The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-09-13

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childhood away! So Ben Nichols had
actually asked Juliet Hawkhurst to be
his wife!
81 wish you and Harry d talk serious
to her bout it" went on Mrs. Marley.
"'Taint likely she'll hev any more such
chances as that" -'.' ~
No, to be sure not" said Avenel
abstractedly. =.
"And o'course she'd oughter think it
over WE'LL" added Mrs. Marley. -
go certainly-to be surei"
K : VII sn- uasry Avenel came home frora
the city that evening he found his uncle
in brown study. ~.
Harry" quoth the widower.
"Yes, uncle"
"rve been thinking"
$50 should conclude, sir, from the
H.shaped wrinkle between your brows," !"
laughed the young merchant. Well,
and what has been the topic of your
| meditations, Uncle Joe?"
".Why, was thinking what would be-
come of us if Mrs. Hawkhurst were to
take it into her head to leave U.S." $ ,.-
Harry opened wide his merry hazel
eyes at the idea. 49,.
"What made you think of such
thing, sir?" he added.
"Oh, don't know. She has good
place here; but one couldn't expect her
to be contented with housekeeper's
situation always, Harry"
"No, to be sure not"
She has become very essential to our
domestic happiness, Harry" went on
Mr.. Avenel. -
Yes-I grant you that, Uncle Joe"
"And / really don't know how we
could manage to exist without her."
Raise her salary, UNCLE" suggested
Harry.
"No, / hardly think it would answer
my purpose; but, Harry"
"Well, unclef"
Mr.. Avenel looked slightly sheepish.
"Can't you imagine any other way Of
keeping her hsref" he asked.
Harry stared at his uncle. Mr.. Avenel
felt disposed to give him hearty shake
for his stupidity.
"Ohl" cried the young man, with a
sudden dawning of lucidity over the
darkness of the brain. You don't
mean-matrimony, uncle7"
"Yes | dol" quot Mr.. Avenel,
stoutIy. Would you object, Harry"
81, uncle?"
"Because you are the only person in.
terested besides myself-and her."
"My greatest interest, uncle, is to
see you happy" the young man an.
swered wringing the elders hand. Sand
if l, too, should conclude to marry at
no very distant day"
"Why them" cried Mr.. Ayenel gaily,
we can all live together, just as we do
now, and the bappiest family in the
world"
And ne went into the house, whist
ling, as he went, "John Anderson, my
10, john" as blithe as a COY of sixteen.
Juliet Hawkhurst was standing by the
little side garden gate that evening,
thoughtfuily watching over her right
shoulder, of course, the slender silver
crescent of the new moon. Juliet had
certainly blossomed into perfect little
rose of maiden, during the years she
had been an inmate of Avenel place.
She was fair haired and rosy, with long
eye-lashes, deep blue eyes full of
shadowy purple CLEANS, and a complex
ion like rose-colored satin and more
over, there was in her very NOV ements
| a selfpossessed grace and dignity OF
| mien that was inexpressibly charming.
Juliet Hawkhurst had been born lady,
but untoward fate had made house
| keepers daughter of her.
| As she stood there, leaning over the
iron rail of the gate, footstep sounded
behind her.
"Juliet!"
She turned with little rose blush and
a smile she fain would have concealed
and Harry Avenel came up and stood
close beside her.
"Little elf, you thought you had hid
den away from me, but you see have
contrived to find you out even here
What makes you blush, and look 30 con
fused ?"
"Do Isn And Juliet fixed her gaz,
very steadfastly on the green turf at he
feet, where a single yellow dandeliol
was closing its eye of downy gold for tn
night:
"I've got peice of news for you."
what Is II 7
"What should you think Of a step
father, eh, little one?"
| Juliet looked up this time in real an
genuine astonishment.
"a stepfather, Harry 2"
r"My uncle has confded to me thi
evening that he thinks of marrying
juliet, and form all that can gather
the bride is none other than your moth
er. So when we are married there vii
be q nice little family circle of us, eh 2
And the audscious young man belte'
her slender waist with his arm, an
ventured to draw her little closer +
him.
"Oh, but Harry, you are all wrong,
cried Juliet. crimsoning and smilin
like q June flower, "I-meant to to-
YOU of it, but somehow the words woul
not come to my lips. Your uncle tol
me also that he had concluded to maj
nv axain, snd-he asked me TO be hi
wife"
mThe-mischfef he did cried Ha
| ry, starting back as if some one ha
struck him q blow. "Youi Why, Julie
you are young enough to be his dsugf
teri"
| 4Perhapa / am, . said Juliet, meekl!
And what did you tell him? Yo
accepted him, Of course He is rlc
and ! am poor, and all the girls lik
gold" 81
, Harry"
"Tell me quick, Juliet" he cried, q
most passionately. Don't keep n
longer in suspense"
told him. Juliet answered inn
Gently, that / had already promised
} marry you.n