The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-11
F,oHa tie '1ape,iy 1aeaairs. s6
TEE QUAKEREsS.
a STORY OFF NEW ENGLAND.
BY MRs. III. E. ROBINSON.
CHAPTER I.

serVeG, Reniai,iaceu individual, filled an
armchair with bis poFtlly. person, :. He
wore o paissQf4 4gS TimSnsd speetaelesI
through which. be regarded his com.
penion long tIand lsafne2ly. T The Hitter
his son FredeFlfk, Fsasof uppsually pre-.
possessing appearance, If regular features,
a. broad'ISiear-brOw, Gne eyes, and O
highly intellectual expression'of counte-
nance are ciassed among attractions. He
was dressed in nicely.fitting suit OF
biack, spotiess linen, q waistcoat immacu.
late IN lts whlteness, and a faultless neck
tic. Ihe arrangement of his hair, the
turn OF MS Jetty mustache, the ease of his
manners, denoted the man Of culture re.
fnement, and good breeding. -
"Well, how do YOU ike nv stvle Col.
Onel?" he said, with O. uuizzical am;Ie
turning slightly in his seat.
Don't fatter yourself that T VIVA od-
miring your beauty, young fop 70 retort.
ed the portly gentleman. 81 was onlv
wondering how ,yoq would manage. 70
kiss "a pair sof cherry lips with sl2 fhat
hair'ab0ut7 your mouth. Fauphi What
monkeys boys make of themselves nova.
days"
Furnish me with the lips, nv hon.
ored father, and will soon convince Won
that there is particular way of manar.
Ing that delicate matter"
aye, aye, no doubt Young America
ls never known to be at fault about any-
thing; But, in my younger days. ad-
ded the Colonel, passing his plump hand
complacently over his smoothly.shpye
chin, "a man would be hooted out of
town had he made himself as hideous as
most of the male bipeds do now. with
their goatees, and imperiaIs, and what
not. declare I'm ashamed of nv aex f''
The knight of the mustache laughed.
Ihere's one view of the case" con.
tinued the advocate for ~smo5thR ebfns
that isn't altogether discourapinp'
When they're twisting and curling and
coaxing their gray, wk:.c, AID red whis:
kers, they are certainly not doing any-
thing worse, which. seems q comfort in
this degenerate age" A,' 80 @'i
But this was not exactly what in
tended to say when [ commenced talk
ing," resumed the well-preserved gentle.
men,, after short pause. II wanted to
remind you that pair of lips, Of just the
description we were speaking Of, await
your acceptance"
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 annoysd. r, -
how old are you, Fred?" asked the
pater abruptly.
"Well, thafai rather q home question.
my honored father; but as you have uh..
doubted means of ofascertaining the trnth,
l don't mind telling you that I hcv',
The. fellow, called "Fred" put the heel
of ole bo1t upon the toe of the other. and
contemplated that presentations of patent
leather with q good deal of satisfaction.
"Old enough old enough Why, boy.
was married at tv >nty-two. What do
you mean by puttii of thes-" ,frSf
Evil day 2" interpolated Fred.
No, you scamp the happy day. Baid
the Colonel, shaking his head till the
gold-rimmed spectacles trembled on their
elevated perch. "Miss Gordon, 1 learn,
Is expected home Yery'soon, probably in
the next steAiner; and it is my wish
mind, my boy, my aoish, not my COM
mand, for, in such aserious thing as mar.
riage, would not force the incIinations
OF any one-that you 60 to philadelphia
and join her. A weeks familiar inter-
course will place you on better footing,
in her estimation, than five years cor Or
respondence."
Begging your pardon, my dear father,
don't care a straw for he. estimation
Estimation was the word, was it notP"
You are not so Indifferent to this mat
ter as yon pretend to ,bbs, bbs FredeEick," re-
Piled Colonel Lambert, with 1.-THE of
diunnrnhntion. "I am serious, and ]
wish you would favor my remarks with
some considerations"
II am all Obedience" answered the
fellow called Fred, with dutiful gravity.
II consider -
"Well, then, what do you think Of my
proposal 7" asked the Colonel, REFRESHING
laugh that threatened to get the better
oil bis parental dignity.
uon't know-that isl believe"
Very lucid" growled the listening
"Well, sir, to come to the point, /
think don't care I'd marty al Otakeress,
don't admire the style OF dress that the
dear cfeathres sse Gtto adopt. know
should quarrel with the gray. gowns and
drab bonnets; and lastly, my respected
relative, | should object to being theed
and. thoudito DEATH" syss "a
TfPRhasvl AH this is gratcitous on
your part. acknowledge that her
father and mother belong to the sect
called Fsienqsa bnEaa better n{ans than
James Gordon dosa 4 nofGfss anaga s1na.
somer or more SENSIBLE Woman thaanf his
wife it would trouble you to find"
But 1T Is the daughter that am ey-
rccted to marry, not the father aud
MOTHER" 9uoth the impudent Fred.
"Well, wellig 80 CHE young lady has
been in Europe two years, J lare say sha
ignores the obnoxious drab bonnet, the
gray gowns and the plain language
But, even if she has not, iust consider
what an economical wife she'll make
NJ fopnces, mo -Erench hats, no diamond
rsts, no nickpacks, no Fballsj no pgTtie9s4
s.is.s,.. I..s...Sy .s..s5 IL =.
you"
but saving money isn't any object
with me, my dear sir. You've got such
snppy that don't need to worry roy
head about economy returned Lambert
junior.
mo such thingl ] shall be bankrupt
one of these days, and yon will have L
clerk it. Confohnd it'll what L racke
those children make up stairs. I'll have
governess for the romps before I'm {
week Older. See ifI don't. There's M
living with 'em P' exclaimed tla nhftlt
gentleman, as his ears we're saluted by
succession of jumps and shouts Of laugh
ter overhead. a
Il agree with yon entirely; my younl
sisters are very rude," sssented the younl
man, glad to change the subject Of con
versation. ~ unqnalifedly second tn,
9, mntion TO procure them a governess