The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-05


missed to get her into school in the fall, 80
at last she consents. The night before their
departure, Dell remarks:
81 think, on the whole, Irene, you had
better say nothing about having been
in store. You may meet those there who
would be foolishly influenced in your dis
favor on that account"
Irene was worldly wise enough to see that
this was good counsel, and 80 promised to
hold her tongue on the subject. Behold
them then established in pleasant abode
near the Strathmore's. Dell means to re-
main all summer-Ircne, for month. She
has now been here a week, and it is the Or
der of the day and night to be at "Aunt
Strathmorc's or for "Aunt Strathmore"
(Which means a certain important son and
herself), to be at "Aunt Frances" And it
is "Come, Henderson, come down to the
point" or "Come girls, lets take a walk, !"
at SUNRISE and moon-rise. In fact the girls
are so wild to ''trapcs" the country DER,
and steal cherries, that Henderson can't for
love nor money, get squeak of music out
of either one, though he admits to his
mother, he ls pining to hear 'that little
daisy" (as he calls Irene) sing one of the
low, sweet ballads, Dell says she does so
well. Henderson has been very much ad-
miring this friend Of Dcll's, but, manlikc.
he will not let Dell know it.
80, yes," he said, in reply to her inter-
rogations, ''she's a neat little thing"
Tonight, however, as they sit looking
over the water, while Irene wandcrs off
nearer to it, he observes:
''May humbly inquire, damsel Dell,
whether it is your intention to do all the
flirting with Jack and Mathews" friends
who were coming to visit him during his
vacation), cor If you mean tolcave square
inch of the field to your fair companion ?'
''She don't want it, she don't nirt."
"Umph think I'll believe that She's
just Jacks style. He likes these little
downy, feminincs, quiet and still as the
lilies looking into the moonlight, there"
"Why, Henderson, you're getting poeti-
cal over her yourself!" .
"Bosh !" But for all he says it, he
bushes, lifts his head, and shoves it further
down on his forehead. Verify, he had for
gotten himself. He only asked the qucs-
tion in order to satisfy his curiosity con-
corning Irene.
Three weeks have passed during which
time there has been a prodigious amount of
gayety-thc tide coming in with the advent
of vacation and Hcnderson's chums. Dell
comes hurrylng putting, pcrspiring, breath
less into her mothers room, at half past
nine o'clock p. NJ, startling that parent
out of serene evening dozc.
"Dcll, you wild creature of the night,
where have you been2"
.Out by the water. Oh, mother it's
all just US l wanted Isn't it lovely 2"
and she sat down plump ON her fathers
favoritc "Greely" hat, which he had un-
Willingly left on chair.
Charming now, what will papa say 2"
.''Weil, have my opinion of folks who
will sit In the dark.''
"And have my opinion of folks who
are out alone at this hour"
~, but mamma, you know told you
had plan for Irene-wcll, it's all come
out Do you remember once, wear or 80
ago, when Ralph Sanders and Henderson
were at the house, Ralph's telling Hcndcr-
son that somebody whom he admired had
married a store -girl--a clerk from Macy's
or some other big place, and Henderson
exclaimed "Good Heavens has he made
such fool of himself |" l remember that
1t made you indignant, and you said she
might be lady Notwithstanding as, of
course, many true ladies were forced to oc-
cupy such positions. But Henderson's
English fathers blood was UP and he argued
otherwise. Said they hadn't time or means
to be cultivated ladies even when they were
naturally gifted, as but few of them were.
SAID, (truly), they were underpaid and
compelled to minglc with ignorant people :;
were instructed to cheat, and, as a rule,
were bold and unprincipled. In fact, he
said no woman could rough it to the extent
they did, and remain gentle women.
somehow remembered the conversation,
and when met Irene, thought of it, and
determined that Henderson and she should
meet and marry, and he has proposed 70 her
tonight down on the point. I heard him
and, 0, my wasn't he sweet ~
''You listened, Della"
"Only long enough, mamma, to find out
he's just desperate. She only says she'll
think about it. That means consult my
valued opinion, I suppose. Alas that I
must thus early find rival"
"But you must tell him, Dell, and Irene
also." 4#@r "
"Of course. But it's too far gone now
for him to retract. If he should he isn't
deserving Of her."
"But Irone is 30 proud"
Yes, expect she'll be spunky about it.
But think he knows she is not well Off
In this worlds goods, and she likes him,
believe, 80 If he defends himself, good and
hard, you know" ,,sA 1 1k
"Tell him, Dell, don't tell her of his re-
marks-it's hardly fair" 3
'sYes, ma'am; they shall both know
trust me, Notwithstanding, you shall hear
their wedding-bells oreanother year goes
round" ~ H@
And they did. 19s.5' ',a'l 2.., !
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