The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-10-29
J STORY for tbe gaOtrs.
THE VERMONT COUSIN;
lr, Oountry airIs and ~ Beaux.

4 ankce cousin TO come ana stay at our
house and go to school don't see,
for my part, how he came to have such
countridod relations; but since he has,
L think he might let them stay up
among their own green mountains, in
stead Of bringing them down to mortify
us in the city, with their awkward airs
and nasal twang"
Thus spoke out Miss Julia Acton to
her younger sister Helen, after they
had retired to their room one evening,
during which the expected arrival Of
the Vermont cousin had been the theme
Of conversations
''I am sure I have more reason to be
mortified than you, Julia, answered
Helen, for 1 have to walk with her to
and from school, and, Of course, can
not conceal from them that she is my
cousin, and I know that they will all
ridicule her, and make all sorts Of fun of
her. Brother Ned stopped there last
year, when he was travelling through
New England, and he says they all say
meow, and 'abeout and dew tell, and
1 am sure 1 shall sink if she talks SO be-
fore the girls"
'Well, 1 think no one has as much
reason to dread her coming as 1 have, F"
answered Julia; for what do you think
Herbert Ferguson will say when he
finds we have such a set of Yankee re-
latiOns? he has such horror for every
thing unrchned, would not wonder If
he should desert me altogether, after
she comes to the house, rather than be
brought into contact with anything so
vulgar. lie has been more than usually
attentive, too, lately and mamma says
he is the greatest match in town.
"WeIl, now L have heard that Her
bert Ferguson cares only for intellect
that he thinks nothing Of looks in com
parison.'
81 can tell you, You are mistaken,
Miss uelenj IT he has no regard for
looks, as you say you ought to know
what he said to me lately; but no mat
ter won't tell you only wish faith
er wasn't so obstinate, and mamma Is
quite as much vcxcd about it as we are
why, oven the servant Will laugh at her,
knoW-Ihomas IS so excessively
genteeI
wei, well, lt can Z be hoiped'--
rather feels under great Obligations to
Lucy S father; the brothers all agreed
that father should be sent to college, and
the others renamed at nome on thI
farm, and provided the means OF his cd.
ucatlon, and now he believes he ought
| to assist them IN return DuJ one thih2
would suggest, Miss Julla, ana tha'
Is, that you nave your party over De,
fore she comes OF course she vii! not
go out, as snG Is only schoolgirl
but know lather VIII lnslst upon nav
ing her IN the room II we have company
at nome.
Well thought oi, Helen let s see
am engaged every night Tor week tC N
come certainly cannot get an evening
till the latter part OF next week; on.
am so afraid she Will come before that
umei 1t VIII Just spoil all my pleasure,
and expected so much
The invitations for Miss Julia party
were all sent out, and the extensive
preparations were proceeding most SWIM
mingly, when Che very day before that
on which the party was TO- be given,
stage, loaded with trunks, drew up be-
fore the door OF Mr.. Acton elegant
mansion. From this, in the first place
alighted a stout sun-burnt young farm
cr, who was Immediately followed by
slender girl 'of about sixteen year,
of age. This latter was none. othe
than the much dreaded Vermont Cousin
Wei, II TINS lsn a little too much!
exclaimed Miss Juha, who hau Deel
drawn 10 the window by the hustle
"here IS a clodhoPper of q man-cousln
too; this is rather more than we bar
gained for! y II declare, she contin
ued, half-orying with yexation, "if tina
man stays, i Will pretend / am sick, an'
countermand tRe invitations TO IN,
party" .a.
Cousin Arthur Holmes proved to be
very diihdent youth, and one Dime
among such fine folks as the Actions wa
all that he could stand lie was on IN
way to Yale College, hls uncle having
| from hls own o6s3ryauon, and from
what he had heard OF the young man
been convinced that 70 keep him labor
ing upon 2 farm without the adyanta
ges OF an education, would be to hid
under bushel a light W nlch # trim
med apd ted, ana suueFed 20 shed 1t
beams, might SHINE iCrth ior the iIlumI