Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-10-27
Uncle Versus Nephew.

that remind one of Egyptian Cleopatra,
lovely red lips, and white arms spark
ling with cordons of precious stones
and bands Of dead-gold; and in the pur-
pie light of the setting sun, as she sat
there in Major Brabazon's baroucbe.
with the foam-iringes Of the sea on one
side, and the yellow sands on the other
she was as beautiful as a dream!
Nor was she unobserved by the
stream of gay promenadors along The
shore.
It's forgone conclusion,' said old
Doctor POunce'
She'll marry Brabazon. Of course,
said Mrs. AlleyIe.
She'll marry the richest man who
presents himself. no matter who he is,
observed Captain Dagon, spitelully.
The Brabazons are wealthy family,
remarked Doctor Pounce Not that this
young fellow has much Of his own, but
his uncle, old Barney BrabazOn. Is the
richest planter IN Louisiana, without
chick or child to inherit his wealth.
You may depend upon it, Miss Vail
has taken all that into consideration,
said Mrs. Alleyne, with the quiet
malice which one woman often exhibits
III speaking of another. She's the
most mercenary creature on the face OF
the globen
Mrs. Alleyne had spoke, if yindictive'
| ly still truly. Adrienne Vail, with heI
angel.iace and voice Of low-toned
music, was rather inclined to view man
kind through the dellar-and-cent me-
dium.
Her face was her fortune. She haC
been educated by scheming mother
who, herself pinched and cramped by
perpetual want, had resolved that
AdrienLe should bring her radiant
beauty to the best possible market, and
thus redeem the low estate of the family
fortunes.
Adrienne's girlhood had not beer
like that of other children she hat
tasted poverty, and been trained in The
belief that happiness could only be at
tanned by means of a golden spell.
You must marry, and you must
marry ricb,' was the precept which hel
mother was perpetually dlnning into hel
ears nor was she likely to ferget the
battle cry, now that she was on the
actual field Of action.
And suppose, said Mrs. Alleyne,
biting her lips, as she saw her own red
haired, sandy-complexloned daughter
walking without any escort on the
beach, 'Brabazon's fool enough to be-
lieve that she really loves HIM for him
SELF
Yes, Brabazon was just such fool
He was madly in love with the beaut
ful brunelte-ho was IN paradise o
bliss as long as she sat by his side ant
smiled on him with those wonderful
eyes of hers-and he firmly believed
that, with the magnetism Of true love
she shared his!eyery emotion.
Theo were engaged that IS, subjec
to old Barnabas Brabazou's approval
for Adllenne knew that her young
suiter had no palrimony of his own
and she had no mind to risk love in {
cottage even for the sake Of hand some
Allan Brabazon.
He stands in a fathers place to yot
Allan she said; and my stan dard o
flial duty is high
He cannot help admiring you wher
he comes declared Allan Brabazon
who had already written TO his uncle
upon the subject.
Old Barnabas arrived at last--a yell
low skinned, bil:ous-l looking man, will
iron gray hair, rumpled In crest on
the top of his head, and pair Of black
eyes that glowed like Goals of fire
beneath his shaggy pent houses o.
bro Ms.
His dress was of coarse brown tweed;
his boots thick; his hat Tapping
Panama, which half concealed his blunt
features. But bis lInen was exquisitelJ
fine, bultoned With diamond sparks, an
on his finger be wore an emerald ring
which represented almost the value Of {
kings ransom.
'Well?' suoth old Barnabas, fixing
an inqniring eye on his nephew.
Uncle. cried the young man, en-
thuslashcally, she is an angel !
III have a look at her before l MAKE
up my mind on the subject said Uncle
Barnabas!
He was taken to call on Miss Vail
and like mos other gentlemen he went
down. at the first sparkl e of her liquid
dark eyes.
by Jupiter, Allen, you're right!
SAID Uncle Barnabas. She's the pret
test girl 1 ever saw in my lile.'
So the gay season went on. The
clash of the yiols, comets and from
bones made: musical answer to th
dapason of the waves; grim oil
dowagers played cards; battered beau'
smoked their cigars and strove to re
iuvenate themselves once more in th
fragrance of the sea-air; pretty girl
flirted handsome cavaliers held fans
aud bouquets, and newspaper CORES
pondents invented all sorts OF fact 70
the New York and Philadelphia dali
press. And as time went by, rumo
gained credence, TO the effect tha
! Irncle Barnabas RrabazOn was Dustin