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PRICE TWO CENTS, "I’m in'a regular fix,” said he. “You degree of resentment, she pursed her set1, the way of it is this: Here I’ve got a pretty mouth, gave her head a contempt They had a love-quarrel. Ethan letter from Lucy Doane,’’ producing it uous toss, anil acted as indejiendontly Nash and Tilly Fogg had been the from his pocket, and holding it out at as if she was to lead off in the dance must earnest of lovers, especially Tilly. arm’s-length, "aud she says in that let herself that night, and knew it Well, and what was a little strange, Ethan did not betray half the warmth ter that she is very happy to accept my about it that she did, because it never kind invitation to go to the sleighing too, she did lead off, standing with her was in him; but if ever man wanted party up to (Jptield, when the fact is I tiarlner, who was a young student of more devotion, and affection, aud all never asked her to go with me in my aw in the offioe of Squire Docket, at the head of the figure. that sort of thing than Tilly Fogg gener life.” How elegant she looked in her taste ously lavished ou Ethan Nash, he must I could not help smiling. ful dross and with her beautiful color! have been an unnatural and exacting “Rather awkward.” I suggested. What an ajr of queenly pride she fellow. “Isn’t it? Now I wish you would tell portrayed as she smoothed down the For some days they had been very me what I'd better do about it.” glossy hair on her temples and looked "Do?” careful not to speak to one another. “Yes, what would you do? You see, I over the rustic crowd as if she knew No two people ever tried so bard to well enough that she was the belle of be entirely indifferent each to the must do something.” other. ••Oh. certainly: that letter must be tb&evening. Ethan stood a good way down the At last it got to be so bad that Ethan answered somehow.” “Then what would you say to it floor, and it was noticeable what an had stayed away from Tilly for two or three weeks. How he managed to do it How would you try to get out of it, everlasting chat his fair partner Lucy Doane—kept up for him behiud her was a mystery, ami always will be; it John” “I'd np and thank her for accepting,” well-spread fan. Only once or twice can be explained only on principles of said I, “and then I’d secure a nice sleigh Ethan ■ eyes wandered up to where the contraries, and sulks, and oddities. It was getting to be rather unpleas against the time came around and carry little figure of Tilly Fogg was standing, ! but Lucy Doane watched every move ant. considers«! in all points of view. her.” "You would! The Old Harrv must be ment aud brought him back to his There was poor Tilly almost dying from senses a^ain. the treatment, though she never would in you!” As for Tilly, she was perfectly wretch “On the contrary, 1 assure you it’s have entered a complaint of any sort in the ear of any living soul: her eye was just the best thing you can possibly do. ed, though she did laugh and chatter so beginning to lose a little of its usual Just take my advice for once and see much with her partner, the young law student. There was excess in her brightness—1 could see it plainly enough what will come of it” He hung down his beau, put the note actions, and that was enough to betray —and the red roses on her cheeks were ” — • ** ** ’• in his pocket and suffered himself to her. fadiDg rather fast. Anyone with eveu half an eye could There happened to be another young think of it. There was no chance of escape. He see that at once. But no doubt it as miss in the village, who had been teach ing the district school during th* sum saw for himself, thanks to his native sisted to heighten her beauty; for but mer. and had tinally concluded that it commou-sense, that the best way to for this unhappy pressure ou her pride would be the pleasantest thing she silence that battery was to walk straight and her Mill-will, there would have been i no such suffusion about her cheeks, nor could do to stay through the winter, too, up to it Which he did, and sent back his mes no such imperious expression about her and visit around. Just at this particular time she was staying at ¡Squire Judkin’s sage of thanks to Lucy for deigning to i beautiful eyes. comply with his request “I don’t st e but what we are really house. Her name was Lucy Doane. The afternoon of the sleigh-ride was i making out h nice time of it,” said Lucy Doane was just the smartest girl, in her own estimation, 1 think 1 cold and biting as you would care to Ethan to Lucy. “This is hue very tine!” said Ed ever knew. Having been selected to in read about. Even at noon the sun had struct the younger portion of the chil not set a single icicle to runniug at the ward Marks to Tilly at about the same dren the past summer in needlework eaves, and the snow in the road-track moment. It was something of h coincidence, aud a-b, ab. and being considered com was as smooth aud polished as mar and deserving of a chronicler, as here petent to keep the smallest ones from ble. “I’ve got my sleigh,” said Ethan to 1 it finds one. rolling off the benches, while asleep, \\ hen we went down to supper the upon the floor, she somehow reasoned me. in a rather confidential manner. herself into the complacent idea 4that “It’s Ben Ball’s cutter. He didn't want confusion was excessive. 