Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-05-14


and quantity of the articles he brought
der Uaterland. Memory fails as to the
number of coats, and so forth, but | am
certain that the number of boots he had
on at this particular time, and which
were just the shape and length of car
penter's iron square, were fourteen years
old. This he told with evident pride.
We went in to supper. and / watched
Percy, to see how she liked our yellow
friend.
She never bestowed a smile on his
blunders, nor assisted him to anything
unless first reminded by wink from
Ma. But when he took his second cup
of coffee, and asked if smoking was per-
mission--whch it was-when he drew
forth Formidable looking pipe. filled and
lighted it, and puffed and drank, she
gave him look OF much queerness, and
went to shut up her pet brood of pullets
for the night. Mr. TnuOc manifested no
surprise at this. for he felt none, and we
others knew she couldn't ABIDE tobacco
smoke. We heard MIN talk, and by the
time he had finished his cup and pipe,
were quite taken with him. He left
soon after supper, and on Pas invitation
|. promised to come over often.
Mr.. Tnuoc kept his promise, and cam e
over two or three times every week We,
that is the old folks and myself, got rath.
er tired of him, but a change had come
over Percy. Pa used to say that Percy
got her good looks from him, and her
spirit of opposition from Paley, her moth
er. Be that as II may. as soon as we be-
gan to dislike Mr.. Tunoc, and discontinue
: plaguinG Percy about him, she instantly
wheeled around, and discovered quite a
number of Iovable attributes in him in yel-
low. Did we rldIcule his pIpe-and--
cup mixture, she excused it as the nation
} al custom. Were not his cloths funny
looking on that evening he came for first
time She retorted, "Wasn'the green?'
"Methoughtst twas yellow" interrupted
|. You know what mean, Mr.. Smart
Aleck," said she; "aint his clo'hes as
stylish as yours, now? Sayw And she
r firted out of the room in juvenile pass
' ion. She considered Conrad quite intel
ligent. which he was, 10 be sure ; but to
t throw this up TO US was rather derOg-
; atory to our attalnments for although
we did not know everyuhing-of itself q
bad possession, leaving everybody else
noodles-yet we considered ourselves
7 pretty we'll up in current lore.
Percy had commenced the study ot
4 German, and this evening her tutor hac
] come over TO hear her. In spite of my
0 prejudice, | could not bu! admit he wa:
r a goodlooking man. his beard was trim
= med into a fashionable shape, and al
though he worked in the fields. his fact
. was fair and hands but little Drowned
D And no was attired in nealy fitting
i clothes.
5 We never disturbed the two ir thei
r draughts from the gutlral German stream
!. never. This night-it was three or fou
months from the time of the commence
e ment of our story-Percy came in u
e the sitting room where we were hug
d ging the stove previous to retiring.
What do you think 2" said she, "Con
b rad got letter to day from the old coun
d try"
:. Astonishing" said I. How in tht
n world did that happen, l want 10 know!
IL Percy, instead of answering, immediate
/, y Withdraw into herself and took up he
lamp and went up stairs to bed.
: Ma scolded me for interrupting tht
:, recital, saying IN addition: Il seen
:. news. bee, this morning, come right il
; the dining room, and Ill bet anything
u Percy's heard something strange"
u We were obliged to await Percy
/. pleasure, and that was at breakfast, mex
Il morning Conrad had gotten lette
10 from home, stating the death of Coun
Hnderuer, his poverty, and so forth
y wound up with the information that tht
"a title, by right of succession, was his.
e Ma was aslonished beyond measure
Pa gave a little grunt, whether of sur
9r PRISE or diSdain is not known; and
/, glanced furtively at the Countess-pros
N pectlve, from behind my coffee.
ID What importance is there IN a title t
20 make it so captivating to a woman? Nj
ri instantly threw the weight of her valua
Ut bic experience in The scale with Percy 5
s and the yellow Count was 10 be pulle
- down, whether or no
ll Opportunities were not wanting i
r which to impress upon the mind of Con
r, rad The necessity of his marrying at som
70 time This was Mas province. Perc
Is was just the same to the Count in he
j. manner as she was 10 Mr.. Tunoc, whic
was not so strange as may appear. whe
Y, we consider that every one outside of on
n, immediate circle knew nothing of hi
\ sudden elevation.
- The German lessons were discontinued, and it e.
of Ceedingy pleasant hear these two conversng the
"guttera, spUttera! Dutch " We supposed them to
te wOong whenever they used this mgdium for the
thoughts but Ma remarked once IL would not do fl
her She guessed they imagined tue kisses and PASS
ges at Incidental TO c1urishp and declared that
fancy never vivid could compensate her for the loss
81 the kiss corp1res the real flesh and blood hug
m agreed with her
" Percy and her lover went smoothly in their Low,
e. making some time But her stubborn cOntrarine
. came in, and they parted night in anger She d.
q" manded discOntinuance his part Of smoking; he d
"a ley but firmly refused to do, and here the erot
- stream was rutied.
he pe-tng he back discard smoking and ever
thing else she deemed necessaTy-but he dilnt. The
ne went into the other extreme and got very lofty
her demeanOr towards the mascuInes, all and sngua
present and absent.
The Count back after long interval, but Per-
:. was t visible We we're neghbOriy, and the masc
IL line hafOf the Oh inwardy reoiced that he had take
ID the stand he did.
Not long after the Count took unto himself wife fro
T, among his cOuntrywlmen and lived happily Percy hi
recovered from the dsagreeabe episode in her eyentf
'' life, and TO be happy but she esehevs Dutch