Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-21
From the Boston Ollye Branch.
MILLY GREY!
BY MRS. NJ. A. DENlS0N.
ooh! ever let the aged be
Assacred angels unto thee"


ooh! ever let the aged be
As sacred angels unto thee"
''Ha, ha, ha! cried gay Bell GrOsvenor.
.'see yonder country gawky; as | live he
is reckoning the coachman; now il he gets
in there will be some fun, for do love
to plague these green ones; Why Milly,
how yen open your great blue eyes; you
air. frightened, are you? Look at her
Al ME; ha. ha, just look at her
But you are not in earnest. Bell, said
Milly, timidly shrinking back in her seat,
you would not be SO impolite, So
'Our politeness is reserved for the city.
dear, said Annie, we consider such fel-
lows as that nobodies; and if they don't
want to be laughed at. why they must
take an outside place with the coachman.
that's ALL
Then you won't catch me sitting on
the same seat with you, exclaimed Milly.
with look of alarm, springing away
from her cousins, and ensconcing herself
opposite.
so much the BETTER cried Bell, with
merry laugh. we can have good time
with both of you-hush! here he comes.
1 OH Annie, what fright.
! The young man unbuttoned the coach
door himself, for the horses were going
up hill, and springing up the steps rather
awkwardly, on account of large port
manteau he held. and seated himself near
Milly. Bell and Annie exchanged looks
and bit their lips.
MilIv bnunaH no har Of hp ach
! blushing crimson with shame for her
cousins, and the country greeny. who
wore very much soiled coat and shock
ing cap, over which light thin bandker-
chief was thrown. and fastened under his
chin, looked up at them demurely. Once
when he could not but notice that the OBJ
! iect OF their mirth was himself he sudden
ly put his hands to his throat. as if 20
unite his uncouth capstring-i. e., the
ends of his hankerchief--bu pausing, he
seemed to change his mind, and let them
alone.
Wont you have my vinnegre tie, Mil
ly, dear said Bell, with an arch smile
and side glance at the stranger.
You do look pale, chimed Annie, tos-
sing back her thick curls, and restraining
herself no longer. she burst into rude
laugh. for the poor girls cheeks were dis
tressingly flushed.
Take my fan. coz. exclaimed Bell
proifering il; the air in this coach is re-
ally overPowering; and she placed hel
delicate pocket handkerchief to her face.
Il thank you said Milly. with as muct
dignity as she could assume, while he
lips mblcd--'I don't need it,
She certainly is faint, Annie, said Bel
in a low tone. Come Milly, you haC
better sit between US, where we can sup
port you; yOn harn't quite room enougl
on that side
Both the thoughtless girls started. TO
blazing black eye flashed upon her; i
! was only for second. though the quicl
piercing glance. with the fire Of fifty out
ragged dignities concentrated within it,
If you please cousin Bell said Mill,
with more spirit than they dreamed sh
possessed, don't annoy me any more;
: am better pleased with my seat than you
S rudeness;' and the pretty lips tremble
again, and the pretty face looked as if i
was going to cry.
The young man turned quickly, tn
hard expression that had gathered abou
his mouth melted into something akin t
> pleased smile. while the two rebuke
cousins were very angry, as any Nigh
= have seen.
There was no more comment until tn
. coach stopped again, this time to take u
a fat old lady with we'll worn bonnet
loaded down with innumerabe bandboz
: es and bundles, most of which she insis
ted upon carrying into the coach wit
: her. Here was plenty of material fc
. the merriment of the thoughtless sisters
Bell declared that the bandboxes mu:
{ have once contained old Mrs Noah's bes
bonnet. and Annie persisted that it Wa
= so, that the identical bonnet was befol
Them.
u No sooner was the coach door opene
- than GU: sprung the stranger. and .akir
:, bundles aud sundry things from the oil
Il lady, deposited them carefully inside; a
- but one which she seemed very choit
about; but just as he had performed ii
;. aborious feat of stepping just within ii
:. door. down rolled the paper with a crasl
:! something was destroyed, and Bell al
&c Annie, enjoying her real distress al ii
accident, burst into another impertinel
e laugh.
~ The old lady could not avoid lookir
!! towards them. and as her hair was Ii
. tie away, and her spectacles crooked, ST
g presented sight appearing to them s
y ludicrous. that they hid their faces, a
III most cOnvulsed with mirth.
Are they your sisters. sir?' she aske
er mildly. turning to the gentleman.
l. Il hope not madam he answered. in
I'd low and measured tone. My sisters re
n. pect age; to them grey hairs are too S