The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-08-22


suitable person for a young woman In
your position to be walking with. lie
left YOU AZ the front door, and he may
have been mistaken as 10 your condition
in life. Did you inform him ofitr'
mo. ma 'am.n
Annabel Brown was certainly too Qua
kerish; any other girl would have seen
with half an eye that was really solicit
GUS flor her own sake 10 know what the
man had said To her; yet all that could
get out OF Annie was, mo, ma am" II
was not treating me, thought, with the
confidence that my conduct toward her
had merited. She might have been more
open-like that silk umbrella.
Next Sunday was fine one, and yet, If
you viii believe me, Annie came home
again escorted BY that very man. had
gone TO church myself, and returned as
usual. some minutes after her; but cook
informed me-with rather malicious
grin, thought-that such had really
been the case. L had not put the ques-
ton; had merely asked whether Annie
had come in, feeling pretty sure, how
ever, that she had, and was gone upstairs
TO take of her things, which was the case.
"Oh! yes, ma'am, she ave come in.
only wonder her friend didn't come in
with her. he seemed SO very much at
tached."
"what friend?" asked /, with assumed
Indifference.
"Oh. pray, ma'am, don't ask me
Hannibal, 1 know, is such a pattern
Otherwise should have said as 'ow he
was follower"
And what sort of a man was he,
cook?'
"Oh. quite a gentleman to Took at
fine feathers make fine birds TO them as
can see no further" And cook looked
as If she could see great deal further,
and, among other things, the house
robbed, and her MISTRESS throat cut. in
no distant perspective.
But did not fear for anything. except
upon Annie's account, and resolved at
once to give her good talking to-"
Now, nv good girl,- said I, having
summoned her into the drawing-room
..this matter must be put a stop to at
once. l will not have that man come to
this house again. Don't say What man?'
because you know who | mean perfectly
well. l mean the umbrella-man."
Please, ma'am. he had no umbrella
to-day"
She was so simple that | felt quite
ashamed OF being angry with her.
Umbrella or not" said |. The shall
and with much too good an address-is
perfectly scandalous."
please, ma am, his name Is Trevelyan.-
"Then that is much too good for yot.,-
answered /. "You have q nice manner
and appearance Of your own. and they
have evidently deceived him; and no
good can come Of such q misunderstand-
ing to either Of you. Do you understand
me?-
"Mr. Trevelyan knows, ma'am. that !
am but q servant" observed Annabel
gently, and with little blush.
"Then the more shame for him." said
sharply. sMind, from this moment,
never walk with him, or you leave my
service"
Annabel Brown lowered her head in
respectful assent: she would have said
I" Yes. ma am, if she could, but the tears
were fast falling down her pretty checks
was very sorry Tor her, but ! felt sure
that / was doing my duty by her, and did
not relent.
The next Sunday she came home alone.
She had been very depressed throughout
the week, but going TO church seemed to
do her good. for she looked much more
cheerful. NV impression was that she
had seen him. and got rid of him: and i'm
doing so had discovered the wisdom OF
such a proceeding. He had shown his
hand-with the false cards in it-and she
knew him for a cheat and deoeiver, and
was glad TO have escaped tolerably heart
whole.
She was not so much to be pitied, how
ever, after all. my gentle reader, as you
will hear; so please to reserve your COM
passion for the persons who really suffered.
MIR. Trevelyan at once proceeded TO trans
fer his attentions 10 me.
The very next morning, Annie, looking
rather white, but quiet as usual, brought
up a card into the drawing-room. This
gentleman wishes TO see you for few
minutes, If you are disengaged. ma'am.-
Mr.. Arthur Trevelyani !" exclaimed
/, reading the printed name; why, that's
never your Mr.. Trevelyan p
She was about TO say . Yes, a'am,i
but putting on what was for her a bold
face, answered, "Well, hope he will be
mine. ma'am."
The next moment he was in the room,
and ANNIE had shut the door, leaving me
alone with this Don Giovanni. / am
bound to say he was very good-looking,
gentlemanly person, and with anything
but an impudent air.
:" have ventured to call upon you,
madam. with relation TO Annabel Brown,
who is, believe, at present your parlor-
maid"
well, sir" said /, very stiff and for
NAL.
Il thoughtit would be only courteous
to let you knew that she would be leav-
Ing you, probably before the month is up,
In order to become my wife. If. as she
says, YOU forbid us to meet. | shall take
her even earlier, as find it impossible to
exist without her society-at all events on
Sundays"
"Take her earlier-make her your
wife, reiterated / /; "this Is quite in
comprehensive to me, sir why you have
not seen her halt dozen times ~
Nevertheless. madam. IL is my inten-