The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-18

" am very glad you did SOL said the old
gentleman, politely, ''and hope YOU viii pay
me one every time YOU are in l'oughkeepsiesp
r,,, we snaii never be here again." spoke uF
filsn. saail not try to pass Vassar ex-
iaillsnations every year. And she shook her
head rcs6it civ. 3 -,
Tits volsr Iurn.now, Mr.. Partridge, !, said
Mrs. fafr'.bee- OF 5aast pay US morning
'But yon live in 6hicaso,,, thesoif gentle
go to pay aInornii ., eaII.''
"NothinS q an FOR an old traveller like
! you, cree . MIS- Larribee and do hope
that you viii qrQp in and seens some day,
Just asrVe dropped into see vou.,f
II eeffattfly shall do so il eyer. got as.
as SheaHe which yery mlleii ,ioubi, y sai d
Mr.. fnstflage. 4 am past seventy noiSsssiny
travelling DAYS are-over. have t., "a 10 New
York every nov aud them to look after my
estate and busiucss~a T;iirs generally but
hate IL. would rather stay here aud raise
MRS Larrabee rose and drew her shawl about
her shoulders. Il think we must go, = she
snid, vita a Sanee'out OF the wiidoas toward
her sleeping eoaehfnan AZ
20. stay and lunch with me" said Mr..
Partridge, snriugiug to his fee as quickly as
though he were 4 Young fellow ; ill .'Let
me send your carriage back TO the hotel, and
Viii drive you into town myself this after
no0n.A
Mrs. Larrabee let her shawl slip oil her
therenp0n Mr.. Partridge went out himself 10
give the order to the cOachman
lie might have asked us before, said Mrs.
Lnrrabee in an undertOne TO her niece. ''Now
~ shall have 10 pay for all the time that the
carriage has been waiting. But. dear mel
rich man never thinks OF these trifles."
Having sent the carriage bacxto town, Mr..
Partridge rcioined his guests, and, soon after,
served in small room with bong French
windows opening GUS upon broad piazza.
Beyond stretched an expanse Of lawn down To
the river. that to-day shoue CLASSY in the sun
shine, reaecting clearly the sloaps and schoon-
ers that, with ontspread sails, lsy waiting for
breeze. Mr.. Partr dye was qui e ANNOYED
because Ellen looked out OF the window too
much and neglected her luncheon.
{. ''fou-ean't 1--we an view, hs said. "Drink
your 'Nine. child, and eat your outlet. Mind.
II you don't do better by your meat, YOU will
have TO make il up on the Strawberries and
kcteam.n - Ht
INJURED Mrs Larrabee sympatheically.
so, no, | am not, said Ellen, looking a
trite veXed She did not like 90 be called uu-
strung = 10 made her feel lie an old fiddle
hung up in Jew-shop.
As soon a the luncheon was over, Mr..
PFtridsc letl-his guests out upJn the piazZ l..
81 hope you.don't object 10 iobsceo - lac said,
taking a cigar fron'his pOeket.f es
go, indeed" Mrs. Larrlbee replied. MY
husband is a great smoker
4
husband he would be a grea' smoker too,
Dundreary would observe" SAID Mr.. Par
fridge. rn
Ellen colored quickly and looked little
confused Sire seemed That easc
| AZ err while Mr.. Partridge said to her:
''Don't yoa want to go down The alley youler
| and pick me a big bunch. OF rOses9i
'Sfes, indeed ~ she cried and ran down
/ the steps with delight. Mr. Partridge
| remark about q possible husbands hab
I its had, like many n random arrow, flown az
an unsupported mark and Ellen feared THAI
/ her aunt might be inc incd TO make enbar-
/ rtssng disclosures upon the subject. Now.
! however, she was away from s1eh nm unplcas
ant possibility, and she wandeGel down the
I rOse-alley, gathering the flowers and feeling
I quite like the lady of the manor Aftera while
/ she found that a little oil spaniel was follow
I iug her. and wa@@ing his tail with as fuuci
energy as remained u him after many years o.
almost uarcniitting tail WagginS lie seemed
/ very grateful 20 Ellen for the kill word and
pat that she bestowed upon hiiu and trottel
after her, painting, and with his tsngue lOlliuo
out OF the side OF his mouth. Indeed, us tht
day was warm and he seemed unused 20 such
eXer ions, Ellen stopped to give him chauct
TO rest. But rest he would not When she
stopped he sat up on his hauucIes aud offered
her his paw, then rolled over, then played dea
dog, and then began il all over again. hy sit
ing up on his launches aul Offering her hi.
paws and this he kept up uatil She strolled o.:
again, when he trOtfol after her lah1riOtfslV.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Partridge sat ia ais arm chafi
on the piazza, listening TO his guests mono
lOguc. Finally, with q quick irrkof his head
IN the direction oil the rose alley he said, &C
she hopes to be a teacher. does she.''
