The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-16

HUNTED DOWN
ny MRS. ANN s. sTErHENs .

~ Nv ho eP0oh hoi maui ahiu Lucy MIS-
.ohieyousy.
n intend to do co." replied Sophia 40 annoy
cd al her own blush that she vas ready to cry.
'Proud and formal, you said" continued th
provoking Lucy.
"Yes, he is and worse than that"
81 am astonisbod at you Sophia, romonstrat
ed the old lady, quite hurt at hor favoritos pei
versiiy.
'w,ll, perhaps he is, said Lucy; ''and avk
ward too. Done you thihA ~ 2"
"Nc, be is not that, retained Sophia. g
never said 70
"a regular old bachelor, a, all oyonts, " pur
sued Ltcy.
"ThS, is rometimes better than tho folly q
young m n, rs ortci S,Jhil, quito forgetting
her past remarks and hlindly tunblinc into e.,
snare the ar,f.l lntl- Lucy bad got for ter.
"Do on think NJ, sad hcr friend. 81 won.
der IL he colurs his haifi
1 "Fof sbsmc, Lucy" sad Sophia with ,ir u
Gus iDdigns ion; wo4ld not say such thug,
Of any body"
II don't know what TO mako Of girls now-s-
days" ohiined in Mrs NJ vi on quite confused
between The i've; "in my time thoy did not ~
on 50 a'ol' 'h'if "'PaA'h'M COS
ibid they ever tell fup asked Lucy, with
glance al h'f ir'ei Il "nch mace o'pnia Teddoi'
with shame aud angel
No' 10" NC Mou''oh' ana ! mop
He'"'. 'o ~ t"" "o''1 Wv III! mus F"
",oho' ~
"i'" '"'"' W. 'u' "''i'' raw '''s'
"o u''i!'
n"us' Wy moan! va ""'' ''' nor VIC
unn' Ho'hst wan "'''ei what oa' 'c-omo ol
me-
."'urn' you "e'' t"''B - ga! "'''
t"1 .ie "'l '-uy'
ou' no n''' 80 "'"',
WY you " '"'''
''u u'6o uo'' S,'' 'u y p'"''''
may come ana sue a'T' As' KIN 81 "''n inst
the meohng III Bh' oo ""ANstd'
nave o'net 'o''oo' I'' So''h t'ldls
hophla' '"t'!'
III you GO 10 senu t''n d'ef you D'H
you cay no Wa Vhat S 1t o'p"!'
Sophia to- rl"ie III INC gtfueni anu Lucy
s'opp'c TO sS h'f RrAh'ido'hvr ana Ny-
"Whnt an inn cent, blind cd graudma II Is.
Then sho ran aitor Sophia, aud caught nor III
che Of the paths, tried to catechile her, am
would not la silcnced until Sophia adroity turn
cd the tables upon her by introducing young
Lane into the conversation in tho mo,t irrulo
rant though effective manner.
1t wa Lucy's turn to change the subj oct now
and tscit sort Of truce having boen entered in
TO. they returned TO the house and to grand
mother Mpul on's 81 isidct,on, behaved littl,
more like the ourg ladies Of hor time, dear oil
soul!
They are y unr," she said to herself by
way 81 sXcusing their faults to her Sn mind
"snd young felix's will b. Il dy-one must, ex
poet tsat but ths, 70 COOL gill, as over lived
1 don't want 10 s'e better. Still its srtng
that Sophy dislike. NJ. u adloy 10 mucS."
And how was IL With gorts Lucy all th
timer She bad carr cd her pnin,. an yo1nq
Lane was almost as intimate a. the two hou Sc,
rs Mr.. Bradley himself. The young man pos
sessed among world of =. W &C .omplish
ments, some architectural L :uwltdge, and Mr.
Bradley had all of a sudden announced bis in
tsntion Of building residence on the valuabl,
tract Of land which no owned back of tn,
hill. tho erection of viii h Lane was to super
int end during tho spare time that the Collcg,
faculty had thrown ON his hands.
OF course there was great consultation ovel
che house, at which the young ladies talked
very wisely, only that their IDEAS always took
a broad range of parlors, bou ioirs and balconies
erowding such humble things as stair cases
kitchens and closets and store rooms quito out
Of view, with a clrcless os atom. that If
course they could DO put any where.
Sometimes these on nions were given in a
desultory sort Of fashion in li.tle ANGLES and
hooks of the house or garden, which forbade the
Rrourirg Of four ,rsons comfortably, wLen-I
am ashamed of the whole afFlir, adj would not
write 1t, only thai Truth Ia truth-,he compauv
would break no In pairs-not AS Won have a
right TO expect the men stayicg Together
over their drawi - AID the girls decorously
p,ciug the gravel walk arm in arm-but Sophia
would steal apay-not fielding a convenient
seat, and theR Mr.. Bradley must remember
that his pencil was in the house or som ,thinl
Of that sort, leaviog Lane and Lucy together
Directly after that, you light have seen two
couples going OF toward the river, or royinl
under the peach trees, very charitable and for
bearing toward each other, a. fellow work srs
ought 10 be.
There was no more Joking between the girl
after that encounter Of the last chapter assur,
WAL The whola thiny had hacome ton a.riou