The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-09-12

AVvo WAsn soAo A"A-AHAAou AesAo ouOp
girl I"
= Dir. Meredith, O tall, noble featur,
cd man OF fifty, looked rather sadl J
ct his enthusiastic young nephew.
"Fancy, uncle That is hardly an
appropriate word to use. am quite
certain of the fact
II consider you will consider me
vvGgy bad judge of the human char.
acter q ! tell you that / like her lit
Ne sousip's demure face best. Be.
lieve me, Harry, there is more rea
stamina in Ruth Durr than in hel
pretty cousin Rachel
= "There. sir, answered Harry, res
olutely, ''is where I must beg leave
u differ with YOU
i"Well, my boy, you must choose
for yourself. Remember, it is nc
question OF partner for waltz, or
o pair Of bright eyes whose glitter is
70 amuse you for one or two even.
ings. The woman whom you select
for your wife must necessarily exert
= moro or less potent influence over
your whole life,'
II know it, sir, and Harry's mirth.
full face became for the moment al
most grave.
"That she earns her own living
behind the counter of fancy store
that they both do. is no drawback in
my eyes. Independence and self.re-
liance are TO me cardinal virtues,
and even though your wife will be
raised into an atmosphere OF compar-
ative wealth. few lessons taken be-
fore hand in the impartial school Of
worldly experience will be of incal>
culable use to her.
Harry Meredith sat long, that
night, before the snug bright fire in
his snug little bachelor apartment.
musing over his uncle's words.
He had met the two cousins, RAJ
ehel aud Rnth Durr at o quiet little
biethdsy gathering Of the house OF .
friend, aud had instan ntaueously felt
drawn toward the elder by eighteen
months. She was q absautiful blonde
whils tho other vas rather Of the
burnette type. 80
During the three months which
s1Sollowed uponf his first introduc.
tiea Harry Nsssdith had contriv-
49, - the Qousins several times .
VI xkp1h& % ksequsutly felt deeper
inlot6 w1|h he gold-haired lsssie
even whlls hs wei quite conscious Of
Rq II. .ddpet ehArastsrand stronger
u 6& &So1nss he was almost tempted
10 waver In bic allegiance toward
che elder, and then bstook himself
With very unpscsssary sternnsss to
k6i1tN rfisnf
uIeAuight, however, he passed The
whole Of tho last few weeks in 70.
view before his memory, and decid>
ed that inaction was the very worst
policy in the world.
"This suspence must be put an
fad 10, lejsculated our hero half a.
loud, and then he smiled mischiev-
ShAy to himself, ~ an idea came ins
to,his bead.
ySin do Il, be thought biting his
lip. ssof course it's merely for the
ol the thing. / have not the
lhea{w a : dosbt that she is ell she
k6mi, but still
he was silent for Q few minutes,
and then arose to prepare for slum-
ber.
-~Thsy are polite enough 10 me y
The favored child of luxury. Now !
vjll take measures 70 learn whether
~ courtesy ia gs6uipsly from the
5ask Of merely born Of empty form
Rn1EodnoAtion % wealth.
ns 3 our hsro, laying his head on
I ~ pillow, Of private masquerade
YAx(iSo I'll night long.
~ o6kal DUR end her cousin Ruth
wv ohqp.glsls In Slavery : St.
"a kISoS faney store.
= ~ + sighed Raehsl, ous'|
ID ~ ~ toek o6 hsr bonnet
~ ntt>e dseoiine seom 8 WI
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