Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-06-29

that he had been living in America,
that he Lad walkel from Liverpool,
and that he wanted something to
cat When dried and fed, and asked |
what be was going to do, he said, |
"Whatever you ploase;' and appear
Ing to consider that difficulty dis
posed Of, he went 10 sleep very tran
quilly,
Poor Mrs Brice was at her wits |
end. Ordinary hints were thrown
away upon such q man. When she
had supposed he was going on to
London, he replied, "Oh, dear no, he
had come from London. When she
told him that she Only a lodger in
the house, he observed that it was
very nice house to lodge ill., [ have
said that she Was kind to him i'll her
way when he was an errand boy, and
somehow sue could not be hard upon
him now. There was something
half mdicrous, half melancholy, in
his helplessness, that disarmed them
ali. 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 grayely, after tea, which of them
was going to put it to bed.
cts rather unklnd for You to Jest
50, Bcssy,' sad poor Mrs Brice,
"whcn you see how distressed | am.
What on ear h am ! do?'
81 SUPPOSE it's too old for the
Founding, unused Bessie,
".Bo 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
ful for doar Mrs. Brlce? 1t will alI
come right in the end
"Ycs, my dear, but when IS the end
to begjn2"
1t was to begin by special arrange
mcnt the next day, ter break fast,
when the foIlowing conversation
took place
"Now, James, sud his cousin,
1--WE shall not be interrupted Tor some
time, and you must really give me
your serious attention"
oNcs Cousin Naruaret.
You see, james, you are man
now, and you must act and be treat
edo you understand
CHATS lust what | want to b., y
he REPLIED.
"Well, then, | must tell you frank
", that | am much annoyed by your
coming here"
at wasn't my fault thai il rained
Cousin Margaret. ! wishit hadn't ;
he replied piteously.
wm not speaking of your coming
wet, and spelling the chairs, sir; |
am much annoyed at your coming
here at all.
The good widow thought that she
would get on best by being angry;
but It was no use.
Where else was | to So?' he cool
ly ASKED.
"Ilos you found me out, | can
not think" said the victim. The
ohsorvotiou WAS iudee au unlucky
one.
cab, ha!' he chuckled, "you
thought | was Il stupid, did your
And then followed a long, weary
story of how, passing through Man,
chester, he had seen tins person ano
spoken to that, ana ohVainea Ine
clew by which ne ne had hunted his lis
tener down what maze IL luPr'
provoking was the credit he LOOK iol M
this cleverncSs. lie warmed 10 nlS
, subject as he went on anu liii9ne' w
| with the air OF man VINO nau len.
dered some important service, auo
expected 10 nave IL PloiiPViS i'00o
nized.
This threw his ylctImS cut ant
t dried speeches oil the llne' .,,o
; "Oh DEAR on ue"i' Slo u 'Il'. -.
> it does not matter no" you loulll
4 me out you hdce done So Inc ques
y ton is, What am to 90 win your
: now you're here? What am l. 10 Ut
a with your NJ
f 81 really don't know COUSIN M"r
: garet.
| "You don't know! A pretty an
e swor for a five or six and twenty
Now look here, James Wymper.
G should like to do something for yo1
{ for your poor mothers sake, but
A cannot; and-you have no rgh tt
i thrust yourself upon me in this way
h and-are you attending to me
4 James Wymper,
Y eyes, Cousin Margaret" he replle'
with a Jerk, coming suddenly out q
- his fog.
4 "What was | saying|
a That you would like to do some
h thug for me, for my poor mother
It sake"
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