Mrs. Larrabec raised her hands in a sort Of
DESPAIR, as she answered.: 'sYcs that mas
always been her expectation; bat / am afraid
IL viii have 20 be given up. | asn sure don't
know what to do with her She is nv NOR
sisters child, and quite alone in the world
and she has no moucv-a paltry thousand OF
so. Mr. Larrabce and I intended to educate
her so that she could be a teacher and make
herself indcDen lent: bat she not ag i'm
tellectual gil SIZE is good and sweet
tempered, hat She certainly is not intellectual
She failed dreasliully in her examination. sOl
course Mr.. Larrabce and / would treat fei
just as we DO our own daughters. but We have
tive children OF our own, and we cannot
afford it.
''Why, | thought I.arrabee was making a
big fortune said Mr.. Partridge
Mrs I.arrabee shoOS h.r head. Reports are
alwaysdreadtully exaggerated. We are com-
Portable; but wi "A family like ours it takes
great deal OF money TO be merely comfort
able. And then Ellen is very proud and high
spirited, and would MOI be willing TO be
depenieRt upon hers uncle's charity. But
wlsat GAM she do what can She DO, Mr.
it.s;et nisrried, , sai,-that geIitIcman. Ssh,
womb mike some man good wife. even i
she is not particularly intellectual
There was a touch of sarcasm in his voice
her chair little nearer Mr. PsTtridge's, AM
said, cOntidentially: 1.-The fact is, there la.
been young man very at entive TO her fO
more than a year. 1t is a desperate affair,
assure you; but he is pOor-a LAWYER without
clients or influential friends, and his own way
Q make in the World OF course Ellen am
he fell in love-; such people always do, and fhs
poorerthey are the worse the love. IL wOulC
be folly themito marry-perfect folly .ant
| am happy To say that they have sense enough
to know it. Still. / am afraid they NAV forget
prudence and run away; she would go fast
enough il he asked her; but will give hin
the credit OF being a higlI-mnded TT o.
fellow. He would think twice before he
dragged a young girl into poverty OF course
l never could consent to such a thing;
should consider myself a wicked woman IL
did, although like Mr.. Grantley-'
'.Eh, what is the name ~ saidAir. Partridge
suddenly.
''Grantley-John Grautley. l believe his
parents were rich once, but he is poor enough
now, in all conscience. He is perfect gen
tleman, although rather blunt and short
spoken, and his.labits are all that one could
WISH; but he does not sncceed as a lawyern
i fro0ltD1est {, = said Nlr. P4rtrii &c. sgrimly-
L too hones4 aud too bluif / know Jacl,
Fweil. n fact he is my nephew and he aad
my son were great friends when they were
boys. He used to come here often then, and
liked him; but he grew up and went to col
lege and studied law, although did my best to
persuade him to go into the tea and coffee
Il
hate lawyerss there is one 1f,New. FORK that
is making a fortune out of nlEsand whetting
his knife to cut me up when an dead: but ]
have to employ him. When Jack said he was
| going to be lawyer, l spoke nv mind pretty
| freely, and Jack spoke his quite as freely,
instead of holding his tongue The result
was, he marched outspf my library vita his
nose IL theIair, and have neEer1 seen him
sipcs, Is Father went all to aeces and died
| not long after. And sosJackfs ont in Chi
eago, trying to practice lava He viii never
succeed y
.'He is your nephew.n cried hrs. Larrabee.
certainly, my nephew. l have a dozen
nephhews and nieces in various parts of the
world waiting for me to die. They are all
civil, well-behayed young people, and show a
deep interest in my health, which is very
gratifying. Jack, however, hH cut my ac-
quaintance. l guess he wishes he had gone
into the tea and coffee trade noF.''
1T was very stupid of him not to- said
MIS-. Larraoee: Young peopR should have
ents and relations
"1f had taken the advice ofmine / should
be Presbyterian pars3n, y said dr. Partridge,
with laugh. II am glad | dhln,t. ht1t I