Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-13

49,, ? svasively replisd JasA 'ehel
~ 3 ssAeolmate q ClulA Dartoab |
- Doagsr ago then - year, aa1
Ga aid she never aaW perDo8
9 autgastly psejudlsed seai1ss the
eosatsy and country psspas % she
wasS
"ABd my precioas little sister
thinks herself just - good and quite
a. cultivated aud alnsoet % tylish
40 II abe had been born and bred In
New Yerk r
juno laughed ipesrily.
"And she don't want to Be taken
for q goose and snuboed and put
down by Miss Flora McF1ioay, Of
Msdtoo1 Square" went on Hal.
Ju3e laughed again; then followed
an interval Of silence 10 which the
former detected expression crept
back to her countenaoce and wherein
Hal With aplifted eyes abeeuuy sur.
veyed the heavens.
"The thing, exactly" he at last
exclaimed, and STOPPING over June
till his dark ,nustache brushed her
pink she'll Of an ear, he eagerly
Whispered out his bright idea.
June cissped her white pal0s one
against the other, aud gsve voice
to prolonged .O.o-oi Hal Thorn.
ton, cA@t . lark Bur-suddenly
conscience .stricken-'wouldn it be
too meanr
Little tender. hearth In pseudo.
pathoe; then resuming his usual
tone, "No, not n l have received a
correct imp ession Of my adorable
tlnrd cousin, the hsu6hiy Misa
Edith. Personally, I owe the type
a bit Of q grudge, and m get even
with it through the person Of one
Of its EXTREMIST representatives,
Beside, for her own sake, ale ought
to have the concert knocked out Of
her, even If she is q woman young
and handsome"
but father and mother never
will allow such d0ings, Hail." do
cisively added June.
40, We can manage that; get them
of on their intended trip to Harley
before she arrives. Il won't tskt
more than week to oaee bel. *
put your doubts and tears In youl
pocket, June; keep mem aud ge'
ready tor action
Aud kindly John Thornton, Is
norant and uHsnspecting Of thi,
base plotting In his own household
his honest old heart stirred and
warmed hg The tardy bat welcom'
word from the long.silcbt friend o
his early yeaTs, dispotched mex
morning q letter to Cousin Ben
assuring him Of Continued interes
and affection and Bidding him h
let his daughter come to the fasu
at once.
Five days later Mics Edith Eves
leigh left her Eden bebind-he
fathers word the flaming swor'
, that turned every way, prcventiu,
q present re-eutrabce.
"Go TO scof and remain I
praise" jocuIarly ssid her brother
! along with her goodbye. "W
. shall 6ud our hne drawing-roos
r lady transformed into M Arcadia
2 shepherdess next thing We know"
For answer Miss Edith has6t'
an indignant glance out Of eyes sui
! piciously red.
On the afternoon Of this aasl
. day that witnessed her rsluctau
: deFartnre from home, the hsbltae
sud loanGers At the rural station Z
FesusiAe were \ good deal astor
J. ished b. the peculiar sppeaFans
of the usually exquisite Hal TAOgl
ton. Sans coat aud veGt, sans CO
lar and tie, With jeaa pauts3oos
Q shruuk to the extent a. . veg N
J. tioeab1e display Of hare ankle, bog
bgognDa, . slonched Fit hat, Al
: gust though il Wa, and bic ere,
J. figure drawn 10 . conslderab
stoop. A rickety old wagon snd
; superanuated horss accoutered |
: . much tied.up ssd pieced -ees ha
y pess constituted biz turnoak
4 when presently The city expesl
: swept 10 and cs0e to . oeonoetj
!. and Hal knew intuitively whieh
!. tho half dozen feminine pesssuge
|. aSpeeud1Ag hon the traan was n
y 10 more ties bali repeated q Il
= paSs 10 bod ratber careleonlS q
!" ouDad % play. That TIN NIT
!, 1adly, fbssA cd daisty - : uevl
: oyc1ed daigv- despits several 80
d sa1lVNV syayol On . hot 60 q
!. q es0alsle dAy-eesrytsg ho1pl
s. . psUo1ly, eoolaed thru = :
!. mfgaaioo h II saseeptitee yspl
!. tsAss eaaaing ssdss ths salass sAl