The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-06-28

| That he had been living IN America,
that he had walked from Liverpool,
and that he wanted something to
eat. When dried and fed, and asked
what he was going to do, he said,
"Whatever you please" and appear
ing to consider that difficulty dis
posed Of, he went to sleep very tran
gully.
Poor Mrs. Brice was at her wits
end. Ordinary hints were thrown
away upon such a man. When she
had supposed he was going on to
London, he replied, ooh, deac no, he
had come from London. Whom she
told him that she only a lodger in
the house, he observed that it was a
very nice house to lodge in. I have
said that she was kind TO him in her
way VII en- he was an errand boy, and
somehow she could not be hard upon
him now. There was something
half ludicrous, half melancholy, in
his helplessness, that disarmed them
all. Bessie declared him to be the
largest baby she had ever seen; per-
sisted in speaking of him as it, and
scandalized the matrons by inqui-
ring gravely, after tea, which of them
was going to put it to bed.
cts rather unkind for you to Jest
SO, Bessy,' said poor Mrs. Brice,
"when you see how distressed am.
What on earth am I dO?'
'T suppose it's too old for the
Founding" unused Bessie.
''Be quiet, said her mother.
"You dear old darling" said the
pert one afterwards, ''don't you see
that we cannot treat this thing seri-
ously without making it doubly pain
full for dear Mrs. Brice? It will all
come right in the end"
"Yes. my dear, but VIXEN is the end
to begin?''
1t was to begin by special arrange
ment the next day, after breakfast,
when the following conversation
took place.
CHOW, James," said his cousin,
eve shall not be interrupted for some
time, and you mnst really give me
your serious attention"
eyes, Cousin Margaret.
"You see, James, you are a man
now, and you must act and be treat
edo you understand
"rhat's just what I want to b., y
he replied.
"Well, then, must tell you frank
ly, that am much annoyed by your
coming here"
cit wasn't my fault that it rained
Cousin Margaret. wish it hadn't, ,
he replied piteously.
'I'm not speakir : your coming
wet, and spelling the chairs, sir; ]
am much annoyed at your coming
here at all. b"
The good widow thought that she
would get on best by being angry
| but It was no use.
Where else was I to go?" he cool
ly asked.
"How you found me out, I can.
not think" said the victim. The
observation was indeed an unlucky
one.
"Ah, haP' he chuckled, "yor
thought I was stupid, did your
And then followed a long, weary
story of how, passing through Man.
chester, he had seen this person, and
spoken to that, and obtained the
clew by which he had hunted his lis
tener down. What made it more
provoking was the credit he took fol
this cleverness. He warmed to hii
subject as he went on, and finished
with the air of q man who had rem
dered some important service, anC
expected to have it promptly recog
nized.
This threw his victims cut anC
dried speeches off the line.
"Oh dear, oh dear, che cried!" >
it does not matter how you found
me out; you haze done so. The ques
ton is, What am to do with your
now you're here? What am ] to d,
with your
81 really don't know Cousin Mar
garet."
"You don't know! A pretty an
swer for a five or six and twenty
Now look here, James Wymper.
should like to do something for yo1
for your poor mothers sake, but
cannot; and-you have no right t,
thrust yourself upon me in this way
and and-are you attending to me
James Wymper.
eyes, Cousin Margaret" he reptile,
with jerk, coming suddenly out c
his fog.
''What was I saying?"
/ ''That you would like to do some
/ thing for me, for my poor mother
sake"
"Ehat was only half what I saiC
3 sir. How dare you pick out m
words like thatl I went on to sa
3 that l couldn't do anything for yoT
r and can't. haven't the MEANS
] l can hardly manage for myself. hi
husband left me very poor"
e "Did he leave me anything?"
/, You'll after your conduct-runnin
r away, and frightening Us as you die
+ Is it hkely?"
I II knew 1t was very wrong to m
r away, Cousin Margaret; but, 70
/, see, I've come back again" he sal
s with the utmost gravity.
This was conclusive. For the la
+, half hour she had been trying to di
s into his head that he had no bushes
n to come back; and here be WI
: taking credit for having returne
as an act which was to cane
i all the offences of his youthI Pc
e ceiving that his reply hadt ro-
l. bled her, he proceeded to promi
II anOn his word of honor III
ie he never, reyer would run aw,
:. again. What was to be done Wi
d such a man? Talking was clear