, 1879-08-10

D0ttlt. F.PerTtf1nW Dl the premises SHOWS tGGT
the utmost care has been taken to bring ont its
best qualities.
Awav back from the road, at the end OF q
winding drive which skirts the edges OF flower
bcos tnat would pe fenaFkaole even unuer not
house glasses, stands the houso where lives the
owner o. al ne sntroanu.n pt ptonetty M II IS
the elaboration which enV'rons 1t on every hand,
it has an appearance OF pia!nness which would
scarcely be noted we're inc GROUNDS less tanci.
ful. On the balconies neet1ng glimpses OF
slender figures clad in flowing summer fabrics
may be caught from time to time, but as rule
there is little stir about the place. The fields.
the gardcus, and the groves speak in their toud~
est key Of industry anti care. Tile honse, on
the other hand, presents its picture OF iudolent
Visitors are not admitted to the Hoey grounds
until o'clock in the afternoon. And / have au
idea that tt affords the proprietor. good deal
of ANNOYANCE even then to nave all the rag-tag
/ and bob-tail crews from every cline straggltng
ovcr his place as they do. 1t must have cost an
enormous amount Of money to fit up and carry
on the Hoey estate. Many financial ship Of
immense tonnage has splfl upon the country
house rock; and the TACT that John Hoey still
swings along aud runs what is certainly the
standing advertisement IN big type Of the
profitable nature OF the EXPRESS business.
Hall mile or SO lurtheT aiong the road you
come to slate-colorea cottase standing back
among the trees IN modest sectt1s1ou.
and The the nrooerty Of Maggie Mitchell. It was
nnt nnt;i ve Ind driven in and learned that tl,e
whole family lad eonc sailing iC the DoInhin
or- Pleasure Bay that mv driver cot fairiy m
bent. Then no let himself loose upon the most
astounding fto,s OF talk had heard for n week
!. So yo1 know Miss AuGerson,H ne beran.
:. we'll: vou're lucky. Nobody aronnii here
knows her, thanks to that stc;tfather Of hers.
He's queer old cuss, that Griffin. When they
first came to the Branch, all the professional
people set out to welcome Miss Anderson as q
sister actress. Mrs Chaufrau, Mrs, Adams,
Mrs, Paddock, and all the rest came 10 aud
called upon her the first thing. And ron eau
bet your sweet life 1t was a setback for them
when she never returned solitary ona of their
visits. It's all over the Branch, aid everybody
snrs It's caused by old GrjnIu. who is afraid
somebody will give her points or, worse than
that, some chap Will steal her heart away.''
Poiuts,-wlat points?''
and never GETS ndotlar Of it for herself. Ynn
sec tI,o old cnss has cot goo1 t},inv ond he
jnn:r uean ~ Iose IL That,s bow H. hms;ness
IS put W around here.''
" Is that so4'
1qn net lgls anu 'nsn tneTe's tnat morse
tnose Louisville ie',o"s Eavc MISS ANDERSON.
Us Inc n'Ggs, nt.as tnorou9aofeo @ a;a mare you
efer saw. "ei!, a"utie as9 Halss Auuerson was
CUT f!asag one da', "nen tne mare tnfew hef'
Sne 1etl on that handsome nose OF hers
aud almost broke 15,-aha you couldn't
get HeF u tue uofseDaeh N n, aSa!n
Ga Griffin a'n,t ~, so, 80 portleulsr. Every
d2y ne nolsts MS sotpouno cafeass 10 1ne oacK
OF that little mare ana runs ner M 10 to the beach ~
anu back. In three weeks sue wont oe n 10
hatch np TO an apple-calt-yoI near me. HOW
it would please those LoulsVllle chans 1G 70 Emo"
what lad become ot thefr ptesent: Whe"!
And the now GRACIOUS af1Vef wa'stleo IN q so1t
and medltatiVe key: