The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-10

''Yes," he said; 'you have been at
home three weeks. Whatdo you think
of hcr?"
''Shes well enough" said I; "why'
Is she my long-lost sisier?''
Don't be a fool" suggested M
father.
''NO, sir, I dutifully replied.
She's worth seventy-fye thousand
dollars" continued he; snow do you
see?"
Cant say that I do" said I. 'She
is engaged, isn't she?'
''Who told you that?" asked my faith
er sharply.
''Why, no one, precisely. But all the
town says she and Tom Hilliard will
make match. 1 am sure that is an en-
gagement ring she wears.
1t is not, You may set your mind
at rest on that score. Young Hilliard
spoke to me mOnthagO, and I told him
plainly that when he could offer her a
hoTse 10 HrA It, it would l,e time to talk
Of that. She does not think Of such a
thing"
Are you sure?" I asked. ''They say
she never goes out without meeting him
somewhere" :"
''That is just wfatf wanted to speak
about. She doesn't care for him now,
but no one knows what may happen if
this goes on; and of course I shall be
held responsible. So think 1 will send
her to your Uncle Barton's for a while.
HiIliard can't follow her there"
Cant hep" answered, indifferently.
IF he does, it will do him no good
Barton won't let him come to the house.
and you can see that she does not 90 out
alone"
'I?''
Eyes, you," he replied. 'Of course
you will go with her 2''
'And put off studying law to play
duenna2"
Don't pretend to be stupid. You
will not find many girls like Nora, to
say nothing of saving her from such an
! idle scamp as TIflIfsfd."
"And to say still less of the seventy
five thousand. Well, I'll 60"
So, in less than two weeks Miss Har-
mon and I found ourselves comfortably
settled at Uncle Barton Whites farm
house. began to think the post of du-
emma was not so bad, after all. We
were near the sound; and with driving,
fishing, bathing, and rowing; the time
passed quickly. Poor IIilliard made
but one attempt to disturb our peace
One evening, just after dark, as uncle
Barton and 1 were smoking in the We
randall, a gentleman rode up.
''Henoa!' Uncle Barton called out.
'Helloa!" returned the stranger;
"does Mr.. White live here?7
"Bart White does" was the answer;
sis he the char?'-
SIS Miss Harmon staying here2"
'Is your name Huliard?' queried my
uncle.
The stranger hesitated, and then an
swered in the affirmative.
''WeI, my orders are not to let you in.
I never turned a visitor away in my
life, and won't begin now; so if you'll
come in you're welcome; but you can't
see Nora"
Goodnight, then, said billiard, and
departed.
'Why didn't you tell me whOit WASP"
said Uncle Barton,
GLOW could I? I never saw him be-
fore; and, besides, it is dark"
He's a clever-spOken fellow. But
he'd ought 10 be mOre'n that to come af-
ter Nora. Seems to me she's rather
sweet on you, amt she2 wouldn't be
a bad spec for you, young man."
1 exclaimed instantly that I could
never be influenced by such motive;
but Miss Harmon was a nice girl.
"Miss Harmonl" repeated Uncle Bart,
with the most profound contempt;
why can't you call people by their
christened names? I always do? Hell
loaI" as two figures came stumbling
round the corner of the house, talking
loudly and angri4y.
"Pete and Jake, drunk as fools. What
do you want?'
"Want our rights, stammered one.
'Well, you won't get 'em here. I
amt a hangman," answered Uncle
Barton.
"We amt agOin'tO work for no twen-
ty dollars a month in hayin'. Marvin's
darkeys gifts two dollars a day"
"Just turn in and go to sleep, and
we'll talk it over in the morning" said
my uncle. But this pacific suggestion
was failure. The men were deter
mined; so was Uncle Barton; and the
next morning he found himself with
only one man and four large fields rea-
dy for moving. However, he was
equal to the emergency, having had
long experience. He rose early, drove
off somewhere, and before te O'Clock
had secured two men. and put them to
work. I volunteered my assistance,
but it was rejected; so Nora and 1 drove
off TO spend the day with some friends.
We did not return until evening; and
as we entered, we heard voices speak
ing in the most unintelligible sounds
tongue ever uttered. We stood a mo
ment in the doorway and looked in
There sat Uncle Barton and one of the
new men in the middle of the room,
while the rest of the family were seated
around, looking on in Open-mOuthed
wonder.
Come, Kenneth, ," said Uncle Barton.
''YOu are a scholar, see if you can't
talk to Philip. I'm trying to find out
who he is. lie can't understand me
when l speak Dutch, and he don't know
the first word of English"
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