The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-11-18
LANCAsTER. OHIO, NOV. is, 1859.

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'Do What, Maria2r said Bachelor
Brown. rb ti
$50 f9r her, said Mrs. HinkIe.
"For Miss Dover
"Yes.." 'a5
"ob, dear, nor said cousin
Richard. sfiH.e5g'43 or
"Butt-.r began Mrs. Hinkle.
lGh"Maian,n said the Bachelor
Brown, @young ladies--my little
cousingexcepted- my A6omin.
alton. An affected, ,,conceitcd, alb
snrd sci Of creatures. / never had
anything II do with 'em, and |
never will No doubt she is capa.
bic Of 6nding the way here; they
alliappesr 70 be. l Ishan't 20 for
her" .1,s.st<.
Mrs, Hinkle retreated.
"WbhtwiIlshe think Of ns2s she
said, stbbing.
'"Don't cry" said Bachelor
Brown, 'I'll sec il any Of the hands
at Oats place can drive over for
her"
And out he went, but all the
hands on Oats place were busy
with the hay, which stood in dan.
ger from coming shower. Rich.
ard returned without tho least sue
cess. -teI
"a shower. too" said Rose.
"Poor, dear Amanda; III try what
! can do with my cousin"
And in the study she spent an
hour, teasing and worrying with
out effect.
"Let her get lost said Bachelor
Brown. mo doubt she'd like it..
And as for her trunk, why can't
girls travel with a portmanteau,
as we do?"
And Rose departed pouting.
She found Adelaide in an extreme.
~ merry mood.
"DUn't laugh" she said; think"
of poor Amanda"
II am thinking of her." said
Adelaide; land Cousin Dick shall
go. III tell fib."
"For shamel" said Rose.
"One ought to make some sacri.
fees for a friend, said Adelaide
all tell him she's child. Hes
always goood to children"
at will never do," said Mrs
Hinkle; "he'll never forgive you"
But Adelaide ran up to her cou-
sins study, and burst In with an
exceedingly theatrical laugh.
What a mistake" sho said,
"and so stupid in them all. You
think Amanda is grown young
lady, don't you2"
"lsn't she!" asked the bachelor.
"As if u child Of nine years could
be-" said Adelaide. "poor little
thing" H AZ 44e
Poor little thing, indeed said
the old bachelor, hurrying on his
coat and hat. BLESS me, why
id'nt you mention il? Poor lit.
lie SOUL" i..,.s
And in few minutes the light
wagOnelte was driven down the
road, and the Hinkles stood look
ing after it. u rl t, aa a.1
lin half frightoned,' said Rose.
SO am |, !" said Adelaide. "But
it'sdone, and cannot be helped
now. Ill manage TO coax him to
forgive mo. and it wouldn't do to
leave u friend 10 such q position
you know, and l didn't say she
was a child" ...,
Meanwhile Bachelor Brown
drove to the station. 1t was a
long drive over a bad road, but be
kept on his way very cheerfully.
He was extremely fond Of chill
dren. 81. .i. rI-. .-..
When on reaching the station,
he saw no sign of her presence, he
grew alarmed. If she had been
lost through his neglect, he could
never forgive himself. lie ran bis
fingers through his curly hair, and
pecped into the ladies' waiting,
room. Only q very fine full grown
young woman sat there, and he re-
treated. The woman who waited
in the apartment came out OF her
nook with a courtesy, as sho saw
him, and he addressed her:
"Have you seen little girl wait
ing for some one?'
mo, sir" said the woman
nThero were two come down, but
they are gone"
'Oh, dear ! oh, dear!" said Bach,
elor Brown; II hope there is no
mistake. It's q little Miss Dovo
and if the dear little girl has gonc
astray, I'm entirely to blame.
Please make inquiries-there's a
good womanP' uq 10 r
As he uttered these words, the
full-grown young lady was seen 10
blush violently and arise.
am Amanda Dove" she said,
"and | expected some one from
Mr.. Hinkle's.
Bachelor Brown stood agbast.--
lie bad spoken Of this lady as a
"dcar little creature, and his face
also turned scarlet,
us this your trunk, ma'am?'
said Bachelor Brown, in a hurry.
"YeS, sir" said the lady looking
down.
And in q few moments the two
were driving toward tho Hinkle
country seat. Never had Bacho
lor Brown found himself go close to
any young lady, save his cousins,
before. Ho was wofully confused,
but somehow he liked il. How
pink and white, how golden her
hair was. How tho blue ribbons
on her bonnet set it off. Then he
began to wonder what she thought