The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-11
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THE aUAKEREss.
A STORY OF NEW ENGLAND.
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CHAPTER 1.

The oldest, Colonel Lambert, well-pre-
served, genial-faced individual, filled an
armchair with his portly. person, He
through which he regarded his COM
panioHsi3ngyand Earnestly -The QEter,;
possessing appeafahcs siTa6 81 Il regular eaires,
a broad;Tc}ear-brew fpe reyes, and-a
highly Intellectual 'expressiontof counte-
nance are classed among attractions. He
was dressed in nicely fitting suit of
black, spotless linen, q waistcoat immacu-
late in its whiteness, and faultless neck
tie. The. arrangement of his hair, the
turn of'his jetty mustache, the ease of his
manners, denoted the man of culture, re-
finement, and good breeding.
"fWell, how do you like my style, Col.
onel2" he said, with quizzical smile,
turning slightly in his seat.
Don't fatter yourself that I was ad-
miring your beauty, young fopT retort-
ed the Potly gentleman. 81 was only
wondering Shew syed would masageete
kissA PaF sof cherry lips with slg thsti
haif.ab6ut yom mouth. -FaughI what
monkeys boys make of themselves now-a-
days"
Furnish me with the lips, my hon
ored father, and I will soon convince you
that there is q particular way of manag.
Ing that delicate matter" at
faye, aye, no doubtl Young America
is never known to be at faultabout any9
thing. But, in my younger days. adj,
ded the Colonel, passing his plump band
complacently over his smoothly ly-shavenl
chin, "a man would be hooted out of
town had he made himself as hidsous as
most of the male bipeds do now, with
their goatees, and imperials, and what
not. declare I'm ashamed of my sex u
The knight of thetmustache laughed. ,
There's one view Of the case,% con-
tinued the advocate for Smooth ehfns,
ethatl isn't altogether disconraging.
When they're twisting and curling and
coaxing their gray, white, andEred whiss
kers, they are certainly not doing any
thing worse, which seems q comfort in
this degenerate age - - : ~
"But this was not exactly what in
tended TO say when I commenced talk
ing" resumed the well-preserved gentle-
men, after short pause. 81 wanted to
remind you that pair of lips, of just the
description we were speaking aof, await
your acceptance" l:e& y y )
Colonel Lambert's bantering tone had
changed to one Of serious earnestness.
"Stolen kisses are the sweetest, you are.
aware" replied Frederick, looking slight
ly annoyeds N >Tiu.
"How old are you, Fred?' asked the
pater abruptly.
"well, thafsI iatherta home dassf01,
my honored, father; but as YOU have1uh'
doubted means of ofascertaining the .trnsh,
I don't mind telling you that I have
reached the advanced age OF fweIfy-six.
The fellow called "Ered" put the heel
Of ahs B61t1pon the t0e Of thesotheI and
coRtehplaed that presensation,6f patent
leather With a good deal of satisfaction.
"Old enough old enough! Why, boy,
was married a: twenty-five. What do
YOU meanby,putting of the=-p y ,TrH
Evil day p interpolated Fred. =.
"No, you scamp! the happy fa8S e SAID.
the Colonel, shaking his head till the
gold-rimmed spectacles trembled on their
elevated perch. "Miss Gordon, I learn,
is expectef hpmeYerygoon, probably 0ip
the next Ae6hsr and it is my wishI
mind, my boy, my a0ieh, not my COM
mapd for, ,liu:such aser;ous thingassmar.
riage, would not force the inclinations
of any one-Tthat you go to Philadelphia
and join her. A weeks familiar inter-
course will place you on better footing,
in her estimation, than q FIVE years cor
respondence."
Begging your pardon, my dear father,
don't care straw for her estimation! +!
Estimation was the word, was it not?"
"You are not 50 indifferent to- this mat
ter as you pretend 70 be, Frederick,n re-
piled Colonel Lambert, with a tithe Of
disapprobation.. 81 am serious, and I
wish you would favor my remarks with
some consideration"
"I am all obedience," answered the
fellow called Fred, with dutiful gravity.
II consider q j1f.t|
"Well,, then, what do you think Of my
proposals" asked the Colonel, repressing
q laugh that threatened to get the better
Of his parental dignity.
Il don't know-that isl believe"
every lucid" growled the listening
father.
"Well, sir, to come to the point, I
think don't care to marry al Quakeress.
I don't admire the style Of dress that the
dear. creatures see' fit to adopt. l know I
should quarrel, with the gray gowns and
drab bonnets; and lastly, my respected
relative, l should object to being theed
andrthoudsto DEATH" RI,
$fPshaws AN this is gfatuitous on
your part. I acknowledge that her
father and mother belong to the sect
james GSssdoh doa M not i've andga andsga j hspa-
wife it would trouble you to find"
"But it is the daughter that I am ex-
pected to marry, not the father and
mother" quoth the impudent Fred.
"Well, welf1g As dheT young lady has
been in Europe two years, Idare say she
ignores the obnoxious drab bonnet, the
gray gowns and the plain language.
But, even if she has not, just consider
what an economical wife she'll make !!
No Rounces, no French hats mo diamond
sets. no pick9acks no balls, no psrtiesi
Think how w-niuch money she'll save for
you"
"But saving money isn't any object
with me, my dear sir. You've got such
a supply that 1 don't need to worry my
head about economy, returned Lambert,
junior.
"No such thing! shall be bankrupt
one of these days, and you will have to
clerk it. Confodnd it! what a racket
those children make up stairs. I'll have
a governess for the romps before Pm a
week older. See if don't. There's no
living with 'emp exclaimed the portly
gentleman, as his ears were saluted by q
succession Of jumps and shouts of laugh
ter overhead. /!
T agree with you entirely; my young
sisters are very rude," assented the young
man, glad to change the subject Of con-
versation. 81 unquali6edly second the
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