an old friend,” he said.

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On the what " asked Mattain howildorment, "On the caca. Oh, I forgul. You wall them trains Can I come în Po1.

"With plassere," said Miss Mattie, in a flattered, odd little tone. "May I offer you a dish of ten p

Eonty, Mistress." asil Prudence. Miss Matte at the red lakber only the tuble and then as Pendones Pendow, you

pains wandaning through his late back. SMALL TABLESNOW BEADY

sides, kueting kim, biling bars and there ugly dogs lease in a town. His head wwam with izzinges, and he couldn't go to his work. All a ambition and energy were gone out of him. and he would warogly have started himself even (if he had been enddanly promoted from tas pesi--| tion of messager to that of station-master of the biggest sintion on the railway,

"The-ibs... Dil I indarstaul you to my *After a while?” he goes on to eng, "vdull widower. To-to allude to Mr. Rountree* heary pafa niruok zo in the back, so I coulda't inquired Miss Mattie, She felt oled. Ren-stop over. What I saferal from this and the ben had not been true to her; he had forgotten other things pat together, havam wards to his youthful love; all them yesa ho had allowed describo I End Ble montly of it, and it was ber heart to remain in the keaping of a man liko six years. In grob a ceo a man takes me who did not want it,

dininen: all he is told about This I did, with-

weaker and weaker. Hverything was a trouble

nathing of

* The stranger carmed puuted. We general-"I'd better read his letter," said afr. Winter-ent getting any good from them, and I got

drink it in muge,” he said.

He took off his hat and cost and carefully

ur young," she said," but wiser than your years. hang them ons peg in the ball. The passage Ular yo-bara you ever had a southeart soomed to shrink whon ho walked along it, and

Prufsaca koked a litúe aproparad for this his head hit against the low little portal an remark, But she was congoiontions. "Truly," followed Miss Mattle into her small sitting- the grid. this is on stalwart youth, a car room, full of delicate obig and gay with mm. penter, who has fletored as many times when plors and quaint aid mirror on the walia going to masting, but to whom I have not beefire. He seemed to swell over the sides of it. "), god--you weren't drawn to him ?" asked The ect jumped on to his solossal konn and went Mias Mattie.

to sloop there,

draw"

Nay, Mistress; whseat he is wash, provok- ed, and threstomath to—”

To what asked Mis Maltie.

ffort to forsiga. Tudy sod forget. ma." plavidly anaivored the little malE

Tan stranger sat down to wo armohair by the

Misa Mattie al facing the window and foaling rasesaeed: ha trusted that cat'y instinos al most as much as she did the wladóm of Prudenar. And the est did not know young carpenters

As the stranger glauoed round the room, Mig, Matth stil steurgist with a certain the snolent fgares as the simplers onaght bis sluneful conssionstest hat she had varered eye. He studied the impossibia pozcocks spread- What a tower of strength Peninase was! Diding their tails andar equally suposable "tzeer. you -ild you-dit bo over kiss you" she asked sa big ages twinkledy! Ain't they real in a whisper.

peatty he said. Then he looked at another Prudens opered har no eyre widely. "Saratapler. "I like that picture of Noah and bis iy, Mistress, it is the meter of young man to its som sitting on top of the Ark he observed dules in snot uns onitesse unless discouraged." genially.

vud-nod did-you-Aid you discourage

Mias Mattie felt distressed. She did not like Aim Paket Miss Mutlin

to interrupt bin dow of art oriticism by admit Afiat color stelaover fie pretty little maid's King that Ark was meant for the roof of a house, fage, ho leaked distressful at the outpat. "The and Noah and his sons were only four carons youth was strong and, I but sight?” she answer- porched on the ridge. ed in naufrsion; and he was about to depart And-and-

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Be Winterbottom naked geatified. "So you shall madem "he sail, so you shell. 200, Reuben settled dona in Ontario fire twenty years ago."

"Yes," said Miss Mattio

And then, when he was doing pretly well, go about my work wells over 1 we in my be warries old Passon Tucker's oldėsi.”

life." Those frots are youcst for by H. Rogers,

Miss Mattie was bat buman.W-Day Towa Commissierer, dullingar Miss Tackor comoly P2 she neked.

