Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-13
VOL Al HOMEK. La MkNEDAI WfObEK is l000

a yAa duf n proper glad ter
'see ye. even n tits for The ~
time.s
Miss Edith Everieigh drew bagk
IN anaseoent "Excuse me- oA~
coldly said. ~ expected Mr.. John
Thorntoa to meet me. Are you his
manT
''Be I his man-his SdM-haw-
haw .haw; thats the biggest joke CT
the season. His man, why, bless
yer purity eyes, I'm his son, an yer
own third cousin, at yer service,
NON. Ny great gran'ma nm yer
great gran'pa had four elbows, %
they say again laughing cOarssly.
Miss Edith Everleigh's heart SINK
within her. This was infinitely
worse than she had expected.
Meanwhile the fellow, ssnirking
and smiling IN hospitable arder,
got her trunk into his antiQsated
vehicle and there remained no al
tentative but to herself claIm0r,
with his awkwardly extended as.
sista nce, into tho old rattle-trap.
"NOw," he exclaimed, when they
were fairly upon the road, throwing
an arm over the low back Of q
wagon seat and leaning toward her
with an obtrusive air Of good fel.
lOwship, "Now it's / an yOu, Edith,
and I've got er chance for fair
squint at ye. / 'spect We shall he
great cronies yit. An you'n Juns'll
take o sight er comfort toset her.
June's jist about your age, should
reckon"-speculatively running her
over with q half closed eye. "Yee,
iist ABBOTT; six years youngePn Be-,
I au' she's runnin' the shanty aleaa
while ~ an mas gone on . httls
visit ter Aunt Sary's.
"But du tell . Teller somethiu
bout New Yawk,' be presently
broke oat, changing the ssbjsct
"You must be 'qaainted With aosl
al the folks there. Du they have
any fnst class eircuases, an what
kind Of Q lookiu' animile's the Pin
nyfose Z tel on = muchss
Ere Niss Edith could gAths
words 10 reply, her escort drey
rein before . nicely appointed, we'll
kept Vile, and announced hinse'
; ct hone.
Il With nm Inward chuckle be notes
The young lady's surprissd glane'
from himself to the tastefnNy a
J ranged lawn, gay with bright
blooming flowers, fronting the hand
some and rather stately house %
} che found II poxxling to recoucil
sae With tho Other.
Into Q somewhat Disorders
, kitchen, evidently dining and u
! ting.roon 20 well, where, witt
, d0Wncaat eyes aud bsshful mie1
, the, for the time, youthfal DistTeG
a the establishment waited, u
. visitor VS. ushered. allow pget
: ty the girl would be, II MIS-
Edith thought, the qualifying, 'Sos
: ~ havisg references the nondleoostu
couture into which hsr hoetesS'
/, abundant brown hair was pnlls
and twisted, and the ill-Attin(
: botched.ap dress that maitreate'
: her perfect form.
n June Tbssuton proving - Oh
and eilpnt N her brother was 10
A warn and loquacioua, and Mia
|. Edith being too hoMeslek aud Ill
gusted TO tSy to talk, their acquail
tance progressed but slowly.
81 At supper the volubie Hal aeai
! appeared. eltting down q The q
= Die In hisfbgmer dlshabille end vii
unkeupG kesd, With bic kniSs Pc
!. ceeding to shovel IN his fsed, ~
: ticating Il With . distisctly aadib
I sound aud . general diaplaS
J, tongue and tooth-pouSing his 4
: into bis sauces, blowing u With Il
!, force II . pair Of bellows aRd gulI
= ing il down ct one immense swa)to
!. -stretching half bic length zero
= the heard and With bis toek spec
= Ing articles beyond his Seach-h
: peeeeoee Was fairly siekewiug to a
: 6nieal gaeet to whom the oliRtte
: violation Of the propsielies VAS
nnparlouabls Gin.
nj CONCLUSION NYxr WEEK.
II Aa.~A~ = 49,