The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-15

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"Charles, this happiness is indeed
, too muoh,' CIRCULATED tho widow.
"You need not be separated from
your daughter Carry. A houe for one
is y home for both; and will cherish
her while l live.
But, Charles, dear, she may mar
ry."
"uarry ma'am Bless my soul of
course sho will She will marry
me !! She has said 80, don't you
see -
Mrs. Wimbush naver ID another
word, but fell f.t down on the grass.
Swat on earth has got into the wo.
man 7" thought Mr.. Charles. "Shc
couldn't have tukcn it worse If had
proposed to murder her dausbtor.
In their walk they had strayed
through tho trees close to the out
skirts of another picnic party. Mr..
Charles Immediately ran to ask some
fair volunteer to come to the assistance
of Mrs. Wimbush, who had f.intcd.
At hearing tho nams, an active mid
dle.aged lady sprang up and followed
him. 1t was Mrs. Marrablcs. The
sight of her mother brought Mrs.
Wimbush round quicker than any
smellins-bottle could havo done.
She st up.
Smother, Mr.. Brookshank Mr..
Broookshank, my mother, Mrs. Mar
rabies" They bowed. "Ilave the
goodness to leave US together, Mr..
Charles" He bowed and obeycd.
"Mother said Mrs Wimbush, "what on
earth brought you here ? thought
you we're at Taunton"
s'No dear I have been at Bourne
mouth throc weeks. I came merely
for change. Only last week I heard
of your being here, and should have
come, but l have been 80 much occu.
pied, aud I felt sure of meeting you
somewhere, aud thought the surprise
might be the more agreeable. We've
had most delightful picnic with the
Mountstewart folks. Bat what was
all this fainting nbout2 Ono would
think Mr.. Brookshauk had boen pro.
posing to you.
"He certainly made me a proposal,
mother, but was quite unpreparcd
fo: it, and was overcome"
"What an imaginative and scnsi-
tive minded girl you must be, Mail-
da Yon make me feel quite young.
When will you bo old enough to at
tend to business You will accept
him Of course Will, do as you
please you may reckon on my consent
you know. But / must get back to
my part, and perhaps you had better
rejoin yours Tn-ta"
Tilted for her daughter 1t wasn't
pleasant. When Mrs. Wimbush got
home she blew up Garry for being SO
sly.
"Well, mamma" said Carry, "of
course thought you knew all about
it. / never made any secret Of the
affair. | knew very we'll that you
had rejected Mr.. Tom, but l could
not possibly suppose that vas any rca..
son why Ishould refuse Charles Of
course he is older than I am, but h,
is only five-aud- thirty, and has q
good position 4, and am sure we shall
always give you welcome; Charles
said So"
"Wcll," thought Mrs. Wimbush,
''ho has money, and it will bo all in
the family ; that's at least Il comfort
CHATTER V.
The effect Of tho little episode of
the last chapter was that tho brothers
we're made friends, and Tom recovered
his spirit, and could laugh heartily
at what he had before supposed was
his lrothcr's rivalry.
Mrs. Wimbush repcntcd that
she had rejected Mr.. Tom. Her re-.
pontancc produced salutary dosire
on her part to make atonetncnt for tho
past. She would have him yet.
When widow says so much as that
about n man, let him wear the hawk.
A month went by and Mrs. VIM
bush and Mr.. Ton Brookshank were
seated tete.a. .tetc at an evening party,
where the music viii III was going on
was sufIici ntly loud to render private
conversation inaudible save to those
whom it was addressed.
81 foar," said the widow, affecting
an absent manner, 81 treatcd you
very unkindly, Mr.. Tom. You took
me so entirely by surprise, that really
hardly know what said. have
been very unhappy about i've ""
"Forgotten and forgiven" whispered
Mr.. Tom.
GLOW generous of you you make
me 80 glad because, now that your
brother Charles is going to marry my
daughter, wo shall be in some ware
rotated and I could not bear you to
think unkindly Of me-"
"No," said Mr.. Tom, 6dgeting a
little 81 shall mover do that"
elbow droll |" said the widow.
"Let ms soc, what will the relation.