The Lincoln County herald., 1871-10-05
a moment or two Of silence, broken only
by the Kissing and simuering Of the boil
in,, hlncL herriea


"Oh, Harry, dare not. Uncle and
aunt are determined you shall marry Miss
Bradbury"
"And am so determined not to marry
her. Is man to be given away as if he
were house aud lot, or bundle Of old
clothes, l should like to knOw9 Ur-
sula-"
"Ilalry, they are burning! I am sure
Of 1t. can smell them. Oh, do let 20
my hands
Harry Clifford deftly seized the big
iron spoon, aud stirred the boiling dept
vigorously.
ITS all your Imagination, Ursula !!
mo, it's not and If they are the
least bit scorched they will be spoiled
sor Aunt Darling"
"But, Ursula"
The crcaking sound OF an open door
beyond suddenly dissolvod tho toto o toto.
Ursula almost pushed larry Clifford out
of the kitchen.
you'll be on the piazza to night when
they have all gone to the conccrt?'' he
persisted in asking through the crack Of
the door.
"Yes, yes, anythiug-everything; only
gol"
And Harry went, beginning to realize
that love making and preserving did not
assimla,e
Your pearl:brooch, my dear? Oh, |
remember new gave it to Harry more
than week ago to have mended. dare
say its done by this time p and DR..
Darling turned expecruntly to our hero.
IL am very sorry began Harry; but
the brooch disappeared in the most unac
countable manner from my vest pocket.
| know | put it there"
"Yes," dryly interrupted the elder
gentleman, II remember seeing you put
it there, and yon assured me at the time
that you never lost any thing, So the
brooch is gone, ell p
"Yes, Sir, it is gone. But Mrs. Dar
ling may rest assured" Harry added with
a glance toward that lady. that will
replace it at the very earliest opportu
nity."
ooh, it is Of no consequence at all T.
said Mrs. Darling, with countenance
that said plainly, it is OF no very gseatest
consequence perhaps We shall find it
somewhere about the house"
But the days slipped by one by one,
and the doom of the pearl brooch re
mained in, olved in the deepest mystery
Harry Clifford bought one and presented
I, to Mrs Darling with complimentary
speech. Mrs Darling laughed, and pinned
Al, caI IA r a. I
Vt Lor throut.
"But its so strange what can have be-
come of the other T. said Mrs Darling,
1t was in he golden month of Septem
Der that the old doctor aud Mrs Darling
made up their minds to invite Miss Brad
bury to tea.
I'VE II have pound cake and preserved
always looked at the material side of
thing.
"And if Harry don't come to terms
now, he never will" added her husband,
who didu't.
Get out the best china and the chased
silver tea service, Ursula" said Mrs
Darling.
"And wear your pink French calico,
child it's the most becoming dress you
have" said her uncle, with a loving
glance at the bright little brunette.
And Ursula Percy obeyed both Of their
madstes.
Miss Bradbury came handsome,
snowy young lady, with a smooth $50
ciety' manner that made Ursula feel her.
self very countri6ed and common indeed.
Delicious preserves these u said Miss
Bradbury.
"They are Of Ursula's making" said
Mrs. Darling. Aud Harry Clifford
passed his plate tor second supply.
II remember the day they were
brewed, or baked, or whatever you call
it," said he, with an arch & ance at
Ursula.
| Suddenly old Dr.. Darling grew purple
in the facs, aud began to cough violently
Every one started up.
He swallowed the spoon! I" cried Miss
Bradbury.
"Oh, oh he's got the apoplexy |"
screamed Mrs. Darling hysterically.
Uncle dearest uncle!' piped poor
little Ursula, vaguely catching at a glass
Of water.
But DR.. Darling recovered without
any more disastrous symptoms.
"It isn't the spoon, and don't come
Of an apoplectic family" said hc. "But
upon my word, this is about the biggest
blackberry l ever came perilously near
swallowing |" Aud he held out his
wife's pearl brooch, bciled up in the
black berries.
There was momentary silonce around
the table; and then it was broken by
Mrs Darlng-one of those blessed old
ladies who never see an inch beyond their
own spectaclcd noses.
"My goodnest gracious T. said Mrs
Darling; "how could it ever have come
into the preserved back berries. j.
don't--see-"