Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15

ioOkcu ahuo}eu out MISS JeyuSnh,
unsbashed, began to complain of the
awful drouth up in their place, while
an awful silence fell upon the rest.
A quick light ring made the girls
start AMI ferveotly hope that it was
not Mr.. Vanderpool-I am sure for
the fret time in their lives. To have
Mr.. Vanderpool, of all beings in the
world, see this dreadful relative
Mr.. Vanderpool. whose father be
longs to the oldest of the Knicker-
booker families, and whose mother
was an F. F. "; who was Sd fastid-
ious herself 1t took only a few
seconds for this to rush through
their brains, when in Mr.. Wander
pool walked. He was greeted
in ather an embarrassed
manner by them all, and inveigled
into seat as far as possible from
Miss Jerusha, on pretense of it's be-
ing cooler by the window.
But Miss Jerusha didn't mean to
be left in the background - she got
up from her chair and staIked over
w INC group.
"Who's this young mani" she
blaDdly inquired indicating Mr.. Van-
derpool with her cotton forefnger.
Mable. with very red face, intro
duced "Miss Hevington," mentally
grateful that the name wasn't Mul.
kins or Shocks.
Mr.. Vanderpool made an astonish-
ing bow, but Miss Jerusha held out
her hand and gave him an unmerci-
full grip, exclaiming heartily, 81 am
real glad to see yer mister But see
here, sis"-to Mable-"I am not
ashamed of being yer cousin-yer
might hev introduced me as sich."
Then ordering Mr.. Vanderpool "to
set down on the sofy," she took her
place beside him when he had
obeyed.
"Wa'sI, now l didn't 'spect to see
sich fine young Teller the first night
| came-a bean o. yOurn, | s'poseY'
she said to Mable, in loud voice.
Mable wished that the earth would
open and swallow some one of the
party.
"Wa'al. yer needn't get so all fred
red; yer amt got no call to be asham-
ed of him; he seems nice huff kind
o. young man"
Mable felt the cold shivers running
up and down her back, and thought
she knew the meaning of purgatory
now.
Miss Jerusha, quite blissful, turned
to Mr.. Vanderpool, and put some
searching questions with regard to
his "trade." Mr. Vanderpool polite
ly informed her that he was studying
for the bar.
Hum! bar tender; | shouldn't hev
thought it," was Miss Jerusha's COM
ment.
The girl sat shuddering, and Won
dering what was coming next Mr.
and Mrs Fenton were holding a
council of war in the back parIor.
Miss Jeiusha was silent for the
space of three minutes, gazing upon
Mr.. Vanderpool with such ardent ad-
miration that he began to feel nerv-
Gus.
"You're awful like Linus Swine
field = she exclaimed at length-s'the
tust beau l ever he'd. | knowed him
when we went to the deestrict school.
They useter call him Piggy then, and
none O. the gals could bear the sight
O him, and when he growed up, |
was the only one who'd go to prayer
meetin' with him. My stars! but he
was powerful like you. He'd jest the
same kinder two-colored hair, and kim
der whity-blue eyes. / was awful
fond o him." She sighed, and edged
q little nearer the now thoroughly I'M.
comfortable Mr.. Vanderpool; then
she sighed again, aud edged still
nearer. "Your dreadful like him"
she said, and buried her face in big
red handkerchief, and groaning,
moved nearer still another groan, an.
other sigh, made the girls rise in a
fright. Was the woman crazy2 Still
another sigh and groan wedged Mr..
Vanderpool against a sharp corner Of
the sofa He, somewhat alarmed
tried to get up, when Miss Jerusha
with spasmodic twitches all over bel
face, threw her arms around his neck
exclaiming, convulsively, :" My dear
dear boy"
| Mr.. Vanderpoel Indignantly strug.
gled to release himself, but the cling
ing arms refused TO be unlocked. Ma
bel and Florence stood wringing their
hands in despair. Mr. and Mrs. Fen.
ton rushed to the rescue and in the
scuffie that ensued, off came the poke,
bonnet and green veil, carrying with
them the spectacles and gray hair
! and there was Toms curly brown
J head confessed.
"Oh, Tom. you dreadful boy !" cried
the girls, as Tom sank down on the
J sofa shouting and shaking with
laughter.
1t took about the space ola light.
} ming flash for them to grasp the sit.
uation, and such peals of laughter
rang through tie room that it is q
wonder the neighborhood was not
reused but then it was hearty
rather than noisy, and that makes 6
: wondrous difference.
Tom, with many chokes and roars
told how he had managed, winding
, up with:
Nurse and cook and old Tim act-
ed like regular trumps. How did
fool you all but by Jove thought
was gone when Nab wanted TO send
up for Dot she'd seen the rigging
mp in the nursery, you know, and
she'd have let it all out. On dear
it's the best fun I've had since | left
the academy When called father
Samuel l thought | would explode
Oh the spot. On dearl" And would
you believe ii ? the young scamp per
, sisted in wearing his outrageous get
} up all tt g rest OF the evening, and
when Mr.. Vanderpool finally took hii
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