Wilmington journal., 1872-01-12
"0hs h. dear no = said Cousin Richard.

thing to do with 'em, and L never Will. NO !
doubt she is capable Of finding her way |
here; they all appear to be. ] shant go for /
her.
Mrs. Hnkle retreated.
ssWhat win She think Of us?" she said, !
sobbing. .,,
sDon't cry said Bachelor Brown "Il /
see if any Of the hands at Oats place can
drive over for her.
And out he went but all the hands on
O4ses place were busy with the hay, which
stood in danger of a coming shower. Rlch-
ard returned without the least success.
"a shower, too" said Rose. GO Poor
dear Amanda; I'll try what can do with
my cousin
And in the study she spent an hour, teas
ing and worrying, without effect.
LET her 'get lost, sad Dachelor
Brown. No doubt she'd like it. And as
for her trunk, why can't girls travel with
roItmanteau as we do 2
And Rose departed pouing. She found
Adelaide i'll an extremely merry MOOD
s.Don't laugh she said g think Of
poor Amanda"
II am thinking of her." said Adelaide
:: and Cousin Dick shall GO III tell
fib."
"For shame" said Rose.
. One ought to make some sacrifice for a
FRIEND" said Adelaide. g LII tell him she's
a child. He's always good to children"
alt will never do" said Mrs. HinlIle; he il
never forgive you"
But Adelaide ran up to her cousins
study, and burst in with an exceedingly y
theatrical laugh.
s{Nhat a mistake" she said; "and so
stupid in them all. You think Amanda is
a grown young lady, don't you?''
'Isn't she ?' asked the bachelor.
Gas if a child of nine years could be ~
said Adelaide. '"Poor little thing.'
'Poor little thing, indeed - said the old
bachelor, hunying on his coat and hat.
'Bless me, why didn't you mention it
Poor little soul -
And in few minutes the light wagonette
was driven down the road, and the IIinkles
stood looking after it.
"Im half frightened" said Rose.
$50 am l." said Adelaide. s'But its done,
and cannot be helped now. I'll manage to
coax him to forgive me, and it wouldn't do
to leave friend in such a position, you
know, and didn't say she was child
Meanwhile Bachelor Brown drove to the
station. 1t was a long drive over bad
road, but he kept on his way very cheer
fully. He was extremely fond of chill
| dren.
| When, on reaching the station, he saw
no sign Of her presence, he grew alarmed.
| If she had been lost through his neglect, he
! could never forgive himself. He ran his
| fingers through his curly hair, and peeped
! into the ladies waiting loom. Only a very
| tine, ftll-grown young woman sat there
J and he retr2ated. The woman who waited
! in the apartment came out of her nook with
I, courtesy, as she saw him, and he adj
| dressed her:
"Havc you seen little girl waiting f0l
some one ."
NO, sir,' said the woman. E'There
were two come down, but they are gone
ooh, dear! oh, dear." said Bachelor
| Brown: Il hope there's no stake. It's {
little bliss Dove, and if the dear little son
has gone astray, I'm entirely to blame
Please make inquiries a goOC
| woman
As he uttered these words to the full
grown young lady in the w9iting-room, sh"
! was see14 to blush VioIe nHy and arise
.''Im Amanda Dove,'' she said, land
expected some one f=om Mr. Hinklns.''
Bachelor Brown stood aghast. He haC
spoken Of this lady as - dear little thing,
and his face also turned scarlet.
"I-be9 your pardon, ma'am," he be
gan. Il expected to find Il little 9il :
wouldn't have used such expressions fol
| the WOllu-I|"
Bachelor Brown. Ill a hurry.
q Yes, Sir said the lacy. looking down
And IL few moments tue two were dri
wing toward the Hmkle country seat. NeVe
, had bachelor Brown found himself 50 clos
to any young lacy, save bis cousins. rofOrC
l He WAS Wofillly confused. put Somehow IA
: liked it. How pretty she was he thought
| How pink and white. how gn'dtu her ra'
was. How the blue ribbons Of her bounC
set it off. Then he began to wonder ,,ha
, she thought Of him. Wondering thus II
/ forgot the road, and suddenly found tha, h
, had lost himself.
~ add to the tiilerna, the storm wlic
D J III been thr"ntenin" for hours UllIst 1T til
5 cry moment Vi hen Bachelor Brown foun
j. lnDossible to tell whether the left road {
t the 1lght load led homeW al Il !; and t,
Il bnlse was afraid Of lightning. and grew G
tive. Mr. Amanda Dove was af.aId
/ lightning also. She gave little scream
r. aud clung to Bachelor Browns co;
II sleeve.
II Bachelor Brown looked down at her.
G was such a soft, plump hand. Her eyC
n were so round and blue. in her terror, I'll:
It he forgot she WAS Il Young LADY.
n "IIl take care Of you,o he said a fas
:, OF lightning, a roar Of thunder, an attcm]
e ON the part Of the horse to run away, IL
IT terluptcd him. Miss Love turned pi,lc.-
Bachelor Brown looked terrified IL ca
5. a glance about him. Near the road was
e parsonage, connected with its church !
k a garden.
!" ''l tell you what Wen do he sd;
1t ''We1l ask for shelter until the storm
e over. y clergyman ought to he Christie
n enough to take lis in
8 And driving to the gate, he assisted AIi
+ Dove to alight. As he did 50, two h:iC
is men rushed out. and began to attend to Il
II horse and vehicle, and an oily lady and ge
tleman appeared upon the steps.
1t $50 glad you're early enough 10 csca
the worst Of the Storm" said the gents
o man.
S. 'Do come in,'' said the old lady. ~
le were expecting you; fol, on such Cccasio
people always keep their appointneD
rain or sunshine, believe
81 "What on earth does she mean 90 sa
,e Bachelor Brown. "But it's very kind
ot thcm;' and so, while the old lady hlIrri
II Miss Dove away TO dry her things, he s
with the old clergyman in the pal'or.
Id ''DO you feel at all nervous, sir?" 81
le the Old gentleman, after pause.
IN ''No, sir, thank YOU said i5achel
I'd Brown.
at " Most men do, sir, )" said the clcro
I'd man.
lie Eyes, lightning is nervous sort
to thing" said Bachelor Brown.
OF 81 did not aHYde to the Storm
''Indeed, sir.''
Id 'But to the approaching ceremony
/ ''Eh ?" said Bachelor brown.
''In your note, you know, you told l
Sc, that You We're too nervous to stand beft
the whole congregation i'll church, and p
id fered quiet wedding at my house," S;
the old man.
Bachelor Brown stared at him in astC
isnnent. The truth dawned upon hin
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