, 1873-06-01
BY oRPHEGs c. KERR.

noah, it's not in my present powah, Juba t
pay you now and heah. An could do so, si1
rah, by my halidome you'd have your pitifu
money within the howah, and be shown tn
doah!"
"Den, mars'r, Sheriff hab to put um screw
sah. OATS ahu's = BON"
show soon, cayah not" :
=" Sorry fo' you, mars'r; an TO- young mars'
an young missus but dis chile's got his rights
shu's + bon. Must hab dat money, and dat's
i, fac"
Thus speaking, Mr. Lee took his departure
! And the venerable owner Of the grand old cha-
team and grounds foil into chair, With his face
in his hands, exclaiming: i" Thia-this ia, indeed
noah than can bayah!"
! II
Young Fawcleau1 Morgi1ee, in dess-coat Of
the last century and neither combinations Of the
year before, darted hastily into the room Of his
friend, Ponrarre Steele. barring in his tremu-
| 1ous right hand copy Of that mornings Daily
Eaquisitor, wherein appeared the following
verses !: -
When sylvta's fatal frown see
Reward my burning prayr,
| doubt II saints would envy nc
The martyrs croWn I bear;
| For anger more than patience meek
My flashing eyes send forth,
To mark the so1thland's daughter seek
suitor from the North.
Yet all the cruel pangs feel
Are still as woman old
And no'er copper cares for Steele
The Sylvia Wooed by gold
"see h'yar, Steele" cried the agitated intru-
der, after having read the lines aloud in an e1-
cited manner, ;" I requiah an immediate expla-
nation of this stuff? You mean my sister
that's c}eah: How dayah you --" -.
T~~x T. &r1 y &Hn- ~ l.
hotly. s'That's not the word for me, reckon.
'Dayah RI deolaynh what ne1t7 The young
lady is becoming over-sensitiye, feah- Per-
haps you haven't noticed, hlr. Fawcleaux, that
your sister il encouraging the addresses Of that
Yankee, MacreadY Mobilyay, who's been trying
'My sister 1.-The Yankee-!"' easped the
young man, starting back with clenched hands.
"To be shuah," returned Pourarre Steele,
With sneer. The b1other stared at him in
wrathful Incredibly:
Sylvia Morgijee-a daughter of the Soethe
and OF Virginyah-encournge the addresses Of
Northern scum-of sorlid mudsin who takes
advantage of our debt TO- Juba to Try to buy Of
us our old patrimonia1 estate for seven dollars
and half ?-It's Hell" :
"ItaS "RsSa|yeh!" I"
The former friends eyed each other with bale
fnl fury, and then the epigrammatist pointed to
the door. -.
=. "Mr. Morgijee, retiyah, sir"
Is Gladly, Nj. Steele: but only to send friend
to wait upon you in my place. D'y' ar 2"
Thus the young virginiana parted; to meet
next as foes and pistol to pistol .
III.
"The Me-yah!" whispered Sylvia, indignant
", Is she and the gentleman, her companion,
walked alowly in retired street, near which they
had met, by chance, the usual way. "Ihe ide-
yah, that an old family Like ours can be driven
to such extremity for an old darkey's debt: Put
ting all their money together, poor Pa and Faw-
cleau1 wore not able to make up more than half
the sum. It's fe-yar-ful, and has cost Us all bit
ter teaha."
Naow, du toll ?" calculated Macready Mobil-
yay, sympathetically. What pity your old
dad don't take my offer for the place, and me
along with it as son-in-laW. Haow snug that'd
be for ali hands, SilVy."- -.,.-..
II reckon it would, Macready; but pa and
brother are proud of the old place, you know,
and desiyah to get 80 for it, while you offer
only
At this moment an aged man, his gray locks
streaming wildly in the spring MR. came sudden
~ upon them from around an adjacent corner;
On his lips:
''Sylvia-your brother--Pourarre steele-due1
we must go thhyah-and stop it" He could
Say no more; but darted on frantically toward |
the suburbs Of the city. not having noticed, ap-
parently, the hated being in his daughters |
company.
"buel? The Me-yah!" sh1ieked the young !
lady, following after him, in frenzy.
The Northern capitalist stared after him, |
whistled q moment, and then followed leisurely !
also.