South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-06-11
NELLrE's HERO.

And surely you might 90 worse than
marry MIR. Alien Trevor
Nurse Gleason, who was just like q
mother TO mothertess Nellie Huntley,
finished pouring the jelly she was max.
ing into a gorgeous mold, united her
white. cap-strmgs, and taking off her
spectacles, rubbed them enevgetically.
And now, Miss Nellie, do get down
from that table-there's a dear child
and 90 dress for the company. Your
father will be waiting, and righ. angry
he'll be. too. Come, dearie.'
NO, | won't!'
The diminutivc figure, pcrched upon
The kitchen table, swung its little slip
pered feet back aid forth. and pushing
cloud OF yellow hair from rosy face,
looked up into the honest countenance
of the old woman with a pair Of mis-
chievous eyes.
NO, nursc-thars q darling-don't
make, me go. I've been shut up in that
horrid boarding school for two years
now that FIN home for good, don't make
a martyr of me: can't bear it-indeed
can't. And Won't! she added soto
voce.
'But. Miss Nellie continued tie good
woman, smile beginning to creep around
the corners o. her mouth in spite of her
efforts to look grave, you forget that
yoh're d young lady now-seventcen,
remember, and since your poor dear
mother died, you, as the only child, are
expected 70 fill her place, and assist
Your papa in his hospitality. So many
nice gentlemen, too, dearie, and Mister
| A Hon 'Trh xnr omnprv Tho
i hate him. Bah Let old Miss
Renshawe tako my place. She's my
chnpsrone. and it's her duty. Beside,
I'm sick, and don't feel like going near
the drawing room to-day. It's q heap
nicer do&h here with you. nursie, than
TO be nc'ing prim and stiff, up stairs /;
not allowed for q moment TO forget posi-
ton, family, and all that stuff. See
hero =
She sprang lightly from her high and
undignifed seat, and began pacing up
and down the wide old kitchcn--su cool
and beautifully clean her lovely head
held aloft with mock dignity. shipper
ing smile on her face, and mimicking
gait that was very ridiculous.
She paused in front of mold of Jelly
clear and transpaI ent-and, arming
herself with spoon, confiscated gen
erous portion.
Queen in the kitchen, eating bread
and honey! she sang, gayly.
She turned suddenly as she spoke, and
with deXtrous movement fiirted the
white cap from the decorous Old wo-
mans head, and perched il lightly upon
her own. then Selling the spectaclcs,
she placed them on her own straight
and rather diminutive nose, and thon,
deaf to Nurse Glcason's remonstrances,
she folded her arms scdatcly upon her
bosom, and walked sedately toward the
door, just as it opened from without and
q tall form stood upon the threshold-
Mr.. Alien Trevor!
Il beg your PARDON lie began hastily.
Like Paul Pry, Il hope L don't in
trudcp''
NO. responded Nellie, saucily, and
= trihc cooily, mot any more than he
did,
A lush shot across the clear, dark
checks OF the intruder.
lie replaced the hat which he had
dofTel, and with low bow disar peared.
Miss Nellie Ifuntley, Two a mind to
be downright angry with you = exclaim
cd Nurse Gleason, as the door closed.
The very incest young man In the coun.
try, and the one your papa wishes you
TO be especially gracious to
That's just il, nursic; don't like
nice young men. They are so prim and
stiff, and goody. A man must he gay
and dashiDg, brave and chivalrous to
win my esteem. I'm in earnest, as
sure you, and shall never marry a
man who has not proved his worthiness
by some deed Of daring to
establish his claim TO the title Of man
hood. In short, he must be n hero, and
accomplish something noble before
could care a picayuue for him. Did
Allen Trevor ever do n brave deed? If
so, the world has kept very silent con-
corning IL, or bis noble actions must
have been performed in darkness, and
have never yet been Illuminated, or c.
Eliminated, either.
She paused 10 draw long breath. and
restore the old womau's cap to its legit.
innate resting-place. Had she not been
thus pre-occupied, her quick eyes might
have caught glimpse. through the vile
open window, of tall form, and dark.
handsome face, whose owner bad paus-
od TO light cigar, and had overheard
every word the little witch had uttered.
Allen Trevor smiled TO himself-a
queer little smile it was, too. and meant
volumes and, pulling leisurely at his CT
gar, strobe away.
a few days attorwsrd a party set out
from lIuntley Place for the purpose OF
passing the day among some old ruins.
which we're considered picturesque, and
quite the thing for excursionists TO do
they we're going or horseback, and a
merry time was anticipated.
They reached tho ancient ruins, found
:hem'all that fancy panied them stroll.
ell around the garden connected with
the oil buildings, played croquot and
: firted, and finally sat down TO dinner. a.
bout as contented party as one would