The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-08-18
FREMONT SANDUSKY COUNTY OHIO; FRIDAY AUGUST l8 1871

| engagement must De IuInll6Q. AS U
Horace Dasant, his father would de
spise bride who could not brin!
his son dover enough to clear hi
estate from its encumbrances, anC
lcertainly Lima would not have 81
many hundreds as he would require
thousands dismiss fancies from
your mind, my love. I hope AIDE
line"
But the "hopes'' were unspoken
for at the moment a bright girl, the
very embodiment of gypsy archness
Saxon fairness, youth and happiness
stepped lightly into the French win
dows of the little drawing-room
throwing her hat and its pale blue
trimmings on the floor in a manner
most sadly inconsistent with the
modest allowance of a country cler-
lgyman's daughter.
"What does my papa hope that his
Willful daughter will or will not dOY
she asked crouching down on an
ottoman at his feet. "What sins Of
omission or commission am I to be-
warned against committing?"
"Ihope that my child will not let
her fancy run away with her." he
said gravely; sand that whenever
she desires to leave her parents
home, she will be guided in her choice
by those who have watched over her
from her infancy"
Adeline gazed wonderingly up at
her father with a questioning ankle
ty as he began, then her, gay heart
vanquished all latent uneasiness as
to his meaning, and she burst into a
fit of silvery laughter that was infec-
tious in its mirth.
"Papa! my own dear, grave pro-
phetic papa" she exclaimed, at last,
smoothing the reproof he was trying
to frame, with kisses. "Have you
got an unusual number of banns to
put up next Sunday that your dear
head is bent on such frivolous sub
jects, instead of the sainted old di-
vinity and logic books that I am sure
are written by people all brains and
no hearts,"
"Silly child! Can you never be
serious? said her mother approv-
ingly.
at tn, nladre nia," returned the
incorrigible damsel. "That is really
too badl Two to one. 1 declare
must fetch Horace to help me, or ]
shall be fully Overmatched. But,
oh, mamma do look! What a lovely
pair of ponies, and who can they be-
long to? 1 do not believe any one in
the country has such a fairly-ike
turnout. Why it is turning into our
gatesp
And the girl sprang up to her feet
too engrossed with the uncommon
beauty of pair Of half breed, cream
colored ponies in the hghtest pretti-
est of phaetons, and driven by a
slender, dark coiored young man,
certainly not of English birth, to re-
member that her hand still held on
the blue ribbons of her hat, and that
her hair mad escaped from its coils,
and was straying in graceful folds
down her shoulders.
The parents exchanged looks oi
embarrassment. A hot flush deepen
ed in Mrs. Tremaine's cheeks, and
her husband glanced uneasily from
his wife to the equipage.
In another moment the door open
ed, and without the intervention Of a
servant, or any announcement Of his
advent, a man of tall commanding
presence and well cut, though some
what too decided, features, with a
bronzed complexion, walked into the
room.
"Forgive my unceremonious in
trusion" he said as the elder inmates
of the room came half doubtingly to-
ward him: "but / wanted to see
whether we were so much altered as
the lapse of years might warrant.
Tremaine, should you have known
me, or you, Custance?"
He pronounced the last word in a
low, beseeching tone, as if he scarcely
knew by what appelation to address
the matron he had left as a bride
elect.
"Pendennis, welcome thousand
times welcome! Yes, I should have
recognized you, and, on my honor,
I,believe you are less changed than
1 am, in spite of the bronzing sun OF
India" said Mr.. Tremaine. "Is 1t
not so, Custancep
81 am very-very glad to see you
again, was the reply of the lady.
"And this is your daughter, Ire
maine," resumed Mr.. Pendennis,
clearing his throat. cat least time
has done its work here. Do you
know" he added, II expected to find
Miss Tremaine a great deal more Wo-
manly and matured. We are so ac-
cnstomed to see even young girls in
India with the manner and appear
ance of pronounce women that it is
quite startling to see anything so
fresh and youthful after fifteen" "
"Please do not begin your ac-
quaintance with a quarrel, Mr.. Pen
Dennis" said Adeline shaking her
pretty head reprovingly. 1T is very
Insulting to depreciate the dignity OF
my department so cruelty; and, be-
side, how do you know, Mr.. Penden-
mis-, that l am more than fifteen"
"HoW do know" he said with a
sigh. ''It is scarcely likely 1 can for
get" Then, turning from the girl
to her parents, he said: 81 ought
scarcely to have taken you by sur
prise in this cavalier fashion; but ]
was so impatient to find myself once
more in a real English home, and l
rather wanted you to be unprepared
for my coming"
His eyes turned slightly toward
Adeline as he spoke; but the next
moment he had accepted a seat, and
by degrees the conversation became
more general.
"You will stay with us, Of course
Pendennis! Your rooms shall be
ready in half an hour-eh, Custancei
and the carriage -"
"Can go to the inn" interrupted
the gentleman. "By the way, there
are riding horses there also. Ifyoul
daughter rides, ,Tremaine,one of them
is a perfectly broken lady's horse,
and will be at her command.
"What fairy godfather has dropp
ed from the clouds, mammaY" ex-
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