The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-02-25
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
and patpup . gold mounted eye,glass
with an air Of well bred astonish.

with an air Of well bred astonish.
ment Il.
81 'nevetheard. that anything allied
Cicily's oversight" said Uncle Obed
in extreme perplexity. "And that
young fellow ii the yeiler waistcoat
is her beau, suppose i? Wall. young
:folks.xill be Young folks, and we1old
ones hadn't ought to interfere.
That's what I always said when you
and Jim Amber used to talk in the
old hillside orchard after you had
done the milking"
This unIucky ailusion brimmed the
already. OVERLOOKING walls of Mrs.
Amber's wrath; she drew her gloved
hand from the old. mans cordial
grasp with an energy which puzzled
him, and spoke with compressed lips:
ID Il am really sorry, Sir, that we
were not previously made aware that
you proposed to honor us With a
visit in that case we should have
prepared ourselves for the pleasure.
Now / regret to say it will be incon-
venient to receive YOU" =. -
what" calculated the astonished
old man, who was really uncertain
whether or not be had heard Alright
the words of his only niece-the girl
whom he had brought up and cared
for, when others rejected the charge
of the penniless orphan yu.aqgsi
Mrs, Amber repeated the frigid
sentence with that emphasis which
only a heartless woman Of tie world
can give. - s4s!.l..a ye.n
"This is a big house, Tiddy," said
the old man, in slightly tremulous
accents and l should a. thought there
was a corner in it big enough for
Uncle Obed. l wasn't calculatjn' to
stay long-not over a week at the
furtherest; but III go home in the
morning on the very first train that
leaves the city, if I'm in the way"
Mrs. Amber made, no reply, but
tapped the table with her finger, and
Uncle Obed turned away with, a
moistened eye, that, made . curious
ring of mist around the glaring Jets
OF the flame in the chandelier. ,fii
Uncle Obed was wishing himself
we'll out OF. the heartless scene, when
suddenly pair OF plump little arms
We're thrown around his neck, and q
cheek fresher and pinker than a dam.
ask rose was pressed to his brow n
face. Itwas Mrs. Amber's Youngest
$780,. issasAis oEar9st =ihss ia;
romp, who had climbed cherry tree
ond stolen birds nests innumerabl,
in the meadows of the old homestead
two or three years ago And Their,
she was, young lady in pink sill
and cameo bracelets. WATSON,
Dear Uncle Obed, have onl,
just heard OF your arrival. l am gla(
to see you if no one else is p 49,, u
r. and another shower of kisses sue
ceeded, greatly to the discontinue
and envy of the young man who hat
escorted Miss Amber to the spot, an,
stood surveying the pretty tableau.
go about your business, Harris,
she exclaimed gayly. Il have go
ever so much to say to Uncle Obed.
| And Mr.. Harris Lattimer obeyed
but rather ungraceously.
! Just the same little Fanny a
ever!" exclaimed the old man pat
ting her curls with delighted tender
ness. ...lys. l....,-. .t,,.. .1..r.
| Eyes, and never will change to
| you, Uncle Died." said the girl. 6
haven't forgotten how kind you wer
to me up. at the old homestead-hov
you shielded my transgressions, con
cealed my faults, and always had
smile for naughty Fanny" g..
| And she chatted on, entirely un
needing her mothers frown of dis
pleasure. Fanny had always BEEF
the most unmanageable of Mrs. Am
ber's daughters, and the worth,
matron secretly resolved to lectur'
the young lady atsher leisure.
| Uncle Obed was by no means def
ceiut in observation, and even Will,
he related the changes which three
years had wrought in the vicinity O
the old homestead, he perceived tn,
rosy blood mount to his niece's cheel
every time Mr.. Harris LattimeI
passed.
"Now, little GIRL" said he, "it's my
turn to ask questions. Who is tina
young fellow there by the window ?
Fannie looked up, and down
played with the middle button O
Uncle Obed's coat, and answered
very softly: 4ae. .T.p
"Mr. Lattimer."
"Humph s'pose that isn't all yor
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