The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-04-11

on tne lr0nt porch ana chatteu about farm
ing and the hard times and the probable
crops, and when nine O'Clock came Mr.. Hurst
began to gap. and politely suggested the pro-
priety of retiring.
| eve rise quite early, but you can break
fast whenever 1t suits you, say about --ahem
about
"Will seven o'clock do ~ Carter asked,
thinking in the country people GENERALLY
breakfast about this hour; although nine o.
clock was his regular hour.
Oh, certainly. will mention it to Mary
Ann. Goodnight. hope you will fnd every
thing comfortable.
The lamp burned brightly on his table he
rolled the lounge into the middle of the room,
but ON his slippers, and stretched himself CO.
silly near the light and became interested In a
book.
The following morning he found awhole-
some breakfast awaiting him at the hour
named, and the brindle female +" waited ON
him, but he could not reconcile his mind to
the idea of calling her the "genius" Of this
peaceful household.
He sought Mr.. Hurst and informed himself
in regard to the fishing and hunting localities,
borrowed farm nag, and started out to ex-
ploro the country.
The evening passed as the previous 6nei
and Andrew began to be just little bored
with the old gentleman and wished that Mary
Ann was as much lady as her father was a
gentleman.
Hl,e> Il 1,a hssae rn1 nc Aoh n
and lunch basket close to his arm, with can
of worms in his pocket for bait. The fish
"bit " well for the first few hours, and elated
with success he decided to return home and
have the fish cooked for supper, and not; as
he first proposed, s'make a day of it," So,
gathering up his traps, he reached the house
in the middle of the afternoon and was startl-
ed to hear the sound of a piano from that
part of the house he had not visited.
"Those are not Mary AIMS awkward
fingers manipulating the worries, surely
he thought, as he carried his string of fish in
to the kitchen and found the presiding genius
nodding over pan of berries.
''Say, girl, what's your namea"
"Mary,n absently replied the sleeping DAM
sci.
who's that playing the piano?"
I" Miss Hurst, | reckon"
Andrew left with thoughtful face, went
to his room and slept like an honest fisherman
until tea time.
AS usual the table was set for two. Andrew
did not seem to relish his fish he kept look
ing toward the door, and at last he said, as if
the idea had just occurred
"By the way, Mr.. Hurst, did you not speak
of a daughter in your last letter to me p
81 believe l did, but Mary Ann is odd ; she
took singular notion into her head that you
had a dislike for women, and can't coax her
to show herself. She was educated by her
mothers brother--a minister, who has a
small select school-and has seen very little
company. She makes very clever house,
keeper, though during my wife's absence.
think told you my wife has gone East to try
sea air for her health she has very poor
health, and sickness is great expense. 1t
was Mary AIMS idea to have Summer boar
der, and her own suggestion to keep house
for us, il her mother could be induced to
benent by TRIP 10 tne sedshoie.
Bachelor Andrew grasped the situation.
"Miss Hurst is mistaken. like ladies' So
ciety that u.s. some. l had sister once"
He stopped the sister was very young
when she died, not more than a month old,
but he could not quite understand why he
mentioned the circumstance unless it was to
make Mr.. Hurst comprehend that man who
once had sister would find it impossible to
dislike the sister sex.
"Could you not induce Miss Hurst to join
us ?"
"Mary," said the host to the "brindle /"
girl ego and tell my daughter Mr.. Carter
would like her to try some Of his fish,"
"She's had her supper"
"Did she have any fish ?" asked Mr. Car
ter.
ssshe didn't want any," was the laeonic re-
ply.
Carter's curiosity was excited. He com.
planned of long evenings. In fact, he was
really longing for the sight of something con-
genial in the habiliments of the feminine gen.
der, confessing reluctantly enough that mar
is only half human without the society of 8
| lady.
While host and guest We're enjoying theii
pipes on the porch thas evening, tall, slen
der figure dressd in white came fitting out.
"My daughter Mary Ann, Mr.. Carter"
With graceful inclination of her black
crowned head, she extended her hand, and
as he clasped it he met the laughing glance Of
/
pair of dark eyes.
II trust this feminine element may MOI
iterfere with Mr.. Carter's amusements, or In
any manner change his programmed"
aThe feminine element is as welcome al
cooling draught to pershing pilgrim,
was the gallant response the speaker wishing
all the while that his pipe would take wings
and wondering What made him feel SO cold
Both gentlemen were in their shirt sleeves.
"Open the parlor Mary Ann, and give III
some music let's have bit of life about the
place, " said her father.
" Mary Ann" How incongruous the soun'
when applied to that elegant form and Lowell.
face How cheerful the house seemed t.
what it was an hour ago.
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