The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-04
Miscellaneous.
THE HEIRESS' LOVER.

"We're going to take some city boarders, "
said Farmer Parsons, as he put his packages
of sugar. and tea into the big basket he had
brought to the store in his wagon. ''Wife
and | will be down to fetch 'em tomorrow.
There is a lady and some children, and a
young lady,a great heiress. She is in mourn
ing for the uncle that left the property so
she can't go to lively place. Quite young
gal and very pretty. Two pounds of raisins,
Mr.. Jones, and some currants, reckon a
pound'll do"
News in the country. The farmers audi
ence listened intently. The doctor-young
doctor Purl-who had stepped in for letters
1.-The store was also the post-oilice-tooR,
note of every word, and Marcus Moreland,
who had come to post a letter, also re-
membered what the old man had said. As
he walked away, "Pretty young girl" he
said to himself An heress gets the reputa-
ton of being pretty; probably she is not
half so nice looking as Farmer Parsons own
daughters. Heiresses are apt to think too
much of themselves.
"An heiress. Well, I shall go over to see
Parsons pretty soon. No place like the
country for courtship, and fellow who
marlies an heiress needn't wait year in and
year out to build up his practice. l wonder
how much she is really worth? A great
heiress. That oughtn't to mean less than a
hundred thousand dollars. should like a
wife with nice little bank account of that
size. Young and pretty, too, is rare
chance" said the doctor, as he jumped into
his gig.
The city borders came next day. The
loungers at the store saw them get into the
wagon-a fat young matron and three little
girls, a nurse, a baby, and a young lady
dressed in mourning. The storekeeper's
wife noticed the elegant cut of the overskirt
which the latter wore, and more than one
saw the diamond ring flash on her finger /;
but it was just dark, and the beauty was n 1t
settled point for no one could see her
face.
Marcus Moreand, who was the poor
clergyman's son, and had just fought his
way through college with a prospect of
teaching the male department of the dis
trict school that winter as his best one,whie
working in his fathers garden, the next
morning, was placed in a position to judge
on this matter.
He heard Il little scream, and, looking up,
saw very pretty young lady, and very
pretty little boy flying in TERROR from per-
fectly harmless, broad-iaceed white milch
COW, who, in the excess of her content, as
she stood knee deep in the water of pond
chewing the cud, had elevated her nostrials,
and turning her slow, brown eyes in the di-
rection of the pedestrians, uttered long
mOo-O-o.
"Oh !" screamed the young lady, family,
"cant you run faster, Tommy? ! think she's
coming after us"
81 beg your pardon, ma'am, but moody
won't touch you, She wouldn't hurt anyone.
She is perfectly harmless"
"Pam quite ashamed of myself, but I'm
not used to COWS. | thought I'd made her
angry, and when you have other peoples
children with you it's such responsibility.
Tom, don't touch the gentleman flowers.
Pm ashamed Of you," said the young
lady.
For city Tom, with a general idea that
the country belonged to everybody, was
helpinp himself to roses.
OF course, after that Marcus plucked
flowers for Tom, and a bouquet for the
young lady; and as she walked bewltchingly
up the road, with the flowers against her
pretty chin, decided that the heiress certain
ly was the loycliest thing that his eyes had
ever rested upon.
That afternoon Doctor Purl rode over to
Mrs. Parsons made cal and was introduced;
decided that the heiress was a beauty, con-
versed with her in manner calculated to
prove that he at least was no country bump
kin, made point Of looking at his beautiful
watch before he len,and had the satisfaction
of feeling that he had made an impression.
May Dimple was very inexperienced, and
very willing to think the best of everybody,
At eighteen she was mistress of a fine for
tune, and being aG orphan, her own mistress