The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-21
Two Lively Beau1.

ooh, such lovely facet" sighed Miss
Amelia Hartwel. "Such eyes--such a
Enthusiastically, Icouldn't help it, Kitty.
Oh, really could not"
eyes, Amy; but suppose Miss Hess
should find 1t out7" said Kitty.
"Well, well, what could she do about
Z" said Amy. "TelI ma and get mo
scoldcd, and lose her situation. l should
tell her about the governcsses, and think
she'd keep quiet A girl can't live with
out any romance in life."
"Only nobody ever introduced you to
each other" said Kitty, ''and my ma says
that you can't tell what any one is if you
haven't proper introduction.
"Yes and then they introduce you to
some stiff old creature, and he pays you
little attention, and you marry. Kitty,
mean to have my fun out. You can tell
lfyou please, but"
''Oh, Amy" cried Kitty, ''Im no tell
tale. It's only for your good"
o.. Katy ni A,,,nl;~ -.-o-n oo,,otna K;ttv
Amelia had not as good disposition as
Kitty, and her mother was mere fashion,
able woman, who kept the girl as much in
the background as possible, lest she should
make her look old. 50 Amy, as she liked
to be called, being really grown, and yet
treated like child at home, took her af-
fairs into her own hands, tiirted with all
the college boys, wrote notes to them,
waved her handkerchief from the upper
windows, and behaved disgracefully with.
on; any one having an inkling Of what was
going on but serious little Kitty, who was
too honorable to bctray her cousin, and too
young to know how terrible such conduct
really was. School-boys and college stu
dents were bad enough, but now there had
como upon the scene quito q new person, a
young man OF five and twenty whom no
one knew, but who, having managed to
scrape acquaintance with Miss Amy, de-
clared himself an English nobleman, and
spoke Of great estates, of which, in time,
he would bu master. Amy swallowed the
whole story, and for weeks had taken long
walks with him, had accepted q ring, which
she dared not wear whom al home, and
considered herself engaged.
All was gong on delightfully."-, In her
opinion, and poor Miss Hess, the governess,
was quite hoodwinked. Kitty, trembling
little contidante as she was, was quite in
terested In the affair, but felt herself guilty
In keeping the story from her mother. But
Amy had no such computations.
Now new scheme was on foot. The
lover desired to pay Miss Amy au evening
visit, and time had beon selected when
mamma and papa wore to attend wedding,
and Miss Hess away on a dutiful visit to
her old German grandparents.
"You may call, but you can't stay late,
Theodore" Amy had said. That dragon
of governess, will be at homo at half past
len."
And Theodore had protested that he
would not stay late.
81 shall bring a friend" ho said, "and
he can be company for your cousin, since
you insist on having her with you. Well
have lovely evening""
Then he sighed and looked $50 lovely"
as Amy declared TO Kitty, who, tiattered
by the idea of the friend who was to "bo
attentive" to herself, felt 1t time to preach
the little sermon above recorded, but with.
out effect. The visit was to be paid.
Miss Amy was TO receive her admirer.
Kitty was with her. Miss Hess had tenn
porarily departed. The carriage had boruc
mamma and papa to the scene of tho we'd :
ding Festivities The servants wcro hav-
Ing comfortable supper in tho kitchen,
and the door bell rang.
"No matter--I'll 60, Bridget" called
Amy over the balustrades, to the waitress,
who was delighted to run back to her sup.
per and a few friends and cousins who had
just dropea,in; and the young lady Of the
house herself admitted her callers.
They ent Med rather cautiously and with
many glancSAssp the stairs, which Amy
attribntaas t0Atear of her cruel parents The
yetSa ygegSna gentlesSp was attired IN the latest
: style and worsse large pin a0d many rings;