The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-06-23
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE %, 1880.

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my acquaintance.' How can he
make me care for him, he says, if
he never has the chance to see me
alone? 1t is the most einoar-
RAISING, abominable condition. OF
affairs. seriously mediate run
ming away to teach school, or
something. Home is growing un-
bcarab!e.'
Why do you dislike Mr.. Oil
p!ant so much ? lie seems to me
very pleasant
Sac! When he leases the life
out Of me | declare she is blush
ing. Are you turning traitor
too?'
Not in the least-l don't know
what you mean, that is. What
l wanted to tell You was that
we're going to have young man
Of our own also. My brother
Jack is coming home next week
How coherent! declare, Sue,
you make me suspect something.
Jack? He's the one who's been so
long in Germany. Well, | hope
you'll enjoy him ; but pray keep
him to yourselves. I've had
enough of young men, Johns es-
pecialsy. I never want to see ore
again as long as l live-I think.
Gracious there's that tiresome
O. O. strolling up and down in
hopes of catching me as | come
Out. I declare it is uncomfortable.
Good-by, Sue. I'm going home
by the back door, if YOU don't
mind And catching up her bon
net, Polly vanished, while Susan
Gilmore, with y guilty look in her
eyes, and a pair fred: red cheeks,
tied hers on, and issuing sedately
from the front door, encountered
Mr.. Oliphant, and presently, un-
der his escort, walked up the
street. after ALL she thought to
herself, If Polly can't like him,
and doesn't want him, why not ?
Why not, indeed? 1t was un-
answerable.
Another fortnight passed. Cou-
sin Fanny and her finance went
away, but O. O. still fingered.
Polly gave an exclamation of des-
pairing disgust when she learned
his intention; but, after all, he
did not prove the nuisance she
had feared. He had other friends
in town by this time, other en-.
gagements, and did not haunt the
Pattens' house every day, and all
day long, as at first. Polly heard
Of him often at the Gilmores'.
She saw little of Sue in those
days ; Sue was occupied with
her brother, just returned after
bis long absence. Mindful Of
Polly's interdict, perhaps she was
in 70 haste to present him to her
friend "a fact which Polly was
disposed to resent, when: a full
week after his arrival, she was at
last brought face to face with him.
She liked John Gilmore at once.
He was quite different from the
other Johns, and not at all for.
midable, Polly thought-tall and
spare, quiet in speech and shy IN
manner, wearing spectacles, too,
but altogether very nice What
Il myraid Of diverse meanings may
be included in that word, beloved
of girls, 'nice!'
In John Gilmore's case it meant
that he did not talk nonsense to
Polly, and yet that he seemed to
like the nonsense she talked at
least he frightened under it al
ways, and it made him laugh. lie
never bored her with sense and
long explanations, but she was
never in his company without
finding herself afterward think
ing about things which he had said,
and looking up little points of m
formation suggested by his talk
He was so kind-hearted, too-al'
ways so kind! He didn't sneer
at her diatribes against love and
lovers; and he seemed to under
stand and be q little sorry for her,
left out in the cold, solitary in the
midst of the sisterly circle once
50 one in interest and so closel y
united. Here was genuine friend
al last, she refected-a friend OF
her own and comforted thereby
for her losses, She grew little
more tolerant Of the happiness OF
other people; and even when, a
little later, a greaS wave OF sur