The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-07-07
"one Little Indian"


fair of love, not a war; story not a
song. .,.
The affair began with an aversion on
both sides; they do sometimes.
The first time be saw her, he thought
to himself
And it was for this quiet, little,
brown, nondescript girl that I gave up
my trip to the, Adirondacks and hurried
down here at Rob. SherwOod's entreaty
to come and be fascinated Those
we're the words of his letter-and he
knows l affect blondes. Pshaw I'd as
hp,e make myself agreeable to a
squaw -
And Phil. Farnharn puffed out his
chagrin and cigar smoke together, as he
paced the piazza to an fro.
She looked all over him at a glance,
when introduced, and thought to her
self
And this is the man / have idealiz-
ed in my Imagination Us a Lanceot
among menl Rob said Re was elegant
Why, he's old. and ugly, and unman-
herly Ugh 70 -,
And little shudder of disgust ran
through the slender 6gure as she turned
away after few words following the
Introduction. 1t looked promising be-
ginning, certainly, to the parties who
felt an interest in the affair.
"Od, and ugly, AMI unuannerly,"
was the verdict, given decidedly by
Rhoda to her aunt and cousin Maud,
who little curiously awaited her opin-
ion. She was taking down her hair for
the night and stood in Maud's room be-
fore the glass as she spoke, and to see
her fling the great, heavy braids back,
one would think they had in some way
conspired toward destroying her illusion
of the Knight Lancelot.
"Why, RhUda He isn't thirty yet;
and although he is not handsome, to he
sure, he is not as hideous as you ma ke
out; and as for 'unmannerly,' Phil.
Farnham Is a gentleman" And Maud,
who thought Phil, next to her lover
ana brother, the most elegant of men,
was triAe Indignant at Rhoda's crlti-
cism. =,
" He mist be sort of wizard, I
fancy; be appears to have charmed you
all. For my part, can see neither
youth, beauty, nor grace in the red
whiskered gentleman But peace to
his ashes! He may continue to smoke
all his cigars unmolested by me during
his STAY here. Don't ask me to talk to
him, for sha'n't be civil. know. I've
taken an Intense dislike to the man.
And with these words Rhoda fitted
through the door leading to her room,
with an affected shhdder that would
have done justice to d hrst-class actress.
&" What on earth does she mean,
mamma, ard what shall we do about it3
She must not be rude to Rob's friendI'
cried Maad.
1" Let her go; It Is only another Of
her freaks" replied Mrs. Sherwood
. shrGgging her shoulders.
r Rhoda Brent had some very peculiai
Z traits. Her aunt said she was "all cd
Q dries, and very unlike the Brents," By
a which, Of course, she meant she wa:
Q not bit like her mothers people, ol
! ler. Rhoda was Mr.. Sherwood's warC
8 and Mrs. SherwoOd's niece, and as he
8 aunt was desirous OF seeing her wei
married and off her hands, now that sh,
! was we'll educated and out of school
" she had maneuvered skillfully to ge
Phil. Farnham down to the beach tia
summer in order to throw the two to
4 gether. The first move In her littl
) game, however, promised anything bu
L a victorious close.
n Rhoda had been a trial to her aun
. ever since she had had her In her charge
~ Maud, now, was so totally different
She did just what was expected Of her
and had, therefore, very properly fal
len In love at once with the mad he
mother had selected, and now, duly en-
gagged, was only awaiting the coming
autumn in which to marry and take lie
tour abroad, according to the usua
manner of girls in her set, RhOda, Of
the contrary, did nothing anyone eX
pected of her She had refused, point
blank, two splendid offers, both O
which her aunt approved and urged
and, as matters looked now, she was i
- fair wdy to avert, at least, a third
= Mrs. Sherwood consulted her son o
the matter not long after, and the tW
concluded they would try new tactics.
/" She Is Just like all the Brents-con
ttary and willful, said Mrs. Shetwood
with a sigh.
n Very we'll, mother-we can be tn
same NOW propose new netnOC
If SOU are determined to marry Rhod
by Off to somebody, Phil. Farnham is ju.
'e, the fellOw-only he dOsen admire brr
Fl" nettes, you see; but you have thlke
az too much about Phil to her-in liis Il
ol. vor, mean. Try the rule of contraI
IN les. Instead of prasing him, talk hir
is dowh. Make her fall in love out
he sheer cOnttlety. Ar6use her pique, ei
Is Is list her sympathy, shd sue " III I've dea
ay in love with the object before tile sun
mer is over. He isn't far behind her
Ia Obstihacy you manage het, az
~ leave him to me-"
TN There was. very little said about NJ
Ile Franham to RhOda aftet that, ard as
N, was very RARELY in the hJuse, being OF
In his yacht or of fishing most 6f Il
10. time, she was not aanCted by his pre-
6aggr; euce ct his intentions. 1t puzzled b
or. after awhile, and she wondered hb
~ Ihil. Farnham came to be called ''fast
he mating, and a winner of woman
SSts hearts," when she had not see any a
- tempt on his part TO make himst
Pa, agreeable to one. She asked Rob. abO
II one day as they were. coming up fro
. the bath.