Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-02-05


away, many an hour found Nettie
Chester beside him, till he grew at
last to look upon her as friend in
terested in his Welfare, and quietly
said, when put upon by his hand
some brother; B e, ,-ro'ye
Don't be jealous, Andrew, | am
only poor farmer, after all, and you
are a gentleman, you know" 81,
Yes, Andrew knew it was Inst SC;
and, as he santured toward the great
barn, on the lookout for their gay
guest, he could not help casting one
ray of pity upon bis rough, shy
brother.
"Oh, Mr.. Carpenter! Take care,
pleased lam losing my hold! There
they go! Oh, dear me! What haze
| done! ....
Andrew brushed the broken egg
shells with their sticky contents,
from his eyes and idolized moustache,
and then looked up the ladder from
whence the sound proceeded, straight
into the teasing face of Miss Nettie,
and shade of annoyance crept over
his face. In moment more ight
form bounded to his side, and pair
of soft hands were wrung over the
broken eggs lying upon the floor.
'Oh dear, those eggs! What will
your mother say?"
/ Andrews voice was little spite
full. | don't think she will mourn
he eggs much, Miss Chester. My
coat has suffered the most" Nettie
looked up quickly. Then the solemn
figure before her proved to much for
her gravity, and she laughed as if she
really enjoyed it.
"0h dear, how funny you do look
1t is all over your hair, eyes and
ears. Dear me! Pray excuse me-, but
really | cannot help it. Oh, those
eggs!'
Andrew wished he might stop
that robeuish mouth, somehow, or
hide from those etantalizing eyes,
watching his every movement. Yet
| that was impossible; so, bowing in as
dignifed manner as he was able he
turned on his heels and walked away
mnttering:
"Confound it! IfI didn't love her
so we'll, wouldn't care" while the
laugh of Miss Nettie Chester followed
him.
That night Miss Chester came to
beg his pardon, which she did very
prettily, standing where the moon
beams fell just across the dimpled
mouth. After she had concluded,
Andrew Carpenter told bis love to
her, and begged her to share his life
with him. But something changed
Nettie Chesterjust then. The light
hearted child went away, and wo-
man full of sympathy took her place
while she told him that full three
hours ago, she had confided her heart
to one, shy, but noble, and that she
could but be friend to him-noth.
ing more. Patiently Andrew Car.
penter took lone his bitter lesson
then folded the hand on his arm moro
closely.
"Who has won?" he asked.
Austin" she answered.
Andrew Carpenter started and won
dered at her choice. .
And when the years rolling by
showed that brother to be risins
merchant, he nolonger wondered, bu
felt deeper lcve for the gentle wo
: man who overlooked his faults Sc
kindly, and who never alludeded t
, the many bashful sayings which hac
so often escaped his lips.
Danville Advocate: Great prepar
alton are being made on the nortl
side of Kentucky river to put in
e large crop of hemp the approaching
season n-and the same is true in tn
5 hemp counties ON the south side
One Of the troubles, just now, is tn
, scarcity and high price of tho seec
, Within few weeks the prices hav
rapidly advanced, and real good see
!, are hard to obtain at any price. Th
future Of hemp is promising.
Marriage license was granted thi
4 week, ut Little Rock, to Isaac Eide
aged seventy-two, and Miss Tunna
Stokes, aged seventy They ha
:. been in love from their youth up, br
G extreme modesty prevented thel
a from telling each other 80.
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