The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-02-23
Vol. XVII.

The cottage by Wiscomac Lake
was not an imposing edi6ce
There was plenty of room in it
such as it was but the floors were
OF rude pine boards, the windows
were uudraped, and the furniture
was suchsas was adapted merely to
the wants Of camping parties who
who were prepared to rough it
after the most primitive fashion
aud when Mrs. Zuieima Montagu
Pront drove up to the door. in q
| wagon heavily laden with trunks,
| she stared through her gold eye.
glasses 10 a most ridiculous man.
ner, at the porch Of shingles, sup.
ported By cedar posts mantled in
their native bark, the shutterless
| windows, and the unpainted wood
settees On the grass.
This isn't The solitudes + said
she. Drive on, man! You have
| made o misLake!' s.ts
This 'ere's where Lawyer Ha'
ven's folks live,' said tho man,
lsisurely chewing a straw. Guess
it's enough Of solitude TO suit
anybody
i thought it was picturesque
cottage said Mrs. Aontagu Pront,
in accents Of the kesnest dissap-
poin.meut. ..... -.-..s ......
But at this minute, Mrs. Haven
herself hurried to the door.
Il think you must be my bus
| bands sister Zuleima,' said she,
graciously. Do come in 2
But where are my trunks to
60 p said the fashionable widow,
who had dazzled the eyes OF the
Saratoga world with her mum.
| erous changes of toilet during the
past fortnight.
sYou can put them in tho shed
at the back Of the barn. said Mrs
Haven, graciously. i don't think
they will quits go up the stair
way
Mr. HalIer arrived lateF in Che
day--a 8 long-haircd, sallow.com
plvxioned young man, in a violet
vc!veteeu suit, followed by 8
coun,rymau carrying his portable
easel, color-csses, travelling library
and writing-desk. he knocked
loudly st the door of the cottage
with the ivory knob of his cane.
Can you tell me where Mr.
Haven lives 2 said he.
This is the place. said the hos
tess. .......s -..s.
This r echoed Mr.. Haller.
you are Cousin Herbert,
SUPPOSE said Mrs. Haven, polite
ly. Walk in! Ny husband viii
come in the evening train. Allow
me to show you to your room. Il
is rather small; but we are ex
pecting a good deal ofcompany
and I dare say You won't mind 1
little Inconvenience =
And she left him in a seventy
nine apartment, under the cav es
where be couldn't stand uprigh
except just in the middle of tn
room, and where the three.panet
window was close to the floor.
sHumph!' soliloquized the es
thete, looking ruefully arount
him, this isn't at all what ex
pected 7
Mary Haven had scarcely 60
dowa stairs, and resumed th'
manufacture of raspberry pies
when shouts and cries in variou
keys announced the coming o
Mrs. Johnson and her foar chll
dren, on q blackboard wagon
| from the nearest stage station.
lis this Cousin Hugh's house
ma p said Adelaide, the eldest
discontentedly.
1T sin't nothin' but shanty
loudly proclaimed Alexander Gus
ts7us, the second hope OF tn
family.
There amt DO paint on 1t
said Helen Louise.
sLemme get out lemme &c
outr shrieked Julietts, and pla,,
in that lovely black mud, "her
; the trog-toad is sitting'
Mrs. johnson sailed IN, with
scarlet face and . pertnrbed Iooi
I'm afraid, Cousin Mary sal
she, that we shall inconvenlepc
> you. There don't seem to b
much accommodation here
/ sOh, there's plenty Of room u
lin the garret, such as it il? sal
Mrs. Haven, smilingly. 'Ofcours
one expects to lead a gypsy life