Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-27


great deal about his new friend. vonder. !
Ing where the CHAINS 10y wh!ch. even
n ore thsn her beauty, nd fscinat 4
him. "PrhaIs us her dress" he
thought "she cressis httter than arv
s0oian / ever saw a., then her bpo's -
Here lie llta eigAr snd fell into dream
about the said ho'ts n, d about tl" ii'lle
" bite md Vhch had worked so T. dus.
irif usly and c'nidh gly und'r the dire
lion Of his biz b. own paw A the ncVt
d.y he wandered by tho river, but She
cam, not. That evening he was resil-.s
and vi tempered with his hostess and
every one who approached him.
The day aiter hs was more fortunate.
She was sitting IN tie Uli s1ot. nnA
gree I'D him smi irgy.
you're Just In time" she said
'La' X at my ifee; Int II like these
bright Chen caulihlwers you STE in the
PICKLE boitle'f
Tom st down and set to work IN the
refractory uee, while she watched him.
81 saw" said she ut last, "lsn't this
dreadflly imp oper7'
switch ~ asked Tom, working away
vigorously.
"wby, YOU aud me-" she replied uu-
gramatically. "we've rever been intro
ductd. aud don't In the least know
Who you sre, or anything about you.
Lady 1'urnbull would have it If she
knew it,"
"Lct me introduce myself" said Tom.
7 Laughing. "Mv name Is Luttrell --rom
I Lu,tell; or, II you pfefr II, Thomas
Curzon Alvsn'ey Luitrell."
II sho had rot been sitting behind him
/ Tom must have poticed the llsl which
spread over her fave 81 this nnnouce-
ment. Amer n pause. she said, flos;y {;
$50 vovr're Tom Lutrr,ll 2"
Eyes, said c looking up. "What do
you know Of ire 2"
'rh re is young lady staying at NeT-
[ lauis UhO is a great freud Of mine she
/ las old me n out Nou."
"Indeca! WHAT'S her uame2"
"Miss Leigh Nellie Leigh "
It was TOMS turn to i1.h now. "Miss
Leigh.' be repeated. "Gocd heavens !
you d d,n't mean to say shs is 10 the neigh
borho1d 20
You don't seem fond Of her, she said,
qu'uy.
Ton painted viclously. 81 hste fas,
aiils," Ne said atlast.
'-llow 60 you know she's fast1 You
never saw her"
.'Tve heard about her." Tom said
clooomily.
"What have you heard about her ~
demanded his companion, sharply.
"Why, there was Ernest Browne; he
met her little whil. ago. Sue talked
along the whole line u him, aud land
swure | think he said, aud wanted t.
smokn. Then Tive'tou told me she was
the bet hand at quoting Arttmus Wara
he ever heard. Bah hate grl that
quotes Aitemns Ward :" aud Ton
sNpcht vieiously al the dandlions will
his caue.
hi. companion watched him with 6
mischirvous smile.
II wish ou'd be less keerless with tha
welpn'." she said, 'you'n upset ny
atcr, directly, aud teen you'll have t.
70 ~ get some more"
"Nov, dou't you begin it," Ton
pleaded.
"Why not 7 Ike Artemus."
TON shrugged his shoulders.
hWell," h. 8 tornenttr continued, ,"hav
you auy other fault tO fgd with yol
"Sne's not my bride"
"Bdt she viii bt "
"Na, ttn bothered II she viii !" Ton
Dri Re Oht VI hcihtuligs
VIVA will you buv your freedom
with Uuhugdou and ttvsu thousand
,e,F 3"
"Ay., and think it cheap at thA
price"
"Coupllmeutary to Miss Leigh. shs'
tell her"
III you ike-but never mind Mi'
Leigh"
, said Tom after a willie.
, 'My ame ~ -he rvpeAtedj "od, neyt
: "But l do mira your name. Won
.; you tell me ~
n "Ny rane's Nellie, too" sic sal
nu itgly.
r 'sn'i call y.u Mile then :" j
:. Certainly not - sle said cola,y, an
, re, onmu Ced PtiLiiug VIGOROUSLY. u
+ Ia utttng on 10 ia,t,
Tom watch, 4 ter silently. "Won
yol forgive u,e ." be pleaded after
a while.
y shall II" she said, hcldirg h
y srclcA at a,u's length, to obnyr'e Il
+. en f.
II Yes, do, said Tom, its SO chli
y tlau."
d ''Then I'll" and she gave him h
r, hand with most adolable smile; IL
10 'clt sadly inclined 10 Kiss II, but
frdnrd
IN "NUw, said she, consulting her Wate
M u musi be uu -
s. Sand Will you allow me to carry 20
thing, ~ asked Tom.
A But at this moment she was capriclou
M as ludies Will be sometimes, aud 20
,h they refused to allow him to DO any su
is think. Thea arose struggle Tor u
ed "thiugs," whlth were, hoNe'sr, eapiui
,d by Tom after shoit rc'is ance.
cr She turi cd and wall ed mojest'ca,
away as Tom gathered up the lul'
ed menJs with a grin, and followed h'
"a When he came up to Ler she wa SIN
Il, un a site LOOKING drramNy Oh
Ar ground. she RAISED her eyes as be O
u pfoarhed'
If "Mr. Lu'trcli," she saldi u want
lis sptuk to You seriously"
Tom Geplsi ed bis burden on the grouu
by sat himself on 4 lOg facing her, a
a Wait, d solemuly.
~ Il want TO knoS II yon are qNts
* termiued not u marry MISS LelEu g.,
81 am, he replied, looAinS steadily
her, aud tapping Lis teeth with her H.
lie pencil.
To. "slnce when ~ He hesltated.
IN. 'Slnce Shen Z" she repeate5, I'm pc
nc ohsly' Al ,,.., L., ..,.,
1om 0egau to dig little hols with
iot STICK. ..-,-. 49,,
I'd 'Ne,' N'.Ah tue iss' leW u"!si
M, sara AZ iaFt' ,-t.
M II he bad been looking az her, ne ms
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