The Baltimore County union., 1881-11-12

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they drew up before large log house
low-uninviting.
a frowsy-headed woman, with several
children clinging to her skirts, met them
at the door.
A gruif-looking man took his pipe out
of his mouth long enough to nod care
lessly and grunt hall audible, "howdy
do, marin ?"
And, when Adele was conducted to
small, checrless chamber, destitute of
anything like luxury, and small attempt
at comfort, she felt like taking the next
train back to New Orleans. But after
n few moments Of mature deliberation
she decided to remain, That decision
turned 4 corner in her life.
The young man who had been her
companion during the drive appeared no
more that night; and venturing to in
quire his name, Adele was speedily in
formed that he was Mr.. Will Harncy,
who had sugar plantation two or three
miles distant that he was city born and
bred, and put on right smart o airs,
The next morning Adelc's labors be-
gan. And, oh, how the romance was
swept away by the rude touch of reality.
She found herself compelled to walk
(Mr. Johnson's sole team being yoke
of oxen the two miles that interviewed
between the Johnson mansion and the
school house-a dilapidated log hu, -
where two dozen or more children
awaited her coming.
And where were the bright eyes and
rosy checks OF which she had dreamed !?
Hclplessly stupid. Adele pronounced
them ; and long before the days work
was half over she was calculating how
many hours must necessarily clapsc be-
fore she would be sitting once more in
her luxurious boudoir At home, recount
ing TO her symplihizing parent the hor-
rorS from which she had escaped.
But when school was dismissed and
Adele prepared to return to her new
quarters escorted by two or three of the
little Iohnsons as pilots, the rattle Of
wheels greeted her ears, and Mr.. Harvey
appeared, driving rapidly toward the
school house. Only farm wagon, but
the sight was welcome one. He drew
up before the door.
Come, Miss Somers," he cried,
pleasantly, "let me have the pleasure Of
driving you back to your pala,ial board
ing house" "
She then saw the fun twinkling in his
merry eyes, and felt intuitively that he
understood the situation.
Seated beside him rs they drove along,
she forgot all about the intended resigna
ton /; and before she was scarcely aware
of it, she had told him her whole story.
What hearty laugh they enjoyed /;
and the ice thus broken, they were rs
firm friends as though they had met
under the brightest auspices. And
Adele thinking il all over that night de-
cidcd to postpone her return to New
Orleans until the end of the week.
The following evening brought MIR.
Harvey again rs escort home /; and each
succeeding evening, also.
He took to calling At the Johnson
house too after school hours, and Adele
confessed to herself that she had never
met more entertaining gentleman.
And so the week ended, and still that
resignation had not yet seen the light !;
then followed the second week, similar
to the first. Al length, toward the
close of the week, Mrs. Johnson an
nounCcd to Adele that Monday follow.
ing she would be expected to ego to
Harncy's to board" two weeks At each
house being the stipulation of the'board-
ing around" arrangement, and volun-
tecrcd the information that "Madam
Harncy was lowed to be the best house
keeper in the parish.
"Aiadam Harney!" exclaimed Adele,
involuntarily. "Why, | did not know
there was Madam Harney?"
"You didn't? Well, | dcclar' now
And Mr.. Will never told you?''
Certainly not" began Adele, haugh-
lilly, "or | never should have permit
ted"
There her anger and righteous indig-
nation overcame her, and she FASTENED
from the woman's presence.
Will Harney 4 married man. What
right had he to intrude his attentions
and courtesies, then, only TO make her
an object of contempt TO the people
about ? Adele's wrath was kindled she
forgot the pain that would pierce her
heart like n knife, and determined to
put stop TO this ridiculous masquerade
as soon as possible.
But, toher surprise, Mr.. Harney trou-
bled her no more.
He came no more to the Johnson
house, and dropped from her life as
completely as though he had never been.
But somehow she could not forget
him. Yes, it was true-thc fashionable
belle who had mingled in the best society
in the land, had come to the lonely pine
woods to give her heart away to plain
farmer-only to be told that he was a
married man
How she dcspiscd hersclfi How weak
she was, she said.
And having dismissed the school, on
Friday afternoon, she seated herself at
the little desk and wrote brief resigna-
ton of her situation. When she had
signed her name and laid the pen down,
she brcathed sigh Of relief.
al must goaway," she said to herself,
"before they expect me at Mr.. Harney's.
could not stay there now !"
Putting the letter in her pocket she
closed the door Of the school house, and
started on her long walk home to the
Johnson house.
Confident Of finding her way, she had