Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-12
htg t1LLERsBuRG COUNTY, THuRsDAr JUNE 1873

'were you aware you were introaacs
to young lady? Miss -Floy has4bce
. 'out whole winter" -
:. al beg pardon, most sincerely n
piled John, bewing low, with degrt
= of grave irony in BIS tone, for his SCI
$ ond glance had scarcely esIlsikoethin
II And so we all sit down-Ffoy poul
Ding little: Kate rosy with laughte
she tries yainly tosuPpress- SI.Os.
e "Wen, Cousin John, We are all deeI
2 ly interested in your last article in tn
: Monthly, ,"said I, afser . pause. -
~Except me, if you please" said Mis-
Floy, pertly, "for 1 never took tn
. slightest interest in flies and grass-hoE
e pers and such disgusting creatures"
; zIloOked at The little dsmsel in as as
tonishment; she tossed up her hand
|, disdainfnlly. John eyed her as h
q woald very. saucy child. mf 9s
h. sHaye some bread ?" he asked, cool
~
"Thauk yon,'' said Floy; sperhap
yoa hin hayetke goodness 10 paesa.,
lthird1cup of tea wixhp,ft sdr,nking il
Mr.. Durhano, you hare disposed of tw,
T cups Af tea THAT 3s..--on their wasst
emeseheady."
j Florence. despite her 'displeaspre
could not avoid little historical gig
isIe asshe spoke. John, really eelerins
4 begged her pardon, and passed. efeap
Then, by way of conciliatfon he ad
1 dressed a few words of conversatiAn q
lher;s ~.
| eWhat school are you attending .
present. miss-Niss-Sleras" 49,.
.sIbaye oosaplete,f nv edncation, sir,
lin frigidiy iiignfisd tone. ;e--o,so
Indeed. 1 wish could say as much
Miss Floy - is John's-d rsioinder, as
with Si amused smiis, he turns away
! from her to direct bis conversation to
snd me. When John chooses to talk,
his conversation Is truly delightful
even F.ny sits entr,nced, listening to
his animated descriptions Of the new
and strange countries he had seen. a
swell. What do Won think of yonr
Conquest now ?n. WHISPERS Kate, lit
lie maliciously, as tea ended, we enter
ed the parlor together.
"wl,o wants to make q copui,est of
s,,c6 an old hear ~, asks FIov shortly
II kbf t,ext mo,nins. n and behold, an.
neared Miss F,ov in her s;mnlest dress
her pretty fair hair, bra,as,i. ro,,ull her
head. ana an air Of demure propriety
'diffused all oyer her little persen. She
oreeted John with dionified humility.
John who had quite foreotten yesterc
davis little pass,ge-of-arms, returned
the greeting kindly ,sbut took sljsht no.
tice of her otherwise. She tried TO talk
profoundly to him, aud bored him ter
ribly; and when, shat eveRii,x she ap-
preached him, bearflsga ia poiiderous geo
logical work, one passage of which she
= asred him for.explaip .,
John, 4 an sorrtSo saE Islese pa.;e,,ce.I
and ssuubbed' our little eounsin shame
fully. ei..t,. 81, -.
NV dear Miss Floy,, he said, very
blandly, ,..sif / were mot affaid of ofend,1
ing a yoihg tiady who has leompieted5
her education, 1 would advise YOU not
to attempt at present a work of this
profound nature. Kate has in her IL
brary book entitled "Short Lessons
in Natural History Tor Y olthfuI Begin
ners," which, if you really desire to
learn, you will find both amusing and
instructive"
isThank YOU, siry'', said Flog, color.
ing scarlet, and making him sweeping
courtesy, arm sorry / disturbed your
sublime meditations, even for a mo-
meit;'
From that tine Flow, ythspuing aside
her little pedantic mask. resumed her
curls, her petulance, her sarcastic on
slauehrs. One day she wrote a parody
of bis LAST article-fery. eleYsfIy done
it wds, too, with most laagh-provoking
earicarures--and left II in plain sight on
his study table. Her little sarcastic
speeehes waza "a stiusing as the wasp,s
nest she hir5ti ourslfale Irish 10y tode-1
posit it in his coat pocket. The good
professor, though usually Indifferent to
her attacks. manifested cat times the ir-
ritation of q great dog when hy tick
les his nose TOO, ineessantly: at which
time Hoy's exultatioh was excessive.
"Now, John, I'll take no denial. you
must go to ths picnipswith as s, 4
so, my dear Kate
"Yosi needn't talk if you don't want
to; but go you must. # is very bad for
you to confine yourself to the society
Of 1ies and eockreaches, and snch'l
spesky varmints..isn't II, Floy, darling
g6z Iol stsYs 70
al wouldn't urgeahim,,s' said Floy,
with naughty shrug, ''the flies, the
and the other pretty little
creatures wopld shat Mores Tears over
his absence than we are likely TO, l
dare say" y a
John looked really lnrt for a moment
as he glanced across the table at his
savage little opponent. Kate gave her
a cross look that appalled, her some
what. 20 =. ..
"Well, yes,p John assented at last.
ssfitb fitb a sigh Of resignation; but to Floy
he sddressed neither word nor look. du-
ring theremsinder o .,hebeakfast. n
Two borrs later We were on our way