The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-11
- Mrs. PENIS PRESENT.

al have told you before, Harry, that
won't marry literary woman, at any
price. 1 hate 'em! They are insuffer-
able, egotistic, romantic, silly, or strong
minded-altogether detestable. So,
don't introduce me to your cousin, as
you call her. And, for Heavens sake,
don't let your COMPOUNDED trick of try
ing to make matches come between us
again.
Hal Weaver laughed as hard as man
could who under all his amusement felt
a taste of bitterness; for he had once
meddled with Jonathan PENIS life, in
an unauthorized way, deliberately and
with malice pretense leading him into
the net of female spider and leaving
him to escape as he could. Jonathan
fioundered out of the silken snares in
time to escape with life; but he never
quite forgave Henry Weaver, though
the poor man was not to blame. He
had a wife, and his wife was Miss Van
Aliens cousin. Hence these tears.
But kind-hearted, laundering Hal
had never forgiven himself. And,
now that Jack Penn had been
four years abroad and come
back a bachelor, it seemed to Mr..
Weaver he ought to atone for his past
sin. And, having found out lately a
step-cousin of his mother's-a lady who
quite turned his own head by the charm
ing contrast she presented to Mrs.
Weaver-he resolved to introduce Jack
Penn to her at once; and, like an anna
BILE idiot, invited him to dine, frankly
declaring his good intentions in his be-
half, and adding: :" You can't help lik-
ing her. She's awfully smart. Sup
ports herself entirely by writing. Good
ness! What stories she does turn out.
Makes you laugh and cry in the same
breath" And the result of all this
eulogy was the curt and incisive remarks
which we have already heard, and de-
ferring of the dinner-party sine die.
But Jack Weaver was soon to be abb
sorbed in a manner that had no more TO
do with marriage and giving in mar
riage than Heaven, though that was its
only heavenly trait.
His property, much mismanaged in
the years he had been moving about
over Europe, began to disappear, after
the winged manner of riches, and al
most slipped from him entirely. A lit
tie was left-enough to avert starvation
but he must needs work. And here Hal
Weaver came to the rescue, eager to dc
something for the friend to whom he
owed good turn. He got Jack place
in wholesale store, where salary OF
two thousand dollars year was to be
had for hard work; and the work was
quite as wholesome for him as the wages
His eye frightened, his step grew irn
and alert, his languid face woke up tc
interest in life and humanity, his
naturally acute mind felt the benefit OF
exercise and reused to the keen pleasure
of labor well done. Moreover, he fell
in love. Not at all as he should have
done, for he hardly ever went to Mr.
Viewers now; and when he did, i
there were any symptoms of compan,
to be heard through the parlor-door
this deliberate misogynist would tax,
up his hat again and flee. But it wa
his habit to walk every Sunday after
noon in Central Park, through tn
pleasant days of the year; for hi
business afforded only one brie
vacation in August. He noticed
after the few first Sundays, that he ger
orally met a particular group in tn
Ramble-an old lady, in q widow
dress, with tall, slight young woman
evidently her daughter, for the dove
like, dark eyes of the mother were n
peated in the young lady's face, thong
with more sadness and pride in thel
than dwelt in the serene gaze of he
parent. There was something mightil
attractive to Jonathan Penn about TIL
lonely pair. He liked old ladies, if the
were what old ladies should be, as ever
gentleman does; and this was evidentl
good specimen. Daintily neat in hs
somewhat old-fashioned dress, the gel