The Morning herald., 1877-05-05
FALSE AND TRUE.
BY PAUL PLUME.

yu M,:.. had inst quilted his presence IN nt
bl's' '.nareeable mood, for The father ant
very ,sny.h!er he had been enactihg beautiful
'sps. Ths fact was, Miss Ingrahm was pas
.oaa,e]y aa fond Of genllemen's society, ant
sa;ns s;uai oi sort of romantic disposition, she
WI Ds'u' Allen in love with a person whose
nsa s"rscter was not altogether as fair as il
shal shanId have been, but whose handsome
snu' ss" and fine figures had entirely capti-
,,Is rssd the girls heart-if heart she really
possessed. . of..;,o, o.,,o ),
n, Ingrahn's ears, he became very indig-
n,nt @ and forbade the admirer Of his
1aushter 1au,I from entering his house. He
.sno .so wrote to his widowed sister, who lived
s ;"the village of T, and giving q full
h.,ory Of lis daughters mlsdemeanors,
. asked her to receive her in her family for
sbrief time.
The reply came by return post, stating
that the good Mrs. Rand would be happy
,nreceiye TWIN her neice, and would not fail to
I,ve w vatchful eye over her. When Mr..
1nprahm received his sisters letter he sent
for for Eliza, and bade her prepare for her
;0nrpey, as she was to start on the morrow.
iEjna Iugrahm wept, stormed and threat.
pned and then left her fathers presence to
do that which she we'll knew she could not
syoid-obey.
The following day Mr.. Ingrahm and his
daugAter took their seats in the railway
train, and were soon borne fast away to the
country. Within ten miles of his sisters
home, Mr.. Ingrahm put his daughter in
the stage and bade her parting goodbye,
for he could not 60 farther with her on
the journey, rs business required him at
home.
Mrs. Rand had an only child, a daugh.
Ter about Eliza's age, and her name was
Ruth. 1t was about noon when the two
stood in the door of their house and watch
ed the approaching vehicle, which they
knew contained the willful and perverse
Miss Ingrahm. By-and-by it halted at
The house, and the fair beauty alighted
with languid air, and touched her aunts
and Cousins hands with the tip of the
vrefnger of a lemon colored glove
She seemed very much irritated, and ap.
peared determined to make herself disa-
gree able.
1t was the first time the relative had
met, and Mrs. Rand, who was a stately lady,
said
You are welcome, niece, and trust that
YOU MAY not weary of your sojourn among
N
Thank you, ma'am, replied Eliza. I
suppose | can worry out my terror Of
banishment, and she threw herself into
chair
Your Banishment2 exclaimed Mrs. Rand
e'evating her eyebrows, and lookingat her
niece with astonishment.. What do you
ncau by that?
DON'T ma, interposed Ruth, who wished
tosay something kind TO hercousin. Pray
don't. Cousin Eliza is no doubt weary
with travelling, and she does not mean
what SIZE says.
You are very much mistaken, replied
MISS lngrahm, | mean just what l say,and
lau not all iatigued.
There, you hear that, exclaimed Mrs.
R'"d; turning to her daughter now YOU
perceive your sympathy is entirely wasted,
ny dear.
Ruth, looked abashcd, but made no re.
reply, and Miss Ing,a AIN began to twirl
'a'Se sn the window curtain, and Ruth
perceived that her mother was getting ner-
vo''s for she was very precise woman; so
sne SAID to her cousin, Will you allow me
10 Show you to your room.
It's not at all necessary, returned Miss
Ingram You can tell me where it is sit
qqs!ed, and | can find it when l get ready.
don't think I'll be lost in this house,
gazing about the small parlor with con.
'emptuous air.
DO you like the country, asked Ruth,
aver moments pause.
don't know. l never tried it before
''o:'aIay, and AM not over and above de-
lighted asyet, was the reply.
our village has some excellent society.
continued Ruth,
!. You surprise me, returned Miss Ipgrahm
~ aaa' 'one Of sarcasm. Many handsome
M M1s' Rand looked aghast, and held up
'i1 N: hands as she gasped for breath.
NJ VA you ever? she at length calculated. |
''u My you ever hear anything like that. !
many times, replied Miss Ingrahm; it is |
,yry Ty common question in the city.
,on, nlza, ~ SAID her aunt, in dry, sharp tones,
,9sa, our 'a'her used to be one of the best tenn
,v'eu ras men ever knew. l can't imagine
avm a,nna. whom y you inherited your unha appy
on.p' on,per' Tor l always heard that your
NG''1er T%s, was remarkably amiable.
,,. aoh know anything about it, replied
l's ~ 'ngrahm m; Perhaps l didn't inherit
bsse a'l' never trouble myself with
stST s';r. su'm'ses. Think, however, l will
ue h,n,o W my room. Will you show me the
"p1nGer al cousin?
shs.aa Mu'n arose, aud preceding her cousin,
sr s'ea ,eo ne her into a snug little bed-cham-
,1 IL '''e windows of which had thick,