Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-05
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one hears of but never sees" remarked
Clara Narcot.
Mrs. Hilton is an invalid, and her sol
monk, from all accounts" chimed Amin
while Helen was perusing her note, witt
soon exclaimed:
What am TO do or say How shall
ever get out of it Mrs. Hilton has writ
ten to say that mamma has accepted an IN
vitation for me to spend q few days VILE
her, as she hopes I'll fix an early day
she cried with dismay. .,,
Her announcement was received VIII :"
chorus of groans from the two glris.
1T is too bad of mamma TO accePt a.
invitation for me from such people. n..
was she thinking OFF She mlgn. Jus: DO
well asked me TO spend ie" oa.S ~ :, "
churchyard, as in such mouse as 'lia,.
Yes said Clara, with grimace there
10 not much amusement to get out of a val
lev of dry bones Mr.. Hilton is fossil, my
dear he has studied pre-Admite mainland
what do you call those ugly things, with
bideous long names p-until he has con-
verified himself into an antediluvian speci-
men of an implement for digging up his
own discoveries Heaven preserve me
from such awful men | like flesh and
blood, not the worlds progress machines,
as call them Why people must be Tor,
ever rummaging underground for Old
bones and such-like, can't imagine"
You must 60, Helen" said Annie IN
it is only to keep us alive with your des-
cription when you come back"
"Well. only for a couple OF days" stip-
ulated Helen ruefully, as she sat down to
answer the invitation.
''Of course. only for couple OF days /,
we couldn't spare you for longer;' SAID
Clara; "there will be ball next week
you know. Just say we will drive you
over to-morrow.-Tuesday-and will fetch
you again on Friday; that will give you
just two clear days, which I expect you
will find two too many"
The house is worth seeing, | am told,
broke in Annie. at is so old fashioned,
and full of all sorts of queer things-re-
mains and SO FORTH
Have you ever seen Mr.. Hilton P' in
CURED Helen.
1--WE sometimes, but rarely see him rid
ing about but he hates women and fees
at the sight of one. Doesn't he, Clara P"
Agreeable fer me-" murmured Helen,
as she sealed the note and rang for SER
want to send it to the FRS. II do SO wish
were not going but there is no help for
it suppose. hope there are no ghosts
or other miseries in the house beside the
fossil remainsp" she inquired, shivering.
Tell me what is he like, this fossil-n-
chief. that may know what l have to ex-
pect ?"
"Oh, tall, lean, and grizzled about the
head; with scared-looking eyes, as if they
could only see clearly underground" said
Clara with mischieyous twinkle In her
eyes.
"Why, he is ghost in himself! l shall
be frightened to meet him." exclaimed
Helen.
''And he never speaks-even reads at
his meals, l. believe" said Annie, with
laugh.
Worse and worse! o, girls what am
to dop What an ogre for a woman to be
shut up with. Does he like music, Won
der? But of course not I"
"They say music hath charms to soothe
the savage breast; why net see if it will
cause resurrection in the pre-Adamite
one ?" hazarded one of the girls.
''What sing to stoneP Impossible! |
should be too frightened, ! must take lots
of work, that's all try and finish that rug
for the bazaar. Dear, how cold it is y
and she shivered again.
Eyes; is it not P" said Annie, drawing
nearer to the fra. and giving it a vigorous
poke. There is snow in the air; and
snow here is no joke, let me tell you. l,
regularly barricades US; we are at such a
height"
'.If it fell tonight, the chances are you
could not go to the FRS tomorrow. There
is no driving carriage in these parts I'M
til the snow is over.
II wish it would come down then, said
Helen.
'.Don't wish that, as it would put an
end to our ball; so 1t cuts both ways.
You have no idea how the snow falls here,
several feet deep: and then we are shut
up for weeks.
"And storm is brewing" said Clara,
II hope it will have the good heart to keep
until the ball is over don't know when
felt it so cold!'
No snow fell the following day. 1t was
in the air, people remarked who under
stood the temperature. Amid much
laughter among the girls. and misgiving
on Helen's part, she was driven over to the
FRS, and deposited among the fossils, with
many injunctions to be careful she, herself,
was not turned into Subject for investi-
CATION"
$50 very glad to welcome you my love-"
said old Mrs. Hilton embracing her. at
is so very kind of you to come and see us"
and she drew her to q seat near the fire, in
the grand old drawing room where she
kept solitary state each afternoon and
evening.
The warm embrace and the fire thawed
Helen, and she began to feel comforta-
BILE. "If the son is only half as pleasant
as his mother she thought, II shall not OBJ
ject to the partial interment.
Some conversation followed blending
with which, Helen's thoughts flowed in the
following undercurrent: II wonder If he
has the look of his mother? What a joke
if happen to like him, and turn the tables
on the girls! l suppose shan't see him
until dinner-time, and then he will be
reading book. Tall, lean, grizzled =
that sounds horrible !"
You must excuse my son Robert" said
Mrs. Hilton. wishing to prepare her for
his peculiarites. "He is eccentric, nv
dear, very; not in the least lady's man
He took to study early in life, and now
lives among his books; must not COM
plain. for as an author, he has distn-
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