The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-14

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All, then, how much more meet
10 succor me, whom thou hast hurt.
Thy heart to these is true,
And to that heart they find way
All! let me find one, toe.
HER INHERITANCE.
A clustering, uncomfortable dav in early
November, with bleak promise of snow
IN the air, and a sky that was cloud
ing over. The bare branches of the trees
swayed aud writhed sayagely; occasional
little showers of dry, dead leaves, that
were not yet sodden and deeayed, ,hurried
up and down; and the roar of the fire in
the chimney completed the outside picture
OF dull autumn afternoon.
In Miss Miners sitting.room. however,
everything was as coy and delightful as
could be desired, with the warm, crimson
lamberquins, with their heavy cords and
tassels, and the carpet to match the tint,
and the furniture of light grey damask,
pulled with crimson, and the grey and
gold wall paper, and the pretty knicknacks
here and there that finish the room in
such admirable taste. And Miss Hetty
Miner, sitting before the open grate-stove
fire, her black silk skirt turned carefully
back over her lap, and her sstantially-
made pebble goat boots, resting comfort
ably on the fender.
shrewd face and bright little eyes, and q
outspoken woman, who was proud to saw
she had never been in love, who lived in
luxury, although on small scale, ana who
had $75, 900 in government bonds to leave
her relations when she died; and in all the
world she had but two relatives, Mrs. CARS
ford Carl, her married sister, and Mr..
Parker Dollingsby, her half brother, who,
besides being Unfortunately jealous that old
Simon Carmen had left Hetty his fortune,
just because she had happened to befri.nd
him in his ante mining days, were very
much given to toadying her and writing sf-
fectionate letters to her and loading her
with presents, and forcing invitations upon
her; all of which Miss Miner accepted in
matter of fact way, and in return did ex-
actly as she pleased.
This especial afternoon as she sat meiita-
lively before the fire, she suddenly broke
the stiffness, with an energy Of speech that
made the young girl reading in the bay
window, nearly concealed by the curtains,
look startedly up from her book.
Ellice, you're fool!"
Evidently, Elice Cunning had not lived
five years as companion and personal at
tendant to Miss Miner in vain, for she
beyond the swift, brief little startled look in,
manifested no surprise at the rough speech
her whey brown eyes.
She closed her book and came out into
the room, little flush on her face
'Do you think so, Miss Miner?"
Most certainly think SO. OF I shouldn't
have said SO. You are fool, Ellice Dun
nj, nd T hate 70 IL
self away SO fooishly. Do chow your
common sense, if you've got Eny, end let
that young jackanapes of a doctor 90.
You're better off without him. I'll give
you q new sealskin sacque this winter if
you'll give him up"
Il couldn't give him up, Miss Miner; I
love him too we'll I"
Miss Miner looked sarcastically at Ellice's
sweet, flushed face, and gave little
sniff of contempt.
What nonsense! You love him too
we'll. Love indeed! It's all absurdity. I
never was in love in all lny life."
Ellice dropped her head in pretty little
confused way.
"I-can't help that, Miss Miner. I love
Frank, and he loves me. We'd beper-
fectly miserable if we parted. Please
don't tell me I must give him up! Indeed
it is impossible. We are engaged to
be married just as soon as he comes back
from his visit home"
Miss Miner dropped her feet from the
polished silver bar to the tiled hearth with
a resonant bang as she jumped up in
dignantly.
Did I ever! Well, Ellice Dunning-very
well! You may pack my hand valise at
once. l am going to New York on visit
by the 6:lO train, and I'll be home on
Thursday. When I come back, don't let
me find you here, you ungrateful little
wretch-you!"
Ellice's lips quivered, her eyes filed
diamond bright tears.
Miss Miner! You don't mean-to-
turn me away?"
That is just what mean! I have told
you, time again, didn't approve of men
beau1 and love-making, and I won't have
1t where am! You can take your choice
me OF DR.. Olevin. IL give you Just five
minutes"
A little red flush crept to the girls cheek.
don't want five minutes for q choice,
Miss MinerP she said proudly. @You have
been very good to me, and I cannot forget
your kindness; and think Ihave done nv
duty by you. But nothing one-could
come between me and DR.. Olevin.' .
AL right then. Don't let me see you
here when come back-thats ALP
And then Ellice went up to Miss Miners
room and packed the red Russia satchel,
dropping a few tears us she folded the gar
ments Miss Miner would require.
I'll go to Mrs. CarisfordlC Carl Miss Miner
decided, as she sat in the city bound ex-
press, in the early dusk Of the November
evening. Camilla thinks all the world of
me. Her daughter would not act as that
young mink dared act. The ideal The
ideal of preferring actually prefering-a
penniless young doctor with moustache--
nasty black moustache- to me! after all
I've done for her, tool"
And then Miss Miner leaned back very
contentedly in her seat, satisfied that she
had done her whole duty by herself, and
Ellice Dunning, too.
It was just $3.50 o'clock when the hired
hack deposited her at the door Of Mr..
Carisford CARTS brick house. COM
Portable. coy place, with the name on the
door in full.
A servant showed her in, and asked her
name; but Miss Miner wanted to surprise
her sister, and sent word that q friend
wished to see her, while she seated herself
in the parlor, where little girl sat curlsd
up in cushioned chair, reading.
You want to see my mamma, sup