Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-12-24


!" Solomon had weakness that way" hint
cd Maggie; "oud promise you my cousin
Alfred is no wiser than he'
"And Uncle Topy nearly surrendered to
: the Widow Wadmon," [ said, bringing up
my favoritc example.
Then, there was Lots wife," suggested
Matte Hines
There was shout of laughter.
/ What did she. do, Matte Z"
2" Come to gricf,' said, Jennie, gravcly;
fancy Matte thinks shall do. But
not even for the Squire willl look behind me
Pm sorcly afraid she will preach %
Why %
"Therc's no knowing what a women will
do, asHyoW Squire would say" was Jcnnics
or@cular apswcr And, having our plans ar
~nGed, We bcgrn to t&lk Of other things.
CUApTER IT,
AS part of our plan lay, IN the scouting to-
tai Inconsistencies of it, VIC did not venture
to watch too closely the proceedings of our
champion. Jcnncs arrival was soon noispd
through the village, especially her mnguif-
cent saddlo-horse, llroun Alraschild, was
paraded daily up and down before the Rngc
Hotel, and the young men were eager to get
up series of pic-nics and forest dances in
her honor, But she remained obstinatcy in
visible, spending her mornings no one knew
where, while her evenings were dedicated TO
us Ina weeks time she was {" due" at the
! White Mountains, and VIC laid wagcrs among
ourselves as to her success in short period.
| Maggie Dcnbigh was samguinc enough, and
took all the bets VIC wcrc foolhardy enough
! to make.
g For was in New York with her last win
! ter, she said and saw her way of CARRYING
on campaign. a more finished nirt never
stepped, and the perfection of her manner is,
that she never seems to be flirting. You
would say, to see her, that more frank, sim
| plc-hcartcd child never existed; and all the
while she is laughing in her sleeve us she Sc.
cures another prize. Angling indeed She
may well know how to use n rod and line
and my cousin .Ntrrd-I wish him we'll out
of IT, that's ALL"
while wc.wcrc talking, lToroum .Alroschiid
cantcrCd sideways down the street, bearing.
for the first time in public, his mistress on
his back. Doors md windows flew open.
heads popped out on every side, and no won
dcr-tor with her plumcd cap, and long ri
ding dress, of the deepest black, Jennie look
cd handsome enough for duchess And The
way IN which she sat on that horsc-the way
IN which that horse archcd his neck and
tossed his head, and friskcd and capcrcd as
| If in fine delight at bearing her again-ifwas,
| as Maggie Dcnbigh laughingly Observed 81
sight for painter" Seeing us rush out to
the gate and bcckon to her, llarouns head
was turned, and she dashed up among us with
little triumphant exclamation.
was obliged to take ride for sclfprc-
scrvatlon, she said, bending down from the
| saddle, and speaking ina low tone "I want
TO laugh so | ann nearly dead, only darcn't"
Pay your debts, gir!s--pay your debts"
| said Maggie Dcnbigh, clappins her hands and
beginning to dance g | Shall be the richest
little woman in W."
BE quiet, Maggic-if if you fnghtcn Ha-
roun and make inc tumble-."
Iou--who arc own cousin to the Ccntaur
himself"
+" lave they been betting with you, Mag
gie"' she said, her dark, grey eyes dancing
with fun.
"To any amount"
fla! ha ha Oh, [ wish I could
laugh out oncc-only should fightcn all
those Mrs Grundys that are staring at us over
opposite. Girls-to-morro is the day"
Icni Nidi Wei You told me Of
lion and the Squire.
"IIush y said Matte Hines, for Harriet
was cycling us suspiciously, not very far away.
Wcll-~thc Prince Of Persia thcn--is
much more like lamb"
Have you seen him 2"
You gave me wcck-I arrived on Mon.
day, at 4 P M.commenccd operations next
day. The Prince Of Persia met me by the
brooksidc that morning, and .condcscended to
let me stay. Wednesday he showed mo how
to bait hook. Thursday he quoted Tcnmy-
son and Byronj this morning he talked Of
home and domestic joys, and when said that
should say farewell as left tomorrow in
the afternoon, begged me to meet him once
more as he .lrad--somcthing ing-vcry-impor
tant-to communicate y and here She inita
ted the Squire so exactly that we all burst
out laughing. " So [ invite you all to break
fast and lunch with me tomorrow, and we
must do our gossipping then, for shall have
hard work to get to the Notch in proper sea-
son. BE in the grove by the brook at nine,
tomorrow morning ] shall ride up, and the
curtain will rise about half-past nine And
If | stay here any longer / shall burst out
laughing, and shock these old womcn-bc.
sides Which l have my trunks to pack to-
night"
She rode away and left us wondering.
Oh what fun !" cried Maggie, in cctasy.
Il give you till tomorrow to pay your debts,
my good friends; and after she has gone any
one may tell as much as they please. Won't
my cousin Alfred be provoked Harriet
Hines, what in the world are you dodgine us
about like this for? We are Matching no