The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-16
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FORTUNES OF JULIET CLAYBuRN
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II agree with you, sir" replied Ru-
dolphaF with shchsanair of sage wisdom,
there was q unanimous burst Of laughter.
in the midst of which, Cornelia Thurlow
entered the room.
s"Good gracious, Cornelia' exclaimed
Rudolph, rising in astonishment; "where
on earth did you drop from2 I never
thought to meet you at Orkney"
"Nor to meet you here" replied
Oornelia, not only shaking hands, but
bending her tall form and allowing Ru-
dolRh tokisaher cheek, piece Of gracious
condensation, to which she had never
stooped before. II have just heard of
the.important arrival" continued Cor
nelia; .'and came down stairs to see you.
can think of no more apropos question
than Che one You were pleased to address
to nne--'where on earth did You come
frosnT" $ EI
'1 came last from Ashburn, but found
everything so deserted about the place,
only remained one night and then came
directly here. Not expecting, however,
to find all the home people united. How
singuiarl" -ss
t'Isn't it pleasant, thought" asked Ju-
iet; "you remember, Oornelia, we were
talking about it, the first day you came,
and saying If Rudolph and-and-"
eyes" said Cornelia, finishing the
sentence which Juliet seemed to find
some difficulty in completing, s'and Pro-
fessor Won Oppenheim. If he were
here, the old household at aunt's would
be complete. En- passant, Rudolph,
where is your uncle?'
.'Still in Germany" replied Rudolph,
briefly; !s%Kien is he coming back to Am.r,,
CAP" inquired Mr.. Clayburn.
"He hopes 70; return by Christmas"
was the seply, cor by spring. at the
latest But he has promised to remain
over for Aunt Nannerl's wedding, and
then he has business to transact, con-
nected with grand-father's estate, all of
which may detain him."
"How does Karl like Nannerl's match?"
asked Mrs. Thurlow; 'I'll be bound he
does not wish her to marry
'tNo, he does not favor the marriage.
said Rudolph, ''he says her feelings are
not sufficiently interested. He likes
Herr Koenig we'll enough, but he says,
for his part, he thinks these contracts for
pure convenience are horrid things, and
besides, he is anxious for auntie to come
with him to America and make his home
hers. She's determined on her own
courae, however, and whenever Uncle
Karl mentions the subject to her, laughs
and says, she knows he will be certain to
have high-tempered wife, because he
hates high-tempered women 80 much,
and as she has little failing that way,
herself, they would always be at dag
gers points,"
"Why has Professor Won Oppenheim
r..
musingly.
"Trn sure I cannot say" replied Ru-
dolph-"perhaps, because he never cared
to-or perhaps, he could never get the
wife he wanted"
Whom did he want?" inquired Mr..
Clayburn; 'sthat Mademoiselle WHAT'S
her-name, whom Juliet raves so about?
Pshawl my memory is failing me. She
used to write mo reports of your studies,
Juliet, you know, and I remember last
summer seeing Professor Won Open
helm and herself walking or riding in
the afternoon"
"You mean Mademoiselle Schomberg, 4"
ssid Cornelia, "but there could not be a
greater mistake made. He never was in
love with her."
"Yon.seem to speak er.cathedra, Cor
nelia," and Mr.. Clayburn laughed.
Perhaps he's in love with YOU"
''Not in the least" said Cornelia, turn
ing crimson, and relapsing into silence
''At all events, Rudolph" continued
Mr.. Clayburn, che will probably follow
in the footsteps of your father and take
an American wife?"
Every likely" said Rudolph, with o
smile; che necessarily knows very few
young ladies in his own country, and if
he did, I must say the American girls
are hard to beat"
Probably he.has made you his conf