The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-08

! tueialutd iauy VINO was ABOUT 10 marty mli'
lionaitc, aud psi ON airs enough 10 have bccn
the wiic Of at least fgo. Altcady.
THAT Miss Pierson will make black look white,
she carries herself determined. remarked Mrs.
shrimp after the lady had swept impiessively
out OF The shop
''She can't 10 me, - returned Concurrence Dosey
stouily.
In Ms. shrimp's surprise at anything 80 pos.
tive proceeding out OF the mouth Of Miss Dosey,
she turned her back squarely to the window, and
| so missed the sight Of Seth Pound coming away
from Mr.. IBgraham's, with his hat little more
back than usual, and general appearance of
having beea blown upon by an adverse wind.
Hut this is really what had happened 10 him.
Only don't mention II 10 any one or fyou do,
doI' tell him who told you. Firstofall, he knock.
ed and went In aud second Of all, he saw Mr.
lngmham by the stove eating his dinner ofhulled
corn aud milk FROM an od-fa shiuncd blue china
bow which be- held 10 his hands, while Augusta
read the Presidents massage to him don I
know which would bc lhcgTra'er dose. But third Of
ell was hardest ~ all, Il was an crrand to be
delivered Of.
why has he come, Why ds,s he stay?"
queticd Augusta, 10 herself, taking her sewing
| "itrau'i bc that he raiuc all this way VI this
time ~ the dsy just 10 ask how much cloth II
! tnkes 'or shirt and he dOesu need any more
shitis made u, present. "a she stitched aud
| wondered
somt where's To Chris'ma. h. j"tkcd ou, a, las,
/ Augusta looked up -. innocrni ~ blnr.c, Cd
kitten, aud - III continued -
i They -umr talk as holding Christmas I've to
the Epi.' opal meeting .husr over TO Pontiac
comc the nigh, o'iorc Christmas. ! didnt know
but what II might be- asn's,sle In ride over and
F take - look AT tuc dOings
sin Augusta showed TO more Intelligence than
a pan % skinned milk, aud seth hoped up aud
looked out the window at the mex, house. north
ward lie had hssu hopping up ns uncasily A.
corn 10 pupler ever since u. c.ine in
CIV rnii'igl b. ha. a-' .iepled in 10 ask
Abigail 1altr tnd thoughts like enough.
uia, h., sttins yog agi Abigail air such gt'n,
knit fonr vent. likr enot. 81 the other would
Guy Promised iu stand nut h., Tie gate /, shr
would go s,i! seth with anu'h-f hot, snl peep
from the window
Augusta ~as remark abs bright gifl but
even n"w h.f Ace got ~ more exptssion than -
Nck.u lantern she ohly wondered iiilt that
seth shuuld harI-n 10 know II Guy and Abigail
INTENDED :" invi', hc' ~ "Vsa that they cared
them-.y,s to go.
what iot kini of 'iuu. are they going 10
hate ai fon'iaey" asked Mt ingtahafn tipping
up hI, bowl 10 drink the last drops Of milk
! don know hat il wil he like. They say
ihc m's.iin. -h"Iss u going TO he trimmed up like
evefi 'hiug. and there Is sotne sort of meeting
privileges expected replied Seth
'Soinc sort OF han privileges said Mr. lngta-
ham, cont'mpiuOusly, Who had no reverence for
'ihc true chutrh %
81 don see anything of Guy It's time he
was ou, thrre, II Abigail is a mind to 90. The
calculation was tot the 10 give you an invite IL
she vent aud no, without said seth hopping
up again ~ though tile Popi~F had taken another
shake over the Goals
- that iH,ian; the idea flashed into Augusta
mind That seth had himself ruFposrd inviiin.
her
81 thank You yer, much fur your Kindness iu
lhIukins oi tue. hot really couldn't G., even II
Abigail Taller went an Obliged 10 you the
SAME shc said
"iou are real welcome ! ain sure but any
WAYS, guess Guy would be out BY now II Ali
gal concluded TO, repeated Seth, rising 10 leave
10 be- dacsed himself oai, on the whole not
sorry hsvig shosn lis kind intention, 70 escape
the ride with Miss ingrabAm for, TO tell the
truth, he felt about as much at ease in her society
grasshopPtr does with a robin.
