Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-25
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10 lett" said SCENT ..Rea1y
furnished; For month"; Really,
ladies, I'm very much afraid | haven t
.ny property in ny hands not 81
present, at least-that will meet your
expectations. I've plenty to rent fp
wear But for a month, There ism /
any such real rstat. III the market
there isn't indeed
We don't want All uufuruIshed
house, SAID Angela Frost
And We have no occasion to use n
house for a year" added Josephine,
her tall. blooming young sister. H
The agent Dit the end o' ms quul-
pen. and looaed AT then lubiously.
from behind the ink-spiashet! rails of
his desk. .-.-...
I'VE are sohooltesc hers" Mis-: An
geIa explained, "aud We have just a
months vacation; and W want to
spend 1t in a htaIthful country re-
sort, where | can botanic, aud where
my sister can sketch In water coiors
from nature"
All" SAID tAeagent--ah ~ lndad,
Tan very sorry aides, bnt ] Cen /
think there's any property IN The
market hereabouts that Will meet your
IDEAS
Nv hat time does the evening stage
leave the ho,ei:" josephine asked,
rather de.pond.ntIy.
AT i've. | believe the agent re
Piled J
Aud the two ladies went slowly -
of the stutfy utile room with its -
desk, its floor covered with cheap e.l
cloth, and It's general atmo.phel
stale tobacco smoke.
I'm 50 sorry, Angel" -
Younger. "The ,<u ;hese
sooded glcns %
your asthma-.
gorge IS sueh AN sxquis
your paintings, Jo,' said 'rE,-
fonliy.
Couldn't We iirc in a barn
gested Jo. sith comical sfch d
eyebrows.
lin afraid not" sighed Angela
The real estate agent in the mesY
while. had hardly smoked pipe ani
read the local paper before The do"r
huyst open and \ short, stout !aly IN 4
pink nat and fest iiers came IN
MIR. Muggeridgr." " said She, band
ing him a key, ''you NAV let Ivy Glen
or You u.sy sell it-rcasy.larUGshed.
with acow, poui.rv-house and tbs
pony chais- thrown in
Madam, said Muggcridsr, bewii,
dere.i. ..s $1,000
"i'm tired Of it" said the Iady.
''Susl. aud Jehlie ara home lex 10 get
bsscS 10 the city, aud So am |. I've
been without servant since Monday.
anu now I'm going 10 lake the even
IHs stage to town and meet NV hGsb,
sud before he starts for Ivy Glen. |
dare say he'll b. vexcd. but can't
help 1T. And I've left word at the
dairy farmhouse Tor my brother Duke
to follow us"
''Iou couldn't let II for a month :"
experimentaily hazaried Mr. Mugge-
ridge.
I'D let it for three days" .al the
lady.
Il could find you tenants for a
month, said the agent. And per,
hars at the end OF that time some.
thing else might offer"
VERY we'll, said the lady. There
is the koy.'
Andaway she went and Mr. Muege-
ridge clanlsd his hat on the back Of
his head and set off. in hot haste. 10
the hotel, for an interview with the
two young ladies who had so recently
lift his office. sF
Aud So 1T happened that 10 and
Angel Frost took triumphant posses
sion of Ivy Glen, and romantic cot
tage, half covered With the dark green.
glossy leaves Of the vine from which
1t derived its name, with boudoir,
piano. all the pictures garlanded with
pressed ferns aud drled antunln leaves,
and library of novels
Mrs. Fitch must have been very
literary person, said Jo.
"And MUSICAL added Angel.
''As for u servant, one would only be
nuisance, said Jo.
M'll groom the pony myself" said
Angel. He's no bigger than Il New
foundland dog--the darling"
"And III milk ne COW and feed the
dear little chickens declared pretty
10.
It's really an earthly paradise" said
lhe elder sister. Ea
$50 it is" assented Jn.
The two sister passed three days of
unmitigated happiness, in the deep
ravines and cool, flowerenameled woods
that surrounded Ivy Glen.
Angels made various valuable ad
dition to her hsrbarium, and 10
sketched leafy hooks, bits of falling
water and sunset effects to her hearts
content, until finally good, old fash
ioned rain-storm set in, offs July
afternoon, and prisoned them in the