Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-11-11

r.. OHVG AneSteT Was VI usbiiiS Oub but
heavy braids of her laxuriant hair be
fore the dressing mirror of her owl
apartment, two hours latter, whel
Minnie ran in with countenanc'
comically divided between dismay ant
delight.
cMy dear Minnie, what has happen
edo exclaimed the elder sister, drop
ping her hair brush and letting all tn
raven tresses ripple down nnheede'
over herlshoulders. 80
~ ave won the diamond sleeve button
Olivel but oh! l didn't mean to VIVA
would papa say if he only knew it
and Cousin Jack too?'
"'sit down, you wild little elf SAT-
Olive, gently forcing her sister into
chair, "and explain this mysterious rid
dle!' ."ii g.
"We'l, vow know papa left me t'
look over his letter to MIR. Thorne--ant
he was detained longer than he ex-
pected, almost an hour in fact and,
couldn't help amusing myself b,
writing parody on the letter" II.
Tp"A parody?" Ir-5 a .
"Yes-you remember somebody was
telling us what a beautiful daughter
Mr.. Thorne had so l wrote that Jack
was in search of 8 wife, and had heard
of Miss Thorne and wanted to settle in
life and all that sort of thing. In short
wherever papa had written land OF
estate, wrote wife Wasn't it full :?
calculated the little maiden, her eyes
dancing with diab7erie "But you
know | never once thought of sending
the letter; only wanted to read it to
Jack when l went down stairs. Well
/ signed it with. a great flourish of
trumpets, and just then who should
come in but papa and the stranger -
Of course | hed-and when [ came
back the letter was sealed and safe in
Jacks pocket-book, and Olive, it was
the wrong letter.
at was rather dim light and
papas eyes are not as keen as they
were wont to be and my impertinent
missive was gone, while the bona fide
letter lay there, among a heap of dis.
csrded letters. And I hadn't courage
to confess my misdemeauor, papa is so
opposed to my practical Jokes-and
Jack is off with that indescribable
letter | shall certainly win the sleeve
buttons, Olive. but what tornado
there will be when my mischief leaks
out.
And Minnie looked so bewitchinglv
lovely in her alternate paroxysms of
terror and laughter, that Olive, grave
old sister as she was, had not the heart
to lecture her as roundly as she DESIRED
The crimson sunset Of the day next
evening shone radiantly into the special
sanctum of the worthy old Jabez
Thorne, of Thornyille. Justice of the
Peace and chairman of all the agri-
cultural meetings for Zen miles around.
1t was no.scholarly looking library like
that of his ancient comrade, Chester,
but a square, light room, with four IN
curtained windows, and ornamented
with numerous black framed engravings
OF prize cattle and giant turnips. He
was seated in a leather cushioned arms
chair, looking over the files of an agri-
cultural journal, to find son>e coveted
information on the subject of 'phos-
pilates and ssuperphosphates, when d
servant brought him card and a
letter. M r.55
''The gentleman is in the parlor, sir
Jabez Thorne laid aside his news
paper, glanced at the card, which bore
the simple inscription, John Lacy
then at the letter, which pnrporied to
be the Introductory to that individual
"How-ha from my old college
chum, Chester, as I live. Remarkable
changeiin his handwriting, Blu. time
alters us all. Haven't heard from hiu
in twenty years, and halo! what il
this ? A pretty cool request, upon my
word-nephew wants wife, and ha:
heard that possess daughter
lots of money-wants me to aid him IL
my well known experience in sucl
matters. " hat does the rascal mean?
calculated Jabez. the fringe of gray
hair that surrounded his bald head
standing absolutely erect with indig
nation. ssIil send LETTERS to kick The
impudeht young scamp out OF the
honse.'
But with a moments reflection came
calmness.
"Well, after all, I don't see what
there is in the matter to make me Sc
foolishly angry. Guess I'll see wha
Mary says. An excellent family, these
Chesters--a and this letter is just Xix,
Zebedee Chester-he always was sin
gular in his notions. Rather unlike
the ordinary method Of coming to al
understanding on such matters, bu
there nothing like a dash of originality
in this world, and if the boy is rich am
Mary don't object at all events Il se'
him OH the subject
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