Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-04

! Fine feathers make: Ane 6iffdJ III Sli6m
as can! see NO further" and cook look
ed as il she could see . great deal fur
ther, and amongst other things tn,
house robbed, and the mistress throa
cut, in no distance prospective.
But I did not fear anything, excep,
upon Annie's account, and resolved a
once to give her good !" talking to,
Now, my good girl" said l, hav
ing summoned her into the drawing
room, this matter must be put
stop to at once. will not have tha
man come to this house again. Dom
say What man 2 because you know
who I mean perfectly we'll. I mean til.
umbrella man."
Please, ma'am, he had no umbrella
to-day" =
She was SO simple, that I felt quite
ashamed being angry with hen.
Umbrella ornot, said +. g he shall
not come here. A man without a name
and with much too good an addres,
is perfectly scandalous."
"Piease 1na'am, his name is Trevel
yam"
"Then that is much to good TO,
you," answered I. "You have q nice
manner and appearance of your own,
and they have evidently deceived him
no good can come of such a misunder
standing to either of you. Do you
understand NE e.
Mr.. Treve]yan knows, ma am, thai
l am but servant, observed Anna
bel gently, and with little blush.
Then the more shame for him. ,
said ], sharply. "Mind, from thit
moment, you never walk with him, OF
you leave my SERVICE"
Annabel Brown lowered her head il
respectful assent; she would have said
Yes ma'am," if she could, but the
tears were falling fast down her pretty
cheeks. I was very sorry for her, bul
! felt sure that l was doing my duty
by her and did not relent.
The next Sunday, she came home
alone. She Lad been very depressed
throughout the week, but gong to
church seemed to have done her good,
for she looked much more cheerful
My impression was that she had seen
him, and got rid of him and in doing
SO had discovered the wisdom of such
q proceeding. He had shown bis hand
with the false cards in it-and she
knew him fer cheat and deceiver, and
was glad to have escaped tolerably
heart-whole.
She was not SO much to be pitied,
however, after oil, my gentle reader,
as you will hear /; so please reserve your
compassion for the person who really
suffered. Mr.. Treve1yan at once pro-
oeeded to transfer his attentions to me,
The very next morning, Annie, look.
ing rather white, but quiet as usual,
brought up card into the drawing.
room. "Th,s gentleman wishes to sec
you for a few minutes, if you are dis
engaged, ma'am."
8" Mr.. Arthur Trevelyan !" exclaimed
I. reading the printed name; "why,
that's your Mr. Trevelyan ~
She was about to say Yes, ma'am. >
but putting on what was called for hel
bold face, answered. "Wel I hone
lie 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 Giov.
annai. am bound to say he was. q
very good-looking, gentieman1y.- per.
son, and with anything but an impu.
dent air.
81 have ventured to call upon YOU,
madam, with relation to Annabe
Brown, who is. 1 believe, ct present
your parlor maid"
Swell, sir" said I, very stiff and
formal.
81 thought it would be only cour
teous to let you know that she would
be leaving you, probably before the
month is up, in order to become nv
wlie, II, as she says, you forbid us te
meet shall take her even earlier, 4.
find it impossible to exist without
her society-at all events on Sundays. ;
:" Take her earlier-make her Won,
wife - reiterated I; "this is quite
incomprehensible to me. sir; why
you have not seen her half q dozen
times Z"
"Nevertheless, madam, it is my
intention to marry her, and that al
once. She is of age, she tells, and
there is nothing to prevent it,"
But there is surely great differ.
ence OF social position, Mr.. Trevelyan.
You have the air and manner of gen.
tleman; while she -
Forgive me, madam, for interrupt.
ing you, but 1 am sure you are yourself
too much gentlewonson to say any.
thing derogatory of the person have
selected for my BRIDE"
He quite took my breath away, he
was at once so prond and SO polite.
am twenty.six years of age, ma.
dam, he went on, "and I know nv
own mind, and have an independent
fortune. There is no sort of use in
opposing our engagement, even if your
kind heart would permit you to do so.
The chief object of my calling upon
you was indeed to request a personal
favor of You in connection with our
approaching nuptials. Annabel tells
me that she has neither father no,
mother, nor indeed any friend in Lon.
don except yourself"
r That; G ;ets'h was my belief, said
MIR: Trevelyan only smiled at this
significant reply.
Well, madam, this being SO, and
you having reason, I believe to be
satisfied with Annabel Brown as to he,
moral qualities, I come to ask of YOU
the great favor Of giving her away q,
tho altar"
8" give Annie away and to uou. g
perfect stranger Never!"
My dear madam, I honor Won,
scruples," returned the young mar
with bow land must say, for grace
of manner L have seldom seen hi,
equaD; ''but this is the address of m,
lawyers, and this of a parish clergyman
in your vicinity, who will both vouch
for my responsibility and good family
Beyond these facts, and that I have
sufficient means, independent OF a pro
fession, to support wife, don't fee
called upon to speak"
MIR. Trevelyan seemed such a very
nice young man, and I had such q true
regard for Annabel, that. absurd as thu
proposition of giving her away to him
ut first seemed, I finally came in to it.
and, about three weeks afterwards
they were married by a special license
She was not at all pulled up 10y he1
good fortune, and though he gave hel
a great sum for her trousseau, she ex
pended it with her usual quiet Rool
taste. Annabel Brown was adapted tt
any position in life into which all.
happened to he thrown that did mo-