The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

when opened my eyes again was in
my own bed, with Rex hanging distract
eddy over the foot of it, and the doctor
putting a spoon between my teeth, and
all the lamps in the house burning And
II had been dying should have laughed
at Kitty as she stood just within the door
OF the dressing room holding up in dis
may mass of mud and tinery that she
would never be able to make over for
herself.
Surely" said Nora, looking in next
day, its lucky the jintlemin whit aft as
ne come the night, for the masther was
Vhat Wild he'd ha' niver sane him."
What gentleman" says l.
The wan Teddy wint to fetch an
missed"
"oh, Col. MManus! Then he's
Gomez"
An gone. By the same token, whin
ne found there was niyir sowl to resave
him. an the dinner burned to cinder as
l toWld him, an he overlooked like, he
tares up an down, an av twas Ted
should be afther sayin' he was mad at
onst, but bein' jintlemin-" And
Nora turned away, her arms in her apron
and her nose in the air But the sar-
casm doing her good she came back
presently, " Ye poor darlinm said she
i never could teach my servants the
least respect for me" was that scared
when | see himself bringin' We in, lump
of mud, an he as white as the back of
your hand, that l forgot intirely the mes
sage the big Colonel leftw
Messenger"
"Jist that. To give Mr.. Parks his
card, and say that Col. M'Manus-bad
cess to the likes of him!-had no time to
travel hunder miles twicew
When l was well and about again we
were out on the Long Beach another twi-
light, but taking excellent care of our
steps, and keeping quite on this side of
the two great piles of drift-wood that
adorned it.
" How much wood do you suppose
there is in these piles, Rex" l asked.
81 don't know. Maybe foot"
"a foot! How absurb-and the piles
half as high as amp
ION, not any more. An eighth of
cord is putting it large"
And how much is wood cord?" |
persisted, with aggravating pertinacity.
ION, come now, Clara, know what
you are driving at. Eight or nine dol
lars" and he swore a little under his
breath, l thought
You'd betterm said l. There's
dollars worth of wood there-I like to
scrutinize my accounts, you know-lets
see what it cost US: one diamond headed
pin, one coral necklace, one amethyst
silk dress, one Brussels lace overdress,
one pair of French boots, one India
mantle, one priceless and antique in
taglio, one dress suit, one pair of Paris
CATERS, doctors and druggists bills. Per
contra, one foot Of"
" And the whole of it," cried Rex, ga
tribe, bagatelle, a mere fraction. 1t
cost US the chance in M'Manus' great en-
terprise, that's just as sure to win as the
sun is to rise tomorrow. A deuced dear
foot of wood. Clara, never mean to
preach or practice one jot or title of
economy again. We may starve, but
we'll never economizew
60 That's dear boy! Now let's burn
it; we piled it up to burn, you know"
And had snatched his match-safe and
was running to the piles, Rex following.
There it goes" said l at last, com
fortably retreating. "They're funeral
pyres. Well throw on them all our
economy"
"And our desire to be millionaires.
"And our quarreling"
And our fear of coming to the poor
house"
And as the great rosy sheets of crack
ling fire went wallowing up the dark
purple of the late twilight, and making
the shivering stars retreat before it, any
body up in Gen. Durceau's windows, look
ing down, might have seen two crazy
young people, with their arms about each
other, IN its light, who felt that they were
dispOsing of every care in life and all
their small bills -Harper's Bazar.