Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-12-17
Kinnie's fuse.

HtIgnt' SlgllCu MllDle Erlll
What pla, Ut these lOv,is ar, ! Par.
licul rk il one is not quite certain
ohcIher they are enamorod of ones sell
"I ones fortune. l wish kntw'-And
she SAID II Is she gaztd lhnughtlull,
aleI The reir, aiins loim of a iall genll =
naull looking Acung man al that mou
nj IA ssbs SLOWLY OUT OF the gate III
mont Cl her fatle.'s nalsI.n.
Minnie MAS u0i beauty, as herOines
u uallJ are. u sic los>ess, d ii sunny
gle, It'll temper. a warm Lear; ana Il
Ntll-cLIi aI,d M nd. which anrl
ml,n'at' d Tor all Il, fir ehc.es OF tOIn
I'D LACE. =" tint an,bg lie uuIy dis
Z rniug she lUuud many aid warm
lrlehds.
As i,riather waAl ltrl w,allln. man
uhuls kb, II al lhe i.,l Ol Minnie " h"
" h, rwl>t would ave stu- lat u luvtll l.
% dc. Dul IT, all >lt Lad gi,,na Kll d
lul q, { Il, d negative. uhlIl she had mel
With Walter R"by, The visitor who lia,
just bid h,r adi,L. He was Nouu.
lawyer. who had recently cOmr iulo / L
,llag' Ol Brlnm Ut, aid who pOs~,s--
it,. lahd>' mt per, ON. fascinating col =
V, rational pow ers, aud llaud. agre, a.
blc nann' Is. very So Won the conf
ucr AID good viii of lie people. aud
palli, ularll Of the ladies.
He did not al tir.t. however. notice
u nnie with much attention ; hut in tic
Course Of IA few weeks he seemed TO b.
sudceuly enamored, aud soon beca u,
ver' attcnnve.
Though Minnie was much f4tterrd
bN the apparent devotion IF the hand
some lawyer vet she hal large share
OF that rare ard important article. COM
mon sense. and as she suspected that
this assiduily did not arise wholly from
love Of her own rather plain self. SHE
determined TO prove her lover. He had
tbs yer, day made her the offer OF his
heart and hand. aud begged hers in re-
turn, but Minnie had given him This re
ply
Mr.. Roby, l am not prepared 10
answer you immediately. shall re-
quire at least two weeks to reflect upon
He was somewhat dauuted by this
cool answer TO his rather eloquent ard
dent proposal. for he deemed his hand
sumo person irresistible. He urged heI
for shOrt,r probation. bnt she would
Eol relent. ouly telling him that If sln
d cided before that lime had EXPIRED,
s Ie would inform him.
Minnie sat long in her room that nigh
d v,sing some mealls To ascertain hi
real sntlmenls. She thought ii she
were unl, handsome she might rest as
smed he loved her. and then she cOuiH
return thai lave. She revnIved MAJ y
>chcmcs. bul none Sc, med plausible {;
.ud ltall\. WHEN lht b, II climed II
sue I,In d. resolving IN the HOrning Il"
inlHrl er trouble TO her father, and
;....,,,-.- ---''S "Hi, iUi o'sO--. .....,lu.,lrss
Al Ihl"2 d""ned. aud Mnnie arus,
u'ielreshed aLd pale. AS Tie brenkia.,
ociI ruiIg Sic srceI,d her ialLer AT ,le
loot Ot Tie staircase.
What alls NY bndie this mornju,
Mss. -. a...,,s,,,,,...,
.I'lI lell you after breakfast, par
replied Min'ic' HoY
Accordingly when the meal - '"'
i,hd size tanned her arm Wit.
&C, om,nni, him to The p ''N&as fl :
.h uo,old. d to I'm h.; IN lis aid
plan, aud iope.. Mimi. dor where
no, s,Iprls, d. MI. r.. suspicious.
T. lam io sahc,ion 'ne's n'her wa
n,,nn.al 10 Munn Z aAR'by nd applied
on.,r him wooa,i,i> cont nplal' d
mau. he told lin. e,' aiu a. Ar' AN"
o,,.l La vouId, rlh,, talented young
Don't he Ire. '""' " ''''N W.
said Mr.. Arlin.r
1t would bos"ubled' m, d"ush''r'
.,so .,e .eW len she had concluded.
tain What III, { strange five could not
WITH II means by Which to ascer
.h., Isis young LAWYER is in love
Inn, IrG Ihen unfolded his plan, aud
onr.I ieSey pa I'D Minnie's lace had
IA sonn ting ei It's cd looks Of
,.rr;.. sa,e'r.
a.noe first week oiWalt Roby'S - ba' =
-. INT (as he told her she should
M iO lad not passed. when twas
omored that Minnie Arlin had entered
le shop Of Mrs. Rand. the miliner, AZ
appreniire. aud that when question
nd size had replica: She did not wish to
Ia a burden upon her father IN his pres
! IN, cir unsiauces.' There came slso
| evugstporls Of loss-of property. whicl'
s,eu.d IN accordance with Minnie's
.oudct. and many people brgan 10 be-
} evthat Mr. Arlin would be obliged
al - kpose oil his handsome mansion ano
ny | Siam. Minnie coniiBued her da'l'
vi 10 at tie miiiners shop until Il 4
II weeks had nearly expir d. Two
., 5 before the time had elapsed III
l. achtd TO her lover The following
st hentin. :. "a, :.
Rohy: If you s III entertain tn
tents you professed at our las.i ir