Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19

aDon't fancy, Miss Jessie, this is all go
up on your special account. Other people
can have birthdays besides you. Dick j.
nineteen to-day, and he means to share in
the honors too. Here he comes. Hell
take you in to speak to Mrs Hale and the
girls"
Mr.. Richard Hale raised bis wide-awake
and shook hands with Jessie. He bad
taught her how TO ride one holiday, and
to play chess another, SO they were old
friends. .ss.5 ~
Mrs. Hale was stately woman, who
/ kissed Jessie on her cheek, and bade her
welcome with an air of polite patronage.
Pride of birth was Mrs. Hale's falling
She had the misfortune to be the grand.
daughter of baronet, and had weakness
for good blood; hence she never took 70
kindly to Jessie as the rest of her family.
Her husband, with deiicacy of feeling pc
culiar to him, had never divulged to any
one the real facts of Jessie's parentage; but
Ms. Hale had formed sbrewd guess on
the subject ,es ssaL stf
To-day, there was even more than usual
amount of dignity in the good lady's de-
meanor: her head was carried more erect,
and her dress rustled more imposingly. as
she swept by. A young lord was to be her
guest to-day, and, TO meet him, some of
| the first families of the neighborhood, and
the elite of Canterbury had been invited
to Hale fields; consequently, Mrs. Hale's
reception of Jessie was quite solemn and
impressive sight. -e
The daughters were more humble minded
and being old school-fellows of Jessie. vel
coined her right gladly. They were soon
out in the garden togeiher-all three glad
to escape from the drawing-room, and have
few minutes chat before hustle of the day
commenced.
Jessie almost trembled when she heard
of the grand doings that were to take
place, and the grand people that were ex-
pected. But before her friends had half
finished their condolences, the confab was
broken up by Mr.. Dick Hale rushing down
to the arbor where they sat, and summon
ing his sisters to their mothers presence.
sMake h ,ste, gir.s. There's mother be-
coming rigid with horror. His lordship
has arrived, and nobody to receive him.
Do, pray, go to her aid, or she'll be speech
less in five minutes" .s
The two girls flew away to the house,
and left Jessie to their brother. He stood
and watched them with a laughing face.
"Well, Miss Mallet, this is doing us hon
or, isn't it? You and are lucky folks TO
have such grand birthday keeping as
this
+ "I am lucky in having such friends, and
such home to-day. little thought,
though, when Mr. Hale brought me over,
that should find such gay assembly, O.
perhaps,"-Jessie hesitated. e
HOr perhaps you wouldn't have come.
WE'LL that's very polite. / think had
better tell my father that you'd like TO
have the horse out again and go back to
Canterbury. He's very sure to obIige
you." Mr.. Dick turned very red.
"No; don't talk nonsense. / didn't
mean, Richard, to-,o"-Jessie stam-
mered, and stopped again.
sTo insult your guardian, ah r. said Dick,
recovering his good humor, when he saw
Jessie look distressed. "You had better
not let my mother hear you insinuate chat
you don't care 10 meet her friends, Jessie. |
Oh, if you only knew what she has gone
through to, get them together, and the
management it has taken to avoid giving
offence. Just imagine her position this
morning when the Romleys sent word |
they'd be able to come after all, and We
unhappy wretches) on receiving their first |
note to decline, had invited their mortal
enemies the Cheeseman's. The families |
are at daggers drawn, because young Rom
ley, I suppose, wants to marry enc of the |
Miss Cheeseman's, and old Romley spurns
the alliance, and swears he'll never con-
sent. A pretty thing for an anxious host
essl l wish the CHEESEMAN'S were all in |
Jericho, I'm sure. I never wanted them |
to be invited here at ALL" Richard Hale
looked really half annoyed. |
.sWhy not?" asked Jennie. /
'"Oh, because nobody knows who they |
and had a large fortune left him. Thew |
have lust that cut. He has taken a large |
house near us. ] don't know them you
know Bv tbe wax.Itou don't know them
7 hone,
-, s,5.ee
Jesse haa gro~n suadenly crimson, ana
LICE 'ieis ieafeo ne nao saiu so"etning inois-
creeL, =, ,as.,.-a II /
no, don't enow tnem -.
"Oh, that's night. That sort OF origin |