The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-06-29

except 10 give me . very bad mama. the fame
whereof, though did not suspect Il, extended
even 10 my cousins In the country.
Puzzled by my lost town love, and-l am now
old enough 10 confess the truth-sfifed with by
her, discovered that u clerks had their voca.
tions, the partner In tho house had right 10 his.
Ny father, who had been eying my proceedings
askance, and who now began TO fear that
should make a fool of myself or ge, into habits
OF iriiiing and folly, heartily seconded my pro-
position 70 spend week at the homestead. And
dispatched letter 10 my cousins, naming the
day when should enlighlen them with my ala.
Bile presence. Those were not the exact words
but whatever the words were, that was the way
felt when ! wrote them. Puppyish, perhaps
but was only boy. And the son Of fSimpkins.
Son, Co.-who could take airs, " not he p
And especially when be was going down 10 as
tonsh the natives and 70 see u those rude fellows
would dare TO laugh at Slmpkins, Son 4 Co.
Ny reception al the Homestead was hospitahle,
n most respects all that could desire. But The
sons, my cousins were NJ overwhelmed with ny
new dignity. They did not betray any appfe-
hension OF the Circumstance that had become .
man by letters patent, TO wit, the ercnlarS and
advertisements of the new hrm Of Simpkins, Son
70. And my uncle and aunt actually congra-
iulaied the ~ II were but hoy still, under trial
10 new position, and hoped would succeed As
u there could possibly he any doubt 10 the mat.
ter.
And the girl, my cOnsin-Cousin Sue-did aof
anticipate my tender Of nyself by the offer OF
her own hand and heart, leaving me the oppor.
'uniiy OF gracious acceptance after suitable delay
70 mark my condescensioe. Indeed, had 20,
been an hour NJ the farm LeHore discovered that
in those rural precincts | was, ~ when q boz.
still less than nobody. At home kept the books
and had nj leAs, that ofiicial dignity. Bot here
heigh-ho the place really LOOKED inioleFably
stupid aud wondered how ! could ever have
been 70 pleased with 1t; Cousin susan was &C.
iually away from home wber arrived. although
she knew vas expected And had the plea
sure Of - ing Der return from = ride with ons Of
her eouE,fy admirers. And my jealousy was
aggravated b. Witnessing how much more grace
fully he assisted her 10 eligbt than ! possibly
could have done. The old far,n ho, s. nv sncien,
FREUD who looked demufeiy over q gate a, the
disnoun;ing. winkcd At the a. much a. 10 sAy
Now there is somebody who is not lefthanded
With his feet could have burned the barn.
and fazed the house aud hamstriu ged the horses
and demolished the premises generally. vas
only boy, aud hoy lore aud boy jealousy and
foly are IN . ratio inverse 10 the years of life
But why enlarge 90 all The particulars Of nv
discontinue more than half Of which nov knoW
were in my own Imagination tried the lover
cousin tactics a strategy AZ old - the existence
Of blood relationship. 10 iha; skilful face, IL you
are irow oed upon ~ lover. you Gao gracefully
fall bark on your base =. cousin, and protest
that Vas all you meant, and nothing more Or
hyou are encouraged as lover. =, . cAn cut loose
from your hase, and throS your--H boldly for
ward on your independent resources. word
from Sue, OF . look, would have given me elo-
quence. and opened new and charming air,a-
iion. But the ely beauty vas o. dumb a. "a in
age ano distinctly placed NE, in all beArt mat
;efs, precisely where should have siOod had we
me- for the first time. She Was my consin And
80 were her brothers nv cousins And the
kindred and affinity SEEMED TO make no more
difference IN bef casc Than 10 theirs Sue and
had played together. and - had they aud
Well the truth was that Cousin susan was cou-
pieie mistress q the situation aud mad. ne t-~
i TOO. And yet had no more right 10 complain
or 10 uigecr than hsd ooioi or preteIi for -
doing
Bot, boy-likt ,-o,,id quarrel with hef aud
did. Aud sbe left the onns o; that too all 10
tne. ! lay awake all night alter our iniefview
aud came down as haggard - a haunted man
She must have slept calmly a. an infant. She
was fresh a. the June roses then jusi ia aowef
waited on me at breakfast With perfect aud lsdy.
like ease. As ] took ny leave. she hoped !
would soon repeat nv visit and always keep NJ
the pleasant memories Of The homestead could
hare bitten her had ! been dog, but then was
only . boy, and VAS compelled 10 digest the We
nom Of my spleen 50, rou may laugh, mos, wise
and sagacious reader