The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-13

We | saw, this is a goH whispered George
~ Nina How long are they going to SIT
there. All, my poor knees
do Won know what, George; I'm beginning
to suspect
oh YOU are are you: What
That YOU and have made mess OF it,
Tel US something new he whispered,
That we have gohhold of The right parties
and the wrong parties in one
How cnlgmatical you arc'
You stupid fellow, can't you see what |
mean
NO, that can't
WHY, that Uncle George and Aunt Nilliers
are AdonS and Aradne"
Nonsense, 1t cant be" whispered he,
aghast.
1T looks very like it. That's all can say"
And after pause George was obliged to
confess that it did look very like livery
much indeed. ~
It's a sweet spot this, observed Mrs. Vii.
|hersmcanwhilei in the hearing the conspirat
ors. DO you frequently come here to see
your old friend the bear
About as often rs you do to read, retorted
| Odd George rather gruttiy.
In fact, he was just thinking that he was
cutting a rather ridiculous figure on the
scene, and that the more he thought OF 1t the
| less he liked IL.
| 4 believe George and Nina are in the park
today, observed Mrs. NilherS. by the way,
YOU have not told me any thing lately about
that projected match for your boy
What? Mrs Mustard? Amy man but a
fool, as that boy is, would have had the widow
long ago Fifteen hundred year, all her
own TO do what she likes with, and not bad
| looking woman either
Here Nina drew herself little away from
George, and Mrs. Nlliers looked around at the
noise.
What's that: she asked.
Some bird or brute, replied The father Gaze.
lessly L threw stone in there just now
Indeed it is time that George was settled
in life said MIS- Niliers, languidly. And
| Nina too; don't you think so"
Certainly. Have you thought OF a Pdft'
Yes there is Mr.. Boglc, for instance; an
excellent man
Young George rusled here, and again Mrs
Villiers cast her eyes toward the shrubbery
'Bogie, the dissenting minister from the
| North: Never do, never do for such girl
but there Is the Count De Crepltcs, now
a card sharper, and as old as the hills re
Joined Mrs NillierS Indignantly.
Not so, but an excellent whlStplaycr and a
fine income cried Old George
This is pleasant, whispered Nina, in the
bushes, Historically, isn't it"
Very much so;' answered the ituSsar, cold
ly, for he was feeling jealous.
AT one time observed Mrs. NlllIcrs, i
thought Nina was inclined to encourage Mr.
BoGie, but no doubt your son laughed her on
of that excellent match aud most worthy
man. Sometimes, Mr. Fitzgerald, my cen
science reproaChes ME for allowing them to &c
about so much together
No fear, ma'am, no fear whatcyCr My boy
does not care farthing rush-light for the girl
told me so himself
At this Insult Nina moved so hastily away
from her cousin, who was supporting hel
with his arm, that the noise was consider
able. Old George turned around, and Mrs
Nilliers handing him large clod which lay
at her feet he threw it into the bushes cover
ing the cousins with dirt and gravel, anC
causing a small hail.stOrm to tall in tn,
branches
Its shameful this to be pelted with stone.
and clods by ones own governor sale
the Hussar, with Indignation.
And to have ones aunt handing the mis-
=. sis whispered Nina, between laughing ant
crying. see, there IS ever so much mud II
my eyes
, While her cousin was silently trying to cx
tract this with his handkerchief the elders re
sumcd their conversation.
1T is nothing, after all observed Mrs. Vii
liers: only blacE.hird, perhaps
= No, no. continued the old beau, George
has his faults, but love for his cousin Is no
one of them. But he is a good looking-tcl
low; very fair chip OF the old block, Ell : anC
a girl might easily be taken by him
Not Nina replied Mrs Villiers, 4 think
she has often spoken to me Of George as
feathcr-pated good tor-nothing unworthy thu
consideration OF any sensible woman.
This was indeed true, but Nina had &
spoken only to mlslead her aunt. She couIe
now hardly dare to meet her cousins indlg
, nant gaze but sat covering and bIushlng
with lOwnCast head on the ClOds and rub
, bish.
. Besides continued Mrs, Nilliers, iii woul,
be quite impossible for tae two to marry
since Nina can have nothing but what
choose 70 1--WE her
! old George was silent for II little, but aftc
a pause he said
,AuG il il, not IN lGdi.cccet question Mrs
r Niliicr-, how much might that be-
+, No, no. Mr. Fi,zgcral :, only my lawyer i
. acquainted with ms affairs; but you need en-
| terrain no donbls of my solvency.'
t Never Such thought never entered IN,
p, head for i moment. All Mrs. Niiiiels,
c wonder what brought you here today"
. My carriage
n My dear creature, now shall tell you
) secret? It is This, and so saying 'Ol
It George audaciously placed an arm aroun
|. the widows waist, offering her letter Wit
u the other hand.
II Nina looked imprcssiveiy at young Fit
is gerald.
II Did | not say So she whispered
,. Az. indeed 4 nice hash we have made @
Y the whole business said he biting his Zip
anCrily.
is Hush" whispered Nina. Listen to wht
aunt says
i And Is il possible that you are Adonis
. observed Mrs. Nil,iers, with laugh
70 AS sure a, you are Ariadne, he reptile,
m with emphasis.
20 But, excuse me, You are not, you know,
\ young rs the advertisement sets forth
nc My dear madame replied old George
~ slyly neither are you