American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

Tor your Own GOOD and wnen you know
a win not Yield will die first r' re
peated Lefty
WI Mefsj e WI ass n ysa rG viii m mar
asia n Is I wish you to do, and live in
to quite a respectable old age. You art
81 - ahealshy, though you do not come Of {
99EEeS family IN Sae Sigh; s sn.
then she family murmured, Poor papa y
ssSs 40 mammal YOU are too dreadful witt
a., your cold sarcasms," cried Lefty, fling
"And you are too silly with your mock
g HEROES. my dear. If you had not me te
guide you into common-sense: what q
mess you would make of your life ~
"What a wreck you wish to make it ~
cried Lefty.
s.Silly little GIRL" said Mrs. Dormer
v - with compassionate contempt. You are
hand into the fire, and thinks its nurse
ahoDiRRh2 y as0G2- because she tries to pre-
WRti II. =, The day will come, my dear,
III 8AilN6u pi1 thank me, instead OF scol i
ING M = SAn ana. doing ne.,.that put
Radcliffe, and gave you such an admirable
"a settlemsnt IN Mr.. lIounsey."
Admirable settlement A man old
enough to be my father -, man hate,
money!
sAnd, having money, with all that a
AfPtcaiees g,rt en- desire, a1d more nor than msl
sSsf a p sa % saspps sas Stitches as
7d 'e'sessi know You don't think it neces
sary fbf a wife to love her husband" said
SO si BEGIN Wish by no means, my
deaf, "antwersd her mother, with perfect
E4od breeding and good temper. "Love
comes by habit, by the fact of a pleasant
tSSa goes ss On 90 oo1 tort aSo ~9 one
2 man ls very much the same as another
man, when you know them; and, with a
moderate amount Of ability, q wellprinci-
% pied girl is sure to be happy if she is prop
erly provided for
j l strous, and I will have nothing to do with
Ssi, 70 st dssfy yb sas. HE GOOSE when
you have worked OF the froth.''
Mrs. Dormer returned the answer with
= q Qlght lruSh 8 and the servant at that mo
ment dung open the door with an air, and
.ushered in. Mr.. MOunsey."
IA ,sherk thck-set, irascible looking
man, with griZzled hair cropped close.
brad, bushy eyebrows. and that kind OF
meslAche and whiskers run together about
saean-shaved chin which gives such a
|. wild beast expression to a face; a conf
dent, aggressive, unsympathetic-loOking
= man ;8man to push his own way in the
dered aside, and to hold his own, let who
- would want; a man to be wary CT in bu-
siness ,sgnd with whom it would be neces-
sary to be cautious how one made him a
e right, and standing four-square IN his own
esteem but, as Lefty said, q man whom
no girl could love. This was the wealthy
Mr.. Mounsey, who had been pleased to
cast his eyes Of admiration on pOrtionless
Lefty Dormer, and to demand her of her
sssmufhdr - HIS wife and the mistress of
Mounsey Park. And Mrs. Dormer had
pr14se& m spite q that :. little folly y
coaa$e6 sagefiS enough When no better
=, chances were on hand.
As be came In, bis somewhat cruel face
lighting up with kind Of mastertul smile
-ss'' coined HIM; but Lefty sat pale and rebel
lious, not fearful or trembling, not shrink
ing or shy. but with look of set purpose,
Of undisguissd- hos ility, on her face,
to Intensity. Ar, Momsey wisely ignored
ORA all unpleasant signs. His cue was to re-
ss~s1er Lettyss Resistance 10 the coy reserve
ssa. OF maidtnly nedesty. Girls neverk know
best interests; he and Mrs. Dormer were
70 fully agreed on that point; and as he had
mammals consent, he thought it a waste
issssif tssstae e To- psent holding M9 one on
to his point, the dazzle Of his riches, and
her mothers influence, for a happy issue
of al his lerple1ities.
ITO their like" he said CURLY, if gal |
.S2NkHgf5Fia6 apG 0ase containing a
costly set Of pearls.
Fer nss, Thank you, no. said Lefty
81 swssea iiJunset He had not got to the
length of calling her Lefty he had tried
u Eitoncc. and he had not repeated it.
her eyes to him. II Know OF nothing
20 .swhiil kahouId make such q p.eeentfrom |
,. a. you 70 M usual o. possible.
~ my dear child,'' said Mrs. Dormer !
sweetly, 'it seems to me you are rather |
with with aSeRsb tan Of bfr head to her
ffercely ssbm own I should like to hear
something more satisfactory from the |
Young lady herself. All this coyness is |
every weiI up to- certain point; beyond
that, it is tiresome and annoying"
1T will all come right in time,'' said |
Is v ssNeyerp' cried Lefty. lfta-L
s.SilIy little puss,n said her mother; but |
j. .Mam4,a. why viii you force this hate
fuf pretense on me?'' cried Lefty, with |
fearful passion. lyon know l will never
., be Mr.. Mounsey's wife"
4. -soj my dear young lady, / can watt"
cried Mr.. Mounsey, suddenly changing
= his tone of annoyance to one of the bland
est, most hattering tenderness. ''And if
have to wait for the beautiful Miss Dor
lucf a. iOilR AZ tiLti Olu IcilOW HI tHc DiDic
waited for his wife, will. / have to con-
qqer in the end. and you have to be my
'.Never!'' said Lefty.
He Is doing you too much honor,
Lefty" said Mrs. Dormer severely.
Honor !" she repeated scOrnfully.
n EDO y y.s 6. call insolence and tyranny
And with this rose, and left the
room !; and Mrs. Dormer and Mr.. Noun
sey looked at each other not comfort
ably. , sss- 90 49,.
Poor and genteel, Mrs. Dormer prided
herself on her birth and breeding. "NO-
=. blesse oblige'' was her favorite motto,
though there were some who said that
ID her nobility was only holiday gar
ment worn for show the obi CATIONS
of which extended no farther than to kid
gloves and silver fish knives. Still, she
was lady and as such she shrank from
all things vulgar, perhaps more than from