Connecticut western news., 1872-05-24

do it! Charley only said, 'Mr. Greaterex is courting sister Kate in the parlor, Miss Van Orme,' and Mary said, Hush, you silly boy;;' and Charlie was mad, and told that ma said so herself, and threw the primer at Mary; and then Miss Van Orme looked all white like and shut her eyes, and won't talk; and Mary said, Now you've done it, Charliel' Did Charlie9"
 "Oh, you horrid boy p cried Kate Ab- erneth. "You are always in mischief. I suppose Miss Van Orme has tainted. Go and tell mamma"
 "Who is Miss Van Orme 2" asked Bert. "Only the nursery governess. We do have such 8 bother with them. One has a temper, another has headaches, and now, when we thought we had got jewel, here she is faintingl"
 "I think we ought to try and revive her," said Bert, taking Charlie's hand, while Kate led the way. But when they reached the school room Miss Van Orme had recovered her senses. and was sitting in an arm chair, while Mary vigorously famed her pallid face.
 ." For mercy's sake, what made you faint, Miss Van Orme9" cried Kate. 1" You almost threw Charlie into convul- sions." r..G-... ...-. .. ..- l Miss Van Orme stood up and looked beyond Miss Aberneth to MT. Greaterex, standing in the doorway, who came for ward to her relief instantly.
 You must not stand,' he said, leading her back to her seat. "I think I have found friend of fmine''-turning to Kate "Why did you run away from your friends9" he questioned, relieving Mary of 1 the fan.
 CT ran away from my enemies, if you tplease." IT 1"
 "Do you call me one9"
 " Perhaps we had better withdraw" said poor Kate, tossing her head to con ,ceal her chragrin. "Come, children!"
 "Thank you," Bert answe1ed her; "I should like few minutes alone with Miss Van Orme, if you please"
 "Oh you had better go back to Miss. Kate in the drawing room," said Miss Van Orme, when the door had closed upon them; it will be shame to disappoint Mrs. Aberneth; and, indeed, can get on very well without you, Sir.'' "B But can't get along without you"
 And yet you know nothing at all about mel"
 I -" am satisfedwith my knowledge. know that you are charming, and that I love you.
 "You love woman sailing under an alias9 1 am neither Mrs. Small nor Miss Van Orme." -1
 "I don't care a fig who you are. will marry you tomorrow, If you consent, un- der whatever name you choose"
 Generosity is catching. I will tell you my story"
 "I will not listen to it except from the lips of Mrs. Berthold Greaterex.'
 Please yourself"
 "Thank you. Then I will come for you tomorrow, and we will be married in church." But when he returned to the drawing room and told his story to Mrs. | Alberneth, she insisted that the wedding should take place at her house. l Every body was taken aback at Greter- ex when Berthold wrote that he should bring his bride home the following. week. 'You may have seen her." he wrote, "when she was Mrs. Small, and lived in the cottage in Lovers Lane. You remem- Der, perhaps, that you once sent her some summer sweetinga- owe my happiness to those precious apples. Caroline will remember the occasion, because she offered ? to part with some of her wardrobe to the poor widow" f.
 l "Ohl oh!" cried Caroline, "he has .children How could he9 She's old enough to be his grandmother. Oh, deari dearl dearl shall never want to see another summer sweeting as long as live. l wish you would order Spades to cut down the tree, mamma. No wonder an apple brought trouble into the world, | h11f F>1l ov,t Of IT. it's reputation up finely! To think that the heir of Greaterex should marry hid eous old widowl'' .... -
 Guess her surprise when Berthold open ed the carriage door, and there descended little person, who threw aside her veil, and disclosed dazzling skin of rose and lily hues eyes, like summer brooks, brown and liquid, hair ripple of sunbeams-the semblance of an angel in flesh and blood !!
 "Where - are the the children 2" gasped Caroline.
 "Yes," laughed Berthold, "and where are the wrinkles, and the gray hairs, and the sunken eyes2 Is she an awful old I fright, Carrie2"
 ." Summer sweetings are not so sour after all, mamma" said Caroline, later s'I guess Spades may spare the tree.n
 The next week Berthold overlook Ma ria Upton in his walk.
 I saw Mrs. Greaterex in church" said she. -....t, ........-.. -....s
 Did you see an antiquity with false front piece 2'' "Now don't be disagreeable how could , l knowe Blythe way have some news to tell you: am engaged" Allow me to congratulate your lover l suppose you mean to entertain him with those precious old letters of mine9" "Your lettersi Oh, I haven't the ghost of one left; I crrled my hair on them long ago; itwas only the empty envelopes with which I leased you. But tell me about Mrs. Greaterex. I hear it is like a story"
 "Yes; perhaps you have heard of the Prudhomme heiress9 I remember when the affair was much talked of, and think ing it sad enough. You see, Pauline was the last of her famlly-she, and cousin who inherited in case of her death. The common report was that her loneliness and sorrow worked upon her mind till she was pronounced insane, and carried to an asylum and the cousin, being guardian and next heir, was left in irresponsible charge of the fortune, which was very large"
 Yes, I know it." she answered, glibly; "the Prudhommes lived in great magnif- . cence while they did live"
 "Well, Mrs. Greaterex was Pauline Prudhomme. It appears she was no more crazy than you are; but having refused 3 to marry her cousin, and he, fearing that she might marry elsewhere and will the fortune away from him forever, represent ed her as insane, bribed two physicians to ]. serve his turn, and dispatched her to the 3 asylum. One day she made her escape. and came here under the name of Mrs. 5 Small, widow, to support herself by her . Lsl1. NF