The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-04
miscellaneous.
COntrary.minded.

Gu inc GeaCoIis housekeeper ~ tne ueacoh
| drove OH alone 10 the Annual CONFERENCE
| hes commonly master-thougntlui ABOUT
looKii out 1or 1oiks "hat husband he
was
Yes, Asa Phoenix had been good husband.
All the nelghpors agreed win MRS. DupDs IN
| !haI particular. ne mao wai.eu upon MS lussy
Invalid VIE by mchesio thlrty years. max
| ing her as happy Us she Would leu MN ana
wnen hcr summons came, nc hao closed her
dying eyes tenderiy. saying even win tears'
P0or sufierer, she IS peIter OH
mat ne was petter OH ne never hin'ed ny
word OF LOOK lie wore ms wiaower weeds
win SAD decofum ne reared IN memory OF
the departed LUCINDA monument winch lne
most ias'idlous deceased mighI nave enVlea !;
ne SrleVe'i lal'iIully lor .he iuli allotleu year
OF mourning II now, rom lhe asnes OF Ihe E
iuneral pyre, IKE MS lea'nereu haiiies"kc ol
iapie, he was sprhging up WIN reneWedy youth
anu freshness, was IL not wen
In truth, though he mad not seen mt 10 con-
nae TINS iact TO MRS Dubps, Deacon fheniX
iiad slighled the minister aenperateiya ana WIN
nance alorethoughi' MOI was II OF lhe Ion-
ference he was lihSinS that fragrant June
morning as he Whlried away, tucklhS lhe zap
Tope wen ABOUT ms glossy new pro ,ac
For once IN ms hitherto Dlameless lie ne was
spiritual lie uld not mean 10 go stralgnt 10
meeting; IT. was his why intention TO make
Wlne circuit, ana cal on MISS OlVe wayne III
the Town OF onester. ne naa question TO
ASK her' anu aio no. Waht Ine paIson WIFI
MN ne hopeu ne inigh1 "ant MN la'er'
rre'Iy, cheerlul ollVe; HOW lohu ne nau
peeh vi hGr' years ago, mlen sile at'enueu ms
School IL nc llau hoI lleh peeL Ill lo y :; WIN
LUCINDA, nc was sure ne shoulo nave lallen Ill
rove WIN her, mere chlla ihough she vas
he nad never lost sight OF her, ana ne thank-
ea rroViuence that ne nau Deen enabled ny
money ana ihiluehcG 70 help ner iamiiy over
some nara places flease God! lhe dear giri
snoulu nencelorth nave an easier lie; 1irl ;
why, httle OhVe must DC nlty Inc good
deacon 3.5 laughe9 az tne amusing recoiiec,lon
wen, she woulo Always seem young 10 MN.
And as for himself at sixty odd he was hale
man yet; he could Jump fve-rali fence as
wei as ever ne could-slVe MN time. HIS
thoughts continually reverted 10 ohVe, SO
patiehtiy aeVoteo 70 her ihvaha iatner' one
snouiu pring the GU gentleman 10 MS mouse
IL sle wlsheu' OF ne Mouio pToVlae ior MS
maintenance al her protner hegpen s. ne
WAS incInea 10 Gonsluer that the 9eller pan
Inc money Woulu oc an opJect 70 heupen.
IN these cogi,a LIONS the morning passed,
ana noon lound deacon fnenlX at the nttle
lotel III onester ihpatieht Oh oelay, aiter
nasty alnner ne SCI OUT Almost mmeuiately
lor tne wayne homesteao. Arrived al lhe
gaze, ne spied MISS OHve at tne WINDOW, ana
allgnted WIN youthiul agihty not aitogether
prudent IN a man VINO had tWlnges OF sciatlca.
ana ye'Lst range INCONSISTENCY .n s;.y OF human
nature ne Called AT tne m,chng posi-, ana
afterwards, win MS hand on the very knocker,
ne paused 10 scan tne distant horizon, as
though ne haa come NANNY 1or view OF the
mountains; MISS OhVe opened the door, ner
cheeks nusning IKE la'e ocloper peaches. one
Wouia not nave peen woman nau she not
owned the deacon tender MISSION proclaim
ed by every aetali OF ms Immaculate toiette, by
the grasp OF MS hano, Dy ms nervous, expect
any, an: ana, moreover MISS oilVe was an
atiractiVe "oHaii' mol IMMERSED IN lovers
ways; .----.. ~, NV ;,
naPpy 10 see you MI. IheniX' walk
IN, sald she' nurrleuiy, ushering nm INTO tne
situng-roonl, "here her aged la'her dozed III
MS ARMENIAN
VINO Is IL, olVe; sald the oid gentleman,
waxing with beWlldereo stare.
Mr.. Ph9nix, father. You remember Mr..
fhGnix, I'm sure :, ,.
don't know as DO, said he querulous.
~ lumDIng WIN the guests outstretched
hand. what's he come for, Olive"
Inc deacon looked as II he was suddenly
feeling the hot weather. Miss Olive was posi-
tlvely feverlsh, but she deity evaded the trou-
| blesome question by diverting her fathers at
tention. His peppermint tea was ready
would he not drink 1t? AS she lowered about
the lnVaiid, Strengthening MS iootstool, arrang-
ing his pillows, steadying, the cup while he
drank MIR. Phoenix regarded her admiringly.
How young she seemed still Not gray
| thread in her golden hair; scarcelya wrinkle
in her face: That was because of her excel
lent disposition. lie waited till she had sooth-
ed the old man into slumber, then in direct,