The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1875-01-16

father, he could not marry Barbic for
long time yet.
Anson' laughed again, but with rome
cmbarrassm saying: "My father is
afraid that daughter of Professor
Halmstcad would not make very good
farmers wife"
"Does he think ?'-Barbiu hesitatel,
looking with sn ling pcrplexity at her
little white hands.
"Thesc pretty hands don't know
much aboat brewing, baking, ETC. Ex
actly; | believe he thinks just tFat"
"Theu he thinks wrong" says Bar
bic, reddcning aud looking up at her
lover with u comical little pout. "Didn
l hear you say you needed servant at
home? I've a mind to go down and
offer for the place"
Anson laughed enjoyingly.
eve need one bad enough, but my
father will not suffer one inside the
house."
"Why, how do you live then ? Who
cooks for you, now that your mother is
ill7"
owe do our own cooking" Arson
said, with return of the half smiling,
half embarrassed expression. eve cook
for ourselves, or do without"
The very day succeeding the one
which witnessed this conversation, An
son was at home busying himself over
some culinary opera tions, when the out
side door, which stood ajar, was noise
lessly pushed wide open, and singular
ly nttired form presented itself on the
threshold. 1t wore red and green
plaid dress, the checks very large, a
| yellow shawl and very frowsy and
tulnbled white bonnet. a red feather
! nearly us long as Ansons arm streamcd
! from one side, and Within the hriuFiiDn
=. ,'Hsmense Irllt OF t cap which
clung close around the face of the
stranger. The face, what coull be seen
Of it, was very curious one to be inside
ol such bonnet and cap. Just now as
she surveyed the kitchen aud Anson,
herself unseen, the muscles Of her mouth
twitched nervously, and her eyes twink
led with roguish brightness.
Presently Anson locked that way
Instantly the face took lugubrious
length, aud coming into the room the
girl said hesitatinely, but without look
ing at him:
can would ye be nfther hivin' scr
want, to day - and stood Gdget,ng with
the fringe of her shawl
81 believe not" said Anson, coloring
with some annoyance, perhaps at tho ma
ture of his employment.
Sure, sir, an the lady that snt me,
God bless her swate eyes said you d
DC sure 10 take nc on her rccommcndu
ticn, which las in my pocket, an
here It's now
She gave HIM note which proved to
be from BarLic lialmsicad. Anson read
it with very lover like carcfuincss, but
shock his head
I'm very sorry, my poor girl, but " @
do not wish to hire servant
"BeiiEe your father imaynt obie ct
when he sees me, " the girl persis ted.
| Anson looked ut the spoiled whito
oonnet aud the red feather, and rcprcss
cd smile, wondering what his father
would say. But he was Of too kindly
nature to be willing to expose even this
servant to his fathers rough manner.
He repeated what he had said bclor G..
assuring her that it would be of no use
to see his father.
The girl stood a moment
eff you please, sir, III just see him a
moment. Belize he may take likcn
to the looks o me-"
And before he could reply she had
crossed the room and stood upon the
threshold of the next. Anson followed
presently, curious to SEQ what kind of a
reception she would get.
'Shure. an Ill do moren worth to
| yccS," she was savinp with inno,nnt n,n