1 hey all rushed into uie supper-room there was no lady in the place who to use it himself. Jake's going with a could beat her in conversation, correot. two-horse establishment. But mind you in a -tat«' bordcriug ou de-pa r, acting a- if there was but one chance in a grammar, or, indeed, any of the accom — a nau to pay lor lit When the twilight advanced—what Uiousaud ot their ever gening another plishments that weie going. She wore glasses with silver bows, little there was of it at that time of the mouthful to eat in the world. 1 ue tables groaned, and so did those mitts on her hands, and always kept year -I saw Ethan Nash driving up her work-bag on her left arm. A per pell-mell with 1’omNiekinson s fiery lit who sat down to them before tnev got fect picture of a “school-marm” in all tle mare, the cuttei digging her heels up. 1 here was n smart buviness done like a sledge after a reindeer. Ethan lui some time in the way of eating, and the parson's parts and qualities. > A* tnis particular time there was a bad as much as he could do to nnnage hungry folks might have looked with a hearty relish and envied them. deep all of snow on the ground, and her. Subsequent to that sligi. glimpse of 1 iie party broke up toward early the sleighing was glorious. Beils and belles made the old country roads mer Ethan, buzzing by my window as ho morning. dancers, tiddler-, and all. By ry, far aud near. There were parties did, 1 caught no other until 1 stood in the dun light ol the stars that winked without number to the neighboring the little ball-room, having ushered in and twinkled so steadily far oil in the towns, making up merrv dances in (as 1 thought) a very handsome young -k>. they sallied forth from before the every old tavern-hull, where the screech lady in a fancy dress with “fixings' door in their sleighs tor home again. to correspond* and taken a modest, if Ethau and Lucy Donne felt consider of the fiddle had eve. resounded. Well, to make .the story a- short as uot deemedly timid survey ot the floor. ably sleepy ou their way back, and. as There w. Ethan in full leather He a consequence, very little was said by possible. Ethan received a very neatly was die-.-eu “with all his might,” and either during their brisk ride. As for written note one afternoon from Lucy Doane, written n Inn characteristic couldn’t have spared a single item of 1 illy and the young student, she was style of precision a ml firmness. all cor his uventori without damaging his ef entirely unhappy, and be was -shall rectly phrased aud i idled, saying that fectiveness decidedly. 1 fact, lie meant 1 confess it? a very little “mashed!” li was easy enough for everybody to she woutd be very nappy io accept his to be killing Near w here he stood sat Lucy Doane, now that Ethan Nash and Tilly polite invitation to go to the next ball over at Upfield, nd would nold herself ■inijienng and whimpering belli nd her loved one another, and tins show of in- hali-spreau fan, her round face as red differemv« on their part was the greatest in readiness accordingly. “What's all •his!” exclaimed Ethan as a wasting winter-apple, tier eyes up [> r< e of mere acting heartless and hol- when be had fairly read the not» turned to him in an exceedingly ¡an ow imaginable guishinc style, and lots ol voting girls The rest of us who knew all this and through. surveying them with feelings so mixed more, too, from Uba beginning, deter He was puzzled and confounded. “I never invited Lucy Doane to go to that 1 shall be excused from describing mined . to put an end to it They had been living on “stuff” a great while the Upheld ball in my life! Whv. what ihqpi. By the bye in came Tilly Fogg with longer than they ought to have done. does she mean* I’m sure I don't know t. I ward .Marks So the next day there was a concert how to propeed in such ■ case!” How Ethan did stare straight ed arrangement made among ourselves Which was all perfectly true. Ethan at her, and how she did stare straight to bring them all together. Nash was in a regular quandary. So he came right over to consult with back at him; I sat where 1 could see it | It was over at Susan Wilde’s house, me about it Why he selected me out all; and there were others that saw it as ami the hour was just before tea. First came in Ethan. He was going of all the nest of his numerous acquain well. For a few minutea the friends tances in the village. I never knew, and and acquaintances of each party were round to dissipate the day through, and probably never shall, but he came and instantly engaged in regarding their we knew at about what time be would be there. Then followed Lucy Doane, laid the matter plainly before me, aud conduct Ethan instantly threw his eyes up at bhe was ail «mitee aud ayllablee, for says he: the opposite wall, just as if there were she fell confident as she ever wanted to “Now, John, I want your advice.” “You shall have it, with all my no eucn person as Tilly Fogg in the bo that she had at last won the heart of room. On her part, to exhibit a proper 1 Ethan. Nash. heart” says L / A LOVE TIFF.