The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-04

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Julia went into the kitchen and ''spoke
her mind to Kate very freely. To
throw away chance of keeping Bower
Farm in the family, was, in her opinion,
really criminal.
''Iou are crazy, Kate. Haven't |
warned YOU over and over that YOU will
be left penniless, old, and faded at
mothers death? You will be an old
maid, no one will have YOU then, and
o good heavens, what do you expect
Al expect my lawyer" coolly answer
| ed Kate, patting the. smooth loaves of
bread in the pan.
THAT is the crazieSt notion of all |
! gave You credit for more common-sense,
Kate, than to believe in such trash. 1t
is really too ridiculous to talk about
'Then don't talk about it, said
Kate. Il am not anxious to hear your
eloquent harangues on my poor daisy's
prophecy"
but you can't mean that you will
throw away good chances for the sake
of silly notion
- mean that will wait for my law
]
How you cling to that idea! I've
no patience with you at all. If Luke
had been a lawyer, would you have mar
ried him? Come, let's see how much
you really think of that idea
Il didn't say I'd have any lawyer
answered Kate. Il mean to CHOOSE
my lawyer. pulled every leaf off the
daisy, and it left the last one lawyer;
so lawyer it will be; and | mean to
wait for my lawyer until my lawyer
comes.''
".Horrors," cried Julia, "don't use
that detestable word again. | am ut
terly sick of it. | hope I'll never more
see one of the profession.
Kate laughed out loud as her sister
fled to the parlor, worSted in the battle.
The first week of July came, and one
fine day when the sun was sinking in the
west, Squire Day drove up to the front
gate of Bower Farm, hitched his horses
they were certainly handsome crea-
tures-and entering the house asked to
see Miss Kate. Julia saw the arrival.
and leaning over the railing at the head
of the stairs, heard the question. She
knew at once what was meant by it; she
knew on what GRAND the portly Squire
had come, and she prayed that Kate
might not throw away this second
chance of settling herself advantageously
Squire Day was able to buy Bower Farm
three times over and twenty more like
it, as far rs money was concerned.
Kate went into the parlor, without
even a glance into the glass to see if her
appearance would be apt to please her
elderly lover. She knew as soon as she
saw the shiny appearance of his boots,
the new suit of broadclOth he wore, and
the general aspect of the whole man,
that he had come to ask her very i'm
portant question. And she was not
mistaken. In a brief but impressive
manner Squire Day offered her his name
and heart.
Julia kept her head out of the window
until the Squire came forth. She had
good view of him, and knew by his de-
jected aspect that he had been refused
This was little too much. Kate de-
served serious reprimand now; and,
prepared to deliver it, Julia ran down
the stairs and met her sister in the
hall.
$50 you've rejected the Squire
were Mrs. Bertram's first words "Well,
you've taken your own stubborn, foolish
course, Kate Morrison, and you'll have
only yourself to thank when you are an
old maid with your pretty looks all
gone
Il won't spend much time thanking
myself said Kate Il will buy Il
bottle of Bloom of Youth paint my
cheeks, and 90 to work at the district
school"
"Kate you may laugh now; but you
won't laugh so much ten years from
now. Squire Day is 50 rich, and those
lovely horses
And lovely, red-headed children.' |
interrupted Kate.
"What matters the color of their hair? /.
The Squire is rich, and loves YOU, and |
would give You an elegant home. Good /
heavens! what do you eXpect?n
Il expect my lawyer" was the laugh
ing answer.
Kate! told you never to mention
that word again. | have no patience |
with such folly. You refuse Luke Hart
well; you refuse Squire Day. Do you
think a Prince is coming to WOO you?
What can you be waiting for?'
Waiting for my lawyer" answered |
Kate, and Julia went out, slamming the |
door behind her in manner that spoke |
volumes.
a few days after the Squire'S call,
Kate received an invitation from an old
who lived in town dozen
miles from Bower Farm to pay her a
visit. Julia consented to manage the
farm affairs for a week, and so Kate
went off for holiday, and was gone 10
days.
Il have news for you, Kate said
Julia, as they sat at the tea-table the
evening of Hates return home. Your
lawyer has actually come at last
Il knew he would come sooner or
LATER" said Kate.
"Well. he is here: or rather, is STAY
ing at the Farmers Rest in the VII
Iage?r
"Who is hep" asked Kate, with an
appearance of interest.
''Mr. Alfred PendeXter from the city.
He is to he here a couple of months 1t
seems he knew Charles quite well, and
,ame'out here the evening of the dav
you left. to call on me. He is full of
fun, and YOU will be sure to like him.
Kate did ike him. He, too, was very
evidently pleased with Kate. He was
all, handsome, and thorough gentle
man, and a favorite everywhere. He
,ame often to Bower Farm, and when
he fall WIS throwing her brown mantle
)Vpr thp earth he told kotn tbat no bod
earned to love her, and asked her to be
his wife. She gave him different an
'wer from that she had given Squire