River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-28
WHICH CONQUERED?

Mrs PALMER Dear Madame Nv aunt
wished me to answer her letter for her,
as writing is somew at olt of her line
She bcgs me to assure you that your son
Will be made welcome as soon as he
chooses to come, prov ided he can make
up his mind to take Us rs he finds us
nlaln, county people, with plain, country
ways.
If You viii end line in advance that
We may know when to expect HIM we will
send the carriage to the station for him
Respectfully yours, CAssIoPA KINGSTON
"The letter has arrived George, said
Mrs. Palmer, entering her sons room
one afternoon.
"Ahr' he said languidly Read It,
please"
His mother complied.
"Bnef and to the point, he said,
stretching out his hand for the epistle
but o is Cassiopia Kingston2 An ln-
dependent character. evidently. and one
not troubled with nerves" examining the
clear firm handwriting.
Il think she must be cousin Silas'
brothers daughter. | remember now
hearing number Of years ago that they
had adopted her orrhln niece; but ii had
entirely escaped my mind until saw the
name here She is probably only a red
checked, countriied, unrehned girl. |
tear you will not find very congen1al com
panions up t ere in the bac woods. |
am sorry connot go with you, she said,
with SIGH.
George looked dutifully sorry, but per
haps in his heart he did not regret il as
much as he might. 1t is possible that
the thought OF escaping from the mater
nal ~ing for lille was not altogether
unpleasant 10 him. Even saints have to
conteId with the old Adam, sometimes.
He studied the letter for time. and then
said:
You had better answer ii Immediately,
as want to start the day after to mrrow.n
'Nly dear George! So soon?n in a tone
of dismay.
You know what the doctor said, he
replied, mildly, as he folded the letter and
put it in his pocket.
Is it possible that George was a bit OF
a hypocrite2
When he stepped from the cars four
days latter, he was met by tall, hand
some young fellow, who introduced him
self as Halbert Kingston.
"Ah, yaas" drawled George, extend
ing 4 languid finger, which Halbert
touched and dropped hastily. There was
an antagonism between the two from the
first.
"Dooced handsome fellow, and where
did ne learn to be so much like a gentle
MANI thought George, rather resenting
that Halbert was not the awkward couu-
try pumpkin he had pictured to himself.
~ regular mllksop, wi h his white
face and soft hands and dandy drawl,
thought Halbert, contemptuously I'M
turn him over to Cas-; she'll cure him if
can
''Well, SAID lIalbert, entering the sit
ting room, where Casey was at work.
what do you think OF him. ] saw you
peeping through the blinds"
'The mans a humbug, was the deci-
sive answer, accompanied 10y the snip snap
of her scissors.
Just what say He's no more sick |
than am. Its all imagination an lazi-
ness. | say, Cass, here's a missionary |
field for you Cure him and make him d |
useful member of society"
',I'll do it if it is a possible thing. You
SIC this pile of table-cloths here: There |
are a dozen of them, and am just cutting /
off the first one Now, By the time /
this last one Is hemmed, either i /
shall have made sensible man Of him, |
ar ] will confess myself beaten by con /
" ipper-snappef-
lis the contest Of st. George and the
dragon, said Halberl, eleefuliy. we /
shall see which conquers. He is coming
down stairs. TIL wait and introduce YOU
and then leave him to Your tender
nel e:es.m
George entered the room with his usu-
Al limping gait, and Halberf, having
performed the introduction, fed the field.
George locked at his companion as he
seated himself upon The lounge. A tail,