Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-08-31
AN INFANT TERRIBLE.C
BY z. W. EAsTERBRooKs.

proceeded deliberately to his selfap
pointed duty of making that gentle
man uncomfortable; although, to IL
tho youngster justice, he hadn't th'
slightest idea of what lac was about.
"Mr. Hartly, do you know What m!
sister Neil, says you are ~ s
Mr.. Hartly's face told of both ignor
spce and interest. Truth TO tell, Mis-
Nellie Ainsworth's opinion was JUS
then Of considerable Importance to him
His ANAL companion scarcely waited
his negative, but went on II 3 /.
.she ays you're = lazy spendthrift
What's that, Mr. Hartly :"
The gentleman's handsome face flush
cd hctly, and without answering tn,
chisfs question, Ne put him hastily
down, and rose 10 bis feet. be would
probably have left the house without
waiting for the lady whom he had call
ed 70 see, bat At that moment she en-
tered. He scarcely. touched her ont
stretched hand, bat, after distant
greeting, said:
miss .Ainsworth, will you please
tell me upon what premises yon base
your conclusion that l am IA lazy
speudthrirtf'r gi ~ 79fi1 =
s One giace at her little brothers tell.
tale face revealed to the Dung lady
the whole state OF the case. Certain
~ she was courageous, for SHE ans
wered Immediately, though the rich
scarlet in her cheeks told its own story
Of embarrassment. g,. 80
"l-Shink yOu are lazy, MIR. Hartly,
becase yon are well aud do notIling.
think you are spendthift, because
- Here she hesitated, aud glanced
fss more expressively than she was
swsre over tn the little alcoye where,
in their delicate brown wicker frame
work, the rarest of exotics danced in
The pleasant breeze.
"Oh, / understand said he, in
sort OF proud bitterness, interpreting
srig6. both her hesitation and her
glance. Z" Perhaps some day you will
And that you have done me injustice.
Until then Twill bid you good bye.n
And with one little frigid inclination,
Mr. Nor:iy had gone.
Left to herself. Miss Nellie Aims.
worth, with riost humiliating inconsis.
,ency, bust INTO tears.
"The ide,, she murmured, between
her sobs, /" of my daring to criticise
viii Rar.iy And l didn't know any.
thing about il eitIIer-only what Aunt
Nancy said and she don't like him.
just because she wants me to mary +.
somebody else. ought to be ashamed
of myself
And under the influence of this last
emotion, Miss ainsuortl, sat down to
beg writing table and hastily dashed
Of the following little notsi i,
81, am sure that have done You in
justice, and write to i'eg your pardon.
That speech WAS "A hasty one, and was
made in consequence OF reports which
l had no business to credit. Will sou
forgive nc I! And allow me to be
30 Your friend, gFgs 90
NELLIE AINswoRTHr |
She finished this with sigh d sat !
!. then, after folding and dI- 4
recting it, left'the room. ~
A momeiH after Willie Ainswortb y
sntered, and looking ut the envelope 1.
lying so innocently on the rosewood :,
aesk, he said: 2f r1Eots
"Oh, it's for Mr.. Hartly. | guess \
N Ike it down to him, and make
N give me- ri,le.r And the self !,
'onstituted post offier, seized the ml !,
ct, and hurried out toward Mr.. Hart
y's residence. ~ :;
Mr.. Hartly's handsome horse stood =,
BRANCHING at the gate, and once. ON the i,
hack of the spirited animal, the note -
Wiilie's pocket Was as entirely for.
'otten as though it had never been "
vritten. ta~ 500 9 $50 ~
u can't give youa very long ride, a:
eillie,' said Mr.. Hartly to his delight h,
2 namesake. II am going away in
be evening tralri.n :,
Where top asked the disap,,oint. j,
q h'tie fellow; land how long are a,
on going to stay q s&w 80 fsesgei :
I'm going great many miIes off
no l don't exactly know no, long :,
hall remain With which the small, =.
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