Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-01

must leave to the reader TO paint accord
ing to his own ideal. In one word Cousi!
Fannie was very pretty, if not beautiful.
We were all seated on the doorstep
awaiting her arrival, when the stage
drove up before the gate. The driver
lett his box and descended from the top
of the coach. But no door opened.
Why, where is she-ell there way
up on the top. The dear GIRL wonder
what did possess her to go away up
there" said my aunt, who had left the
doorstep, and was advancing toward the
gate.
Oh how dye do man." said the dri:
yer. Fact is. mum, I'm kinder ashamed
O myself for letting the young woman
get up there. But you see, mum. there
was a sick man got in few miles back
who had to ride inside; and you see
mum. the inside was full, and no one
would get out to make roori for him: but
at last She kinder saw how the land lay,
aud so she would get up there. ! tried
to work it some other way, mum, but one
said it would make him sick to ride out
side, another said she hadn't any rubbers
and she should catch cold, surely; and
another said he had paid his passage and
taken his seat inside, and now he would
not bulge an inch, no, not if half a dozen
men sick of the small pox should come
in. SO | had to let her 90 up. But"
added the honest driver, con6dentially,
"I've took precious good care Of her;
mum"
That is q good point" said Fred,
nu Lying me. That's the kind"
Fannie now began her descent to terra
irma-no little exploit from the top Of a
country stage. Safely down at last, she
ran to Aunt Lucia, walked to me, and
went through the formaIity of an intro
ddction to Fed and then we all went
into the house.
I II
Fannie and Fred got along famouSly.
They walked and rode, and talked to
gether all the time and /, poor fellow.
was more dull than ever. At last one
evening, the week before we were going
back to college. Fred had gone to his
room with severe headache, and Fannie
and | were left all alone on the back
piazza. The sun was sinking in the
west and we were gazing at the golden
clouds. At last Fannie broke the 81
lence.
cousin Paul" said she, what has
been the matter with you lately a? you
are just as offish as you can be-"
" Am I" was the reply. .-a
Why yes she continued you act
very queer Whenever you and Fred
| mean Mr.. Thayer," she added, correct
ing herself, and blushng the daintiest
little blush in the word at her bluueer-
whenever you are together iG the par
Tor, or out here, and l come ia to have q
} little chat, you always get up and lave,
t Just as if you were vexed with me"
, -" Well that's fair enough" said l.
GA what horrid joke" said She
how smart you are. You are always
g getting off some Of those puns. But tell
me soberly, now Paul, what makes you
: act so 2"
+; Oh, you'll see through it all some of
these days" said mysterously, it's all
!, right, you know"
a mo it isn't all right" rejoined she ;
), Il don't know what you mean, and /
a think it's real unknd in you to act so.
Cousin Fannie" said l, after short
}. pause taking her little hand in mine, /
$ thought it was the softeSt, prettiest, dear
}, est little hand in the world. Cousin
5 Fannie il didn't know that you
:, were such nice girl before"
J Neither do you know it now she
replied, with the slightest possible shade
. of vex1tfon in her tone.
: Somebody does, if don't" said L.
who? p asked she.
Fred" replied T.
'Fhe next week Fred and / went back
] to college 1t was not long, however,
before he came to me one morning, and
7 said
= Paul, my dear fellow, I've something
r to show you"
:, Glad of it," replied l !; "show on
He took from his pocket small box
} opening it, disclosed, reclining in vel
vet crevice, neat gold ring.
$ What of that" said |. s. don't see
anything very remarkable about ring
. No, said he we'll | suppose rot
;. OUo1 CAdhluO ~ plCoSO YOU may i-HN
something remarkable-or at least in@
g teresting."
: i took the ring from the box. On the
inside Of the surface were engraved the
V words, FRED TO FANNIE, Sept. Is
1915.
Thirteen years have passed since FREQ
and Fannie were made one. Thirteei
years Of happiness as unalloyed by pail
or sorrow as thirteen years life could
I, be. Fred is more than Satished-Fan
y ME finds that she possessed jewel in
= deed. And /, poor |, only wish ha
. auotlor cousin Fannie.
oI HA Wood ashes and common sail