Now, what made mesinger MaCormsok's

"Sut of apple-cheeked,” said Mr. Winter-nervas ao sonstlive, and his life as in sruble for bottom, * The girls sea intre lika Konben." "The the what?" gasped Mins Mattië,

The girls."

Are there many p

Mr. Winterbottom rellotou. Well, there's Samanthy, and Delis, and Leloto, and Theresa and the twins."

Brary fath rane made the matter worne The stranger saw it."I can't remember the names or the others," he said comfortingly but | there aren't mang-geren or eight, may bự”-

"Is he happy" inquieval Miss Mattie, still slinging to her romance, 03 lywe can, She would not be harah or wojust to Rottben. While she stayed at home and drearsti ber life Breuss mo," said the stranger, handing her away, he had gone into the rast gew suntry He bud worked a lettor "Won't you read this Arat, and Lion and won a living from the soil. "Wewhat di bo do asked Miss Mattie we'll talk."

out the grief from his heart, and--and forgotten eagerly, still holding the latter in lose buad. Hospitality was a sacred rito with Miss Mather. She might have known that his strang, Mamluvndmy Mistrus," answered Pendones. Eie. I trust that you will partake of my poor loyal nature could not fail to fud an appriciativa A taint a played over her lips at the re-hospitality first, M-Me he said, with abelpmate. This Canadian giet who hat loved collection.

stately band of hor bead.

Sit down. Pridonc," said Miss Mattie. "I want to ask your advice, child. You know more about nou than I do."

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Alphen T. Winterbottom, I'd be sorry to gosway without doing an," answered the stronger heartily, as Freience appeared with the pikalsts. "Predence," said Miss Mattie solemnly "You're right, can'aim,” said tha atranger, sur roying the little dish. I was just thinking 1 onld eat the whole lot of these cunning little cakes.*

Prudence low. Miss Matila ragardi? kor az a daughter, nithoigh Wiss Mattie herself!"make some more." Was only forty-five. But people in Little Bing- letou rither pridal thanseras on lacking old It was thought to sour of fightness if folks adopted modera fashion or travallet often to town, Miss Matija was the only danghter of

And Miss Mattia astually Ighod. Her tes tho lato Dr. Bawell. Ever sincs her father's parties were usually very solemia and stately South, which had happened about tax year ago, affairs. Mrs. Pencilsther, the reator's wife, sle hat lise in her own protty litis cattage on always came in a sopparloured silk. Miss The outskirts of the town. People who remom Twinkleton, too, invariably donned her beat old real her fifteen, ya 13 bank said that Miss Mattle yellow lass ruffles for the oession. The stranger, was then very handson. She was still a sweet-formeer, ware garments of a transatlantio cat, fad uad, with rich auburn hair and placid and had a pointed board. He was a fina, hand bluse There had been whispers of apomo man of about forty-five. As Miss Mattie girlish romanes a lag time ago; but by-and-handed him a fragile sup, the last of the pikeiste by people looked apoa bar os acord had disappeared. old on. The years pissed, and still Mies My! Miss Sewell 1" he said, “I'm quite for Mathis Bunde qui negatful days, until getting the little men up thees on the walls, Dr. Slarke, the ne petitioner in the place, There won't be a oramb left for 'em at this rate." spiquely discovered that Misa alia was Miss Mattle. laughed again. Anather stop wasting it. You're a mission to ful. Bounded on the gravel path outsida. fil," he land wold "What is it?" placidly de- manded Misa Mantle "I will ga hours and write it to you," retorted the Dostor, attacked by sadden fit of shyne His manner bad co. asoned Miss Mattie sime misgivinge, but she bul eenealed then ander her usual pisoid or torior until this arrival of the fatal lotter,

The leitor lay on the tabla. Miss Mattie dared not open it. It emel as if the occasion tentauded soloma sad formal suremony of seine sort-a ceremony with vitesses Opon it, Prover," she said, Reddeals, turning to the little maid.

Even Prydoace could not continal something which approached to worldly sucianity. She Took the letter in her hand and opened it with hor asud deliberais. The msn has a con- coru to marry thee, Mistress,” she said, after a steady perusi of the Istler.

It's Dr. Blurke." ebe said, uncomfortably "I had quita forgotten him."

