Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-10-26
What made you think of such .

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''She has become very essential TO
our domestic happiness, Harry" went
on Mr. Avenel.
Yes. l grant you that, Uncle Joe"
"And really don't know how VIC
could manage to exist without hers
Raise her salary, Uncle" suggest
ed Harry.
No, 1 hardly think that would an
swer my purpose: but, Harry"
well, uncle -
Mr.. Avenel looked slightly sheepish.
Cant you imagine any other way
of keeping her here p he asked.
Harry stared at his uncle Mr..
Avenel felt disposed to give him q
hearty shake for his stupidity.
"Oh"' cried the young man with a
sudden dawning of lucidity over the
darkness of his brain. You don't
uncle p
Yes, I do!' quoth Mr.. AYenel
stoutly. Would you object, Harry ~
Il, uncle!'
because you are the only person
interested besides myself-and her"
My greatest interest, uncle, is to
see you happy" the young man an
swered, wringing the elders hand,
"And-if !, too, should conclude to
marry at no very distant day
why, then,' cried Mr.. Avenel
gayly, we can all live together, just
as we do now, and be the happiest
family in the world ~
And he went into the house, whist
ling as he went, John Anderson, my
10, John,'' as blithely as boy of six
teen.
Juliet Hawkhurst was standing by
the little side garden gate that evening,
thoughtlully watching, over her right
shoulder, of course, the slender, sill
Yer crescent of the new moon. Juliet
had certainly blossomed into a per-
| feet little rose of a maiden, during the
years she had been an inmate of Ave
mel Place. She was fair-haired and
rosy, with long eye-lashes, deep blue
eyes full of shadowy purple CLEANS,
and complexion like rose -colored
satin. and, moreover, there was in
her every movement, a self possessed
grace and dignity of mein, that was
ineXpressibly charming. Juliet Hawk
hurst had been born for lady, but un-
toward fate had made housekeeper's
daughter of her.
AS she stood there, leaning over the
iron rail fthe gate, footstep sound
ed behind her.
Juliet"
She turned with little rose blush
and smile she fain would have con-
cealed, and Harry AveneI came up and
stood close beside her
81 ifflo oil van
hidden away from me, but you see
have contrived to find you out, even
here! What makes you blush and
look so confused %
"Do l p And Juliet fixed her gaze
very steadfastly on the green turf at
her feet, where single yellow dande-
lion was closing its eye of downy gold
for the night
Listen :" cried Harry triumphantIy.
1--we got piece of news for you"
What is it -
"What should ySu think of step
father, eh, little one?'
Juliet looked up this time in real
and genuine astonishment.
"a step father, Harry 20
My uncle has conffded to me, this
,, evening. that he thinks of marrying,
Juliet, and, from all that can gather,
the bird is Rone other than your moth
er. So, when we are married, there
will be nice little family circle OF U.s.
ell ?"
And the audacious young man belt.
cd her slender waist with hls arm, and
ventured to draw her little clsser to
him.
"Oh, but Harry, you are all wrong
cried Juliet, crimsoning and smiling
like June flower Il meant to
} tell you of it, but somehow the words
I would not come to my lips. Youl
t uncle told me, also, that he had con
cluded to marry again, and-and h'
asked me TO be his wife"
2 "The-mischief he did r' cried Har
e ry, starting back as if some one haC
! struck him a blow. "You! Why, Ju
list, you are young enough to be hi
daughter"
perhaps am" said Juliet meekly
e 'And what did you tell him YOr
2 accepted him, Of course? He is ricl
t and I am poor, and all girls like goldI'
Q "Harry r'
1 Tell me quick, Juliet! ~ he cried
|
longer in suspense!' 20
J Il told him. Juliet answered limo
Gently, ''that had already promised
to marry you"
> "Ny little doven' and Harry Ave
t ners dark face frightened into snn
shine once again. ''And you wer,
= right, for May and November neve
d yet were happily mated. My uncle il
an old fool; and yet l can't blam,
s him, Juliet, when look at your swee
a face"
l. The countenance of Mr.. Avenel wa
slightly confused when he met hi
nephew at the breakfast table the mex
:, morning, but further than that, ther
were no signs of the discontinue b
l. had undergone. He gave Juliet al
e exquisite set of wedding pearls whel
she was married, and congratulate
e Harry after a very cordial fashion
;, But he never proposed to Mrs. Hawk
II hurst; and, as she had never expectet
d anything of the sort, no harm wa
lie done.
e And everything goes on at Avene
n Place just precisely as it ought to
: Mr. Avenel keeps his housekeeper
d and Harry has gained wife.
! A Foolish Young Woman.
t. A young woman named Etna Adam
e but recently married to young farmt
or +ba+ OsD,a in cnnapa,,1- Cr;tl, 4.