The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-03-29

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arms around her and gave her loud
smack on the cheek.
! She withdrew herself quickly and
haughtily from his embrace.
"Sir," she said, with freezing dig
nifty.
|Law! don't We know who 1 be'
exclaimed the ew-comer, in no wise
Disconnected; "wa'al, now; 1 do ac-
tually believe you have forgot me-
Don't ye know yer cousin Ben? Ye
see l don't like farmin', no how you
can fix it, so I quit that and come to
the city. Jim Simpson was deowI
to our place, and he's dom first rate
here. He said it was dreadful hard
work to get a start in the city, but ]
guess I amt goin' to slum though
where he gets ahead. I'll risk it
anyhow"
At the commencement of this
speech Catherine had alternately
flushed and paled, for she was deeply
mortified that Richard Warren anC
Emily Archer should have been the
witness of such a scene. She caught {
triumphant and scornful glance from
Emily. 1t restored all her pride.
With all the grace of which she
was mistress, she turned to the new
conner.
Ou must excuse me, cousin Ben,
she said, "that I had forgotten you
A few years make a great change
and 1 can harly retrace in YOU
countenance a single feature thai
reminds me of the lad that went nut
ting with me in the dear old wood;
of Hampton. Allow me, Miss Arch
err" she added, turning to her, "tc
present my cousin, Mr.. Adams-Mr
Warren, Mr.. Adams" and with per
feet composure she saw his awkward
bow and scrape.
Emily Archer at once mischie
vously commenced a conversation
with Mr.. Adams, and was proceed
ing to draw him out most indicrous
ly, when Kate came to the rescue.
"You forget, Miss Archer, sh'
said, "that my cousin has just arriv
cd in town, and has not, as yet, haC
an opportunity to see the lions. HI
will be better able to give you hi:
opinion of them in a few days, Whe1
1 shall have had the pleasure of act
ing his cicerone."
Mr.. Warren, like well-bred gen
tleman, as he was, addressed some
remarks to Mr.. Adams on subject;
with which he was familiar, ant
shortly after he, with Miss Archer
took leave.
Kate could have cried with vexa
tion as she thought of the sarcastic
and ludicrous description of the
scene which Emily would delight in
giving, but she controlled herself
She was a kind hearted girl, and
could not forget the pleasant visits
she had paid to her dear uncle and
aunt Adams, or Ben's untiriDg efforts
to make her happy when at his
fathers house. She resolved to pay
him now, and her graciousness Of
manner quite fascinated poor Ben,a ,as
she made all sorts of inquiry about
the old farm.
No sooner had Richard Warren
and Miss Archer left the house, than
she began with all her powers Of
sarcasm, as Kate had foreseen, to
ridicule the scene they had witness
ed. Mr.. Warren smiled but seemed
absent.
81 had no idea that the Bennetts
had such vulgar relations, continued
Emily, well knowing that the fastidi
Gus Richard Warren would consider
this a serious object ionin the wo
man of his choice.
Notwithstanding all Kate Ben
nett's elegance, there is a certain
something about the family that be
trays low blood"
"Yes," returned Warren, hardly
knowing what he said; and feeling
that she had gained a point, Emily
walked on in the best possible spirits
internally triumphing over the dis
comfture of her rival.
That evening, at the opera, who
should be at Kate's side but Cousin
Ben, dressed in excellent taste, and
evidently much interested in the per
formance, while Miss Bennett lis
tened with polite attention to his
frank and sensible criticisms. Al
parties, too, he was her attendant;
and this open acknowledgement Of
her relation quite blunted the point
of Emily's satire. Mr.. Bennett as
sisted the youth to q situation
Very speedily his rusticity wore off
He had both good looks and good
sense, and under his Cousins judici
Gus training he very soon did her nc
discredit, even among the crowd o.
fine gentlemen who surrounded her
Emily Archer saw it all and bit
her lips in yexation. She could but
acknowledge the superiority -ol
Kate's strategy, and that she hat
triumphed in the event which she
had hoped would humiliate her.
From that time Richard WarreI
was her constant attendant, and ere
long he openly acknowledged it by
offering her his heart and hand.
"My dear Kate" he said, shortly
after their betrothal, 81 shall neve
cease to thank Cousin Ben for giving
me my bride. l admired you as ,
belle, but his coming and your re
ception of him proved that you were
something better than a mere flint
lady-that you we're a true woman
blessed with the greatest of all at
tractions-a heart. Confess, dearest
that you owe him debt Of graft
tude, also; that you are as happ.
as l am"
Kate smiled one of her most be
witching smiles.
81 certainly do not look upon his
NAL apprOpOs arrival as misfortune
at present" she said, whatever
may do in the future"
Her glance of loving coniidenc'
contradicted her mischievOus words
and she listened with down-cas
eyes and blushing cheeks TO the as
surance Of her lover that no eXertloI
of his should be wanting to keel
her from regretting the event whlcl
had given him a glimpse into he
| heart