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shed. Tell her he said, tell her all my life Feslished on the Paolo Cot are kept constantly

For praotkal purposes the anzügement of tarned to her in sorrow and joy alike, all you band, and all Adverbis dra allowed frees work is so complete, that a reference to its I've seen her walking batore me, clearing the The "HovaSONG DAT PRESS" is kept on pages enables a person who understands English way, kad everywhere who stopped the corn grus file at the Office of L. HER, who is auth-tootamunionts clecticely with natives who groenly. Tell her, he did, 'in all that coarse-rized to receive Advertiamta rude, tough life, with its struggles and trials'

Mr. Winterbetism come a tile aree to Mila Mattie Wall, pim see, he said, gaufly, "She was kind of jealous of you, Madam, Kenbéi told her you'd always be dret in his heart, and so, when she was called away, she asked him to sand for you to to look after him."

"And-and what did ho ay?" asked Mias Mattio

life she's been my guiding stir. To the woods ascnai to them during biness hours.

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Life, the pare sweet English giri, who I know Dr. Slacks opened the door and recoiled in has been true to me all thean years. The ""_ angry amazement. There was Mia Mattia- "Stop!" said Miss Malik, quivering with his Matilda, as he was wont to all her in dreams excitement, as the tears strasnand dewa her when he did dream, which was but seldom-obucks. Plans stop. Mr. Winterbottom- obaiting genially sway with some foreign raan stop. To my this to me means that he was disloyal whom he had never before heard of or known to to her. Don't lat we think the men & loved all. exist. It was ladecorons; it was vulgar: it was my life could have been false jo uz both. Pleas unfeeling; it was aggravating; it was iapro.leave me that. Don't take that away from wo fessional and the kind of thing which he (Dr. it has been the ouly thing which has sus Block) was not going to pat up with from any tained me in my Innolina. I have Brad a quini, lady, however nice she might be under ordinary faithful, nueventful life, keeping and guarding circumstances, So he pulled his stubby beard the love which God put into our hearts. Don't Crown." and glared at the stranger. Bat, antortunately tell me that now, after all the years, he could for the dooter, Alpha P. Winterbottom was gand ma such & inasonga as that. It must be some dreadful mistake"-in her éxoitoment she laid not overwhelmed.

Miss Mattie half rose from her ohair. Good her baad zpon Mr. Winterbottom sarm-sou evouing, Dr. Sturk Wou'l you pots in drauifal mistake. It is matmeal that to should No womno likes to hate a proposal of marriage she inquired, with the sugar tongs poised is herers to me now; but he must hva loved ber while she lived. It is only his sorcow which put befero her in sn haldly praio a antior as white hand. in this instancn. Miss Matiio Llt that the to This was another insult. She was potting makes bim set to forget. Tall him I will be a casion was not being tested with suffisent out her boat tes and giving it to the man in the other to his chiliret-go to them-herish solmity. "Rita sud, plssss, Prudones," obar. Dr. Slurke did a Tory foolish things them but assay these words which haro de- sho nil; and Pendeurs read it;

thing he and often dons before, but never with-stroyed my ideal, the ideal which I have takton

to my heart all five years. iba, maradhuss, of Dear Mala I aver proposed le any one out experiencing disastrous results. He lost his before-haven't had all the time of the infomper. He drew himself up to his fall height. love mast not be broken like this. Tell mel elization and bars vainly consulted all the-ve foot three--and scowled on the Pirats toll me! Ob, I would rather be the humblest literature on the bios. Most of it seems to King in the armchair-this radian who stole beggar that over amaved charity than believe the ine to be rubbish. You are sweet, sinble wo people's hearts by nursing their objectionablen I loved could win vere other toman's hèprt mau ei rather a wel echoly disposition; I un jolà Perelan oats.

and profess to bave low d'me too.” bustling, sage, irritablo, loud and overbearing.

Won't you dons in f" tremulously repeated

Mattia

Mr. Winterbottom gently took her band.

