The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-29
UNCLE JONAS


why, mama said Lottie, with flushed.
cheeks and downcast lashes, / love him 4
Adelaide Chevenel, a regal style OF
brunette, with dark languid eyes, looked
shocked. Rebecca, her younger sister
who was fairer, with eyes and hair OF the
fashionable red-go'd shade, uttered little
exclamation of dismay.
Charlotte, said Adelaide, with dignity,
I'm ashamed Of you =
Charlotte, added Rebecca, 'one would
never dream that you were . Chevenel !
With expectations In the future, and a
lineage in the pastp emphatically added
Mrs. Chevenel.
But, mamma, chirped poor little Lottic,
j cant help the past, and I've nothing to
do with the future; and rs for the present,
Hu, h Is earning a thousand dollars year,
and there Is nice second floor we can
have to keep house In and
Mrs. Chevcncl sank back on the sofa
with such n stony countcnance Of horror,
that Lotto checked herself in dismay.
Mamma what's the matter
Don't let me hear another word; not q
lispv cried the august dame.
a Chcvenel TO Keep house on Q second
floor, with thousand dollars a year | and
with your expectsionsr
1 don't believe Uncle Jonas means TO
leave US a cent, said Lottie.
You don't 2 grimly deman ded Mrs.
| Chcvencl.
No, mamma : I DON'T
Hero Is q missivc from him; received
only this morning. she said majestically--'
| a missive which contains an invitation for
three girls TO make him visit Does that
mean nothing, I should like to know1
j suppose, said matter-of.fact Lottie, II
means that no wants to sec Us but as he
has never before shown any anxiety on the
| subicct--'
1t means that he wishes TO make you
| his heiress interrupted Mrs. Chevenel
impatiently. You must go at onco, and
produce tho best impression that 1.
possible
mamma, / would rather remain at
homo, stoutly persisted Lottie. ~ don't
want money Hugh Wakely can earn
enough for us BOTH"
What you would prefer Is of no conse.
| quencc,' said her mother sharply. "You
| viii, OF course, accompany your sisters! "
And Lottie Chevenel dared demonstrate
no further.
Mr., Jonas Piper, was sitting smoking
long mccrchaum on the terraccd front Of
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