The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-02-16

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= But Betsy needed no prompt
I ing. She was not in the leas
, embarrassed.
She advanced to meet Mr.. Har
, rington with a grin of suprem,
: insolence on her face and burs
into a loud laugh.
"Well," she said, "you are m,
young man, are you2 | must sa,
whoever picked you out showed
no very great taste; 'twasn't TO
your beauty, that's plain"
mo madam" said the new ar
rival, sit was not for my beauty
Do | address Miss Seabright"
"Why, who else should beg
cried Betsy. "'Twas not for you
cleverness, neither, you were
chosen. But now you've come
sit down. Been in the wars
haven't yOu?"
"My. infirmaties," sighed the
young man, 'are the result of my
wrecklessness as boy. | have
a most sympathizing letter from
you upon my fall which broke my
limb. You remember it! You
also conholed me upon the care
less shot which cost me my eye,
though you didn't know how seri-
Gus was the result" 'It was while
was on trip toSwitzerland that
broke my back, and while en-
deavoring to drink some boiling
tea the housekeper left care
lessly upon the table, | scalded
all the hair from my head. This
scar upon my cheek is the result
of having attempted to shave
myself with my fathers razor. 1t
was injudicious of him not to tell
you the result of my injuries, but
now you see them for yourself. l
will not go into further particu-
lars. You remember all my ac-
cidents ?"
eyes," said Retsy, ''and a fine
figure Of a man they've made
you. You'll do to scare the crows
from an orchard. | must say, and
you are sent to me, that | might
have my pick and choice of ffers
to marry. It's enough to m axe
one die of laughing"
"Then you refuse me?" said
the young man eagerly.
"Oh, no." said Betsy, "oh no, /
don't; there's the fortune, you
know. Money is money, and an
object even like you is better
than poverty. Though how folks
will laugh to see us two paired off
together! One comfort, though;
so broken down as you must be,
you can't last long"
On the contrary, / expect to
live to be eighty" said the young
man.
"Expectations don't go for
much" said Betsy. "Look how
the old folks went"
1--WE were driven Off their af
fections very suddenly" said the
young man, signing. my father
loved yours dearly, Miss Sea-
bright"
"Folks will take queer notions.
Well, / must say you ore an OBJ
ject, | can't help laughing when
ever | look at you," says Betsy.
'"We shalfhav a merry life to-
gether," said Harold, "if your dis
position continues"
"Oh, | shan't see much Of you,"
said Betsy, 81 can promise you,
after the ring is on. What possess
ed you to smash yourself up sO'
But | shan't refuse you. les mon
ey makes the mare CO. says the
old song"
at may be-" said Harold. "But
let the mare stand still for me,
hen. | quite decline to fulfil the
SO, madam you,
nave the fortune withoqtja in
,umbrance in my person"
"And good riddance to bad rub
Dish, say ~ cried Betsy. "There
ire better fish in the sea than you,
Or women would be poorly off,
You're going, eh? Well, the soon
er the better. Miss Smith, ring
jhe bell"
Elsie rose and touched the bell.
But now that the deed was done,
and her object attained, she felt
lreadfully ashamed Of herself.
Certainly a more unhappy and
singular object than this before
Ter could not well be imagined.
Indeed, compassionate as was
Ter heart, she felt that his ap-
Dearance was not only painful,
out almo st ludicrous, but all the
more should he have been ten
lerly and kindly used.
Why had she played this child
ish prank, and allowed a vulgar
woman to insult him in her pres
ence9
And this gentleman--for hide
JUS as he was, he evidedtly was a
gentleman by. breeding as. well as
BY birth-how would he hence
'orth think of hers
He would always believe that
,he had uttered those rude words;
,he, and none other.
And as he left the room she fol
owed him and the servant who
lad answered the bell retired at
ler nod. and left the two together
N the long hall, where they could
near the long and violent explo-