- “My done Machan," fur said, “ my dear Madamı,

Don't you think we wech have what the other starka bawal : sarnasticsly. "I thank kw he never lovel ang wunda bat you."

luck Fired of Bving alona, ko must you Dr.

be also. Cockin't we join forces and travel to you; no, madam." he said. I caly exme into

Disillusioned by both the man who had loved

Miss Mattis buried her face, in her hands.

you ought to be proud of it," he said, fa bis obfaith and hope, sed now cha must hide her grisf

nothusable American way,

Dr. Blerks bowed to him with withering irony has not aware that I was asking a con- andram," he said. May I inquire whom I

greller! You must be vary solitary, and it is informs gen that I had caught a cold in my gardinillusioned in ons evening! Well, gle always so somforting i have a man in the den while awaiting your plasaure' lenus in dasa of burglars, or fire, ne anything, The other man locked quietly op. "I guess bad bad five-and-toranty years of trustful: Loving of that art. Will you marry me If eo, kind

and try to live it down. She wanted to gut, zway lyralarni note in the afirmativo by bearer. aul I game up this owning to talk it over.

to her own 100 to be alas-to think over If my lectoris lacking in delicacy, remember

this shock. And all the time she grieved the That doutors are ucensioned to ame straight to

stranger's gentle pressure grow tirer stil! It the print, You want rensing; so do L WLich have the plassere of addressing P

comforted her. Be experienced a strange thrill shall ib? Yes or put. 1 ahall be walking The stranger smiled. My cause Winter thrill which she had never exposted to feel impatiently no sell down my garden~an ek bottom--Alphesus P. Winterbottom.”

Bgain. And thos she strove to withdraw her vaylingly rush thing to do in this past wind- Miss Mattie et fall the sagar from the tongs.hen, and soensed herself of immodesty.: antil I raceite your reply-Year very faith. Oh, Dr. Starke," she said, with tears in her Mattis the stranger's solo sounded in Tully

**SIL18" SLUBER." vio, I am so sorry. You see it was rather a her arg......" Mattie, don't you know may I am Bouben! I have never married-never loved any ane bat yon; and I have oma koma ta stay, to comfort your life, to give you back the years you have spent without mo, to guard and love yon with the firm, strong love of tuhood, and

Is that all domsad dies Mattie who difionit question to answer, and-"", hd Fist hopes that the missire would be conobed I will thank you to be good enough not to

in the long winded eloqaznes of Miss Austan's diesuss It before this gentleman, the Doctor

heroine.

ejaculated at a white heat."

In stúce to you for 1}), the sorrow of the past, Look up, dear, took up. Say to me

tives Prudmoo eend to have found it dis- But I-I really. And poor Miss Mattie appointing. She inwardly contrasted it with felt inclined to ory. - certain vain bat impassioned attirancos of the Mr. Winterbottom was moved by Miss Mat young carpenteəri, and then robaked borself för | tion dixfreen." Shali I make him shut the door

Ste Icoked up through a mist-of happy tears instituting worldly comparisons.

from the outside ?" he asked, quietly stroking as he caught her to his heart. What can I

"Is there nothing praia the letter, Prudenos? the cat. I think, Madam, you'd feel more come say to you? she whispered. Ob, Rouben, Nuthing about love?"

fortable if this turkay-cook sort of porson had Tealtor lackath worldines, of that kind,”. | gone home to roast." auswered Prudence, acriusly scooning the pago, "I was not speaking to you, sir," said the Don.

Reuben, have waited ing? There dealter! the goodness of God. And now He brbigs you back so He brings you back."

Reuben, put his strong arm round her. Dear, forgive me wanted to know if you still cared

Miss Mattio bail ust lost all antigent. Whetor. My remarks were meant for the lady, rosaled that episode of har vaziabad youth "I could just drop him into a nice sote nowar when Reuben Rountree bad daslared that be bed if you'd only say the word, madam quietly form. Ionald act auf Thad male mouny worshipport her. Bonbon was only a inger's son contianed Mr. Winterbottom.

| enough to give you a higher position than that leuggling farmer-and Miss Mattie's exalt- Madam, I take my have," rald the angry of farmer's wife. And now let us be happy el pastion had bees desheed a fatal barele to doctor. As for you, Ne. Wiatarbase, you said, that often our pride places before it every Bhe pat her band in his "Ab, iteaten," she Reuben's prolensions Whereupon Bauben had shall hour from mea,”. uttared wicked words, staken his Est at Mattie's Not professionally, I hope," said the in-think eine and coba os e ine yours. I am not while-haired ald father, and departed to lands parturbable stranger. “Don't distress this lady the girl you kue and loved I'm quly an old unknown in search of fortune. He had tukanaany more, ur I'll really have to some and reason maki.” book of Miss Mattie's fair hair with Lim, and with you."

