The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-19

"0ne Little Indian" "

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fair of love, not a war; story, not :
song.
The affair began with an aversion on
both sides; they do sometimes.
The first time that he saw her he
thought to himself:
"And it was for this quiet little
brown nondescript girl that | gave VI
my trip to the AdirOndacks, and hur-
ried down here at Rob SherwOOd's en-.
~ treaty to come and be fascinated.
These were the words of his letter-and
he knows that | affect blondes. P-haw
q I'd as lieve make myself agreeable TO a
.quaw!'
And Phil Farnham pulled out his cha
grin and cigar smoke together, as he
paced the piazza TO and fro.
She looked all over him at a glance,
when introduced, and thought to her
elf:
"And this is the man | have idOlized
in my Imagination as Launcelot among
menY Rob said he was elegant. Why,
he's old, and ugly, and unmannerly
Ugh!"
And shudder of disgust ran through
The slender figure as she turned away
90 after the few words following the in
PRODUCTION. 1t looked a promising be-
ginning, certainly, to the parties who
Ielt an interest in the affair.
"Old and ugly, and unmannerly," "
was the verdict, given decidedly by
Rhoda to her aunt and cousin Maud,
who a little curiously awaited her
opinion. She was taking down her hair
for the night, and stood in Maud's room
tf before the glass as she spoke; and to
b q see her fling the great, heavy braids
back, one would think they had in
some way conspired toward destroying
her illusion of the Knight Launcelot
nj fF "Why. RhOda! He isn't thirty yet ::
and although he is not handsome, to be
sure he is not as hideOus as You wish to
make him OUT and as for 'unman-
nerly,' Phil Farnham is gentleman" >"
And Maud, who thought Phil next to
her lover and brother, the most elegant
of men, was a trife indignant at RhOda's
criticism.
HE mnst be q sort of wizard,
fancy; he appears to have charmed you
all. For my part, can see neither
kered gentleman. But peace to his
ashes He may continue to smoke un-
molested by me during his stay here
Don't ask me talk to him, for l shan'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 shudder that would
q have done credit to a flrst-class actress.
"What on earth does she mean,
mamma, and What shall we do about it !?
She must not he rude to Rob's friend !"
cried Maud.
"Let her go; it is only another other
Freaks" replied Mrs. Sherwood shrug
ging her shoulders.
Rhoda Brent had some very peculiar
traits Her aunt said she was all Od-
dities and very little like the Brents
BY which, of course, she meant she was
't" not a bit like her mothers people, or
her. Rhoda was Mr.. Sherwood's ward
+ tt and Mrs Sherwood's niece, and as her
aunt was desirous of seeing her well
married and off her hands, now that
she was well educated and out of
aa school, she had manWuNcred skllllullY
10 get Phil Farnham down to the beach
that summer, in order to throw the two
together The first move in her little
game, however. promised anything but
... a victorious close.
Rhoda had been trial to her aunt
ever since she had had her in charge.
Maud, now, was totally different She
did lust what was expected of her, and
had therefore very properly fallen in
love with the man her mother had se-
lected and now, duly engaged, was
only waiting the coming autumn in
which to marry and take her tour
abroad, according to the usual manner
of girls in her set. Rhoda on the con-
trary. did nothing any one expected Of
her. She had refused, point blank, two
splendid offers, both of which her aunt
approved and urged--and as matters
looked now, she was in a fair way to
avert, at least, third. Mrs. Sherwood
consulted her son not long after, and
the two concluded they would try new
tactics.
"Shc L. just like all the Brcnts--con-
rary and wilful,' said Mrs, Sherwood
with a sigh
Every well, mother-we can do the
same. Now propose new method.
If you are determined TO marry Rhoda