The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-02

Ilfos utYS ldIcE MESS rllbH sEtt81elSu
left her Eden behipa --heffather's word
the flaming SWORD that turned every
way, preventing a present re-entraaoe-
=. Go TO scoff and remain to praise"
jocularly said her brother, along with
his goodbye. +" We shah find our fine
drawing-room lady transformed into an
Arcadian shepherdess next thing we
know" -,~-sa .-.- .lf r rsg
For answer Miss Edith flashed an in
dignant glance ont Of eyes suspicionsly
red. 'T 10 -qv s1yr,ars7r . .o,I.7es
On the afternoon of this same day
that witnessed her reluctant departure
from home, the habitues and lonngers
at the rural station of Fernside were a
good deal astonished by the peculiar APP
pearance of the usually exquisite Hal
Thornton. Sans coat and vest, sans
collar and tie, with jean pantaloons
shrunk to the extent of a very noticea-
bic display of bare ankle, huge brogans,
a slouched felt hat, August though it
was, and his erect figure drawn to a
considerable stoop. A rickety old wagon
and a superannuated horse aceoutered
IN much tied-up and pieced-out har-
ness constituted his turnout.
When presently the city express swept
in and came to a standstill and Hal
knew intuitively which of the half
dozen feminine passengers descending
from the train was she, he more than
half repented him of the part he had
rather carelessly assnmetito play Z That
trim little lady, fresh and daiAty as a
newly-opened daisy-despite several
hours of railway travel on a hot and
dusty summers day-csrrying herself
so proudly, excited thrill of admira-
ton in the susceptible young heart Beat
ing under the calico shirt front. ~
'sHer face is lovely and isn't red,
her crimps are perfection and are not
out her collar is clean and isn't
limpsy and that gown-why, it's di-
viner' he thus mentally summed her
up, adding. - / declare, 1 almost wish
hadn't t."
All this, however, was seen and
thought on the instant, and the next.
determined anew to see, this thing be
had, undertaken through at any sacri-
fee of self, advancing with an ungainly
stride he grasped the fair damsers i'm
acknowledgement hand and holding it
in vise-like grip, exclaimed in loud,
hearty voice, ''Cousin Edith, how du
you du? I'm proper glad ter see ye,
even if tits for the fust time.1
Miss Edith Everleigh drew back in
amazement. " Excuse me-" she coldly
said. 81 expected Mr.. John Thornton
to meet me. Are you his man?"
''Be This man-his naG5-haw-haw-
haw; that's the biggest Joke er the sea-
son. His man, why bless yer purity
eyes I'm his son an yer own third cou-
sin, at yer service, nom. My great
gran'ma an yer great gran pa had four
elbows. so they say" again laughing
coarsely.
Miss Edith Everleigh's heart sank
within her. This was infinitely worse
than she had expected.
Meanwhile the fellow, Sinking and
smiling in hospitable ardor, got her
trunk into his Anticipated vehicle and
there remained no alternative but to
herself Chamber, with his awkwartiy-
extended assistance, into the old rattle
trap 49, -
Now" he exclaimed, when they
were fairly upon the road, throwing an
arm over the low back of the wagon
seat and leaning toward her with an OBJ
trusiye air of good, fellowship, SNOW
it's j. an you, Edith, an1I've got er
chance for a fair squirt at ye. 1'spect
we shall be great cronies yit. An
you n june II take sight er comfort
tergether. Jdne's iist about your age,
l should reckon speculatively run
ming her over with half-closed eye.
" Yesy fist about; six years young
erin I be. L, am she's runnin' the
shanty alone while pa an mas gone on
a little visit ter Aunt Sary's.
But du tell teller somethin bout
New Yawk," he presently broke out,
changing the subject. You must be
'quainted with most all the folks there
Der they have any fust-class circusses,
an what kind of lookid' animile's the
sPinnyfore t they tell on s. muchP'
Ere Miss Edith could gather words to
reply, her escort drew rein before
nicely appointed, well-kept villa, and
announced himself at home. tkF
With an inward chuckle he noted the
young lady's surprised glance from him
self to the tastefully lawn, gay
with bright-blooming flowers, fronting
the handsome and rather stately house
as if she found it puzzling to reconcile
one with the ether - 8
Into somewhat disordered kitchen,
evidently dining and sitting-room as
well, where, with downcast eyes and
bashful mien, the, for the time, youth
full mistress of the establishment waited,
the visitor was ushered. % How pretty
the girl would be, if only''-Miss Edith
thought, the qualifying "only" having
reference to the nondescript couture
into which her hostess abundant brown
hair was pulled and twisted, and the i'll
fitting, botched-up dress that maltreated
her perfect form.
2 June fhorntonl proving as shy and
silent as her brother was forward and
loquacious, and Miss Edith being too
homesick and disguised to try TO talk,
their acquaintance progressed but
slowly.
At supper the Yoluhle Hal again APP
peared. Sitting down at the table in
his former dishabine and with unkempt
head, with his knife proceeding to SHOW
ell in his food, masticating it with dis
tinctly audible sound and genera, dis
play OF tongue and teoth-poWiag bis
tea into his saucer, blowing it Wit. the
force of pair of bellows and gulping
it down at one immense swallow
half his length across the
board and with his fork spearing arti-
cles beyondhis reach-his presence was
fairly sickening to the finical guest to
whom the slightest violation OF the pro-
prieties was an objectionable SIM =
1t was an exceedingly doleful epistle
that Miss Edith 'Everleigh sent home
next day. 81 Do let me come back,