South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-02-07

ny MARY GRACE HALrIxr.

cheeks growing as red, I'm her Indignation,
as the cherry-colored ribbons in her hair.
Sister Sue wouldn't look at that old fudge
She's going TO marry Willie Earle /
guess know lie asked me one night, if
| wouldn't like to have him for my broth
CT! Aud | said yes for like him ever
so much !
you NAV believe it, or not, just as you
like, Miss Pert; it's so. / heard ma tell
"a so this morning. You've got to have old
Akcrs for your brother. U's gois lots of
tin; oceans Of dollars o, crackoy. won't
lac make things shine =
Here Master Tom varied the performance
of walking on his hands by turning reg
ular somerset.
Il won't have him for my brother " ex-
claimed the lady, stamping her foot And
you are just the worst, the hatc!ulest boy
Just then a white-robed figure futtered
out upon the porch bringing with it the
CLEAN Of golden hair and blue eyes.
FLO. Mulberry, what do you mean by
getting into such n passion ?
IL isn't me It's that ugly provoking
Tom He 'cW have it that you are going
to marry that cross old Akcrs, whose hair
il almost rs white as grandpa's, and not
Willie Earle, who's go kind and nice look
ing. 1t aint so, il it, Sue p
Susan Mulberry had to-loOk very intent
ly upon her snowy hand, to enable her to
swallow down the uneasy feeling in her
throat at this not very natterng comparison
between her two lovers
There, now !, what did tell you?' ex-
claimed the triumphant Tom 'Shc don t
deny it; she darcsn't. IIooray for old A.
kcrs and his money-bags 2
And up went Toms heels again, land
ing him down the steps into the garden be-
meath.
Tom, if you don't behave yourself, I'll
tell father of you when he comes home,
said Susan, as she beat a rapid retreat into
the house
Tom gave expression to what he consid-
cred his triumph 10y shrill cock -a-doode-
do :. which the intervening door could not
entirely shut out.
'lt amt so, is il, Suc?' persisted little
Flo, as she followed her sister into the house.
Susan looked down into the little face
that was lifted so earnestly to hers that,
with its wealth of golden tresses, its clear,
pcarly complexion, with its faint, rosy flush
in the checks, was so like her own, yet
whose frank, fearless look was 80 different
from her own weakly fascinating nature.
what do you care about it, Flo. p she
said, evasively. Wouldn't you like to have
me marry Squire Akers, who owns that big
house on the hill, with its beautiful grounds,
and who has carriage and so many fine
things? What nice times you would have
coming to sec Inc -
no. said Florence, stoutly, quite I'M
moved by this tempting appeal Il wouldn't
go where such a cross, disagrecablc man
lives not if his house was twice as beauti-
full When broke the pretty statuette
er so hard to cry softly, he said, what a
noise = and that children ought to stay in
the nursery till they knew how to behave
But Willie Earle said lit was too bad, and
that when he got back from India he would
bring me an ever SO much nicer one Then
he took me in the garden, and told me such
"A spfendd story. like Willie. Aud you
promised to have him. Sue you know you
did. And think it's real mean for YOU
to turn him cf, just cause he haint got so
much money :.
The little creature had become 81 earnest
in her defence Of her absent friend that she
bad not noticed tho entrance Of her moth
or, stout portly choking lady.
Promised to have who| she said, look
ing from one to the other what on earth
j. the child talking about 2
'Shc promised to have Willie Earle. man.
ma Susan did. And now she's going TN
marry that cross, snuiTy, hufTy, mu>ty, fns-
" old Akcr-
We'll, ! never :" exclaimed Afrs. Nil
berry, raising both hands and eyes. Il
should really like to know where YOU learn
Cd such language, Miss Leave the room
until you can talk aud behave as you ought
Here one Of the servants thrust his head
into the door, saying:
q beg your pardon, ina am, but Mr. Earle
is in tho back parlpr | did as you bid me
but he rroulR come in and says be wont 20
till he's seen you or Miss Susan. / went M
stairs TO find you, but,
That will do, John, interrupted Mrs
Miltcrry, impa,ien;ly, her face flushing as
she noticed that the door was ajar between
thetwo rarlors, and that her unwelcome WISH
tor must have heard all they had been saving
You had better 60 to your room, nv
dear shc said, in a low voice to her dauph-
ter rs she passed her, giving her a signlli-
cant look.
There is no mistake about the letter
none at all, Mr.. Earle said Mrs. Mlber.
~, in cold, measured tone, at striking va
rance with the hurricane words and e1ci-
ted manner Of the young man, whose ewes
were fixed appealingly upon her face. i
did not sec it, but presume from what /
have heard my daughter say, that it il a
faithful transcript Of her feelings. Though