Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-03-23
MII.LERSBURG. OHIO. THURSDAY, MARCH 23 1865


sible you do not know my sister,? exclaimed
Louis, half pleased, half amused express
sion stealing across his features.
Your sister, Mr.. Manley ~ reiterated
Elise. 81 never knew you had sister. 4"
she added, and the sense of relief that crept
into her heart was depicted 50 yisibly in
her face that it would have told its own tale
TO one less interested in it than was Louis
Manley. "Do introduce me, she continued
in a hurried tone you are really very
naughty not to have done so long ago. -
Louis Manley had no intention Of allowing
such an advantage to pass uninprOyed -
He was quite quick enough TO read the state
Of affairs, and rejoiced TO discover that the
girl he had loved for months was not so in
different TO him as he had been led 70 fear
from her gay, bantering manner. He had
already the fathers consent to win the
daughter if he could, and thinking truly
that he might never have another opporttl-
nifty like the present, he said, in voice
tremulous with emotion, Not yet, Elise
have something more to say. May
claim a place in your regard | do not
speak without your father appreciation. -
Let me hope that one day you will be more
to Adelaide than friend. May | not in
troduce you to her as her future sister-in-
law ~
We cannot tell exactly what answer Elise
gave; perhaps she could not tell herself
but 1T was not a very unfavorable one, if We
may rely on Miss Emily's word, for She de.
clared that the next day she had seen Mr.
Manley kiss ELISE by the mistletoe, though
he could not get under it, Whether such
was the case or not we will not pretend tC
say all we know is that they were partner,
III the country dance that finished the eve.
ming amusements, and seemed the happiest
of the happy, and the following day the
gentleman had long talk with papa in the
very same library where still hung the miste
toe, looking faded and out of place but
never mind it had done its duty. Elise a,
well had something Of Importance to com
municate to her mother, to which the gooC
lady seemed to listen with much compla
cency, and less surprise than her daughter
had expected.
Somehow or other, that very mischievou,
young lady, Miss Emily, managed to gc
the whole tale at her fingers ends, ant
roasted her sister most numerically Ade
laide Manley was not little amused at the
prominent part she had unwittingly taker
in the drama. She had come to pay hel
brother a long promised visit He only
her arrival--the day of the party at Efling
ham lodge--and, knowing she would re
ceive a warm reception, he had induced he
to accompany him. She felt too fatigued t.
dance, and, feeling rather nervous among 81
many strangers, her brother had kept by her
At the supper table there had been some
bandinage touching the mistletoe, and find
ing themselves alone, Louis had used the
means we have seen to convince her that i
was not quite harmless SO it all ended il
ELISE lIttngham becoming the bride Of Lou
is Manley before the short days of anothe
year came around, and, as far as we cal
learn, no one has yet regretted that til,
mistletoe bough hung over the supper table
Indeed, there is tradition that smal
brown twig of mistletoe lies hidden in tn
corner of Nre. Manioy,., dosl. and that
4 though noisy boys and girls call her mother
this witlrered relic gets many look Of fonc
recollection. Very foolish, of course: bu
such failings are apt to overtake the wisest
and best AMONGST us.