Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-08

had not married me. he wonld have "
inherited the Clare estate. MINK G.
he is coming now in order to see II D
it is worth while asking for. encum- '
bered by his cousins widow" a
"Wbat seltishnesS. Write ana u
tell him that you are just leaving g
for the Suez canal, or the Sandwich E
islands, or. any other announcement l
place" :, 49,,
"No; | have a better plan than
do stop reading
a few minutes. | will take that
prettv cottage at Ryebank tor the
summer, aud Mr.. Selden aud his
friend shall visit us there. No one
knows us in the place, and WIZ
take none Of the servants with me-
"Wellr
"Then, Clementine. you are to I've
the Widow Glare, and your poor
friend and companion.'
Good. very good. The Far De-
, ceivers'-au excellent comedy. How
shall snub you, Fan. And Tor
once | shall have the pleasure OF
OutuItSSlUE lpu' ''u' ""
Selden ever seen You:
., No: was married in Maryland
and went Immediately to Europe
Z I came back a widow two years ago.
Int Mr.. Selden never has remem-
bcred me until now. wonder VINO
l this friend is that he proposes 10
u, bring with limT
.Oh. men always think in pairs
\ Fan. They never decide on any,
thing until their particular iriend
i avprovps. | dare say they wrote
c. the letter together. What Is the
gentleman's manner
" The widow examined the ho'e:
, ".My friend, Mr.. Clcve SULLIVAN.
DO YOU know him, Clcmentine'
no: am quite sure that ! never
saw MIR. Clcve Sullivan. ] doh |
fall in lo,e With the name-do yon'
But pray accept the offer for BON
y, gentlemen. Fan, and write th'S
49, mcxnipg. dear Then Clcinentlnt
M returned to the consideration OF 'h'
d. lace in coIuiiles Tor her new even
lot ing dress.
nor The ulan 80 hastily skctched wa
'dS subsequently thoroughly dlscnsse'
and carried out. The cottage "
mo- Rycbank was taken, aud one even
III ;ny M the end OF June the two u
I'm dies took possession oil II. !"
has new Widow Clare had engaged
In. maid in New YORK, and fell INTO III
,Iv mart with charming ease, ana
mo very pretty assumption of her al
thorit,: and the real widow, III h'
ors plain dress and penslve, quiet MAJ
ucrs. realized effectively the 'dt
of a cultivated but dependent cor
vo panion. They had two days
moi which to rehearse their parts i'll
nov get all the household machinery
49, order, and then the gentlemen q
half rived AT Ryebank.
Fan and Clementine were Hni
ao ready for their first call; the iatt
in rich and exquisite monr'i''
,icd costume, the former in a sf'hl
yon dress Of spotted lawn. CLEMENT
: ~ went through the introductio
mo with consumatc ease and mann
,r,t. and in half an hour they wer'
and very pleasant party. johns zee
!. ho sinsbip- afforded m excellent Oa
for informal compromising, +"
,ho,r Clemcntine gave it prominence
, deed, in few days John began
, o,o find the relationship tresomc; II
/. b.en "Cousin John. do tins
,,;os .Cousin John. come here con-
VS. ual,y: and one night when ~
srcb and he sat down to smoke u
- final cigar, he was irritable eho'
thing TO give his objections the torn
tie at speech.
coon "Cleve. to tell You the hol
,hnt ,rnth. | do not like Mrs. Clare
4 ali 81 think she is very lovely
leave man, john
~ 81 say nothing against her be-
aoI TO Clevc; / don't like her, ana l
te,fnt no mind to occupy the place
ftsxe beautiful ill.used Miss Marlt
.officr The way Consin Glare ignore
/. IN suubs a woman to whom s''
WIDOW every way inferior makes me a
o,hets enough, ! assure yOs'
o ,.ns .Dou't fab ia love with the "
with woman, 'onu l.;oo 10 too late G
plcndU, -; ,ora There is no use
Ter, ""' ,rsalvss or each G
pitable You seen 10 IKE Tue " "r;,o W
happy not marry marry, ner' ""' a
he ali: "ihank yoo' ,'onn' ". ,ho,
formu made some advances r',,, ,nr rsc.
1t John They have oeer 'a'o'"''s '
elf for mn thinking"
mir and "NOu are so nahUeoIne,