South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-21


returned to the former.
WHO is that hard.Ome girl7' was the
first inquiry.
SHE. the oil lady's grnnidaughtcr,'
replied Henry, very complacenily.
= 'toroGaeei me, vii You p
JUDGED, shall not do anything Of the
kmls' '.'
2 'W6y not p
% % cause I 90 not FEEL privileged to take
81 yS4Sh liberty. | have just been intro
"a ga % yself'
~ Shells the handsomcst girl have seen
ibis long time, and if you 10 10: introduce
Tpe,rI lwll manage in some way to make
bar acqunintapce, yau sec il don't
81 bgpf for your own sake you will do
nn,hing rude
. 'Uin't be concerned about that, beg
1gG A. But I dn think, Maddox, that
yqR, might be g23a pltpred enough to in
Eroduce do old cbum like me. She is
.dpce4 pretty too. Why, her eyes fash
Ike STAR =
=. J ~, sud SHE'S fully as agreeable as she
Is pretty. ] never met brighter, or more
! Intelligent girl.'
= Sorry that / DO not feel well enough
l y
bye, San : there Is something really mag
.peliS about the y9upg girl. feel drawn
toward her in way that is quite incom.
prehensible, so | viii bid you goodbye,
aud. 20 back to enjoy her society once
more" aud with provoking smile, Har-
~ left his 9mpanion who could only enjoy
the privilege Of looking at the little lady.
Ho watched the two 10 quite a disconsO-
late manner, for, to tell the tru,h, no had
fallen desperately 10 love with May aud
euvied Harry every baaming glance and
smile that she bestowed upon him.
She was going to visit in the very town
where the young men lived. Oar hero
had the pleasure Of her society for several
hours, during which time their acquant-
9hco riPencd very rapidly, and when they
parted Nay gave him cordial invitation
TO visit her, which he accepted with evil
dent, dslIyh: and very soon took ad-
vantage Of.
The young lady was visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Cook, who knew Harry by rcputa-
ton, and so welcomed him very graciously
to her house
lie soon became frequent visitor, and
then. 6ffarel 10 give his friend, Sam Bur
leigh, the Introduction he had for some
time desired, aud which he now accepted,
becoming thereupon a more constant caller
than Harry himself
r Ond evening mum Der Of young people
!. were collected in Mrs. Cooks elegant par
iors, when the convcr5atio1v happened to
die on, for whiie.
My proposal that each one should tell
/ Story.
laH Thf proposition met with general APP
proval, and vas carried OH with zsst aud
.enjoymeut By all concerned laughter and
dPplause proving the success OF each mar
rator
when il came to Mays turn she gave
full and lively account of the incidents just
related, repca'iug The conversation of the
young men almos; worA f,r word
lIrry's fice which grew relder and
re1le would certainly have betrayed him
! If Nay had ones glanced 10 hi, direction,
( but she carefully avoided meeting bis eyes.
Sam in the meantime, instead Of growing
rcd, groR very pale, for in this sudden
disclosure of His rudgness, no read the
d5wohi. Of his Arrest hopes, aud, excu,-
sing himself, very soon after, be took bis
? leave, feeling angry ond mortified enough.
Toe ncE, maruing be called bright and
~arly n The ciiica Of young Maddox, and
'sllr'si BIN with the exclamation
81 say Harry, that was a pretty mean
trick you served me"
sWhgt DO you mean -
'Why irlins Nay stanton an that RI
5icnlous story
n never told Der ono worl about IL, and
! r'6 ir'r rs much FRO che iatk ~ YOU are. p