Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-27
A stony WITH TWO ENDS.

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yet returned from his club. sas,i26s7 .a9t,' y
THAI didn't matter $ Miss Flutters would
do as we'll as her papa. John looked doubt
sftii. He had old fashioned notions, ana ap-
proved of chaperones, and the street door
was feld partly open. What was to be
doneP N. EfH
Between the hall and the drawing room
there was great gulf fixed; the. resolute
old hB hBnger-on resembled adamant. l rep
resented that to an engaged man etiquette
slightly unbends; but this John could not
be brought to see, and the return of Mr..
Flutters would probably have found me
e4peetedIy found an ad vocats. 2 M
Sl0Yly across the darkened hail came a
dittfe figure ina white pinafore, with bright
curls falling around sober little face, and
grave astonished eyes, Wondering at the
unwonted sounds that were breaking the
stiffness of The twilight hour.
"Conny," 1 said, with new hope, born
of the little figure before me, ''nsayn't come
TsJohp, what d thisa',s said nv my small 81 de-
fandeTI fSWhy don't you Let MIR. Stevens
come in? Open the door directly"
ssBeg pardon, Miss COMFY" said the old
man, giving way before authority, ''but
M Stevens wants to see yourIpapa, and
your papa isn't in" XI-HO 81 8
AT, this unanswerable argument, IConny
looked puzzled. :iWhy don't you go
away, then p, she said, frowning little;
for my behavior seemed to her unreasona-
Bile, and COMFY had begun to read .Mill1s
EoSie,H and was not eounte1aneef OF folly.
Music was heard from the drawing
reem--that idTawiBg-room from which 1
was excluded-andI Il became desperate.
The minutes were slipping by; precious
minutes when spent in the drawing room;
and she who might have saved me had
gone over to the opposition, and sided with
the butler. ssConny,".I said, speaking SEN
sibly, ss,an, appeal To her understanding,
and looking wretched as an appeal to her
heartS<tI don't want % see year papa until
he comes in, but I'm tired and cold !;
mayn't l come in and rest, and warm my
self little at your drawing-room fire ?"
5IsHhere's afire in the dining rooms said
6ohny, !shrewdfy guessing now that John
was protecting the dining room, and not
feeiagquite sure herself as TO thelpfoprie-
ties; ''won't that do ?"
it win, it's SO cold and dranghty ;sit made
me dreadfully ill last time. couldn't
bend my back for week."
ConGy,s pity rbeganyte, show itself in her
eyes; she locked at John for instruction,
ready to give in, if her ally were, so in
clined, bnt that worthy was quite unmov-
ed.
Its all nonsense, Miss COMFY" he said,
with a grim smile; s.the dining-room amt
draughty ibitsid Mr.. Stevens can go in
there if he likes; there's beautiful fire,
and IN let him eknow Cwheu your papa
comes in."
In fine, John waslnot to be done,-could
by no means be got over; so l accepted the
conpfomise, and walked dismally in, fol
lowed by Conny, who evidently consider
iRg herself the light -ot nay jailor, pro-
eeededte lay hersef out to Considerable
amount for my benefit. She shut the door
firmly, lpoked the fire into a, bright blaze,
satisfied that the atmosphere was that of a
>bakehouse, and sat down on the hearth
rug at my feet, prepared for conversation.
But wouldn't speak, and soon the pain
in mygbactS caused sundry ;groans Fdismal
epeughto awake pity in conny's soft Iittle
heart.
"What is it? ?' she Said, after she had
borne it as long as she could in silence.
Your back Isn't the fire warm enough ?"
Warm enough should think it was.
Conny must have obeens q 1saiamander to
have mentioned the subject without a
hlush9' z = = - ~ q < z 0 2
at isn't the fire, Conny,n groaned, ait's
the draught; never mind, you can't help
it. must bear it as well can till your
papa comes In"
II can't understand s1uoG Gouuy said, with
some impatience at this limit of her knowl-
edGeT sthe doors fastA closed - land Bhe
shook it as proof.
<.Itsthe- chinks, Conpy,n l. groaned, in
agony; ooh, this is very s - , So
Conny took resolution. Propriety was
one thing, but illness, sudden death, was
Gone up stairs, D she said, s~EREa little
sigh and long-drawn breath; and up
stairs hoped with some difficulty.
:. ssMadeleine,nn said Conny, with a little
qniver in her voice, sMf. Stevens has got q
stiff back. through sitting in draughts."
Every well, Conny dear said her sister;
'sl'll take care of Mr.. Stevens; you run and
plAgWith yonrdolls, Or read 4ilrsI Logic,
If You preferit. Would you believe, y She
said, turning to me, ':that that child reads
logic at her age? OF course she can't nm
derstand ten words of it, but papa will
haveiits She's to do as she likes. / think
its mistake. myself, It makes her so quiet
and solemn, always poring over books she
can't understand. Not ike a child" -
But / couldn't speak against Conny,
whose warm little heart was even now
working under her pinafore, for imaginary
woes SOL took a sage refuge in silence
rs'sGan LIDO anything" asked COMFY, re-
luctantto go, feeling as If in some mex
plieable way she was the sole supporter af
should droop and fall Il shall run and
fetchssome saivOlatile, or someeteel Wjne?e
ysConnyas sister took sal volatile; but Com
ny herself took steel wine, and believed in
Ats ef1caeYsI 90 aihs s. 49, - - -
-ntsNos no, Conny,n said her sister, with
fuller faith In her own powers Of healing
as compared with steel wine, (" Mr., Stevens
isall rightnow; he will do very well till
papa comes inn b5 - d9iiN. s1el' 'st no edi
5..ss - III come and tell ,you the very moment
he doess declared Conny, at the door; and
having administered this consolation, she
departed, hopping. on ''one foot solemply
ownstairss Conny was disposed Of Mr.;
Flutters twas from home. Delicious and
rare combination7 of circumstances tor i
had q bone to pick with Madeleine. AZ
bone that could by no possibility have been
picked before Conny. whose well-balanced
mind Thought lightly of sentiment, re-
garded all 7love-making as beneath her
notices andobronght' Mill to- bear upon
T6is was the bone: e:asa wored tasaA o.lI
Madeleine, the queen of coquettes, en-
gagged to me, was yet, i feared, encourage
ing another manor the name OF PriorLa
man, from our club, well dressed, good
looking, If not intel ellectual looking, OF gem
tlehanly manners, but Unfortunately con!
eeited and a confirmed iirt, There was a
pleasanti character to have about house,
Ashouse, too, where the father was easily
pleased, easily satisfied, a fond of Society,
ahd ready to have any nnnber of gentle
manly fools about him; where the ladyyOf
the house was q mere girl,I attractive
charming, fascinating, Intensely 10veable,
but .coquette where the Youngest daugha
ter alone absorbed the sense. ii Grad
gaMadeleine,n p I said, gracefully bfnrting
at once into the subject the moment we
were left alone; 81 lind You have got TO
Know, Know Prior during my my absence from
mo, jealousy,rI ifatteFed myself In, my.
tone; no ,diseoptent that it should be so.i, :.
= TYfs, said, Madeleine, taking up pima
fore of Conny's, and settling down to work
IKE q staid little woman to whom coquetry
was unknown. :, -''i7"' !, N''-'l p "a
fsYou won't think me bore, Madeleine,
or that / wish in any way to interfere with
your choice of friends; but don't you find