Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-24

that Halbert was not the awkward coun
try pumpkin he had pictured to himself
"A regular m1lksop, with his white
face and soft hands and dandy drawl,
thought Halbert, contemptuously. "I'l
turn him over to Cass; she'll cure him i
anybody can"
"Well," said Halbert, entering the sit
ting room, where Casey was at work
what do you think OF him9 l saw 70,
pceping through the blinds.'
'''The mans humbug," was the deci
sive answer, accompanied by the snip-snal
| of her SCISSORS. s
Just what l say. He's no more sicl
than I am. It's all imagination and lazi
ness. say, Cass, here's missionar,
field Tor you. Cure him and make him
useful member of society"
IN do it if it is possible thing. 70,
see this pile of tablc-cloths here? There
are dozen ofthem, and I am just cutting
off the first one. Now, by the time
this last one is hemmed, either
shall have made sensible man of him
or will confess myself beaten by a con
temptible whipper-snapper.
IT'S the contest of St. George and the
dragon" said Halbert, gleefully. I'VE
shall see which conquers. He is coming
down stairs. I'll wait and introduce you
and then leave him to your tender
| mercies.'
George entered the room with his usu.
al limpiny gait, and Halbert, having
performed the introduction, fled the field
George looked at his companion as he
seated himself upon the lounge. A tall
magnitcent-looking girl, with checks
glowing with health, whitest Of teeth just
showing through the slightly parted, full
red lips, flashing black eyes, and a wealth
Of dark hair that would have curled il
she would only let it; 1.-the, well-devel-
oped form and firm, shapely hands-in
short, that rarest of all rarietles, per-
tectly healthy woman.
''Did you find your journey fatiguing?'
said Cassie, by way of an opening, as she
drew the thread of her table cloth.
well, rather. Not so much as I eX-
pected, however," he drawled.
"Your mother did not write that you
had an impeachment in your speech. 1t
is very disagreeable, isn't it? know
how to sympathize with you, for 1 had
q cousin who stammered dreadfully, and
the only way she cured herself was by
speaking very lowly-dra~l1ng, in fact,
just as you do" said Cassie, innocently
Il have no impeachment in my speech
atall," was Georges brisk rejolnder
oh! I beg your pardon" she said;
sweetly, II thought that was the reason
you Clrawled So"
"Confound the girl is she chatting me
Or what? Perhaps it Is only country ig-
norance ;she looks very innocent" George
thought, glarlng at her in impotent wrath,
and twisting his mustache savagely.
''What soft white hands you have,
Cousin George" continued Cassie, glanc
ing toward them. He looked down
complacently, somewhat Modified. "But
then, don't care to see them on a man.
she resumed. "They don't look like use
full ones; they look as if they were afraid
Of work. BY the way, what is your bust
ness, Cousin George? have never heard -
George flushed and twisted uneasily in
his seat as he stammered:
'Why-ah-the tact is-the state of
my health-has always been such-that
I could not engage in any active business"
30, I understand, you live on your ia
Their. He must be very good natured.
Most men would think their sons capa-
bic Of taking care Of themselves when
they had. got to be forty years DID,"
answered Cassie, calmly,
II don't happen to be forty, yet" he
exclaimed, at white heat.
"Why, no, not JUST assented his tor
mentor, cheerfully, ''but 1t dosen't lack
much Of it. Aunt Roxy was saying the
other night that you were thirty-six
II wish Aunt Roxy was in Jerichor'
he thought, sulkily; then, "I'll be hanged
If 1 stand 1t any longer" he said, fercely,
Jumping up so violently that 1T was we'll
his mother was not there to see.
''Stand what?' que1icd Cassie, opening
her eyes with an expression of innocent
wonderment. 90, I see! that horrid
blue-bottle fly. Flies are dreadful plaques
to some people, 1 know. They do not
trouble me at all; but there, 1 am not
nervous"
I'll think I'll take a little walk
gasped George, rushing from the room.
''Don't be gone long, Cousin George
tea will be ready pretty soon," called
Cassie after him.
"Has he gomez" said Halbert, putting
his head in through the pantry door and
looking cautiously around.
Cassie nodded as she folded up her
work with unmoved countenance. Hal
bert entered and threw himself upon the
lounge, exclaiming:
"Cass, how could you keep your face
straight? I thought you would be the
death of me two or three times. There
was mewed up in that pantry and dared
not move or laugh. I'll venture to say
he has not heard SO much plain speaking
for one while as he has during the last
half hour. He'll clear out bag and bag
gage tomorrow morning; see if he don't
''I'll risk it, said Cassie, confidently
Il tlattcr myself I made pretty good
beginning"
At the tea-table George more than veri-
fed his mothers statement as to his ap-
petite; it was PLAN that his illness had
not affected it in the least. ...g
"He'll keep you and mother cooking
all the timc," said Halbert, later in the
evening, after George had retired, plead
ing fatigue from his journey.
oval, I. don't grudge the poor fellow
his vittles, I'm sure, but shouldn't think
his doctor would let him eat so much
and all kinds, one atop of the other. I
thought folks always dieted when they
was SICK" said Aunt Roxy.
"Sick? He IS no more sick than I am p
said Halbert, with his nose in the air.
The next morning about nine o'clock
George crawled down stairs. At the foot
he met Cassie.
"Good morning, cousin George;
| didn't know but you were dead" she