But he gased fate her truthful, losing sym, the abe still berished in secred a little bask The doctor withdrew, speschloss with cage, blue of heaven, and then bu kissed her.

daguerreotype of the departed swatu. All this Foor Miss Mattie began to ory softly fute the whispered with a smile apua hoc lips-Cham- They will call it an old maid's marriage," she bad bappened a quarter of a century ago. At teapot. first faith of love and kept Miss Mattio'e The stranger put the cut down, gently, op.bare's Journal heart warm, Bat hearts grow cold and faith pesniched the table." - Malam,” bu sark, "that wavers and dies when the years pass and absent extremely Il-tempered person, will be better to- lovers Fiska no sigo..

́morrow. If bu sin't. I guess I'll bave to resses Miss Mattia drifted planidly adown the stream with himasar a pusid.”

pf time, distributing little gifts to her neigh Oh, please don't," mall Mim Mallis, Creling

"OH, DON'T TOUCH ME) DON'T COME NEAR ME!"

"These words were uttarsä with a hówl—almost

bours no tus banks and winning the love of ali, comforted by the stranger's, suat halk. “I—I a yoil. Tet the boy to whom they were-ud- But she found life rutter dull or old school kept his walling for an answer to-to un ex- dressed wasn't, within ten feet of the bowler, aÚL follows had large families who called Miss Matremely delicate mater this everlug, and he's wouldn't have wows closer for his life, The tilda "Aunt Tuttie" of gonfided all their crews with me.

esens was a big basinans offios in New York, and trouble to her sympathatio cum. Mier Mattia The stranger lud Miss Mattis to the armchair. the howler was the chief man in it. He crued. also found, ta her vers great surprins, that men "Now, you sit there. Medaus." he saitṛin his the consern, and was very rich, and a decent rather distorbell her. She liked bat little nap gentle, kind way, “I'll bréy this tea for you. | fellow enough." But sometimes be would break after diucer, her game of bankgammon with You just assimilate these causing little cakes out like that, and howl as though he had just Produce in the evening, her regular, quiet life. of yours, and you'll feel better. One isnap of ¦ discovered a fire in a powder, m You could If she had married Reabon all these things angar, isn't it far

| hear him from the basement to the paf. What would have hoooma impossible.

You," said Misa Mattle, feeling that support was the unite with him Pemporazy insanity p Miss Mattis did not like to be bareled. And from conscious strength which delights most Not quite, but something nearly as bad. Je geted yet. As she est tåre holding Dr. women,

I had an acute attack of gout in bla toa, and at Sturkwe latter in her baad laer youth same back, "And the cream ?"? mid the stranger. boldlar thons olemuses, he couldn't bear tha aight. Now the poor boy had losfat Lari Bbe recalled up the dainty Ettle ormam ever admiringly, of esan a throw moving in his direction: Ásk his foolius nelius, bis fondassa for hoe gellow "Bẩy ! Alpt that little pitcher prably P. And the somebody who has the gut bow it feels, Fancy locks and blue eye and dil the thougand sed one fire? Beats our stoven hollow, He handled a blacksmith twisting your toe with boat placera little tricks and jouts with which he had beguiled the dainty toe ognipago with jealous cars, and whils■ abcember is thrusting a bradumi her into lovlug bin. Dr. Clark's letter had waited on Miss Mattis monisely that all her from through your knee-joint. That's a little like it. ansstiled aer. Though she Zolt aho could not vanished.

Well, there are things not co bad as pont, yet; marryla mon who mayer wipid ble boots on the A gentle lady like you didn't ought to be they make us tonaliy enough. Here comen & ma: and ballerod that a sugested liver was bothered," the stranger said reflectively, when man, for fortama, who says, Everything now is auswerable for all the sorrow in the world get Pradense had cleared away the things didn't a trouble to me! What should he talk thak there might be hidden depths of love within him, ought to be bothered by a geasshopper like that way for F Why should everything have been a He was a deotor, too. That was another re- I dare say he means well, but he don't colluscitato trouble to him? There is nu til saying that commendation.”

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