St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-05-13
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF SAMMY.

ALL ON ACCOUNT OF SAMMY.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wrayburn had
celebrated their silver wedding, ard
Margaret Earle and her Aunt Esther,
with whom she lived, had been hidden
to the feast. Mrs. Wray burns nephew,
Mr.. Richard Kennetson, a gentleman of
some thirty years, handsome, well bred
and fairly educated, was also there.
This last-named gentleman was stran-
ger in the city. His home was in New
England, but for the last, six years he
had seen very little of it, having spent
the time since his graduation, for civil
engineer, in travel and protracted So
journ in Europe. His father, at his
death, had left his mother, his sister and
himself large fortune, and Richard
Kennetson, on leaving college, had
found himself in the pleasant position of
a man who is enabled to crafty his
tastes and inclinations to the full, and it
must be owned that Mr.. Richard Ken
nelson's inclinations, being those of
gentleman, the carte-5lanche gratifca-
ton had produced very good and har-
monious result, and had made neither
an affected bore nor a blase egotist Of
this decidedly handsome nephew of Mrs.
John Wrayburn. There were great
many people to whom she wanted to in
troduce him, for various reasons, but
envy, hatred and malice and all unchar-
itableness aside, she did really want
Margaret Earle to meet him. "She is
so superior to the other girls who will
be here" she said to her husband, . and
/ am sure she will enjoy talking with
him immensely"
And so it came to pass that they met,
and Margaret thought when the tall,
straight man with the brown mustache,
very dark eyes and graceful air was
brought up to be introduced, that he
was rather the most distinguished look
ing person she had seen in some time,
and she also concluded that he must
have thought she was rather the most
awkward girl he had seen in some time.
Richard Kennetson, after the last
guest had departed, had said: "Aunt
Deb, that was mighty nice little girl
you introduced me to-" and had strolled
out on the veranda, lighted a cigar,
smoked it to the end, and gone to bed
In his usual placid frame Of mind. @a'ss
He called once after that, and went
away in less than week, and that was
all; it was not likely they would ever
meet again. He had said he was not
quite sure where he should go next,
and had gone with pleasant hand-shake
and a genial good-by; and the girl re-
membered every word he had ever said.
1t was about this time that her sister,
Mrs. Mabel Hoskins, wrote, entreating
her to join them in their contemplated
visit to the sea-shore. They were all
going, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoskins, the three
children Clarence, Augustus and Sam
uel-and the nurse, the latter parsonage
being the especial attendant of Samuel,
who was an infant in long clothes.
Mabel Earle had married widower
twenty years her senior, without chill
dren and very rich. Margaret was in
high favor with her brother-in-law, and
now that such strong inducements were
offered for change Of scene and good
time generally she did not hesitate long
in accepting. To see the ocean, which
she had never yet beheld, was delight
which she could not easily let slip. and
so in consultation with Aunt Esther, the
modest wardrobe was made ready, and
Margaret joined the party at point
about two hundred miles east of her
own home.
Nearly two days after, about nine p.
M, the train arrived at B., where
they concluded to remain over night.
So they took a carriage up to one of the
best hotels, and the inside of the vehicle
being pretty well filed with the family
and their handbags and shawl-straps,
Papa Hoskins mounted beside the driver
with more handbags and shawl-straps.
1t was long drive through intermina-
BILE streets, and everybody was tired and
half asleep, except Clarence and Angus
tus, who were tired and cantankerous.
Arrived at the hotel, and three rooms
having been obtained on the fourth
floor, the party. in two or three Install
were taken up in the elevator,
and at last met in one of the rooms.
Mrs. Hoskins' first question on catching
sight of Lizzie, the nurse, was:
..Where's the babypn
Lizzie regarded her mistress, the
very personifcation of dismay, and