Is soon as Seth Pound Was fairly behind the
lilac bush a, the coner Augusta threw down her
work aud throwing herself on 10 the Lounge, held
her sides asi laughed while her father grumbled
and sColdej
don the dolt know better than 10 come
here giving yog Invitations What have you done
daughter, 10 lay yosrself open 10 ANYTHING Of
that sort ? And why ddn you give him 10 under
.iaud once for all, he is an impudsnt ups,Aii
u
him 20 Of ihinking be had doae you an honor.
irkc il no better than AZ insul; 10 cur proyer-
~ growled he
Bu, Agusia only laughed the more. oh,
father, don't You will make me Kill myself
with laughing. There vas no use in huriing the
poor fellows feelings | wouldn't DO that for
the world, though Of course shouldn 20 With
him suppose Guy is laughing himself into fits
over setting such a joke on 10 me all this
while"
Aud so be was, very nearly, the young scamp.
lie was, holding on by the kitchen table, aud
laughing 50 he could only speak a sCntence at q
time, as be tried 10 tell Miss Taller, who stood,
broom in hand waiting TO bear wha, was hap
pening in at Augusta lngraham's that very mo-
ment.
''lIe said, choke Guy. he SAID h. mean, TO
do IT W handsome, and give her good time.
Tie wouldn value paving out twenty dollars 10
make IL 60 OF well.
Then I guess Gay ~Ouli have fallen down
laughing u Abigail had not brought him out e
IL by poke of her broom.
But after all the rascal had "buided better
than be knew, as is said Of our respected ances-
Nv Though by the way, PeTsosaliyl could wish
they had builded In little warmer climate and,
poor creatures, that rds In their desiresl.
And Seth, although be never knew II, was in-
cidenally the eause OF more happiness 10 Miss In-
graham than was even ia the thoughts Of his
y
pleasure and his disnierested wish was more than
accomplished for she really laughed herself III
over his invitation, and had TO send for DR..
Drake And now, as great good fortune would
have u, Mrs Oakorehard's youngest but i've,
having eaten pouad and half Of Taisins without
stopping TO wink. had gone very properly into
TT, aad old pr brake had gone 10 administer
Z belladonna. Consequence was, cousin Guy
cobcieh gratfed his malicious heart by coming
back with Young Dr. Drake, son Of the above.
Noung nr Drakr who was named Pomeroy,
lad Just returned from Europe, where he had
been stud, ing and travelling. and doing the other
thing people 10 when they visit Europe. ex-
pcci 10 20 some day, II the book business is good
aud m, carcvT is long enough drawn out and then
! will tell you what they are
! Aagusla's illu.ss although not alarming, was
| very sesegc for the time. II was an attack 10
which she was liable from any sort az oyerwork
or exc,cment, being an affection Of the lower part
ofihe braAband upper part OF the spine which
caused eKcruciating pain In the neck and hack Of
| the head and oftes made her delirions. No, as
the Pain was at its height when GUY brought In
Dr. PomeToy Drake, Augusta hardly knew the
difference between son aud father, aud the wicked
Guy was disappointed cfthe sensation heespecisd
10 create IN introducing the Young doctor, for she
cared l. - than she knew.
Augusta 10; upon the bed With her face flushed
almost 10 purple aud her eyes wild aud sleepless,
| mhtuH Nthout any CAUSE Or moeh heasc
~ have bFonght youa pin. Can you swallow
iif' asked DR.. POmeroy.
"No; you can't get me 10 swallOw any Of your
pills. u can only ge, .hls dress OF Mrs. Brcm-
gariucr's done before dark, 10 all care for. -
replied Augusta.
'MTs lrglngaTtneT sent word by me that she
doesnt wish the dTess done. :" returned the lying
doctor, 'and here u the Iill'
Now Augusta fully believed, aud had made The
aiiDr drake believe she really could not swallow
a pill but whea The young doctor held II out
she lifted her bead and took Il as meek as
mouse. Then Dr. pomeroy gave her other lotions
aad poiioas--l don't intend exposing the secrets
Of The profession BY saying TAai--and seated
himself 10 Try silent magnetism.
One Or the other proved particularly soothing,
fpt prgseplly Augusta feli asleep, aud when she
slept. the worst was always ever. The doctor
stayed I'LL she walked, aud 80 did Abigail Taller
III 50, wAy ~ 2 aud " not, ssAy nosf'' she ask.
ed suddenly, otrning her eyss-very hHpasume
eyes, as the doctor, Who was no moge bllnd than
vans aea al ANA.