The Van Buren press., 1868-11-24

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"Go for her, sad Mrs, IL.
For Miss Dove - -
| Yes .r.... .f.-.-
sob, dear, no r. said Cousin Richard.
"Maria,' said the Old bachelor "young
II dies, nv little cousins excepted, are my
abomination. An affected, contested,
absurd set of creatures. i ncyer had any
thing to do with 'em, and | never will,
No doubt she's capable Of finding her
way here They all sppcsrto be ] shan't
90 Tor her y N.f
Mrs IL. retrcatod.
| What VII she think ofps said she
Ispbbiug. ..t..4 r...
.sDou't erv," said Bachelor Brown
I'm see if any Of the hands over at Oats
place can drive over for her. . g 90
And out he sent; bsssil tie bands ca
I0sts place were busy at the hay, which
stood IN danger Of coming shower
Richard returned without Ike least sue
cess. -ft
"a shower, too said Rose "Poor
dear Amanda; I'll see what can DO with
my cousin" ...a ar
I AMI in tie study she spent IN hour,
teasing and worrying, without effect.
"Let her get loose,' said Bachelor
Brown ono doubt she dixie il And a
Tor trunk, why cant girls travel with q
,portmanteau, as,De doT
And Rose departed, p6uting. She
found Adelaide in an extremely merry
Enood. m llGiDaa sta io 1n
Don't laugh" she said Ia" think Of
poor Amanda = 3s .,r t..... AR
'"I am thinking Of her. said Adelaide,
and cousin Dick shall 60. I'll telIsilb.
Fonsliame u SAID Rose. Faf
! 'One Ought to make some sacriace for
friend, said Adelaide. IN tell HIN
she's child Hes always good to chill
I lrcn.." Na'
! at will nevefdog ssid Mrs Einkle
!" he'll never forgive your s9.e I'D
But Adelaide ran up to her, cousin :
study, and burst in with an exceedingly
Theatrical laugh. 4,
1 "what auiistakc % she sail, and 50
tstupid of them ali You'think Amanda
is grown lady, don't yoaf 9.rl
I Amt shel' be asked, .t ad'f,.
CAS- if little child % nine years could
% said Adclaide "Poor little ding
"poor Ht,Iething. ihdecdr hurTinc
on his coat aad hat Bless me! why
didn't You rnentionit: Poor little soul !
And in a few minutes the light Wagon
was driven down the rood, and the LINK
lies stood looking after It.
~ 81 hhlffrightdncd,' rssid Rose. .
+ :" SO an p SAID Adelaide -'But it i
I done, and gahtbe h4pel nowa "A Il man
age 10 coax hilp tolfargiye pa,a s4li =
ywould not jo,tp leave q lrienA n .pch
position, yod kboE ana lidh'tsiy 81
was a child
Mesnwhile Bachelor Browl drove e
the station. ., 1t WAS along Artye, over I
bad road, bpt he kept on his way ven
cheerfully. lie was extremely fond q
Children ''
I When, on reaching the sraLi8a, he saw
I mo sign of her presence, he grew alarm
ed. Ifshe had been lost through his neg
, lect, he would never forgive himself, III
run his fingers through his curly Harlan,
I pecped into the ladies waiting room
Only fine, full grown young woman sa
! there, and he retreated, The woman VIII
waited in the apartment came outof he
( nook with a courtesy, and she saw HIM
and be addressed her; +"
Have YOU seen a litte girl waiting 10
; somc one flsL 4l'.H a raa.'l ..t t
=" No, sir6' said tAe wpmaa. g Eaer'
were two came down, but they are gone.
ION, dcar-bh, dear" said Bachelo
|, Brown II hope there is no mistake
n It 5 little Miss Dove, and ifthe dear httl
, soul has gone asqay Pm entHeIy1t
/, blame Please to nake. Inquiries, there
, a good woman 80, tos
AS he rttcred these words the ,fil
{ grown young lady in the waiting
was seen to blush violently and to arise
i ." In Amanda Dove she said, and
expect some one from Mrs. lis.
Bachelor Brown stood aghast' II
: had spokeh Of this lady "a dear litti
thing. His face sls5 tirned scarlet, 10
4" / beg your pardon, ma nn.h nc. BIZ
! gan :" expected 10 Tin to n little sifl !
, / wouldn't have used such expression
y for the w0rld--I----"
81 comprehend" said the young lady
don't mind it in the least 49,"
lis tai, your, trunk, Miss 4 raskc,
!, Bachelor Brown, in a bury. b, 4o b.
. '"Yts, SIT" said ththly, looking dow
In few moments the lYo were lrivin
| towards the hihklc's c01iitry scat NevC
{ had Bachelor Brown found himself .
| close to any young lady,saye his cousIn'
before. He was wofully confuscl, bl
, somehow, he liked it. How protty she
D he thought, How pink aud whites ho'
/ golden her hair was. How the blue ri'
@ bons Of her bonnet SET IL OF. Wonde
} ing thus, he forgot the road. sndsuddet
f ~ found tina, be had lost himself I
add to the dilemma, the storm, which ha
1 been threatening Tor hours, burst at tb
|. very moment when Bachelor Brow
found it impossible to tell whether u
left roul or the,rig ttroad ied homeward
and the horse was afraid Of hsh ningFn
prew FESTIVE Amanda Dove was atrai
Of lightning also, She gave III!
scream, ami clung - Blchclor Brow
f. coat sl6cyo .1nabnl lU.lnr'rHNmi "
;. Bachelor Drawn ,loekll DOWN at he
/. 1t was such. a sQft plamp band u.
9 e,ns mere - f5ulI AMI - blue IN %
4 terror t,lat re- forsBt Bh4 T.s aydlin
llaAy.In HEii isrI 1893" 3flu~ lf
|, "rlltaRs ear, of you, he said "A hat
of lightning, q roar Of thupder, nihaEs