The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-06-05
, A Lovers Quarrel.
FROM "SIX OF ONE By HALF a Dozl
OF THE OTHER"

OF THE OTHER"
IIoracc determined to open the
matter checrfully, and ignore the fact
that there had hcea any quarrel and
SO began briskly "Wcli, Miss Net
tie, we arc in luck the snow has
Gomez
'I don't like snow" said Nettic,
contradirtuou>ly but she smiled a,
she s,id it, and lifting her great,
beautiful eyes, fixed them on Horace
not nnkindly.
"Bdt lon't you sec, NJ iss Nettie.
our sieiyh-,de is 10 come cf now 2"
"Slcish ride ?'' said Miss Nettie
in tone Of Innocent inquiry. "Wha,
sleigh-il e.
"Why, Of course you know the
slcigh-lide that we fellows have bceu
planning for three or four weeks past
We've got the room and the fiddler
engaged"
Now, Nettic knew all these things
perfectly we'll. The fact was that
she and Jane Burgess and Rachel
Holly had discussed them over and
over, to the minuto>t details of posi- {.
bilitics, and they had all pcttlcd what
they were to wear. But was she to
let tho enemy know this ? Of course
"Oh, ~ she said, "I can't be cx-
pectcdto know, as nothing has been
said to me"
"Why, of course" said Horace.
81 don't think it is Of COURSE" said
Ncttic. "lIow should I know any.
thing when nothing has been said to
me 2"
"Why, yes it is all arranged. Jeff
flcming is to take Jane Burgess in
bis new Sleigh. He went to New
Haven last week and bought new
string of bells on purpose and Mark
'Iiusdale is going with Rachel Holly
and may I have the pleasure, Miss
n ettie, of taking you -
"Oh it appears I am Hohson's
choice, then. Thank you. l dcu't
know that shall care to 20. 1t will
be very cold, and I think s!eigh-rides
ure father a BORE
"Now, Miss Nct:ic, you really can't
be so cruel"
"C4ucl don't know what you
call cruel. All I sec what YOU
mean. L Isuppose you have tried all
the other girls and found them en-
gagcl."
81 do think you are the most pro,
voking person, Miss Nettie, that
ever / did know"
Horace Vanzlnt was a very hand
some young fellow and when ho was
angry the blood flushed into his cheek
and the iirc snapped from his eyes !;
and Ncttie felt a >perious sort of
pleasure III provoking these natural
phenomena.
"Come now, IJoraco," she said
suddenly, assuming an air of the most
sis;crly concern. "Why must We
always quarrel 7 not that [ care par.
ticuiarly about it, but it really grives
me to sec a person that respect givo
way to his temper So"
"By George! Ncttic, it's your
fault" said Horace. 81 never do
get, SO angry with any ybody else, but
you seem to delight to make nc mis-
crablc. Now, / camo to invite you
on Sunday night, but you quarrelled
with me and got it out of my head !"
. "Wcll, Horace, if you have como
just to renew the Sunday nights quar-
rel."- 49, o~df i
"I havn't. Tcamc to make up.''
"And give me Hobson's choice in
the sleigh ride" said Ncttic. t@'.
Horace rose up hastily and lung
out Of tho room. Ncttic gave one
quick, mischicvous glance after him
seized a little packet from her work
basket, ran round by another path to
:. the gate, and was there before Horace
got there. 1"Yon silly boys" sho said
G"yoh will'nevcr give me time to give
g. you this.nrI had it all ready for you
on Sunday night" " -."'Fn
@" 1T wasEa guard chains of Nettie's
owrf Workmanship which had been
promised to Horace months before.
''d5 "l'vefsdtdp mauy nil ght working
70, on =! ri t4is," |, she said; rreproachfully.
.'"Cotne, now, let's be friends" she
saiI, laying her hand on his! "Real:
: y, Horace, FEE! absolutely concern,
ed about Your violent temper. You
must overcome it." Hofa:eJ looked
o. at her tauizzsipoa4yr as .sho aPqt the
e guards Chain round his neck, and then
o. itfadlhloowed her an lpnresisting captive
1o1 1,qto tho house again, where f pleased
Nettie to keep him at her feet read.
ing Tennyson to her till nearly ain.
ia nerotime.si And rthis was tho wa
: thattmatters commonly went on bo
tween 'llsrace and Nettie, l.yY
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