The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-11-22

alt certainly is."
"And you prefer Mr.. and Mrs. Vivian
to meY"
81 prefer my duty to anything in the
world, Nanny"
81 have the honor to wish you very
good evening, then" she said regally.
And Nanny swept out of the room in
a style which she meant would be over
whelming.
"GOodp ~ cried Hero Field, the next
day, when Nanny related to her the oc-
currences of the evening. "IIe'll be on
his knees to you before three days are
passed, and you'll have your own way
for good and all, after this"
But the three days passed, and three
more on top Of that, and never peni-
tent lover made his appearance to sue
for Mamie Eastlake's pardon. And
she began, most reluctantly, to realize
that Donald Aubrey had been in earn
est; and that her own mad folly had es-
tranged her from one of the truest and
manifest hearts in the world.
Nanny had been brought up foolishly
and frivOlOusly enough, but there was
a vein of genuine gold in her nature,
for all that, and she bitterly felt her
own mistake.
"Oh, Hero, what shall | dOp" she
pleaded, with wistful tears in her eyes.
"Let him CO." said Miss Field, who,
to tell the truth, had been little en-
vious that Nanny Eastlake had become
engaged before herself "There's as
good fish in the sea as ever came ont of
it,"
"Perhaps so," said Nanny. "But
there is only one Donald Aubrey in all
the world for me"
And she took counsel with herself,
and she decided what she would do.
Donald Aubrey was sitting alone by
himself, in the pretty blue and gold
drawing room he had furnished ex.
pressly with regard to Nanny East.
lakes taste. MIR. and Mrs. Vivian,
early risers and early retirers, had gone
to bed, although it was hardly yet dusk,
when the little parlOr-maid an
| nounced:
"Please, sir, lady to see you"
And Donald found himself looking
into Nanny Eastlake's deep blue eyes.
"Nanny! !" he calculated.
eyes, Donald, it is |. Oh, Donald,
have been so wrong, so foolish. And
have come to ask your pardon"
"My little Nanny, hush Not
word more!'
"But must speak, Donald must
tell yOu how earnestly have repented
of my temper and folly. If you will
take me back to your heart, Donald, l
will try to be good wife to you, and
dutiful daughter to your grandparents"
So little Nanny hauled down the flag
of rebellion and remained true to her
better.nature, much to Miss Hero FIELDS
scorn and contumely.
"You have made great fool of your
self" said that young lady angriIy.
"DOnald thinks | am right" per-
sisted Nanny, "and Donald's good
opinion is OF more consequence to me
than that Of all the world beside"
"0h, if you're as far gone as that, l
have nothing more to say" jeered Hero.
The wedding-day came, and the we'd
ding tour passed away, amid the thun.
ders of Niagara and the green glitter
of the Thousand Islands, and the gray
walls of Quebec, and when Nanny
came home to the house Donald had
furnished for her, she wore face as
bright as rose in June. Grandpapa
and Grandmamma Vivian were waiting
on the threshold to greet her. Mamie
kissed and hugged them both most
heartily.
cit is so nice to have you here to well
come u.s." said she. "And you're sure
your rooms have been quite comfort
able? And grandpapa has had his din
ners just as he liked them? But mean
to see myself nOl0. For you don't know
what famous little housekeeper am
going to make"
But when the cosy tea. dinner was
over the old people got up.
"Where are you gOing?" cried
Nanny.
"HOme," said Grandmamma Vivian.
"Home is here," said Nanny.
"No, my dear, no." said the old lady,
kindly; young people are best by
themselves. Donald has bought us
pretty little cottage mile or two out
in the country, where can keep COW
and grandfather can look after the
poultry. And you must come and see
us there every day"
So the old couple trudged away, and
Nanny looked up into her husbands
face.
"Donald," said she, "what does this
?"
Itmeans, my darling" he answered,
that grandpapa and his wife could not
be happy in the unwonted confinement
of a city. They longed for the country.
And so you will have home without
any relations-in-law, after ALL"
80, Donald, do not repeat my silly
words !" she whispered.
But there was only love and tender
ness in his eyes.
"Little one" said he, "your heart
was right, all alongw
at was, if love could be guide"
she answered softly.