Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-05-08


pensive attentions Of some of our othel
admirers, bouquet sending, drives, ant
such trifies-if he still spent hours ev'
cry day writing in his stuffy attic room
he was delightful acquisition to thu
monotonous life at Cold Harbor.
At first he was Inclined to avoid us
but Mrs. Somers, plying his evident i'll
health, was motherly and kind to him
Fan and 1 allowed him to see he was
welcome in the private sitting-room
and gradually he put aside his grave
reserve, and amazed US by his liyeliness
and genial qualities. He seemed to me
like man who carried some heavy bur
den of care or SORROW, which he threw
aside for few hours when with us.
Fan undertook to draw him out, and
her undertaking was crowned with
magnificent success. First she drew oul
the admission that he sasg little; this
led to the discovery of fine tenor voice
well trained, and the 9ractice of any
number of duets for tenor and soprano
with an occasional trio or chorus for
my contralto. Then she drew out the
fact that he had spent twelve years in
Europe, having been educated in Ger
many. This led to stories of travel and
lie abroad, and the discovery that Mr..
Chester was witty as well as instructive
in his descriptive powers. ~
Two weeks passed. Mrs. Somers and
l found consolation in the society OF
each other for hours of deserrion, while
Fan and Mr.. Chester promenailed on
the beach, sailed in the little boat round
the harbor, and otherwise monOpolized
each other to our exclusion. . sscti
"Lou," the old lady would say to me,
"this looks serious" tf- 7Hi
"No," replied, with equal gravity,
otis only a Irritation. He is mean, and
Fan hates meanness."
"Well, he is mean" was the old lady's
admission. "Your brother Charley as
sured me he was well off for single
man, and he wears ready-made clothes,
and boots that don't fit him." t
Thus the old lady and settled the
matter, while Fan led her new admirer
on with her sweetest smiles and newest
ribbons. -. e
Suddenly papa appeared among us
with news of asto unding magnitude.
The son of Joseph Reynolds had placed
to Fans account in bank the exact sum,
with the interest, of which his father
had robbed her years before. Papa had
made the occasion an excuse for days
and papa, instead Of entertain
ing Mrs. Somers and myself, attached
himself to Fans admirer, and took a
fancy to him. 1 don't suppose Mr..
Chester could have been aware of Fans
intense love for papa, nor how far his
opinion would weigh with her, but GER
amy -. VI" 'ANo '',
= 'o'"''' ~ my pA'e' "Ai ,e.a'l..' e
''.o 'no" MAJ nc, VIZ" s mn
sa'o h's opiiion "po'' al .''eo' a'
iaii'' anu osii'eu '''e oo'i'ei s''''o" qa,'e
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>'oiu VI ien''s n's ''o' "
'pon pap, a"u ~ Ap' '"' pi'
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L al saiu MY 49,
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As II "0'iueis "oie "o'o' ease
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sun anu 'oo.' ','a' MIS- o
oiseu app'o's'y' anu 'iiotou uo"" III
'o tie oeS. 'acant iooil III 'ne house'
ran ue'iafeu II "ouiu Aiii i''n' oa'
ne pore up ora'eiy' anu eYe', Seeineu W
llourish uiuer 'he ihereaseu eApenses'
Anen nc Dan W in'eSt iay ~ 'ne
'n,"e nois' . ~ 'na' a" Donque's
anu n'sne'a n."'o oui ioon : po"ei'
nu' '"e i"iN"'ps .o"oi' was pus upon
our ''iiia@e'he"'' "heh pair VI si"y
horses' VIII s'yilsi oarouche' were
ariVeh ih.o '"e s'ao'e at'acaeu 70 'he
iiouse' anu hi' i - N''os'ef s ~ ci''''''eo
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Daiiy uriVes pecame TIE next ieature'
wheh ran sat oeslue MI. ohester' wniie
MIS-. oomers ana L ei9oyeu o'icA
seat.
ne" DooNs' ne" i'''S'c anu mag a1ineS
nowed III upon us anu whenever MI
Chester spent a lew hours III the c'ty'
great packages Oh confectionery, iruit
or other dalntles followed his return
home.
Fan said but ilttie' but her eyes noted
every ue'aii Oh the iauilless dress' ana
Inc s'ni'es .nA' iee'eu sio'es vi neoA
.'es eei ''''n'y a'ose ,'on ".,neu van
n.y. Que .'o"s'' 'nueeu we d" '"ous".
tha' oupiu iau openeo the PURSE aho
ho'e was ''e 'nas'ciah t'a' i''u 'rahs-
ioriheu 'he mean ihaii ihoo Il 'houei o'
i'pe'aiy'
ini'ihiis ''ils 'hyseh' 1 WAS 'o' 'ii'o-
se'her crusileo WIFI aiha]eihel' "hen
ran, returning from Ill evening waiA'
s"uueiiy poihceu upon h'e'ahu urasseu
ine W our roo'h " teh me solhe.nlns
'he isI'ne eahuie' anu afoppeo in.o q
10" -ona'r Des'ue n,e' 'heh p'aeeu her